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Advisory: Florida Tech Classes Canceled, Offices Closed Tuesday, Nov. 3

All Florida Tech classes and university activities are canceled and all offices will remain closed Tuesday, Nov. 3, as campus cleans up buildings impacted from severe weather. Note that power has not yet been restored to all parts of campus. Additionally, water pressure appears low; as a precautionary measure, it is advisable to boil water before ingesting.

Only identified essential employees contacted by their supervisors should report to campus Tuesday. All residential students should limit their activities.

All normal operations, including classes, are anticipated to resume Wednesday, Nov. 4. Watch official university communications channels for updates.

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Programs Driven by Innovation

Programs Driven by Innovation

Student working on a project in the Wind LabFlorida Tech will advance the knowledge and research capabilities in all disciplines by providing an experienced, professional, solution-oriented talent pipeline determined to succeed.

Outcome 3

Provide professionally accredited, technology-driven curricula that cross educates students in both classroom and experiential learning across all disciplines.

Tactics for Outcome 3

  • Assess fifteen (15) or more degree curricula annually for currency of content, adequacy of demand, impact, use of technology, and cross-disciplined opportunities until all programs have been reviewed, right sized, and prioritized for investment.
  • Develop, document, and maintain disciplinary accreditation for degree programs per college.
  • Identify the necessary technology and lab equipment needs for each college before modernizing technology to increase student success and unique learning opportunities.
  • Implement more student Living and Learning Communities (LLC) to increase student success and involvement in academics and co-curricular activities.
  • Position and continuously optimize academic program webpages and content to showcase the university's innovative degrees and their industry relevance, ultimately driving enhanced reputation, awareness, engagement, and enrollment.
  • Develop a strategic enrollment growth plan for target programs, aligning enrollment increase with workforce demand across STEM, business, aviation, and psychological and behavioral sciences.

Outcome 4

Expand and diversify externally funded research programs to become a strong R2 research institution which provides all students an opportunity to conduct impactful and innovative research to further position Florida Tech for R1 consideration by 2040.

Tactics for Outcome 4

  • Adopt research best practices including compliance, safety, facilities, and support to provide a balanced workload for involved faculty, staff, and students based on expectations and requirements.
  • Enhance Florida Tech's research enterprise capacity by redesigning comprehensive grant support services that increase funding success rates, streamline administrative processes, and strengthen faculty development in grant competitiveness across all disciplines. 
  • Develop comprehensive faculty research and scholarly productivity programs that increase publication output, enhance research collaboration, and expand innovative scholarship opportunities to achieve R2 classification benchmarks and establish a foundation for future R1 advancement. 

Key Performance Indicators

  • Increase research and development (R&D) expenditures across all funding sources (federal government, state and local government, institution funds, business, nonprofit organizations, and other sources).

  • Increase Florida Tech graduates in high-demand fields, aligning program capacity with industry employment forecasts and government workforce projections. 

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