| MARKING THE FIRST 25 YEARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA | CITY OF JACKSONVILLE & STATE OF FLORIDA | NATIONAL AND WORLD EVENTS | |
1969 |
1,000-acre campus site was chosen mid-way between downtown Jacksonville and the beaches. Land was acquired from the city and area landowners. July 11 - Thomas G. Carpenter is chosen by the Board of Regents (BOR) to become the first president of UNF. | The newly-constructed Jacksonville Children's Museum opens its doors. | A rock festival at Woodstock, NY, attracts a crowd of 500,000. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon. |
1970 |
UNF moves its offices to the Florida State Chamber of Commerce building on Arlington Expressway. | Reubin Askew elected as Florida Governor. | Ohio National Guardsmen kill four Kent State students during an anti-war protest. |
1971 |
650 guests attend UNF groundbreaking including Florida Governor Reubin Askew, BOR Chancellor Robert Mautz, Commissioner of Education Floyd Christian and local Regent J.J. Daniel. |
Walt Disney World opens in Orlando.
Hurricane Agnes causes $1.7 billion in damages. University Hospital dedicates a new 500-bed teaching hospital. |
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1972 |
UNF opens for the first semester. 2,027 students attend classes. UNF consists
of only four major buildings and three colleges: Arts and Sciences, Education
and Business Administration.
The library opens with 100,000 catalogued volumes on its shelves. |
Hans Tanzler is re-elected Jacksonville's Mayor.
Jacksonville celebrates its sesquicentennial. |
Richard Leakey discovers a skull that is 2.6 million years old.
The Watergate Affair begins with the arrest of five burglars at the Democratic Party Headquarters. |
1973 |
The UNF Nature Trails open.
June 10 - First graduation, 35 students receive degrees. 3,169 students register for the Fall Term. |
One of the world's finest collections of Oriental porcelain, the Koger Porcelain Collections, opens at the Jacksonville Art Museum. |
OPEC begins an oil embargo against Europe, U.S. and Japan.
Paris Peace Accords end Vietnam War. |
1974 |
Southern Association of Colleges & Schools grants full academic accreditation to UNF. | Independent Square, a 37-story building on West Bay and Main Street, opens. | President Nixon resigns; Gerald Ford becomes the 38th U.S. President. |
1975 |
First JSO Oceanside Pops Benefit Concert at the Jacksonville Beach Flag Pavilion, more than 1,200 people attend. | U.S. astronauts & Soviet cosmonauts link-up during the Apollo-Soyuz mission. | |
1976 |
UNF Alumni Association established. |
Hubbard House, a shelter for battered women and children, opens its doors.
River Queen, a 200-passenger paddle boat, makes her first run on the St. Johns River. |
Jim Henson's Muppet Show debuts on television.
The U.S. celebrates its Bicentennial. Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci wins three gold medals at the Montreal Olympics. |
1977 |
The Jacksonville Children's Museum becomes the Jacksonville Museum of Arts and Sciences |
Jimmy Carter is inaugurated as the 39th U.S. President.
George Lucas directs the first Star Wars science fiction film. The first Apple II personal computer is marketed in the U.S. |
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1978 |
UNF's original Boathouse is destroyed by fire.
UNF Downtown Center opens for students. |
Bob Graham is elected as Florida's Governor. |
Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female Prime Minister.
Mother Theresa of Calcutta is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Accident at Three-Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant. The U.S. boycotts the Moscow Olympics to protest the invasion of Afganistan. |
1979 |
Hospice Northeast opens its doors in Jacksonville.
Jake Goldbold is elected Mayor of Jacksonville. |
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1980 |
Andrew Robinson becomes the interim president of UNF.
New library opens. Governor Graham vetoes the UNF-UF merger bill. |
The Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament begins.
Florida's population is 9,743,920. Jacksonville's population is 540,920. |
Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington State. |
1981 |
The library is renamed as the Thomas G. Carpenter Library, dedicated on
August 15.
UNF theater opens for first production. |
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th U.S. President.
Sandra Day O'Connor is appointed the first female on the U.S. Supreme Court. The first Space Shuttle is launched. |
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1982 |
5,500 students are enrolled in UNF.
July 1 - Curtis L. McCray becomes UNF's second president. |
USA Today is launched. | |
1983 |
Intercollegiate athletic program begins. |
Florida Theater Performing Arts Center, a renovated, 1,978-seat facility,
opens in Jacksonville.
