Credit: FSU.įeiock, who resigned last year, helped the university obtain millions of dollars in grant money to help the school, but left a stain that has sent officials scrambling to create new rules to address situations where faculty members sexually harass students – or each other.Ī newly formed task force has been studying ways to better handle allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct at the entire university.
Richard Feiock resigned last year from Florida State University. TALLAHASSEE - Florida State University has launched a university-wide effort to address handling of sexual harassment cases, adopting new rules after a widely-known Askew School of Public Administration and Policy professor - Richard Feiock - was accused of sexually harassing students and faculty for more than a 30-year period.ĭr. It creates a solid transition from high school to college and demonstrates a shared commitment to increasing access to a high quality education.Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part story about sexual harassment and misconduct allegations between a professor and female students and faculty during a period of more than 30 years at Florida State University. The future Armada High School graduates will be leaving our district with multiple college credits."Ī major benefit of the program is the opportunity it provides students to reduce the cost of a college education by reducing the time it will take to earn a degree, and have students prepared for the rigor of college level courses.
We will be able to tap into FSU's expertise and offer college-level curriculum to our students. After touring their campus, I was very impressed with their faculty and degree programs.
"I am very excited about partnering with Ferris State University. Superintendent Michael Musary endorsed the Woodbridge Ferris Early College Program as a wonderful opportunity for Armada students. As a part of that model, high school instructors participating in the program are approved and trained by Ferris to ensure that specific criteria mandated by university accreditation, Ferris policy, NACEP, and faculty credentialing requirements are met. The program follows the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships concurrent enrollment model. The Woodbridge Ferris Early College Program will provide students with an opportunity to earn college credit through dual enrollment and concurrent enrollment classes offered at Armada High School and Macomb Academy of Arts and Sciences. This program will allow students to take general education courses and receive academic credit that will transfer to colleges and universities. On Wednesday February 26, Ferris and AAS announced their partnership on offering the opportunity for Armada High School and Macomb Academy of Arts and Science students to benefit from a new Ferris program, the Woodbridge Ferris Early College Program. A shared commitment to higher-education access has set the stage for a new partnership between Ferris State University and Armada Area Schools.