THE UNIVERSITY

University History

The Florida State University, one of the largest and oldest of the ten institutions of higher learning in the State University System of Florida, had its beginning as early as 1823 when the Territorial Legislature began to plan a higher education system. In 1825 the Federal Government reserved two townships for the purpose of maintaining two such institutions in the territory, and in 1845 the United States Congress, supplemental to the act admitting Florida as a state in the Union, added two more townships. This led to an 1851 act of the Florida Legislature establishing two seminaries, one to be located east and the other west of the Suwannee River.

By 1854 the city of Tallahassee had established a school for boys called the Florida Institute with the hope that the state could be induced to take it over as one of the seminaries. In 1856 the Legislature of Florida chose to accept the offer of the Institute's land and building and designated Tallahassee as the site of one of the state seminaries because of its railway connections, its "salubrious climate," and its "intelligent, refined, and moral community."

Francis Eppes, who spent his formative years on the estate of his grandfather President Thomas Jefferson at Monticello in Virginia, and who shared his grandfather's views of the importance to a democracy of a liberally educated citizenry, was the Mayor of Tallahassee who made the offer. Eppes served as President of the Seminary's Board of Education for eight years and instilled in the institution the Jeffersonian ideals that characterize it today.

In February 1857, the institution began offering postsecondary instruction to male students as the Seminary West of the Suwannee River. The school first became coeducational the following year when it absorbed the Tallahassee Female Academy, begun in 1843 as the Misses Bates School. Thus the West Florida Seminary, founded in 1851, began operating in 1857, only 12 years after Florida achieved statehood. It was located on the hill where the Westcott Building now stands, which has been the site of an institution of higher education longer than any other site in Florida.

Classes were held at the West Florida Seminary from 1857 until 1863, when the state legislature changed the name to The Florida Military and Collegiate Institute to reflect the addition of a military section which trained cadets. During the Civil War, cadets from the school, ranging in age from 12 to 18, fought in the Battle of Natural Bridge and helped make Tallahassee the only Confederate capital east of the Mississippi not captured during the war. As a result of the brave action of the West Florida cadets in this battle, The Florida State University Army ROTC cadet corps is today one of only three in the nation authorized to display a battle streamer with its flag, a streamer which bears the words "Natural Bridge 1865." After the end of the war in 1865, however, Union troops under General McCook descended upon Tallahassee and occupied the city (including campus buildings), remaining for more than a month.

Following the war, the institution entered a period of growth and development. In 1884 the first diplomas, Licentiates of Instruction, were awarded, and by 1891 the Institute had begun to focus clearly on what we would today call postsecondary education; seven bachelor of arts (BA) degrees were awarded that year. By 1897 the institution had evolved into the first liberal arts college in the state, and in 1901 it became Florida State College, a four-year institution, with the first master's degree offered in 1902. That year the student body numbered 252 men and women, and degrees were available in classical, literary, and scientific studies. In 1903 the first university library was begun. The following quote from the 1903 Florida State College Catalogue adds an interesting footnote to this period:

In 1883 the institution, now long officially known as the West Florida Seminary, was organized by the Board of Education as The Literary College of the University of Florida. Owing to lack of means for the support of this more ambitious project, and also owing to the fact that soon thereafter schools for technical training were established, this association soon dissolved. It remains to be remarked, however, that the legislative act passed in 1885, bestowing upon the institution the title of the University of Florida, has never been repealed. The more pretentious name is not assumed by the college owing to the fact that it does not wish to misrepresent its resources and purposes.

In a 1905 reorganization of Florida's educational system by the legislature, the University of Florida in Gainesville was established and designated a men's school, and the Florida State College became a women's school called the Florida Female College. The male student body moved from Tallahassee to Gainesville, taking with it the fraternity system and the College football team, which had been state champions in 1902, 1903, and 1905. In 1909 the name of the college was changed to Florida State College for Women, an institution which grew to become the third largest women's college in the nation during the 1930s. The College became fully accredited in 1915, and a chapter of the national honor society of Phi Kappa Phi was installed in 1925, the year after the College was placed on the list of standard colleges and universities approved by the Association of American Universities and became a member of the Association of American Colleges. In 1935 the first chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in the state, Alpha Chapter of Florida, was installed at the College, a mark of its status as a true liberal arts college.

The year 1947 saw many changes. Demand by returning World War II veterans had brought men back to the campus in 1946 with the establishment of the Tallahassee Branch of the University of Florida and in 1947 caused the Legislature to return Florida State College for Women to coeducational status and name it The Florida State University. A permanent president's residence was acquired. The student body, numbering 4,056, chose a new alma mater and selected the Seminole as its mascot. The Flying High Circus was born, and football was started again when the first home game since 1905 was played in October. Three years later Campbell Stadium was built. The first Student Union was established and housed in the "O Club" on West Campus, a former Army Air Base which mainly housed male students and provided some classroom space three miles west of the main campus.

