University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee

Infobox University
name = University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee


motto="Truth and Wisdom"
established=1975
CEO/Vice President=Arthur M. Guilford Ph.D.
city=Sarasota
state=Florida
country = USA
nickname=Bulls
mascot=Rocky the Bull
colors=Green and Gold color box|#336633color box|#CCCC99
website=http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, also known as USF Sarasota-Manatee, is a regional campus of the University of South Florida that was established in 1975. Along with the main campus in Tampa, Florida, USF Sarasota-Manatee has two sister campuses in Lakeland and St. Petersburg, the latter being autonomous.

USF Sarasota-Manatee offers over 40 bachelor's degree, master's degree, and certificate programs in Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Nursing, Hotel & Restaurant Management, and Information Technology. Day, evening, & weekend classes are offered at its new campus just north of University Parkway. The campus also boasts a location in south Sarasota County at Manatee Community College in Venice.

History

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee opened in 1975 as a satellite campus of the University of South Florida.

Ties with New College

Since its creation in 1975, the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee shared a campus with the New College of Florida. [ [http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/ir/QuickFacts/QuickFacts.htm USF Sarasota-Manatee: Quick Facts ] ] New College and USF Sarasota-Manatee would continue to share campuses until a new campus was built for USF Sarasota Manatee. The new campus opened on August 28, 2006. [ [http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/studentservices/documents/newcampus.htm USF Sarasota-Manatee - New Campus ] ] The campus is a convert|100000|sqft|m2|sing=on facility with 24 classrooms, a 190-seat lecture/exhibition hall, seminar and video-conferencing rooms, computer labs, a child-care center, student gathering places, faculty and staff offices, a technology and learning center, dining facilities, and training facilities for the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management. [ [http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/studentservices/documents/newcampus.htm USF Sarasota-Manatee - New Campus ] ]

Departments

* [http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/CAS/index.html College of Arts and Sciences]
* [http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/COBA/ College of Business]
* [http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/COE/index.html College of Education]
* [http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/AcademicAffairs/Documents/CollegeofEngineering/Engineering.htm College of Engineering]
* [http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/AcademicAffairs/Documents/CollegeofNursing/Nursing.htm College of Nursing]

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/ Official Website]