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 From
the
Embassy Suites Orlando, to the Beaches of Miami to Disney World, Florida is
well known. But what about it's universities? Florida
State University
is a flagship public research university in the State University System
of Florida located in
Tallahassee,
Florida.
It is both a sea-grant and a space-grant university.
Sea-grant schools are part of a program, established in 1966, that
involves scientific research, education, training, and extension projects geared
toward the conservation and practical use of
U.S.
coasts, the Great Lakes and other
marine areas.
Space-grant schools are engaged in
research and training involving the
U.S.
space program (the
University
of Central Florida
is also a space-grant university). Nearly
40,000 students attend FSU.
Florida State
has a satellite campus in
Panama City,
Florida.
In 2009, Florida
State
University was rated the fifth
Best Value
College of public universities in the
United States
by
USA Today
and
The Princeton Review.
Florida
State
University
was ranked 15th nationally in the February 2008 edition of
Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges. FSU is the second
least-expensive
flagship university in the
United States, according to
USA Today.
Florida
State became the first state university in
Florida when it was chartered as
Florida University
in 1883. The school was previously a
seminary school and operated as a military school during the Civil War.
Between 1905 and 1947,
Florida State
was the Florida State College For Women, serving white female students.
In 1947, under the strain exerted by the G.I. Bill, it became
Florida
State
University, a co-educational university.
During the 1960s and 70s, FSU would gain the nickname, “the Berkeley of
the South,” due to various socially progressive organizing and protest efforts
by students, particularly centered around anti-Vietnam War and anti-racist and
anti-sexist commitments.
Florida
State
University consists of
15 separate colleges and over 300 degree programs.
It is well known for its programs in such areas as
the sciences, social policy, film, engineering, the arts, business, political
science, social work, medicine, and law.
Florida
State is home to
Florida's only National Laboratory--the
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
The "Mag Lab," as its known, develops and operates
high magnetic field facilities that scientists use for research in
physics,
biology,
bioengineering,
chemistry,
geochemistry,
biochemistry,
materials science, and
engineering. It is the only facility of its kind in the
United States and one of only nine in the
world. Eleven world records have been set at the “Mag Lab” to date.
The Magnetic Field Laboratory is a 330,000 sq. ft
(30,658 square meter) complex employing 300 faculty, staff,
graduate, and
postdoctoral students. This facility is the largest and highest powered
laboratory of its kind in the world and produces the highest continuous magnetic
fields.
Many of FSU's academic programs rank
among the nation's top twenty-five public universities, including programs in
Business
(Accounting, Real Estate, Management Information Systems, Risk
Management/Insurance, Entrepreneurial Studies),
Chemistry,
Creative Writing,
Criminology,
Dance,
Education,
Film,
Human Sciences,
Hospitality,
Information Technology,
Law,
Meteorology,
Music,
Oceanography,
Physics,
Political Science,
Public Administration and
Policy,
Social
Work, Spanish,
Theatre,
Urban Planning, and
Visual Art.
The university maintains 19 graduate level
interdisciplinary degree programs in subjects like chemistry, physics and
engineering to social sciences, where students work between fields and
collaborate on common tasks through different departments.
Seminole student-athletes have the premier opportunity to be coached and mentored
by the best coaches in all of collegiate athletics. Together, these nationally
recognized coaches have helped lead the Seminoles to 14 national championships,
50 ACC Championships, and numerous players of the year awards.
The coaches at Florida State University provide the ultimate environment for
student-athletes to grow both on and off the field. During 2008-2009, these
athletes demonstrated why Florida State is home to the pinnacle in collegiate
athletics. Florida State student-athletes daily cross paths and work side-by-side with
national and conference players of the year, Olympic athletes, future
professional athletes, and academic award winners |
