Feb 6, 2014
Administrative
(Original article published January 21 on the FlaLaw Website: http://www.law.ufl.edu/flalaw/2014/01/uf-law-promotes-florida-opportunity-scholars/)
By Francie Weinberg (4JM)
On a cool November evening in the foyer of the Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center, University of Florida law faculty and staff mingled with potential law students over warm hors d’oeuvres. Current law students smiled and shared stories of the numerous opportunities made possible by the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars… Read More »
May 8, 2013
Administrative
UF program helps PHHP students become first-generation college graduates
Elta Desvaristes had always planned to go to college, but she and her family didn’t know how they would afford it. Then Elta learned she’d been accepted to the University of Florida’s Bernie and Chris Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars Program.
“The day I received the letter from Florida Opportunity Scholars one of my dreams came true,” Elta said. “Four years later, I walked across the stage as a first-generation… Read More »
Apr 23, 2013
Administrative
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A retired University of Florida professor has donated $1 million to support UF’s Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars program so students from low-income backgrounds can follow his path to higher education.
Dr. Paul Nicoletti’s gift will create graduate-level scholarships in UF’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He made the gift this winter during a four-month fundraising drive that collected $15 million for the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars program. Donors rallied… Read More »
Oct 9, 2012
Administrative
Alumni, friends from all 50 states and more than 90 countries help spur innovation in everything from tomatoes and medicine to space exploration and robotics
The University of Florida today celebrates the successful conclusion of its Florida Tomorrow campaign, which raised more than $1.7 billion in gifts, pledges and commitments — $201 million more than the $1.5 million goal – and is now one of the most successful ever completed by a public university.
The funds raised from Florida… Read More »
Sep 19, 2012
Opportunities
Thanks to Florida Opportunity Scholars, these first-generation college grads are on their way to greatness and are already giving back. View the entire article featuring interviews of Christopher Cruz, Rosa Lira, Emily Branscome, Kenny Sanders, and Phuong Nguyen in the September 2012 edition of Florida - Magazine of The Gator Nation.