The 1950s brought significant development and expansion to the University. To the colleges and schools that had existed since the Florida State College days-Arts and Sciences, Education, Home Economics, and Music-were added Library Science, Social Welfare (later split into Social Work and Criminology), Business, and Nursing. A student in the Department of Chemistry was awarded the University's first doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in 1952. A new building was completed for the Developmental Research School, which in 1905 had evolved from the High School and the College Academy of earlier days as the Observation and Practice School created to provide on-site opportunities for experience and research to students in education. Tully Gymnasium, Strozier Library, and the Business Building were completed to enhance the education of the ever-increasing student population.

In the 1960s the University acquired the Shaw Poetry Collection, established the Institutes of Molecular Biophysics and Space Biosciences, and constructed nine new buildings, including the Oglesby Union and the Fine Arts Building. During this period, the Panama Canal Branch was opened, and the Program in Medical Sciences was established. The first black student enrolled in 1962, and the first black PhD candidates graduated in 1970. Programs in African-American Studies and Women's Studies were established. Continuing the liberal arts tradition begun in the 1890s, the Liberal Studies Program required of all undergraduates was expanded and strengthened.

In each succeeding decade, The Florida State University has added to its academic organization and now comprises 17 colleges and schools. It has expanded from the original few acres and buildings to 409 buildings on nearly 1, 422.7 acres, including the downtown Tallahassee main campus of 463.4 acres; a farm, which for many decades supplied the Florida State College for Women with food; the Seminole Reservation-a recreational facility; the Marine Laboratory on the Gulf Coast; the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering facility; the University Computing Center and Division of Research at Innovation Park; and the branch campus in Panama City, Florida. The Florida State University celebrated its 50th year as a university in 1997, with a student population of over 30,000, and recognition as a major graduate research institution with an established international reputation.

The fall 2000 enrollment totaled 34,477 students from all 50 states and over 131 countries. The breakdown by class included 6,918 freshmen, 5,226 sophomores, 7,084 juniors, 7,194 seniors, 721 law students, 1,688 special students, and 5,646 graduate students. Of the student body, 43.8% are men, 56.2% women. The faculty totaled 1,897.

University Organization

The Florida State University is a public and coeducational institution. It is a senior member of the ten state universities that compose the State University System of Florida.

The State University System is operated under the supervision of the Florida Department of Education, headed by the Commissioner. It is governed by the State Board of Regents, a 13-member board appointed by the Governor. The ten university presidents report to the Regents through the administrative officer, who is the Chancellor. The Chancellor is appointed by the Regents in agreement with the Board of Education. The latter board includes the Governor and the elected state Cabinet.

The main campus of the University is located in Tallahassee, the state's capital. The Florida State University also offers degree programs in Panama City, Sarasota, and the Republic of Panama; instructional programs in London, Florence, and Valencia; and research, development, and/or service programs in Costa Rica, Croatia, and Italy.

The chief executive officer of The Florida State University is the President. He is assisted by the Provost (who is also the Vice President for Academic Affairs), the Dean of the Faculties and Deputy Provost, the Vice President for Finance and Administration, the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Vice President for Research, the Vice President for University Relations, the Director of University Communications, and the President of the Faculty Senate.

The Division of Academic Affairs is responsible for the operation of the academic program of the University. It includes the Office of the Dean of the Faculties and Deputy Provost, which is responsible for the administration of all faculty personnel matters and academic rules and regulations and facilitates the operation of the Faculty Governance System of the University; the Office of Graduate Studies, which is responsible for the recruitment and advising of graduate students; and the Division of Undergraduate Studies, which is responsible for undergraduate advisement, retention, and special programs. Further support is given by associate vice presidents and directors, who are responsible for such academic matters as continuing education, international programs, computing and information resources, learning systems, libraries, the Office of the University Registrar, the Office of Financial Aid, and the Office of Admissions.

The Division of Finance and Administration maintains the physical plant, administers the personnel program, and receives and disburses nearly all University funds.

The Division of Student Affairs offers and coordinates programs that provide housing, career guidance, health care, recreation, child care, self-governance, and enhancement of academic skills to students. It is also responsible for programs and services for international students, disabled students, and student activities and organizations.

The Division of Research coordinates all research programs and mediates between extramural sponsors and faculty conducting research, development, and training under such sponsorship.

