|
|
Article: University of Central Florida medical school gets cash infusion.
- Article from:
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- October 27, 2005
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2005 The Orlando Sentinel. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Tania Deluzuriaga
Oct. 27--The University of Central Florida announced $7 million in new donations to its proposed medical school Wednesday, even as chances for a decision this year on whether UCF can proceed were slipping away.
The east Orange County university said it has $22.5 million pledged toward the new college it hopes to start building in southeast Orlando by next year.
"We're in the homestretch," UCF Provost Terry Hickey said of the fundraising effort to build Florida's sixth state-supported medical school.
However, the state university system's board of governors, which must approve any new school, may postpone a ...