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University of West Florida
Motto:	UWF Begins With You
Established	1963
Type:	Public
Endowment:	44+ million
President:	Dr. John Cavanaugh
Faculty:	374
Students:	9,905
Undergraduates:	8,633
Postgraduates:	1,272
Location	Pensacola, Florida, United States
Campus:	1,600 acres (6.47 km²)
Athletics:	14 Sports, (NCAA Division II)
Colors:	Blue and Green
Nickname:	U-Dubb
Mascot:	Argos
Website:	http://www.uwf.edu

The University of West Florida is a public university, located in Pensacola, Florida. The mascot is an Argonaut, and the school's logo is the chambered nautilus.

Contents 1 Academics 1.1 Organization 1.2 Ranking 1.3 Student demographics 2 Campuses 2.1 Historic Pensacola Village 3 Student Life 3.1 Greek Life 4 Student Housing 5 Athletics 5.1 Athletic Achievements 5.2 School Songs 5.3 Mascot 6 Notable Alumni 7 References 8 External links

The University of West Florida is a public institution, receiving most of its funding through state funds and tuition. A 13-member Board of Trustees governs the University.^[1] The undergraduate and graduate programs are divided into three Colleges, with the College of Arts and Sciences being the largest and most complex.

Undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences College of Business

Graduate and professional MBA Program College of Professional Studies

The US News and World Report currently ranks UWF in the best 262 National Universities as a fourth tier postsecondary institution, the same distinction that is given to other known schools such as: Indiana State University, University of South Dakota, and Georgia State University (2008 Ranking).^[2]

The university was voted a "Best Southeastern College" by The Princeton Review.^[3]

Currently, UWF enrolls roughly 10,500 students (2007 head count) in its three colleges, and has conferred more than 59,000 associate, bachelor's, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees.^[4] 40% of students are male, and 60% are female. 20% of UWF students are a minority, and 1.6% are international students. 89% of students are Florida residents, and 11% of students are non-Florida residents.

The main campus of 1,600 acres of rolling hills and natural woodland along the Escambia River is ten miles north of downtown Pensacola, Florida. Its facilities have been designed to complement the natural forest and waterways. On the main campus can be found the John C. Pace Library. It is the largest library in the Northwest Florida area. In addition to the main library on the main campus north of Pensacola, Florida, there is a branch library in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. It has 628,000 printed volumes, 1 million microfilms and microfiches, 3,000 serial subscriptions and nearly 2,000 online journal subscriptions.^[5]

UWF shares a branch campus in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., with Okaloosa-Walton College, and has several centers and sites where academic programs and/or courses are taught. In addition, the University of West Florida has waterfront property on Santa Rosa Island that is available for recreational, academic, and research pursuits. The University operates the OWC/UWF Fort Walton Beach Campus, the Eglin Air Force Base Center, and offices at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Hurlburt Field, and Whiting Field.

Main article: Historic Pensacola Village

In 2001, the university acquired Historic Pensacola, Inc, the previously state-controlled group that manages the Historic Pensacola Village. A few years later, Dr. John C. Cavanaugh became the fourth president on July 15, 2002. Under his supervision the university has created several classes taught by and/or in conjunction with the staff at Historic Pensacola. The Clara Barkley Dorr House was also appropriated as a downtown home for the institute president.^[6]

UWF hosts many opportunities for involvement through student clubs and organizations. Registered student organizations, administered by the University Commons, include: academic clubs, Greek organizations, professional and honor societies, religious organizations and special interest groups.

NAIC Fraternities: Alpha Tau Omega (AΤΩ), Kappa Alpha Order (ΚA), Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣAE), Sigma Alpha Mu (ΣAM), Sigma Chi (ΣΧ), and Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE).

NPC Sororities: Alpha Gamma Delta (AΓΔ), Alpha Delta Pi (AΔΠ), Alpha Chi Omega (AΧΩ), and Phi Sigma Sigma (ΦΣΣ).

NPHC Greek Life: Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), Zeta Phi Beta (ZΦB), Delta Sigma Theta (ΔΣθ) and Phi Beta Sigma (ФВΣ).

Local Sororities: Zeta Psi Eta (ΖΨΗ)

Nearly 1,500 students choose to live on campus. UWF offers traditional residence halls, small community residence halls, and University-owned apartment complexes. Single-student housing is also available.^[7]

Traditional residence halls:

• Argo Hall
• Martin Hall
• Pace Hall

Single-student housing:

• Southside Villages

Student apartments:

• University Village Student Apartments-East
• University Village Student Apartments-West

UWF intercollegiate athletics compete in the NCAA Division II Gulf South Conference.

