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Floor plans for upcoming UNF satellite campus downtown.   Photo courtesy of UNF Center for Entrepreneurship

UNF to open satellite campus downtown in Jan 2019

Hannah Lee Mar 1, 2018

UNF is planning on spreading its wings by expanding into downtown Jacksonville. The new satellite campus, which is scheduled to open by the next spring semester, is currently being built in order to serve...

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Graphic by Ben Cross

UNF Digs: UNF was almost located downtown

Danae Leake May 27, 2016
UNF Digs is a weekly column that delves into UNF's archives to find treasures worth sharing. This column would be more of a snapshot of UNF’s history than an excerpt from a history textbook. But let us do the digging and brush up on your university history with UNF Digs.
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Capturing the beauty of "Urban Spaces" in downtown Jacksonville

Capturing the beauty of “Urban Spaces” in downtown Jacksonville

Tierney Harvey Feb 1, 2016
UNF photography professor encourages students to creatively engage with downtown Jacksonville and results are rather refreshing.
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The special pogo sticks used in Xpogo can launch these athletes up to 10 feet in the air. 

Photo by Morgan Purvis

Extreme pogo stick competition leaps into downtown Jacksonville

Morgan Purvis Jun 9, 2015
The Xpogo organization hosted its US Open on June 5-6 in Hemming Park.
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UNF professor instating outdoor sculpture exhibit in downtown Jacksonville

Joseph Pike Sep 10, 2014
For the next year, 13 sculptures will be on display in a downtown Jacksonville park near Main Street courtesy of Professor Jenny Hager who teaches sculpture at the University of North Florida.
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Void and The Elbow connect downtown to the beaches

Natalie Logan Nov 7, 2013
Two main regions of the United States’ largest geographical city are divided by a half-an-hour drive. Two local companies, Void and The Elbow, want to fix this, so they’ve come up with the idea for The Jacksonville Connector.
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Crowdfunding event seeks to light a spark in Jacksonville

Dargan Thompson Apr 17, 2013

In the last few years, crowdfunding websites such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Rockethub have helped tens of thousands of entrepreneurs fund their dreams by gathering donations from the general public. But...

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Bruisin and cruisin with the one and only, Jacksonville RollerGirls

Spinnaker Oct 12, 2010
Pain for pleasure: Jacksonville roller girls tear up the track
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Downtown promises eventful Labor Day weekend, beach style

Spinnaker Aug 31, 2010
Don’t let this Labor Day weekend slide by sleepily. Check out these sandy, game-filled, music-oozing events around town and beyond.
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