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University of West Florida

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address, Directions, & Map:
    • 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, Florida, United States of America
  • Telephone Numbers: 850-474-2096
  • Official Website: [1]
• History & Memorable Moments

In 1955, the Florida Legislature authorized the State Board of Education to locate a state university in Escambia County. Following a feasibility study which demonstrated the need for an institution of higher education in Northwest Florida, funds were allocated for the development of the University of West Florida. UWF became the sixth state university of the State University System of Florida, which today consists of eleven institutions of higher learning. Ground was broken on April 16, 1965, and in the same year the Chambered Nautilus was adopted as the official UWF emblem. The initial building program, consisted of an administration classroom complex, library, Commons building, science complex, humanities building, audiovisual facility, utilities building and 15 student housing buildings accommodating approximately 500 resident students. Current facilities at UWF include: 35 academic buildings, 21 student services facilities, 25 dormitories, two university village student apartment complexes and 20 plant support facilities. In 1997, 600 additional acres were acquired which brought the Pensacola campus to 1,600 acres (6.5 km²), the second largest main campus in the State University System.^[1]

In July 1979, the university organized in a more traditional structure by establishing three colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business and Education. Following authorization by the Florida Legislature, a lower division was established, and freshmen attended the university for the first time in the fall semester of 1983, boosting enrollment from 5,200 students to 5,920 students. In July 1988, Computer Science, a department within the College of Business, was identified as the Division of Computer Science as a stand alone and was later incorporated into a fourth college, the College of Science and Technology. During the fall term of 1999, the colleges reorganized as the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and the College of Professional Studies.^[1]

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• Benefits of Joining Alumni Association
• Mailing List Directory
• Chapters
• Teachers (Where are they now?)
  • Davis, Neil C (January 2001 - Present)
  • Lee, Russell (August 1968 - Present)
  • Neidigh, Karl
  • Ward, Daniel M. (May 2003 - May 2004)
• Alumni Directory
• Alumni Events

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