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The Florida Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Florida Tech and FIT), is a private doctoral/research university in Melbourne, Florida. Florida Tech has six academic divisions with emphases on science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and aviation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Florida Institute of Technology )〕 The university's 130-acre primary, residential campus is located near the Melbourne International Airport and the Florida Tech Research Park;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Florida Tech Research Park )〕 it is about from the Kennedy Space Center and from Orlando. The university was founded in 1958, as Brevard Engineering College, and has been known by its present name since 1966. In 2013, Florida Tech had an on-campus student body of 4,633, almost equally divided between graduate- and undergraduate-level students, with the plurality of them focusing their studies on engineering and the sciences.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2013-2014 Fact Card )〕 ==History== The Florida Institute of Technology was founded as Brevard Engineering College by Dr. Jerome P. Keuper in 1958.〔 In 1961, the university moved its location to Melbourne, Florida.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Florida Tech History )〕 During the 1960s additional classroom and laboratory buildings, a library, the Denius Student Center, Hedgecock Gymnasium, Gleason Auditorium and several dormitories were constructed.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Florida Tech History )〕 The university was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1964.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Commission on Colleges )〕 The university officially changed its name to Florida Institute of Technology in 1966.〔 In 1972, the university launched its first off-campus program at the request of the United States Navy.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT MELBOURNE, FLORIDA )〕 The Evans Library was completed in the early 1984.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of the Evans Library (1984 - 2009) )〕 The following year the original library was renovated and dedicated as the Jerome P. Keuper Administration Building.〔 In 1988, the Homer R. Denius Student Center was renovated, the student plaza completed and the applied research laboratory building was acquired.〔 The Claude Pepper Institute for Aging and Therapeutic Research and Skurla Hall, home of the School of Aeronautics opened in 1990. In 1997, the university received a $50 million grant from the F. W. Olin Foundation. An engineering and a life sciences building were opened in 1999 in result of the grant. Seven new residence halls were completed in 2003.〔 Each resident hall was named after one of the seven fallen astronauts of the Shuttle Columbia disaster and dedicated to their memory.〔 In 2005, the F.W. Olin Physical Sciences Center center opened.〔 Construction on the Emil Buehler Center for Aviation Training and Research at Melbourne International Airport began in 2008. The following year, the College of Business became the Nathan M. Bisk College of Business, the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, the Emil Buehler Center for Aviation Training and Research at the Melbourne International Airport, the Scott Center for Autism Treatment, the Harris Center for Science and Engineering and the Harris Institute for Information Assurance opened.〔 The university established its football program in 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=GSC Adds Florida Tech To Its Football Membership )〕 The Panther Aquatic Center was opened a year later.〔 In 2011, the university partnered with the Brevard Art Museum and established it as the Foosaner Art Museum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Foosaner Art Museum History )〕〔Brevard Business News. ''Florida Tech announces $1 million gift, renames Brevard Art Museum the Foosaner Art Museum'' (Melbourne, Florida: Brevard Business News, August 8, 2011), p. 15.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Florida Institute of Technology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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