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The Florida Board of Governors, on Thursday, unanimously confirmed Dr. Aysegul Timur as Florida Gulf Coast University’s fifth and first female president.

The Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees voted, Tuesday, to approve a proposed employment contract for President-elect Aysegul Timur. Before officially taking over as FGCU’s new president, her confirmation will have to be approved by the Florida Board of Governors.

The state university system’s Board of Governors has the confirmation of Aysegul Timur as the new president of Florida Gulf Coast University on its agenda next week.

Florida Gulf Coast University president-designate Aysegul Timur's tentative contract includes a three-year-term and a starting, base salary of $500,000 a year as head of the university.Timur, currently Vice President and Vice Provost for Strategy and Program Innovation at FGCU, was selected to be the university’s next president after besting finalist Henry Mack at a May 4 Board of Trustees meeting.

There’s been another call for FGCU’s first female president to get a truncated contract, this time from the university’s own Board of Trustees.Joe Fogg told the board’s chair on Wednesday that he was hoping that Aysegul Timur is given annual contract.

FGCU students voice concerns that university presidential candidate Henry Mack will work to further Gov. Ron DeSantis' political agenda in higher education. A schedule for finalist interviews has been released and is available at the end of this news article.

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