The Division of University Relations coordinates alumni affairs and the solicitation of external funds to support scholarships and loans for students, capital construction, excellence in academic programs, and intercollegiate athletics. University Relations also coordinates programs to improve understanding and support of University academic programs and activities through its units, including governmental relations.

University Communications coordinates efforts to improve the public's understanding of the University's academic programs and activities through internal and external media, both print and electronic. It includes the Public Broadcast Center (public radio, public television and public access channel), Publications and Media Relations.

The Faculty Senate is an elected, representative body of faculty that establishes academic policy regarding admission and graduation of students, curricula, and academic standards, and advises and recommends about all matters affecting the academic program of the University.

College, School and Department Overviews

In the humanities, the University is a nationally recognized center of excellence in graduate training. A number of humanities faculty members have distinguished themselves through service as heads of national academic organizations in philosophy, English, history, and religion.

The University has not only one of the largest graduate-level programs in the study of religion, but it is also one of the most highly regarded. The program exposes students to rigorous seminars led by experts in theology and the philosophy of religion.

Several humanities departments publish their own magazines and sponsor lecture programs, and many faculty members edit scholarly journals. In recent years, a number of these departments have won national acclaim and today are considered among the best in the South.

The Creative Writing Program of the English Department, placed solidly on the literary map of the U.S. with the acclaim of its short short story competition, annually sponsors the "Spring Writer's Festival." The festival includes a series of seminars led by noted authors and editors.

The Department of Anthropology sponsors several archaeological projects in sites throughout eight Southeastern states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The Warm Mineral Springs project site in Sarasota County, the only underwater archaeological research project in the world, received international recognition with the discovery of skeletons and fossilized artifacts over 10,000 years old. The Southeast Archaeological Center (SEAC), part of the U.S. Department of Interior's National Park Service, is headquartered at the University. Chosen because of the University's well-known program in historical archaeology, the center is responsible for over 6,500 archaeological sites in 60 national parks, with interests ranging from Florida shipwrecks to Confederate prisoner-of-war camps.

In response to the ever-expanding web of human and technological channels of communication, the College of Communication, with its research on communication, has distinguished itself as one of the leading programs in the country. The Communication Research Center (CRC), one of the largest communication research centers and laboratory facilities in the nation, is equipped for interpersonal, small group, survey, public opinion, and physiological research and content analysis of print, audiotape, and videotape and film. The Tarrance Archives of Public Opinion Research, located within the CRC, contains over 200,000 interviews. The archives offer the student opportunities for the study of public opinion, politics, demography, campaign strategy, and communication effects. The Communication Sciences Laboratory houses a variety of instrumentation systems for the measurement and analysis of the production, transmission, and reception of the speech-voice signal. Available for student and faculty research are state-of-the-art recording, intensity, and pitch analysis equipment, sound level meters, computer interfaced aero-mechanical detection and measurement apparatus, electroglottograph, computer technology that facilitates the measurement and display of physiological information about speech and voice, and a comprehensive computerized hearing measurement laboratory.

The purpose of the Center for Information Systems Research, a major unit of the Department of Information and Management Sciences of the College of Business, is to support high-level research into the nature and use of information in organizations and to enhance the management of information resources in all sectors of society. Through employment in the center, which is supported by a variety of organizations and individuals, students have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of specialized technology. Another major component of the department is the Center for Advancement of Procurement, which supports research into the nature of procurement and materials management and assists practicing managers in professional development.

The arts at The Florida State University have been an important and essential part of the University's mission since its early development as a premier liberal arts institution in the early l900s. The schools of Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts and Dance contribute to this mission in several ways. They provide leadership for the cultural development of the state, and they provide state and national service to their professions through research programs, creative activities, symposiums, and various continuing educational services. The arts schools also contribute a wide spectrum of public service and outreach activities by offering extensive performances and exhibits both on campus and throughout the state, and by bringing leading arts professionals to Florida through special festivals and national and international meetings of professional organizations.

The Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, a division of the School of Visual Arts and Dance, is the major art museum in the area. The Gallery, occupying 16,000 square feet, serves as an exhibition, information, and documentation center for contemporary art and significant developments in art history. The school also administers the Appleton Museum and Collection, located in Ocala, Florida. Works of art bridging many cultures over thousands of years form the core of the school's outreach program in central Florida and provide rich source material for students of art and art history. The Department of Art History has a collection of 225,000 slides and a growing collection of multimedia CDs and videos, both of which are overseen by a slide curator and photographer to assist graduate students and faculty.

Some of the finest music research resources are available through the School of Music. The research equipment, laboratories, studios, and recital halls enhance the education of the graduate performers and composers and the performance of the schools numerous and varied organizations-from Baroque and Jazz Ensembles to the Marching Chiefs to the University Symphony.

