Task force advances plans to open Florida universities in the fall
May 18, 2020 - A task force looking at ways to reopen the campuses of Florida's 12 state universities now has a timeline for its work. Marshall Criser III, chancellor of Florida's State University System, is scheduled to present re-opening guidelines during a May 28 meeting of the Board of Governors. Universities will present their individual plans, based on those guidelines, to the Board of Governors at a meeting on June 23. The universities have been closed since mid-March as the state worked on ways to slow the spread of Covid-19. “As we move forward with a framework for the fall, we will be mindful that a healthy campus environment and academic rigor remain paramount," Criser said in a news release. The state university system includes University of South Florida.