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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Machen says UF needs more revenue in State of University address, Independent Florida Alligator

By Ileana Morales
August 29, 2008

UF President Bernie Machen said in his State of the University address Thursday that UF needs to focus on ways to build new revenue and preserve its resources — even after budget cuts.

At the first Faculty Senate meeting of the year, he told senators that UF’s Florida Tomorrow capital campaign and the Differential Tuition Program are generating millions of dollars for the university, but UF needs to also work on getting students to graduate faster as it receives more applications.

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