FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Contact: Sarah Bascom, 850.294.6636 Celina Parker, 850.443.

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FLORIDA POLY VISION, INC. LAUNCHES WEBSITE & EDUCATION EFFORT FOR FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
Support Group for Florida Polytechnic to Inform the Public and House Resources Via the Web Lakeland, Fla. Florida Poly Vision, Inc. (Florida Poly Vision), a diverse group of more than 80 community and business leaders that joined to support the new Florida Polytechnic University (Florida Polytechnic), has launched its website www.floridapolyvision.com and with it, its effort to empower the general public with the necessary facts and information surrounding the creation, financial standing and future construction of Florida Polytechnic. We invite everyone across Polk County and all of Florida to visit www.floridapolyvision.com and learn what our group is truly about, said Cliff Otto, co-chair for Florida Poly Vision. We want people to know the real and tangible facts when it comes to the current standing and immediate future of Florida Polytechnic and all that it can truly accomplish. Much has been speculated and circulated in the media and the local community, resulting in a generally pessimistic outlook for the university. With 2 million new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) jobs to be created by 2014, Florida Polytechnic will be a breeding ground for the skilled STEM graduates our state and nation critically need and the sooner we embrace its potential, the sooner we will see this become a reality. By going to www.floridapolyvision.com/facts, visitors can access the Florida Polytechnic University Business Plan, which was presented to the Board of Governors in November 2011, and received overwhelming approval, as well as some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and facts regarding current available funding for the university and the necessary next steps for Florida Polytechnic.

By communicating the facts and clarifying what is real and what is not, we believe that muchneeded optimism and belief in the success of Florida Polytechnic can be restored for some, and newly-achieved for others, said Vic Story, co-chair for Florida Poly Vision. Until the universitys official administration is put in place, we seek to be an informed voice to provide public clarity surrounding Florida Polytechnics future and assist our new university in any way possible. For more information and to access the Florida Polytechnic University Business Plan, FAQs and Available Funding Facts, please visit: www.floridapolyvision.com/facts. ### Florida Poly Vision, Inc. (Florida Poly Vision) was created by a group of community and business leaders from all over Polk County and surrounding communities, to support the future and success of Florida Polytechnic University. This diverse group of more than 80 local leaders, and growing daily, have come together to provide a much-needed voice for Floridas new university, while the official infrastructure is put into place to recruit the best students, educators and academic leaders to Florida Polytechnic.