Public invited to USF Sarasota-Manatee Town Hall meeting

Members of the Sarasota-Manatee community are invited to a town hall meeting of the USF Consolidation Planning, Study and Implementation Task Force on Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 3 to 5 p.m., at USF Sarasota-Manatee’s Selby Auditorium, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Community members are invited to address the 13-member task force that will make recommendations to the University of South Florida Board of Trustees as the USF System consolidates its independent academic accreditations under one umbrella by July 1, 2020. The task force will make recommendations in key areas, including student access, shared governance, academic programs and campus identity. A full schedule of upcoming meetings and archives of previous meetings is available online.