Osubi Craig, a multi-talented higher education administrator, arts presenter, traditional African percussionist, and arts advocate, brings a great deal of experience and energy to his new role as Director of the Center for the Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship, in the College of Arts at the University of Florida. Osubi currenlty serves as the Chair of the working group on Access, Equity, and Inclusion as Functional Catalysts for the College of The Arts. Osubi has over 20 years of experience as an Arts Administrator, developing and running programming, cultivating relationships, establishing collaborative partnerships, crafting shared visions and strategic directions, and working effectively with Arts programs and organizations nestled under the umbrella of higher education institutions.
As an arts administrator, Mr. Craig has experience with 1890 land grant programming, having served as Grant Specialist, Construction Project Manager, and Research Coordinator for the College of Engineering, Sciences, Technology and Agriculture (CESTA) at Florida A&M University (FAMU). During his time at Florida Memorial University (FMU) as Director of Grants and Sponsored Research/HBCU Title III Programs Craig led FMU to increases in grants submitted and awarded to the university. Mr. Craig successfully renegotiated the university's indirect cost rate agreement with the federal government allowing for greater funds to be recovered when operating grants and sponsored agreements. In addition, Craig spearheaded the effort to extend the life of a major federal Aviation grant and expanded the scope of the grant to allow for the purchase of a Cessna 172 SP airplane for the award winning FMU Aviation program, allowing FMU students to gain the needed flight hours for pilot certification at a much lower cost.
Osubi is excited to have returned to Gainesville to be a part of the Gator Nation.
To read more about Osubi, visit the College of the Arts website.