Extra dollars aren't available for Florida A&M administrators to fill the $18.5 million deficit in university coffers
So, to make up for lost dollars created by repeated state budget cuts and enrollment penalties, FAMU administrators are embarking on several recruiting efforts. One starts today when 11 students and their parents visit the campus courtesy of "The Tom Joyner Morning Show" — a syndicated radio program.
"It would be a great help if we move our enrollment numbers up," chief financial officer Teresa Hardee said. "Enrollment growth will increase the budget and help us absorb some of the cuts to some extent."
FAMU's student population decreased from 13,070 in fall 2004 to last fall's 11,567 students. The decline cost the university $10 million in state money for not meeting past performance in student population.
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So what exactly happened with FAMU's recruitment?
ReplyDeleteDid Cast-hell & Gainous shut down the recruitment program and expect students to just flock to FAMU?
exactly
ReplyDeleteCan Rattler Nation give us some insight on this:
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The former director of FAMU's Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce was indicted on federal theft and fraud charges today, along with the former director of literacy programs in Franklin County.
Patricia Walker McGill, 60, of Tallahassee was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit theft from federal programs and mail fraud, seven counts of theft from federal programs relating to educational grants and 13 counts of mail fraud, according to a statement released this afternoon by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida. Bonnie Segree, 68, of Eastpoint, was charged with eight counts, the statement said.
Among other allegations, the indictment says the pair "stole, embezzled, misapplied, or converted to their own use and to the use of others not entitled thereto, funds provided by the United States Department of Education through the Florida Department of Education for educational literacy grants."
It also says McGill "required certain educational grant recipients to kick back portions of the grant monies to the defendants and disguise the monies paid to the defendants as ‘consulting' fees for the grants and would require the recipients to falsely report that the grant monies were earned for work related to the grants."
Former interim FAMU President Castell Bryant fired McGill in May 2005, saying the decision was based on findings from a payroll audit. Today's statement from the U.S. attorney's office says the investigation began two years ago.
McGill faces up to 350 years in prison and $5.25-million in fines. Segree faces up to 140 years in prison and $2 million in fines. Both were arrested this morning and will be scheduled for trial in Panama City before U.S. District Judge Richard Smoak. To read more about the indictment, click here.
many people lost there jobs when Dr. Bryant shut it down in 2005. It was a sad day for 30 something families, but to see the cruption that was going on it makes you think that Bryant might have been right on this one.
ReplyDeletewow!thanks, 3:02.
ReplyDeleteWe should wait for the results of the trial before assuming that anyone is guilty. Furthermore, the fact that two people were charged does not prove any wrongdoing on the parts of all the others who lost their jobs when Bryant closed the institute (without any legal authority to do so).
ReplyDeleteAnd she is not a current employee of FAMU. Whomever posted this little tid bit has posted this everywhere on the TDO.
ReplyDeleteShe was stealing at her current state job (not at FAMU) I'm unsure as to why it has to mention she was an ex FAMU employee. Boy to create more madness at FAMU. The media tries but still fails. She's been long gone from here.
I must say that I hope that Dr. McGill doesn’t have to do any time. But if you remember the Michael Vick situation from last spring; when the Feds got involved it became a no win situation for him. Now for Bryant, I think the Feds need to do an in-depth investigation into her administration. I am sure they will find the same mismanagement.
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