Student Union (University of North Florida)
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The University of North Florida Student Union is the student activity center
at the University of North Florida
(UNF) in Jacksonville, Florida
, U.S. The first such building in UNF's history, it opened in 2009. It is located on the university's campus across from UNF Arena
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is housed there, as is the Center for Student Media, which includes UNF's student newspaper
The Spinnaker, Osprey Television, and Osprey Radio. The Lufrano Intercultural Gallery of Art and other various student organizations like Greek Life have their offices in the facility. The Boathouse restaurant is the third variant of the UNF tradition. The food court has Quiznos, Salsarita's, Coyote Jack's, and Chick-N-Grill. Market Days are held each Wednesday in Osprey Plaza and feature vendors from the region.
Student activity center
A student activity center is a type of building found on university campuses. In the United States, such a building is more often called a student union, student commons, or student center...
at the University of North Florida
University of North Florida
The University of North Florida is a public university located in Jacksonville, Florida. A member institution of the State University System of Florida, the university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s...
(UNF) in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, U.S. The first such building in UNF's history, it opened in 2009. It is located on the university's campus across from UNF Arena
UNF Arena
UNF Arena is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. It is home to the North Florida Ospreys men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams...
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History
Opened in 2009, the Student Union is the first in the university's history. It succeeds the Robinson Student Life Center as the main recreational facility on campus, but the Robinson Center only included a fraction of the amenities of the current Student Union. Plans for a Student Union go back as far as the 1980s,, but the project was finalized in 2007. The Student Union is a central part of UNF's 2006 announcement to spend $170 million on new structures on campus including new housing, a College of Education building, and parking.Details
- The official size of the structure is 150048 square feet (13,939.9 m²).
- The facility cost $50.4 million.
- The Coxwell Amphitheater has a capacity of 6,000 people.
- First Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified student union in Florida.
Features
UNF's Student Union consists of two buildings connected by a covered walkway known as Osprey Plaza. The structure includes contains the UNF bookstore, a convenience store, restaurants, a game room, an auditorium, a ballroom, Community First bank branch, an LGBT Resource Center, and an amphitheater. UNF student governmentStudent governments in the United States
In the United States, these groups are often known as student government, associated students, student senate, or less commonly a student's union...
is housed there, as is the Center for Student Media, which includes UNF's student newspaper
Student newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
The Spinnaker, Osprey Television, and Osprey Radio. The Lufrano Intercultural Gallery of Art and other various student organizations like Greek Life have their offices in the facility. The Boathouse restaurant is the third variant of the UNF tradition. The food court has Quiznos, Salsarita's, Coyote Jack's, and Chick-N-Grill. Market Days are held each Wednesday in Osprey Plaza and feature vendors from the region.