University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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CLAS Students Take on the World The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida is the largest college on campus, with more than 700 faculty members and the teaching responsibility of more than 12,000 students each semester. CLAS offers 40 majors in 22 departments and three academic programs ranging from Asian studies and linguistics to astronomy and botany. The college is home to 32 centers and institutes including the Center for Women ' s Studies and Gender Research, the Land Use and Environmental Change Institute and the Center for Excellence in Teaching. The college occupies nearly 650,000 square feet in 22 buildings on campus. Above: Spanish major Jennifer Orlando looks for- ward to teaching Spanish in Florida ' s schools. (Photo Jane Dominguez.) Above: French Professor Carol Murphy instructs the Senior Seminar in French Literature class. This seminar, like all courses in the French curriculum, is taught entirely in French. (Photo Jane Dominguez.) Above: Dean Neil Sullivan talks with CLAS sophomore Cathy Francois at the Center for African Studies, where Francois works as a student assistant. (Photo Jane Dominguez.) Above: History major Jason Goley works on his senior thesis in Library West. Jason ' s research focuses on the history of race relations and war in America, and his paper is about African-American veterans of the Korean War. (Photo Jane Dominguez.) Academics 211

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Right: Chemistry graduate student Keisha-Gay Hylton checks her experiment ' s solvent as it dries over molecular sieves. (Photo Jane Dominguez.) Below: Susan Jean, a OF history graduate, was one of 85 national winners of the prestigious 2001 Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies. The competitive merit awards are for first-year doctoral and Susan is pursuing her PhD in history at Columbia University. (Photo Jane Dominguez.) Above: CLAS graduates line up for the processional at the college ' s annual Baccalaureate ceremony celebrating spring commencement. Pictured from left: Michael Coussa, Tiffany Chisholm, John Duncan,and Elizabeth Leoty. (Photo Jane Dominguez.) Right: CLAS students (clockwise from bottom left) Monica Stephens, Sonya Stephens, Shelley Deaux, and Bo Stanton 210 Academics study for final exams. (Photo Jane Dominguez.)

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Beyond the Call of the Classroom ORGANIZATIOnS After the classroom hours, lab hours and research hours in the opportunities to participate in student organizations are a way for the diverse student body to expand horizons and become an active member of a club or The University of Florida has over 500 organizations from Greek Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, study-related clubs and associations to athletics, music and language groups. With all the organizations, it ' s hard to believe that any student could ever be bored or lacking something to do. Many students develope life-long friends and relationships through these Beyond the serious side of being part of one or more of the many Student Organizations, it is just a lot of great fun and excitement through the college years! -Jaquelyn Gonzalez Members of Danza Dancers pose with Gator Expo Director, Andrew Mitvol. Members of the group sre: Nicole Cathers, Kathi Shepard, Kellt Todd, Jennie Hornib, Kristin Netina, Christe Floyd, Sara Potter, Adrienne Glussman, Danielle Mohen, and KJ Penvidic, Danza President.