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Timeline
2000
More than 1,000 students graduate during spring commencement ceremonies.
UNF launches a $65 million capital campaign, the largest philanthropic drive in Jacksonville history.
2001
The Fine Arts Center, with seating for 1,300 in the Lazzara Performance Hall, opens.
Gov. Jeb Bush appoints members of the first UNF Board of Trustees.
Osprey Crossings opens with housing for 470 students.
2002
Hayt Golf Learning Center, named in honor of benefactors John T. and Geraldine Hayt, opens.
The College of Business Administration becomes Coggin College of Business in honor of Luther and Blanche Coggin, who donate $5 million to the college.
2003
John A. Delaney becomes UNF’s fifth president.
The Fine Arts Center begins its inaugural season with a performance by Kathleen Battle with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu arrives on campus to teach for one semester.
Lady Ospreys capture the South Atlantic Region Basketball Championship, giving them a spot in the Elite Eight.
The Access to Excellence capital campaign ends, raising more than $100 million.
The Division of Sponsored Research sets record with more than $15 million in research grants.
2004
The Science and Engineering Building opens.
2005
The School of Nursing becomes UNF’s first flagship program, which focuses resources to help transform existing excellence into academic programs with national prominence.
The University adopts a new logo and student-centered brand.
The Thomas G. Carpenter Library renovation and addition is completed.
2006
New Social Sciences Building opens, setting standard for future environmentally green campus buildings.
The College of Health officially becomes Brooks College of Health after Brooks Rehabilitation following a $5 million gift to the college.
The Princeton Review ranks UNF as one of nation’s five best buys in public higher education.
George and Kernan Hodges donate $2 milllion to upgrade what is now called Hodges Soccer and Track Stadium.
The Taylor Engineering Research Institute is established with $1 million endowment.
Two Coggin College of Business programs – International Business and Transportation and Logistics – become UNF flagship programs. Coastal Biology becomes UNF’s fourth flagship program.
2007
UNF celebrates its 35th anniversary.