The School of Theatre's public performances reflect the full range of dramatic literature, providing the graduate student the chance to experience live theatre-whether dramatic masterpieces, musicals, or experimental productions-and the choice to participate in its creation.

The arts disciplines at The Florida State University are among the most comprehensive of any university in the nation. They provide extensive and varied academic offerings, both for general University students and for students who wish to pursue professional careers in the arts, whether as creative artists, performers, scholars, or educators.

Training with top-name professionals, of utmost importance in the field of dance, is offered through the Department of Dance, where the physical and aesthetic talents of students are developed to their fullest. Performances are annually showcased through the department's numerous productions.

The University's galleries offer an active internship program and course work for theoretical and practical experience.

The Conservatory of Professional Actor Training provides an intensive program for actors, as does as the Institute for Theatre Training, where professional actors instruct students and demonstrate their own artistry.

Panama City Campus

In 1982 the Florida Legislature established a campus of The Florida State University at Panama City. The campus, with its modern classrooms and offices, has been designed to utilize the natural landscape of the site, creating an aesthetic and effective educational setting. Located 100 miles west of Tallahassee on beautiful North Bay, the Panama City campus provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate study in nine programs leading to the bachelor's degree and 16 programs leading to the master's degree. To complement the local community college, the Panama City campus offers no courses at the freshman and sophomore levels. Applicants for admission must complete the first two years of college work elsewhere.

The Panama City campus strives to offer a personalized university experience. Classes are relatively small, thereby permitting an individualized approach to instruction and facilitating interaction between students and faculty. About 80 percent of the courses are taught by faculty who teach at both the Panama City campus and the main campus. This ensures a quality of instruction reflecting the standards and values that are predominant on the main campus.

Colleges and Schools

The academic organization of the University comprises 17 colleges and schools. One of these, the College of Engineering, is a joint program of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) and The Florida State University. The colleges and schools offer courses of study in 25 major disciplines. In addition to the associate in arts (AA) certificate, they offer 93 authorized baccalaureate degree programs covering 195 fields, 100 authorized master's degree programs covering 179 fields, 28 authorized advanced master's and specialist degree programs covering 34 fields, two authorized professional degree programs covering eight fields, and 72 authorized doctoral degree programs covering 133 fields. The following outlines the academic divisions:

College of Arts and Sciences

Departments: Aerospace Studies; Anthropology; Biological Science; Chemistry; Classical Languages, Literature, and Civilization; Computer Science; English; Geological Sciences, History; Mathematics; Meteorology; Military Science; Modern Languages and Linguistics; Oceanography; Philosophy; Physics; Psychology; Religion; Statistics.

Interdisciplinary Programs: American and Florida Studies; Asian Studies; British Studies; Chemical Physics; Classics and Religion; Cognitive Science; Critical Theory; English and Business; Foreign Language and Business; Geophysical Fluid Dynamics; Humanities; Italian Studies; Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Molecular Biophysics; Neuroscience; Program in Chemical Physics; Psychobiology; Neuroscience Research; Russian and East European Studies; Secondary Science and/or Mathematics Teaching; Women's Studies.

College of Business

Departments: Accounting; Finance; Hospitality Administration; Information and Management Sciences; Management; Marketing; Risk Management/Insurance and Real Estate.

Interdisciplinary Programs: Business Administration and Law; Multinational Business.

College of Communication

Departments: Communication; Communication Disorders.

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

College of Education

Departments: Curriculum and Instruction; Educational Foundations and Policy Studies; Educational Leadership; Educational Research; Educational Theory and Practice; Human Services and Studies; Physical Education; Special Education.

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Departments: Chemical Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Mechanical Engineering.

College of Human Sciences

Departments: Family and Child Sciences; Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Sciences; Textiles and Consumer Sciences.

Interdivisional Programs: Marriage and Family; Independent Living for Persons with Disabilities.

School of Information Studies

College of Law

Interdisciplinary Programs: Law and Business Administration; Law and Economics; Law and International Affairs; Law and Public Administration; Law and Urban and Regional Planning.

College of Medicine

School of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts

School of Music

Interdisciplinary Program: Music Research.

School of Nursing

College of Social Sciences

School: Reubin O' D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy.

Departments: Economics; Geography; Political Science; Sociology; Urban and Regional Planning.

Interdisciplinary Programs: African-American Studies; Asian Studies; Health Services Administration and Policy; International Affairs; Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy; Marriage and Family; Devoe L. Moore and Family Center for the Study of Critical Issues in Economic Policy and Government; Study of Population; Russian and East European Studies; Program in Social Science; Urban and Regional Planning and Public Administration.

