Team: Florida Gators
Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Conference: SEC
Sport: College Football
Background: UF is a major, public, comprehensive,
land-grant, research university. The state's oldest, largest
and most comprehensive university, Florida is among the nation's
most academically diverse public universities. Florida has
a long history of established programs in international education,
research and service. It is one of only 17 public, land-grant
universities that belongs to the Association of American Universities.
History:
In 1853, the state-funded East Florida Seminary took over
the Kingsbury Academy in Ocala. The seminary moved to Gainesville
in the 1860s and later was consolidated with the state's land-grant
Florida Agricultural College, then in Lake City. In 1905,
by legislative action, the college became a university and
was moved to Gainesville. Classes first met with 102 students
on the present site on Sept. 26, 1906. UF officially opened
its doors to women in 1947. With more than 46,000 students,
Florida is now one of the five largest universities in the
nation.
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Academic Programs:
Florida has 16 colleges and more than 100 research,
service and education centers, bureaus and institutes. More
than 100 undergraduate majors are offered. Nearly 2,000 freshmen
and sophomores participate in the honors program, which offers
90-100 honors courses per semester.
Most classes are limited to no more than 25 students. The
University Scholars Program introduces UF undergrads to the
exciting world of academic research by allowing them to work
one-on-one with Florida faculty on selected research projects.
The Graduate School coordinates almost 200 graduate programs.
Professional degree programs include dentistry, law, medicine,
pharmacy and veterinary medicine.
Libraries:
The university libraries form the largest information
resource system in the state of Florida, containing more than
4 million volumes, more than 7 million microfilms and thousands
of full-text electronic journals. The extensive collections
include formats ranging from manuscripts to electronic texts
and are distributed in libraries across campus close to the
colleges and departments they serve. Library collections are
accessed through the online catalog.
The Arts:
UF consistently attracts world-class symphony orchestras,
Broadway plays, opera and large-scale ballet performances
Among UF's artistic venues are housed a permanent collection
of more than 6,000 original works, the largest natural history
museum in the Southeast, musical and theatrical centers, two
television stations and four radio stations.
Athletics:
UF has ranked among the nation's 10 best athletic
programs in each of the last 20 years. Florida couples its
strong intercollegiate sports program with more than 50 intramural
and club sports ranging from badminton to wrestling. More
than 90 percent take advantage of the numerous outdoor courts
and playing fields on campus, and in the O'Connell Center,
the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, the Southwest Rec
Center and the Florida Gymnasium for indoor sports.
Student Activities:
The UF student body follows an honor code and is
voluntarily committed to the highest standards of honesty
and integrity. The learning experience at UF continues outside
the classroom through the Student Activities Center, Athletics,
and Student Government.
The Dean of Students' Office provides students with resources
for students with disabilities, judicial affairs, Greek life,
new students (Preview) and multicultural affairs.
Other student services include Student Financial Affairs,
Housing and Residence Life, the Reitz Union, Counseling and
Career Resources.
Shipping :
When you find Florida tickets that you would like to purchase,
they can be purchased online via our encrypted safe and secure
server. Or if you prefer, you may order by phone. For faster
service, please order online. Your Florida ticket's order
will be fulfilled within 6-24 hours. All tickets will be sent
via Federal Express. The shipping address must be the same
as your billing address at which you receive your credit card
statement. If this is not the case, we will need to obtain
a fax written authorization from you. If you would like to
do this, you should contact one of our ticket representatives.
Availability :
The ticket inventory is updated on a hourly basis. However,
if the tickets you wish to purchase are no longer available,
we will contact you immediately and you will be given other
options or you may choose an alternative set of tickets that
we wil try to offer similar to the price range of your original
order.
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