Florida Senate - 2023                            (NP)    SR 1740
       
       
        
       By Senator Collins
       
       
       
       
       
       14-03835-23                                           20231740__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing April 19, 2023, as the
    3         inaugural “Keiser University Day” in Florida and
    4         celebrating the university’s nearly 50 years of
    5         providing quality education as a vital institution of
    6         higher education, serving a diverse student population
    7         that positively impacts this state and the global
    8         economy.
    9  
   10         WHEREAS, Keiser University offers more than 100 doctoral,
   11  master’s, bachelor’s, and associate degree programs in many of
   12  Florida’s critical workforce sectors, including nursing, health
   13  care, information technology, and transportation and logistics,
   14  as well as highly specialized fields such as cybersecurity,
   15  digital forensics and incident response, artificial
   16  intelligence, and homeland security, and
   17         WHEREAS, Keiser University, with more than 100,000 alumni
   18  and 3,800 employees, has become Florida’s largest private, not
   19  for-profit university, serving approximately 20,000 students
   20  annually, and
   21         WHEREAS, Keiser University ranks as one of the top
   22  institutions in the nation in providing upward social mobility,
   23  earning the No. 1 ranking in that category from U.S. News &
   24  World Report in 2023, and
   25         WHEREAS, Keiser University is one of the largest producers
   26  of nursing professionals in this state, with more than 3,200
   27  nursing graduates in the past 5 years, and
   28         WHEREAS, 20 percent of Keiser University’s students are
   29  active-duty service members or veterans of the United States
   30  Armed Forces, or are their family members, and
   31         WHEREAS, Keiser University, with a 31 percent Hispanic
   32  student population, is recognized by the United States
   33  Department of Education as a Hispanic-serving institution and is
   34  a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and
   35  Universities, and
   36         WHEREAS, 67 percent of Keiser University’s graduates
   37  annually complete degrees in the science, technology,
   38  engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and health care fields, and
   39         WHEREAS, 70 percent of Keiser University’s student body is
   40  female, and approximately 85 percent of Keiser students stay in
   41  Florida after graduation, and
   42         WHEREAS, Keiser University programs support nontraditional
   43  students, including first-generation students, parents,
   44  caregivers, veterans, and students who work full time or part
   45  time, NOW, THEREFORE,
   46  
   47  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   48  
   49         That April 19, 2023, is recognized as the inaugural “Keiser
   50  University Day” and that the university’s nearly 50 years of
   51  providing quality education as a vital institution of higher
   52  education and serving a diverse student population is celebrated
   53  in Florida.
   54         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Keiser University’s impressive
   55  growth since its humble beginnings in 1977 and its positive
   56  economic impact on both this state and the global economy is
   57  recognized.
   58         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Keiser University Chancellor
   59  and CEO Arthur Keiser, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor Belinda Keiser,
   60  and the membership of the Keiser University Board of Trustees
   61  are recognized for their enduring commitment to providing
   62  students with access to a superior education.
   63         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Keiser
   64  University faculty are recognized for their leadership in the
   65  classroom and online learning and their charitable service in
   66  this state.