Szymanski out as UNF president, transferring to MedNexus | Jax Day by day History | Jacksonville Everyday File

The College of North Florida is searching for a new president.

UNF President David Szymanski will grow to be the total-time CEO and govt director of UNF MedNexus powerful Sept. 17. He now qualified prospects that firm alongside with UNF.

The university’s board of trustees introduced the shift Aug. 6.

“Approaching the remaining year of my presidency and soon immediately after obtaining condition guidance for UNF MedNexus, I initiated conversations with the leadership of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees and the Chancellor on the best timing for a changeover to lead UNF MedNexus on a complete-time foundation,” Szymanski stated in a information release.

The trustees will meet up with later this thirty day period to consider an interim president.

Szymanski will turn out to be the initially whole-time CEO and executive director of UNF MedNexus, college-based mostly health care and overall health care initiative he developed and founded. Very first proposed by Szymanski in 2019, UNF MedNexus received $6 million in first funding by means of the 2020-21 funds passed by the condition Legislature.

From still left, Kevin Hyde, UNF board of trustees chair Sydney Kitson, Florida Point out University Process board of governors chair UNF President David Szymanski and Marshall M. Criser, Florida Condition College Program chancellor.

“We are particularly pleased that President Szymanski will continue to meaningfully influence UNF and Northeast Florida as CEO and Government Director of UNF MedNexus. This exceptional option delivered by President Szymanski will be instrumental to even further advancing our

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