The flagship university's Board of Trustees is expected to officially hire the Nebraska senator on Tuesday amid an additional controversy over protests.

"The next President should come already equipped to lead an institution of this caliber rather than aiming to learn on the job," the University of Florida Faculty Senate's no-confidence resolution says.

The USM alumnus held many positions at the university before retiring in 2015. Now, it's time to serve the university to which his heart belongs.

The 11,300-student school in the East Texas Piney Woods has four suitors all vying for a chance to have the university join their ranks.