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“Once we got it, we figured we’d have it a bit longer than two years. Coming at the end of the year is kind of a surprise. They haven’t even talked with us about setting up a new area to live in,” says Kasal, who is majoring in biochemistry and marine biology. “The biggest thing was, I kind of felt betrayed.”

College administrators, however, have no second thoughts about razing the property, bequeathed to the school by a former student in 1958. They argue that in addition to the need for construction space, removing the wood-built home has environmental benefits.

Orlando just had the right mix of founders, investors, and partners that we could plug our support, mentors and application pipeline into.”
The Orlando program will be led by Allen Kupetz, executive-in-residence, Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College ; Richard Licursi, chairman, Spectrum Bridge Inc.; Pete McAlindon, chief executive officer, Blue Orb Inc.; and Pat McNair, interim chief financial officer, RowShamBow.