School of Social Work

School of Theatre

School of Visual Arts and Dance

Departments: Art; Art Education; Art History; Dance; Interior Design.

Interdisciplinary Programs: Arts Administration.

Institutes and Research Centers

The work of the colleges and schools is facilitated by institutes and centers in which faculty and students from throughout the University work as interdisciplinary teams on research and service projects. The centers and institutes are heavily supported by external funds. They serve as actual and potential sites for cooperative projects staffed by faculty and students, and personnel from business and industry, and are significantly involved in supporting state agencies through research, development, and training.

The following are the Board of Regents' approved institutes and research centers:

Professional Development and Public Service

Center for Intensive English Studies

Center for Professional Development and Public Service

Learning Systems

Center for Academic Services and Distance Learning

Center for Performance Technology

Learning Systems Institute

Science and Public Affairs

Beaches and Shores Resource Center

Center for the Advancement of Human Rights

Center for Biomedical and Toxicological Research and Hazardous Waste Management

Center for Economic Forecasting and Analysis

Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy

Center for Tobacco Education

Czech/American Joint Center for Environmental Research

Family Services Center (also under College of Human Sciences)

Florida Center for Public Management

Florida Growth Management Conflict Resolution Consortium

Florida Institute of Government (SUS)

Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center

Florida State Climate Center

Hungarian-American Joint Center for Environmental Research

Institute for Health and Human Services Research (also under School of Social Work)

Institute for International Cooperative Environmental Research

Institute for Law and Society

Institute of Science and Public Affairs

Polish/American Joint Center for Environmental Research

Russian/American Joint Center for Environmental Research

International Programs

Florida-Costa Rica Linkage Institute (FLORICA)

Florida-France Linkage Institute

Middle East Studies Center

College of Arts and Sciences

Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility

Center for Materials Research and Technology

Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies

Center for the Study of Values

Cooperative Institute for Tropical Meteorology

FSU Sensory Research Institute

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute

Institute for Cognitive Sciences

Institute for Fishery Resources Ecology

Institute for Future Resources

Institute of Molecular Biophysics

Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution

Institute on World War II and the Human Experience

Nuclear Services

Polar Desert Research Center

Research Center on Sea Level Changes

Southeast Archaeological Center

Statistical Consulting Center

Terrestrial Waters Institute

College of Business

Carl DeSantis Center for Executive

Management Education

Center for the Advancement of Procurement

Center for Banking and Financial Institutions

Center for Information Systems Research

Center for Insurance Research

Center for Personnel and Human Resource Management

Institute for Business Research and Service

International Center for Hospitality Research and Development

Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship

Marketing Transportation

Real Estate Research Center

Small Business Institute

College of Communication

Communication Research Center

International Center for the Advancement of Political Communication and Argumentation

L.L. Schendel Speech and Hearing Clinic

College of Education

Center for Policy Studies in Education

Center for the Study of Teaching and Learning

Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development

Center for the Study of Values in College Student Development

Comprehensive School Health Program Training Center

Melvene Draheim Hardee Center for Women in Higher Education

College of Human Sciences

Center for Family Services (also under Institute of Science and Public Affairs)

FSU Family Institute

Marriage and Family Therapy Center (also under School of Social Work)

Resource Materials Center

School of Information Studies

Information Use Management and Policy Institute

College of Law

Dispute Resolution Center

School of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts

Institute of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts

School of Music

Center for Music of the Americas

Center for Music Research

College of Social Sciences

Center for African-American Culture

Center for the Study of Population

Claude Pepper Center

DeVoe L. Moore and Family Center for the Study of Critical Issues in Economic Policy and Government

Florida Public Affairs Center

The Gus A. Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education

The LeRoy Collins Center for Public Policy

Middle East Studies Center

Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy

School of Social Work

Center for Social Work Research and Practice

Institute for Family Violence Studies

Institute for Health and Human Services Research (also under Institute of Science and Public Affairs)

Marriage and Family Therapy Center (also under College of Human Sciences)

Traumatology Institute

Trinity Institute for the Addictions

School of Visual Arts and Dance

Institute for Contemporary Art

Research

Center for Instructional Development and Services

Institute for Academic Leadership

School of Computational Science and Information Technology

Other Instructional Units

Center for Professional Development and Public Service

Director: William H. Lindner

The Center for Professional Development (CPD) provides continuing education and other outreach activities locally, statewide, nationally, and internationally on behalf of The Florida State University. Activities include professional development and workforce training and certification programs, credit courses and degree programs for nontraditional students, and meeting planning and facilitation. These activities can be delivered face-to-face or via distance technologies. All of the center's programs and activities support its mission to extend the resources of the University to promote learning for life.

