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Consortium Advisory Member
Dr. Larry Chew
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 University
of Central Florida
Dr. Larry Chew
Mechanical and Aerospace Dept.
University of Central Florida
PO Box 162450
Orlando, Fl 32826
Email:
lnc@mail.ucf.edu
Phone: (407) 823-5358
Fax: (407) 823-0208
web:
http://www.ucf.edu/
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Date
Established: June, 1963
Florida Tech officially began
on June 10,1963, when the State Legislature
passed Bill No. 125 and Governor Farris Bryant
signed it into law: 'An ACT authorizing the
state board of education to establish a state
university or a branch of an existing state
university in the east central part of Florida;
defining the area; authorizing the board of
control and the state board of education to
determine the exact location; providing an effective
date.' The act, which took effect July 1, 1963,
defined east central Florida as including the
counties of Flagler, Orange, Seminole, Lake,
Brevard, Volusia, Osceola, Indian River and
St. Lucie.*
*Source:Accent on the Individual:
The First Twelve Years of Florida Technological
University, by Kenneth G. Sheinkopf, 1996, Florida
Technological University Foundation, Inc., Library
of Congress Catalog Card Number 76-27230.
The University of Central Florida,
a member institution of the State University
System, formerly was named Florida Technological
University. The name was changed by action of
the Florida Legislature on December 6, 1978.
| Status: |
One
of 11 of Florida's public universities |
| Location: |
13
miles east of downtown Orlando |
| Construction
Began: |
January,
1967 |
| Date of First
Classes: |
October,
1968 |
| Original Enrollment: |
1,948
students |
| Final Fall
2002 Enrollment: |
38,795 |
| FTIC Applicants: |
15,434
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| FTIC Acceptances: |
9,168
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| FTIC's Enrolled:* |
4,037 |
| Average SAT
Verbal: |
577
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| Average SAT
Math: |
590 |
| Average SAT
Total: |
1,167 |
| ACT Average: |
26
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| H.S. GPA Average: |
3.8
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| Intercollegiate Athletics: |
Programs
in Intercollegiate Athletics are coordinated
by athletic department coaches and staff
under the general supervision of the Director
of Athletics. The University of Central
Florida is a member of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA), Division I.
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| SACS: |
Level
6 Institution |
| SREB Classification: |
Four-Year
II Institution |
| Carnegie Classification: |
Doctoral/Research
Universities-Intensive |
| *Source: Student Data Course
File |
