The University of North Florida, a public university in Jacksonville, Florida, is one of the top 140 institutions of higher education in the United States. The Skinner family, who lived in Jacksonville, donated the land to start the school in 1969. Initially, the campus was 1,000 acres in size, and today, it has grown to 1,300 acres. There are 28 buildings on campus, including the Thomas G. Carpenter Library, a 199,000-square foot library that contains more than 840,000 volumes, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, which features student art shows. Its motto is “No one like you. No place like this.” Notable alumni include football coach Todd Haley, writer Will Ludwigsen, fashion model Yoanna House, businesswoman Anita Zucker, sportscaster Sara Walsh, politician Patrick Faber, member of the House of Representatives Janet H. Adkins, jazz guitarist Doug Wamble and politician Reggie Fullwood. The school’s colors are blue and gray, its mascot is Ozzie Osprey and its teams are called the Ospreys. Its sports affiliation is NCAA Division I – A-Sun, and the men’s and women’s teams compete in 17 different sports. Varsity sports offered by UNF include men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, golf and tennis.
Jacksonville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Florida and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968. Consolidation gave Jacksonville its great size and placed most of its metropolitan population within the city limits. More from Wikipedia...
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