The center is housed in the Turnbull Building, which is located on the southeast edge of the campus and just six blocks from downtown. The Turnbull Building offers an auditorium, meeting rooms, and a dining room to facilitate meetings, workshops, and symposia. This facility provides state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, access to teleconferencing, and experienced staff.

Components of the Center

Professional Development Programs. In conjunction with academic departments, government agencies, and private organizations, CPD develops, promotes, and administers a wide range of noncredit and credit programs and certifications via both traditional classroom settings and distance technologies. Most of these programs - offered as seminars, workshops, short courses, symposia, and institutes - can be taken for Continuing Education Units (CEUs). One CEU is defined as 10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction. The Office of the University Registrar records and maintains CEUs on a permanent, confidential transcript that can be issued at the request of the participant.

Off-Campus Degree Programs. To meet the needs of adult learners who cannot assume full-time residential student status, the center administers a wide variety of part-time credit classes and degree programs. Programs can be found throughout Florida, from Pensacola to Miami. In addition, many programs are delivered via distance technologies. Credit classes and degree programs can also be made available in the workplace. The center also administers the State University System Independent Study by Correspondence Program on behalf of The Florida State University.

Office of Adult Student Information and Services (OASIS). OASIS is the one-stop clearinghouse and referral service for adult learners seeking information on student services at The Florida State University. Services range from advising and registration to information about child care and financial aid.

Multimedia Services. The E-media unit of the Center for Professional Development works with clients within and outside the University to develop and disseminate comprehensive and customized educational programs. Their web-based media services include information and database designs, user interfaces for online professional development and credit programs, and online registration systems.

Meeting Planning and Facilitation Services. The center offers consulting, planning and management services for conferences and other educational meetings. Program coordinators assist clients with program development, budgeting, marketing, logistics, technical assistance, and on-site management. Even if a meeting is already fully planned, the staff can attend to the administrative and management details crucial to the success of a complex program. These services are available anywhere - locally, statewide, nationally, or internationally.

The Center for Intensive English Studies (CIES). CIES provides intensive instruction in the English language to non-English speakers. Its primary target audience is international scholars who are preparing to pursue degree work in American colleges and universities. CIES also provides English-as-a-second-language services for the spouses of regular students at The Florida State University as well as for some already admitted international students who are experiencing difficulty in mastering the English language. Enrollment is full-time (25 hours weekly). Interested parties should contact the Center for Intensive English Studies, 918 West Park Avenue, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4170. Phone: (850) 644-4797. E-mail: cies@mailer.fsu.edu.

Anyone interested in obtaining further information regarding the Center for Professional Development's services or programs should contact the Center for Professional Development, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1640. Phone: (850) 644-3801. The center's website is http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/.

The Florida Center for Public Management

Interim Director: James R. Anderson, Jr.

The Florida Center for Public Management (FCPM) was established in 1978 to provide assistance to elected leaders and appointed officials of state and local governments in Florida. Its staff of full-time, experienced management consultants is available to help these officials improve their operations through a variety of services, including management development, organizational improvement, survey research, quality analysis, and the Certified Public Manager Program. As such, FCPM complements the public service and research mission of the University while supporting the academic mission of instruction through the use of undergraduate and graduate students in applied settings for enhanced learning.

To obtain further information about FCPM and its services, write or call: The Florida Center for Public Management, The Florida State University, HMB 102, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2821. (850) 644-6460.

Learning Systems Institute

Acting Director: Owen F. Gaede

The Learning Systems Institute is a multi-disciplinary institute dedicated to the improvement of human performance. For over thirty years the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) has been a recognized world leader in applying instructional systems design (ISD) in schools, business, industry, and military settings. Over that thirty-year period, the Learning Systems Institute has brought more than $130 million in externally funded research to The Florida State University, providing a wealth of opportunities for graduate students to gain first-hand experience with cutting-edge research. LSI faculty and students have worked in over two dozen countries around the world, in addition to leading major research and development in the United States.

There are several areas of research that serve as the current focus for LSI:

1. Needs assessment and planning;
2. Improvement of training and learning through distributed learning and other technologies;
3. Performance technology;
4. International development through improved learning systems; and
5. Change management.

