This was posted on an Auburn website. Apparently the FSU provost was meeting with alumni in Asheville, NC and let them know that they were hoping to achieve the accreditation within 3 years and were looking to have funding of $500 million for research work.
This article implies that this is being done for FSU to be able to join the Big Ten down the road.
https://flywareagle.com/posts/fsu-makes-major-move-towards-gaining-big-t...
Duke, UVa, North Carolina and Georgia Tech are ACC schools that are AAU accredited.
