Faculty members cited UF’s affordability, student quality and research opportunities as notable strengths of the university.
The university will host an open forum from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Presidents Room of Emerson Alumni Hall to discuss what type of qualities the next UF president should have. Attendees can give their input regarding UF’s character and accomplishments and its future president.
Students in line wound through the aisles of the UF Bookstore on Wednesday, their arms heavy with textbooks as they took advantage of discounted prices.
For many students, the Institute of Black Culture was just a landmark on the UF map.
When UF students pack the libraries, stress levels spike and coffee replaces beer as the drink of choice, exam week has arrived.
You’re finally in college. No one is nagging you about a project being due. No one is making sure you’re paying attention in class. And no one is telling you when to be home at night.
The Reitz Union offers leisure courses, or informal classes taken for fun, year-round. The classes meet periodically at the Reitz Union or at other locations in Gainesville, making them popular for students, faculty members and locals alike. People enroll each semester by the hundreds.
You’ve pulled into one of UF’s parking lots. Gulp. At least there are 24,000 spaces on campus.
Amazon, which already sells and buys textbooks, launched a textbook rental program Wednesday, according to a press release.
Student Government and the Graduate Student Council worked together to extend route 25 and give international students a temporary place to stay.
Chris Joyce woke up early in the morning in the worst pain he had ever experienced.
He doesn’t stop and he rarely drops.
During his tenure at Buchholz, which began in January 1997, Frazer led the Buchholz math team to eight straight state championships and six straight national championships in the math honors society Mu Alpha Theta.
Project MASCOT is looking for student volunteers to spend a year mentoring children from at-risk schools in Alachua County.
Room 2309 in Norman Hall will be made over with state-of-the-art educational technology by summer 2013.
UF’s Leisure Course Program begins Monday for Summer B, offering hobby, music and sports classes to students and Gainesville residents.
UF is anticipating about 2,200 new students taking classes this summer, said UF spokesman Steve Orlando.
The University Minority Mentor Program is a transition program within Multicultural Diversity and Affairs. The program helps first-year undergraduate students in navigating the academic and social aspects of the university.
The program, offered by the UF Counseling and Wellness Center, will be pilot-tested and compared with more traditional treatments such as face-to-face and group therapy.
A UF program that will help some students transition into their field of choice is once again accepting applicants.
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