Florida State University Seal Florida State University is a public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, known for its programs in fine arts, education, public administration & policy, information studies, international affairs, music, criminology, and nursing. Its president is T. K. Wetherell.
Florida State University was founded in 1851 as the Florida Seminary West of the Suwannee. In 1901, the school became known as Florida State College for Women and began offering four-year programs. The college gained its current co-educational university status in 1947. Today, over 37,000 students are enrolled at FSU's main campus. Florida State is also the home of the first chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society in the state of Florida, and is home to one of the oldest schools of public administration in the country.
Bachelors, master's, specialist's, doctoral, and professional degree programs are offered through the College of Arts & Sciences; the College of Business; the College of Communication; the College of Education; the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, jointly administered with Florida A&M University; the College of Human Sciences; the College of Law; the College of Medicine; the College of Social Sciences; the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice; the School of Motion Picture, Television & Recording Arts (Film); the School of Information Studies; the School of Music; the School of Nursing; the School of Social Work; the School of Theatre; and the School of Visual Arts & Dance.
The Florida State University main campus is located in Tallahassee west of the Florida State Capitol building. The campus is bordered by Tennessee Street (U.S. Highway 90) to the north, Gaines Street to the south, Stadium Drive to the west, and Macomb Street to the east. Florida State University also maintains two additional campuses in Panama City and Sarasota. Additionally, FSU operates an overseas studies institution in Panama, and another in London.
The school's colors are garnet and gold. School songs include the alma mater, "High Over Towering Pines," along with the "Hymn to the Garnet and Gold" and the FSU Fight Song.
School Athletics
The school has an athletic department with programs for men and for women. The men's program consists of as baseball, basketball, cross country running, football, golf, swimming, tennis, and track & field. The women's program consists of basketball, cross country running, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.
The school's football team is called the Seminoles (there has been controversy over the use of the mascot concept.) They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Their traditional rivals include the Gators of the University of Florida and the Hurricanes of the University of Miami. The Seminoles earned the national championship title in 1993 and 1999.
Facilities
Famous alumni
- Terry Bowden, television commentator (son of FSU coach Bobby Bowden)
- Allen Boyd Jr., congressman
- David Cripps, Horn player
- General Jay Garner, United States Army, ret. defense consultant
- Dick Howser, professional baseball player
- Mel Martinez, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Burt Reynolds, actor
- Deion Sanders, professional football player
- David Ward-Steinman, composer
- Winston Scott, astronaut
- Richard Simmons, fitness expert
- Norman Thagard, astronaut
- Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, composer
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