Institute for Cognitive Sciences

Acting Director: Dr. L. J. Kohout

The institute was founded in 1984 for the encouragement of interdisciplinary research, communication, and graduate study in the cognitive sciences. Its members include faculty and graduate students from the fields of computer science, psychology, philosophy, linguistics, education, business, and physics. Research has involved computer modeling of memory and problem solving, artificial and computational intelligence, knowledge-based computer systems, fuzzy logic and soft computing (e.g. genetic algorithms and neural networks), computer diagnosis of novice difficulties in problem solving, similarities and differences between human and lower-animal cognition, cultural aspects of cognition and language, linguistics and cognition, formal and natural languages, philosophy of knowledge and cognition, philosophy of artificial intelligence, study of the brain, robotics, education, and vision. Recently, research into cognitive aspects of the management of technology and of the perception of its affordability/cost has been included. A certificate is offered for graduate study in cognitive sciences.

L. L. Schendel Speech and Hearing Clinic

Director: Dr. Juliann Woods

The clinic has a dual mission: (a) to provide effective community service that improves the communication abilities of clients; and (b) to provide a teaching and clinical research laboratory that seeks to develop exemplary assessment and treatment procedures for use by our students and professionals in speech-language pathology and audiology. Innovative and relevant theory development, research, and services are viewed as unitary; the academic effort, the research effort, and the clinical effort all strive to accomplish one goal: the enhancement of the communicative well being of the clients served.

The Florida State University Center for the Performing Arts

Director of the Conservatory for Graduate Actor Training: Brant Pope

The Florida State University Center for the Performing Arts, located in Sarasota, Florida, is owned and managed by the University to support its graduate acting program. The center also houses the Asolo Theater Company, a professional theatre, and its costume studios. This theatre is affiliated with the University to enrich the educational experiences of the master of fine arts acting students in residence, and to provide theatre experiences of the highest quality for the Sarasota community and the state. The Sarasota Ballet Company also performs in the Center. The acting conservatory maintains its own theatre, an intimate 161-seat facility for University productions. The program is reputed to be one of the finest in America.

Libraries

The Florida State University library system encompasses a main library, the Robert Manning Strozier Library, four branch libraries, and the Law Library. The Warren D. Allen Music Library, the Harold Goldstein Library Science Library, the Mildred and Claude Pepper Library, and the newest, the Paul A.M. Dirac Science Center Library, are all integral parts of the University's library system that provide full service to all students and faculty on campus.

Computers throughout the University libraries give quick access to WebLUIS (an online catalog of materials in any of the libraries of the ten state universities in Florida) and to the Internet. Access is provided to a variety of databases covering business, current events, dissertations, education, government documents, language and literature, medicine, psychology, and sociology among others. The library is a member of the Center for Research Libraries, Research Libraries Group, and a charter member of the Southeastern Library Network.

The Law Library, managed and operated by the University's College of Law, contains over 435,000 volumes and volume equivalents with more than 155,000 cataloged titles. Continuing subscriptions number approximately 5,150. The WebLUIS online catalog provides access to all materials in the Law Library collection, serials holdings, and circulation status; legal research is complimented by the LEXIS and WESTLAW automated legal research databases and an array of CD-ROM data-bases. http://www.law.fsu.edu/library.

The Robert Manning Strozier Library is strategically located in the center of the main campus and occupies seven floors. The total collection of the Strozier Library and its branch libraries includes over 2,320,000 volumes of books and periodicals, over 168,000 maps, over 520,000 government documents, and over 8,000 electronic periodical titles for student and researcher use. The library is a member of the Center for Research Libraries, Research Libraries Group, and a charter member of the Southeastern Library Network.

The Strozier Library is a depository for federal and Florida documents. Computers throughout the University libraries give quick access to WebLUIS (which is an online catalog of materials in any of the libraries of the ten state universities in Florida) and to the Internet. WebLUIS also provides indexing to periodical articles in almost any subject. CD-ROM databases can be used to locate information on business, current events, dissertations, education, government documents, language and literature, medicine, psychology, and sociology.

Each of the libraries has a micromaterials collection which includes facilities for making paper copies of microforms. The libraries contain over 5,700,000 microforms, including film, cards, and fiche. In addition, other educational media are available. It is possible for individuals, as part of their course of study, to view videotape and slide-tape presentations, to listen to tape recordings, or to interact with a computer through terminals.

Members of the library staff are known for their knowledgeable and generous assistance to researchers. Students are aided in locating materials, and tours are conducted on how to use the library at the beginning of each semester and upon special per-class faculty request. Signs are posted in the lobby announcing the dates and times of tours, as well as regular hours of operation and extended hours during exam week. Interlibrary loan privileges are available to graduate students for research purposes. For doctoral students who are working on dissertations, a limited number of carrels are available. Applications for a carrel should be made at the Circulation Desk on the first floor of the Strozier Library.

