Carnegie Foundation Awards UNF 2020 Community Engagement Reclassification

The Carnegie Foundation announced today that the University of North Florida is one of 119 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the 2020 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional...
31-Jan-2020 5:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

Secretary of Education Awards University of North Florida $1.6M Grant for Innovative Teacher Prep

The University of North Florida’s College of Education and Human Services was awarded a $1.6 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support innovative teacher preparation models that prepare prospective...
9-Oct-2019 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

University of North Florida Among Lowest Student College Loan Default Rate in the Nation

College loans and debt often burden students for decades after graduation; however, students graduating from the University of North Florida have less to worry about. UNF ranks among the Top 25 public institutions across the country with the lowest...
7-Oct-2019 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

University of North Florida Receives Sizeable NSF Grant to Enhance Local Computer Science Teacher Readiness

Dr. Brian Zoellner, a University of North Florida associate professor in the Department of Foundations and Secondary Education within the College of Education and Human Services, and Dr. William Klostermeyer, a professor in the School of Computing...
26-Sep-2019 7:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

University of North Florida Designated National Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education

The National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security have designated the University of North Florida’s School of Computing as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education through 2024.
25-Sep-2019 7:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

University of North Florida Welcomes Largest and Most Diverse Class in History

The University of North Florida has started the fall semester with its largest and most diverse freshman class to date. A record 2,648 freshmen entered UNF in August, contributing to the University’s largest enrollment in history at 17,304.
16-Sep-2019 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UNF Ranked as ‘National University’ Among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges

For the first time, the University of North Florida has been included in the “National Universities” category in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 edition of “Best Colleges,” which includes data from more than 1,900 colleges and universities...
11-Sep-2019 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

University of North Florida Researcher Awarded USDA Grant to Study Plant-Based Alternative Fuel Sources

As Americans burn through natural fuel sources, the United States government continues to seek alternative local fuel sources to lower our dependency on foreign oil and fossil fuels. Dr. Mike Aspinwall, an assistant professor of biology at the...
4-Jun-2019 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites