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UNF hires replacement for ITS Associate VP & CIO position

Christian Ayers Mar 12, 2015
UNF’s Administration and Finance department announced it will soon replace Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer Lance Taylor. Newly hired Reginald Brinson will take over Taylor’s position on April 13.
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Greater heights: UNF Physics Department soars into the stratosphere

Greater heights: UNF Physics Department soars into the stratosphere

Jeremy Collard Mar 9, 2015
A team from the UNF Physics Department participated in a world record parafoil glider flight on Feb. 20 in Tuscon, Ariz.
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UNF Men’s Basketball Head Coach Matthew Driscoll was seen at The Flats early this morning with UNFPD officers.
Photo courtesy resident of The Flats

Gunshot, punch result in two arrests: one a UNF track athlete

Connor Spielmaker Mar 7, 2015
UNF Men’s Basketball Head Coach Matthew Driscoll was seen at The Flats early this morning with UNFPD officers. A witness said he heard a fight had broken out inside a building where UNF men’s basketball players allegedly live.
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The SG political debate will be held at 6 p.m. in the Osprey Plaza on March 3.
Graphic by Michael Salussolia

Presidential debate held this evening

Cameron Garrett Mar 3, 2015
Student Government (SG) and Spinnaker Media held a debate today, March 3, for the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates running for office for the 2015-2016 school year.
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The Auxiliary Oversight Committee met in J. J. Daniel Hall to discuss
Photo by Morgan Purvis

Student housing rent increases, 17 music course fees proposed to AOC

Christian Ayers Feb 25, 2015
At the Auxiliary Oversight Committee meeting Feb. 11, UNF's College of Computing and Engineering & Construction requested to discontinue a lab fee while UNF's Music Department requested 17 new course fees. Housing and Residence Life requested a raise in rent, and ITS requested an additional $20,000 in additional spending authority.
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Photo by Justin Belichis

Osprey Productions postpones Art Walk

Patrick Lloyd Feb 25, 2015
Osprey Productions has postponed the Art Walk event due to inclement weather.
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St. John’s Sherriff’s Office has yet to identify the body.    Photo by Garrett Milanovich

Garth Sangree’s body found

Patrick Lloyd Feb 18, 2015
A body was discovered on the beach near Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. St. Johns Sheriff's Office positively identified the found body as Garth Sangree.
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Travel and expansion discussed in SG committee meetings Feb. 16

Travel and expansion discussed in SG committee meetings Feb. 16

Cameron Garrett Feb 17, 2015
The Budget and Allocations Committee unanimously passed three travel requests. The University and Student Affairs Committee announced an intention to expand ACE and also heard an advocate for the Real Food Campus Commitment.
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MOCA receives $185,000 grant

MOCA receives $185,000 grant

Patrick Lloyd Feb 17, 2015
MOCA received a grant for $185,000 from the Jessie Ball duPont fund.
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SG Budget and Allocations Committee approves three travel requests, denies one

SG Budget and Allocations Committee approves three travel requests, denies one

Cameron Garrett Feb 7, 2015
Student Government's Budget and Allocations Committee granted travel requests from Upsilon Phi Delta, Climbing Club and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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UNFPD receives $16,100 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation

UNFPD receives $16,100 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation

Patrick Lloyd Jan 31, 2015
The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation gave UNFPD a grant with which to buy life saving equipment such as automated external defibrillators (AEDs), an AED trainer, a pads adapter and wall unit as well as a data cable.
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UNF remembers Garth Sangree at a memorial service celebrating his life

Amber Lake Jan 31, 2015
Garth Sangree's memorial service was held today in the Robinson Theater at UNF. Over 350 people attended to remember a short life well lived. Friends remember Sangree as having a compassionate nature.
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