Jake Goldbold is re-elected Mayor of Jacksonville. |
American zoologist Diane Fossey publishes her book
Gorillas in the Mist.
Sally Ride becomes the first female U.S. astronaut. |
1984 |
First year that Freshmen are admitted to UNF. | Metropolitan Park, the first recreational site to be developed along the St. Johns River, opens in Jacksonville. |
Geraldine Ferraro becomes the first female vice-presidential candidate in the
U.S.
Reverend Desmond Tutu, opponent of Apartheid, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
1985 |
Osprey Village, first on-campus housing, opens. |
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the Premier of the U.S.S.R.
President Reagan is inaugurated for his second term as President of the U.S. |
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1986 |
Women's Tennis Team wins the NAIA National Championship.
Library's on-line catalog (LUIS) replaces card catalog. |
Tampa Skyway Bridge opens.
Bob Martinez is elected Florida Governor. |
A major nuclear reactor disaster takes place at Chernobyl in the U.S.S.R. |
1987 |
The Aquatic Center and Olympic size pool opens. |
The new Florida State Lottery game is approved.
The Jacksonville Landing, a festival marketplace on the St. Johns River, opens on the North Bank. The First Coast is designated as a stop on the official World Golf Destination of the PGA Tour. Tommy Hazouri is elected Mayor of Jacksonville. |
Colonel Oliver North testifies at the Iran-Contra Affair hearings. |
1988 |
The College of Health is established.
John E. Mathews Jr. Computer and Information Sciences Building dedicated. Monique French becomes the first four-year student to graduate with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Groundbreaking for Andrew A. Robinson Jr. Student Life Center. |
The Toll Referendum removes tolls in Jacksonville. | The space shuttle Discovery is the first to be launched after the Challenger disaster. |
1989 |
Adam W. Herbert becomes UNF's third president.
UNF is re-accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Osprey Hall, a $3.7 million, 250-bed residence hall, opens. Founder's Hall dedicated. College of Computer and Information Sciences established. |
George Bush is inaugurated as the 41st U.S. President. | |
1990 |
Rich Matteson, professor of music, is inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame.
First doctoral degree program begins. |
The population in Florida is 12,937,926.
The population in Jacksonville is 635,230. Lawton Chiles is elected Governor of Florida. |
East and West Germany are united.
The U.S. Hubbell Space Telescope is launched. Iraq invades Kuwait. |
1991 |
Golf Team wins NAIA National Championship.
J.J. Daniel Hall dedicated. |
Ed Austin is elected Mayor of Jacksonville. |
President Bush and Premier Gorbachev sign the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
Operation Desert Storm launched. |
1992 |
9,268 students are enrolled during the Fall Term.
College of Education Building named for Frederick H. Schultz. |
Hurricane Andrew strikes Florida. |
Bill Clinton becomes the 42nd U.S. President.
Johnny Carson retires from NBC's Tonight Show. U.S.,Canada and Mexico sign the North American Free Trade Agreement. |
1993 |
The UNF Arena opens.
The groundbreaking for College of Health building. UNF joins NCAA Division 11. Golf Team wins second NAIA National Championship. |
Russian President Boris Yeltsin survives a power struggle with the Congress of People Deputies. | |
1994 |
Osprey Landing, housing 150 students, opens in the Fall.
Women's Tennis Team wins NAIA National Championship. |
Jacksonville wins NFL franchise - the Jacksonville Jaguars. | Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as president of South Africa after the first all race elections. |
1995 |
More than 10,000 students enroll during Fall registration.
The new College of Health building opens. Dottie Dorion Fitness Center opens. |
Inaugural season of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Sheriff Nat Glover, a 1988 distinguished UNF graduate, is elected the first African American sheriff in recent Florida history. John Delaney is elected Mayor of Jacksonville. Aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy arrives in Mayport. |
Capt. Scott O'Grady, a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter pilot, is shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina and is later rescued. |
1996 |
New College of Business Administration building opens.
11,000 students enroll for Fall classes. |
Jacksonville celebrates Millionmania. More than one million people now live in the Jacksonville metropolitan area. |
"Blizzard of '96" paralyzes the Eastern United States.
Bill Clinton elected to second term as President. |
1997 |
UNF celebrates its 25th anniversary. |
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