University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
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The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, also known as USF Sarasota-Manatee, was established in 1975 as a regional campus of the University of South Florida
of Tampa, Florida
. Initially the university jointly occupied the campus of New College until a new and separate campus was built in 2006 for the university. In June 2011, USF Sarasota-Manatee was awarded separate acreditation by the Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS). Along with the main campus in Tampa, USF Sarasota-Manatee has two sister campuses in Lakeland
and Saint Petersburg
, the latter also being autonomous.
USF Sarasota-Manatee offers over forty bachelor's degree, master's degree, and certificate programs in arts and sciences, business, education, engineering, hotel and restaurant management, and information technology. Day, evening, and weekend classes are offered at this new campus north of University Parkway on Seagate Drive in Manatee County. The campus also boasts another location in south Sarasota County at its instructional site at 5920 Pan American Blvd. in North Port, FL.
of the University of South Florida
.
, which it adopted as its honors college for more than two decades. New College and USF Sarasota-Manatee continued to share campuses until a new campus was built for USF Sarasota-Manatee and New College returned to being a separate institution.
When New College and the university separated, however, the upland pine forest on the eastern portion of this property was allocated for the development of a new campus for the university. University students and community leaders participated on the team that created the design of the new facilities in a protracted charrette.
The college campus is a 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) facility with twenty-four classrooms, a 190-seat lecture and exhibition hall, seminar and video-conferencing rooms, computer laboratories,student gathering places, faculty and staff offices, a technology and learning center,a library commons, dining facilities, and training facilities for its School of Hotel and Restaurant Management.
In 2010 the campus became the home of a new facility for the radio and television networks of the university, WUSF (FM) and WUSF-TV
that are part of the public broadcasting network.
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
of Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
. Initially the university jointly occupied the campus of New College until a new and separate campus was built in 2006 for the university. In June 2011, USF Sarasota-Manatee was awarded separate acreditation by the Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS). Along with the main campus in Tampa, USF Sarasota-Manatee has two sister campuses in Lakeland
University of South Florida Lakeland
The University of South Florida Polytechnic is a campus of the University of South Florida that was established in 1988 in Lakeland, Florida. Along with the main campus in Tampa, Florida, USF Polytechnic has two sister campuses in Sarasota and St...
and Saint Petersburg
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg , commonly known as USF St. Pete, is an autonomous campus in the University of South Florida system, located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida by the Tampa Bay waterfront...
, the latter also being autonomous.
USF Sarasota-Manatee offers over forty bachelor's degree, master's degree, and certificate programs in arts and sciences, business, education, engineering, hotel and restaurant management, and information technology. Day, evening, and weekend classes are offered at this new campus north of University Parkway on Seagate Drive in Manatee County. The campus also boasts another location in south Sarasota County at its instructional site at 5920 Pan American Blvd. in North Port, FL.
History
The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee opened in 1975 as a satellite campusSatellite campus
A satellite campus or branch campus is a campus of a college or university that is physically detached from the main university or college area, and is often smaller than the main campus of an institution....
of the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
.
Initial tie with New College
After its creation in 1975, the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee shared the original campus of New College of FloridaNew College of Florida
New College of Florida is a public liberal arts college located in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded originally as a private institution and is now an autonomous honors college of the State University System of Florida.-History:...
, which it adopted as its honors college for more than two decades. New College and USF Sarasota-Manatee continued to share campuses until a new campus was built for USF Sarasota-Manatee and New College returned to being a separate institution.
Move to a new solo campus
A new campus for USF-S-M opened on August 28, 2006. The campus was built on the eastern portion of the nearby Dunham-Crosley-Horton property that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. This property had been brought into public ownership in 1991 by the state for the use of the sixteen bay front acres by Manatee County and the remainder for research use by the environmental studies department of New College. Potential development purposes were remote at the time.When New College and the university separated, however, the upland pine forest on the eastern portion of this property was allocated for the development of a new campus for the university. University students and community leaders participated on the team that created the design of the new facilities in a protracted charrette.
The college campus is a 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) facility with twenty-four classrooms, a 190-seat lecture and exhibition hall, seminar and video-conferencing rooms, computer laboratories,student gathering places, faculty and staff offices, a technology and learning center,a library commons, dining facilities, and training facilities for its School of Hotel and Restaurant Management.
In 2010 the campus became the home of a new facility for the radio and television networks of the university, WUSF (FM) and WUSF-TV
WUSF-TV
WUSF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service Public television station in Tampa, Florida, broadcasting on digital channel 34. Owned by the University of South Florida, WUSF-TV signed on in 1966....
that are part of the public broadcasting network.
Departments
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Business
- College of Education
- School of Hotel and Restaurant Management