Florida Senate - 2025                            (NP)    SR 1860
       
       
        
       By Senator Collins
       
       
       
       
       
       14-02019A-25                                          20251860__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing March 27, 2025, as “Keiser
    3         University Day” in Florida and celebrating the
    4         university’s nearly 50 years of providing quality
    5         education, serving a diverse student population, and
    6         positively impacting both this state and the global
    7         economy.
    8  
    9         WHEREAS, Keiser University, as a vital institution of
   10  higher learning, offers more than 100 doctoral, master’s,
   11  bachelor’s, and associate degree programs in many of Florida’s
   12  critical workforce sectors, including nursing, health care,
   13  defense and homeland security, information technology, and
   14  transportation and logistics, as well as highly specialized
   15  fields, such as cybersecurity, digital forensics and incident
   16  response, and artificial intelligence, and
   17         WHEREAS, Keiser University, with more than 100,000 alumni
   18  and 3,800 employees, has become one of Florida’s largest
   19  private, not-for-profit universities, annually serving
   20  approximately 20,000 students, and
   21         WHEREAS, Keiser University ranks among the top institutions
   22  in the nation in providing upward social mobility, earning the
   23  No. 1 ranking in that category from U.S. News & World Report in
   24  2023, and
   25         WHEREAS, Keiser University is one of the largest producers
   26  of nursing professionals in this state, with more than 7,000
   27  nursing graduates in the past 8 years, and
   28         WHEREAS, 20 percent of Keiser University’s students are
   29  active-duty service members, veterans of the United States Armed
   30  Forces, or family members of service members or veterans, and
   31         WHEREAS, Keiser University, with a 28 percent Hispanic
   32  student population, is recognized as a Hispanic-serving
   33  institution and is a member of the Hispanic Association of
   34  Colleges and Universities, and
   35         WHEREAS, 67 percent of Keiser University’s graduates
   36  annually complete degrees in the science, technology,
   37  engineering, mathematics, and health care fields, and
   38         WHEREAS, 70 percent of Keiser University’s student body is
   39  female, and approximately 85 percent of Keiser students stay in
   40  Florida after graduation, and
   41         WHEREAS, Keiser University programs support nontraditional
   42  students, including parents, caregivers, veterans, first
   43  generation students, and students who work full time or part
   44  time, NOW, THEREFORE,
   45  
   46  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   47  
   48         That March 27, 2025, is recognized as “Keiser University
   49  Day” and that the university’s nearly 50 years of providing
   50  quality education as a vital institution of higher education and
   51  serving a diverse student population is celebrated in Florida.
   52         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Keiser University’s impressive
   53  growth since its humble beginnings in 1977 and its positive
   54  economic impact on both this state and the global economy are
   55  recognized.
   56         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Keiser University Chancellor
   57  and CEO Arthur Keiser, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor Belinda Keiser,
   58  and the membership of the Keiser University Board of Trustees
   59  are recognized for their enduring commitment to providing
   60  students with access to a superior education.
   61         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Keiser
   62  University faculty are recognized for their leadership in the
   63  classroom and online learning and their charitable service in
   64  this state.