The Special Collections Department, in addition to manuscripts and rare books, includes the Florida Collection, the Shaw Collection of "Childhood in Poetry," The Florida State University Archives, the research collections on Napoleon and the French Revolution, the Carothers Memorial Collection of Bibles and Rare Books, the McGregor Collection of early Americana, the Lois Lenski Collection of books for children, the Scottish Collection, and the Kelm Scott Press Books.

The Warren D. Allen Music Library, located in the School of Music, contains a collection of recordings and scores, in addition to books and periodicals. Facilities also include listening and viewing booths.

The Paul A.M. Dirac Science Library, located in the heart of the Science Center complex, consolidates all of the library's scientific and technical books and periodicals in one location. Public access terminals and microcomputers connected to the University's Computing Center are available for researcher and student use. The Dirac Library has over 300 databases available, including Chemical Abstracts, through its online searching.

The Harold Goldstein Library Science Library, located in the School of Information Studies, contains books and periodicals, as well as films, audiotapes, and microforms.

The Mildred and Claude Pepper Library, located in Dodd Hall, contains the personal and professional papers and mementos of one of Floridas best-known political couples. Reconstructions of United States Representative Pepper's Senate and House offices are on the second floor.

Graduate Education

Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Vice President for Program Development and Faculty Support: Alan R. Mabe, 408 Westcott Building

Graduate studies at The Florida State University emphasize advanced degree programs that entail extensive research activities and preparation for careers in science, the arts, the humanities, and the professions and technological fields. The University's diverse curriculum leads to graduate degrees with flexible options that allow students to form the program most suited to their academic and career goals. Talented faculty ensure a steady exchange of ideas, information, and technical skills. Research and teaching assistantships give graduate students the opportunity to work with these leaders in their fields while furthering their education.

The Dean of Graduate Studies has University-wide responsibility for the quality of graduate education. The graduate policy committee, a faculty committee appointed by the Faculty Senate of the University, is responsible for the determination of University-wide policies for the governance of graduate education. Within these policies and standards, deans of the various colleges and schools administer their individual graduate programs.

The Office of Graduate Studies assists graduate students in academic matters, offering advice on University-wide degree requirements, thesis and dissertation format, procedures for changing programs, and availability of assistantships, fellowships, and scholarships.

There are approximately 6367 graduate and law students enrolled at The Florida State University. These students come from approximately 140 foreign countries and all fifty states.

Researchers in many disciplines take advantage of the University's location in Florida's seat of government. More than 100 state and federal agencies provide students with opportunities for internships, research, and part-time jobs that match almost all areas of academic interest. Graduate students in such diverse fields as environmental science, urban and regional planning, social work, business, governmental affairs, population studies, public administration, and law are often funded by federal grants and supported by international organizations and have ready access to state government information.

Graduate Life

Located in the center of Tallahassee, the state capital, The Florida State University is well known for its beauty. Familiarly known in its beginning years as the College of the Pines, it still retains its unique mixture of Southern ease with Florida exotic. Collegian Gothic structures are combined with modern architecture set in a landscape of rolling hills with pines, palms, dogwoods and live oaks draped with Spanish moss. Flowering shrubs provide year-round color. Nearby a national forest, a wildlife refuge, lakes, rivers, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches offer opportunities for numerous outdoor pursuits.

The cultural appeal of the University is evidenced through special programs in the arts, including productions from several university and local theaters, operatic and musical (symphonic to jazz) offerings, and art exhibits. For those who enjoy sports, many of the University's intercollegiate athletic teams regularly rank nationally.

Faculties

It is the official policy of The Florida State University to recruit the most talented faculty from leading centers of learning throughout the world. The University faculty has included five Nobel laureates and ten members of the National Academy of Sciences. Many of its members have received national and international recognition, and the University enjoys national ranking in a number of disciplines. The diversity and quality of the educational backgrounds of the faculty are reflected in the institutions that have granted their graduate degrees. A complete listing appears in the back of this Graduate Bulletin.

Affiliations

The University participates in the Traveling Scholar Program, Academic Common Market, and Cooperative Programs within the State University System. The Florida State University is a member of the University Research Association; the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc.; The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research; The Southeastern Universities Research Association; EDUCOM: The Interuniversity Communications Council; the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science; the State University System's Institute for Oceanography; the University Space Research Association; and CAUSE: The Association for the Management of Information Technology in Higher Education.

Accreditation

The Florida State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctor's degrees. For departmental/field accreditations, refer to the respective college or schools chapter in this Graduate Bulletin.

Carnegie Foundation Classification

The Carnegie Foundation, in its 1994 report, ranked The Florida State University in the Research Universities I category, its highest category for a graduate-research university. The Florida State University is one of eighty-eight American universities to earn this designation.