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.