As of the Fall 2006, the UWF Men's soccer team ranked third in Division II.^[8]

Men's intercollegiate sports: Baseball, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Cross country, Golf, and Sailing.

Women's intercollegiate sports: Basketball, Tennis, Cross country, Golf, Softball, Soccer, Volleyball, Track, and Sailing.

Students and alumni often joke that UWF stands for "University Without Football", due to the school's lack of a football program.^{[citation needed]}

NCAA Division II National Championships:

• 2006 Men's Tennis
• 2005 Men's Tennis
• 2001 Men's Golf

Gulf South Conference All Sports Trophies:

• 2005-06 Women's
• 2003-04 Women's
• 2002-03 Men's
• 1998-99 Women's
• 1997-98 Men's
• 1997-98 Women's

Gulf South Conference Championships:

Baseball:

• 2007

Men's Cross Country:

• 1996
• 1994

Men's Golf:

• 2007
• 2006
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 1998
• 1997
• 1995

Men's Soccer:

• 2006
• 2003
• 2001
• 1998

Men's Tennis:

• 2006
• 2005
• 2003
• 2002
• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1995

Women's Cross Country:

• 1996

Women's Golf:

• 2007
• 2006

Women's Soccer:

• 2006
• 1999
• 1998
• 1996

Softball:

• 2005
• 2004
• 1998

Women's Tennis:

• 2007
• 2006
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000
• 1999
• 1998
• 1996
• 1995

• Alma Mater:

Where learning's light sends forth its beam
Through darkness of our youth,
There you, West Florida, home of dreams
Prepare the way of truth.
You guide us toward tomorrow's shore
With knowledge of our past;
Your power in us rests secure,
And evermore will last.
Your stately mansions were our home
Where minds and hearts are free
And though we may far from you roam,
We will always honor thee.

• The Chambered Nautilus:

Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,
As the swift seasons roll!
Leave thy low-vaulted past!
Let each new temple, nobler than the last,
Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast,
Till thou at length art free,
Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea!

The Chambered Nautilus is a poem selected by UWF founding president Crosby. It is the reason for the school emblem, which is the Nautilus shell.

UWF's official mascot is the Argonaut, a mythical group of Greek sailors, who accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. However, the official logo of the institution is the Chambered Nautilus; because of this, students jokingly refer to themselves as the UWF "Fighting Seashells."^{[citation needed]}

Dr. Harold Crosby, the university’s first president, selected the chambered nautilus to represent UWF because he was inspired by the poem The Chambered Nautilusby Oliver Wendell Holmes; it is "a symbol of growth, change and accomplishment."^[9]

• Jim Buchili, former NASA astronaut
• Kenneth Cockrell, former NASA astronaut
• Lacey Collier, Senior United States District Judge
• Patricia A. Denkler, The first woman to land a jet on an aircraft carrier, and in 1982, she became the first woman to land a combat jet on an aircraft carrier.
• James O. Ellis, former U.S. Naval admiral, President and Chief Executive of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations at Lockheed Martin
• Mark P. Fitzgerald, Vice Admiral and current Director of Navy Staff for the United States Navy.
• Namrata Singh Gujral (Hollywood Actress)
• Carmen M. Martinez, Current U.S. ambassador to Zambia (earned B.A. and M.A. at UWF).
• Bruce Edward Melnick, Former NASA astronaut and current Vice President of Boeing Company's Integrated Defense Systems group.
• David J. Murzin, Current member of the Florida House of Representatives.
• Moochie Norris, A former NBA Basketball player. He transferred from Auburn to play at UWF, where we was drafted.
• Bryan Daniel O'Connor, former NASA astronaut
• John L. Phillips, former NASA astronaut
• Richard N. Richards, former NASA astronaut
• Hansel E. Tookes II, CEO of Raytheon Aircraft
• Richard L. Wetzel, Professor of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences at the College of William and Mary (earned B.S. and M.S. at UWF).

• Official website
• UWF student newspaper, The Voyager
• University of West Florida is at coordinates 30°32′42″N 87°13′03″W / 30.544965, -87.217519Coordinates: 30°32′42″N 87°13′03″W / 30.544965, -87.217519

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