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The University of Florida (commonly referred to as Florida or UF) is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and traces its historical origins to 1853,〔Julian M. Pleasants, ''Gator Tales: An Oral History of the University of Florida'', University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 6–7 (2006). The university's 1853 "founding date" represents the year that the East Florida Seminary opened in Ocala. The seminary was the oldest of the four colleges that were consolidated by the Florida Legislature to form the modern University of Florida in 1905.〕 and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906.〔University of Florida, (1853-1905 >> University of Florida's Beginnings ). Retrieved April 18, 2012.〕 The University of Florida is one of sixty-two elected member institutions of the Association of American Universities (AAU), the association of preeminent North American research universities, and the only AAU member university located in Florida.〔American Association of Universities, AAU Membership, ( Member Institutions and Years of Admission ). Retrieved May 26, 2015.〕 The University is classified as a Research University with Very High Research by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.〔Carnegie Foundation, Carnegie Classifications, ( University of Florida ). Retrieved April 22, 2013.〕 Following the creation of performance standards by the Florida state legislature in 2013, the Florida Board of Governors designated the University of Florida as one of the two "preeminent universities" among the twelve universities of the State University System of Florida.〔Divya Kumar, "( Governor signs bill to grant UF, FSU preeminence )," ''The Oracle'' (April 23, 2013). Retrieved May 25, 2015.〕〔Lynn Hatter, "( FSU, UF Become Florida's 'Preeminent' Universities )," WFSU (June 10, 3013). Retrieved May 26, 2015.〕 In 2015, ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Florida as the fourteenth best public university in the United States.〔"(Top Public Schools )," ''U.S. News & World Report'' (2015). Retrieved May 26, 2015.〕 The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It is the third largest Florida university by student population,〔Nathan Crabbe, "( UF is no longer largest in state as classes start; Official says UF emphasis is on quality, not quantity )," ''The Gainesville Sun'' (August 25, 2009). Retrieved April 18, 2012.〕 and is the eighth largest single-campus university in the United States with 49,913 students enrolled for the fall 2012 semester.〔University of Florida, Office of Institutional Planning and Research, (University of Florida - Common Data Set (CDS): Enrollment (IPEDS) and Degree Awards ). Retrieved April 16, 2013.〕 The University of Florida is home to sixteen academic colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. It offers multiple graduate professional programs—including business administration, engineering, law, dentistry, medicine, and veterinary medicine—on one contiguous campus, and administers 123 master's degree programs and seventy-six doctoral degree programs in eighty-seven schools and departments. The University of Florida's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known by their "Florida Gators" nickname, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In their 108-year history, the university's varsity sports teams have won thirty-five national team championships, thirty of which are NCAA titles, and Gator athletes have won 275 individual national championships.〔GatorZone.com, University Athletic Association, ( UF's National Championship Teams ). Retrieved May 26, 2015.〕 ==History== (詳細はEast Florida Seminary, the oldest of the University of Florida's four predecessor institutions, was founded in Ocala, Florida. On January 6, 1853, Governor Thomas Brown signed a bill that provided public support for higher education in the state of Florida.〔(Governor Thomas Brown signs Higher Education bill )〕 Gilbert Kingsbury was the first person to take advantage of the legislation, and established the East Florida Seminary, which operated until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. The East Florida Seminary was the first state-supported institution of higher learning in Florida.〔("Kingsbury Papers" ), Smathers Library.〕 James Henry Roper, an educator from North Carolina and a state senator from Alachua County, had opened a school in Gainesville, the Gainesville Academy, in 1858. In 1866,〔("UF Early History" ), University of Florida.〕 Roper offered his land and school to the State of Florida in exchange for the relocation of the East Florida Seminary to Gainesville.〔The present university campus incorporates much of the former seminary and academy campuses. Epworth Hall, one of the main building of the East Florida Seminary, still stands in downtown Gainesville, but is not within the boundaries of the university's campus.〕 The second major precursor to the University of Florida was the Florida Agricultural College, established at Lake City by Jordan Probst in 1884. Florida Agricultural College became the state's first land-grant college under the Morrill Act. In 1903, the Florida Legislature, desiring to expand the school's outlook and curriculum beyond its agricultural and engineering origins, changed the name of Florida Agricultural College to the "University of Florida," a name that the school would hold for only two years.〔University of Florida, (UF Timeline ). The name, the "University of Florida," has been held by three separate schools: the West Florida Seminary was renamed the "University of Florida" by the legislature, and held the name from 1883 to 1902; Florida Agricultural College was renamed in 1902 and held the name until 1905; and the name of the new University of the State of Florida was simplified to the University of Florida in 1909. The West Florida Seminary was a predecessor to the modern Florida State University in Tallahassee.〕 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「University of Florida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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