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

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Group work is a good for students to meet other people in their respective colleges. Trying to complete a survey project, students confer. Scale models are a good way for to see what the completed project would look like. Working on a scale model of a classroom, an architecture adds a scale person to the room. The College of Architecture blueprints are needed for construction tudents to guide how to build a Judging a blueprint, a student how to begin work at the site. 31

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architecture project, a stud draws a sketch.. The College of Architecture was established at the University of Florida in 1925, and has since grown to be one of the largest design, planning and construction sites in the country. There are many different professional disciplines offered in the college. At the undergraduate and graduate levels, these include architecture, construction, interior design and landscape architecture, and urban and regional planning at the graduate level. There are also Ph.D. programs available in architecture, building construction, and urban and regional planning. The college emphasizes a global perspective to broaden student ' s point of view, so a graduate from the college can find employment anywhere they desire. Technology is also becoming extremely important in the Architecture student ' s life, ranging from access to forgeographic information systems to a personal computer. 30

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Emerson Courtyard is a popular place for students to gather after class and for group study. College of Business Administration The College of Business Administration was founded in 1927, and, in 1996, after receiving an endowment from 1958 business alumnus Al Warrington was renamed in his honor. The college has approximately 4000 students enrolled in a variety of degree programs: undergraduate, doctoral and graduate professional, including Internet MBA degrees. There are more then 1,200 graduate students enrolled in the college, pursuing advanced degrees in six specialized master ' s programs and seven MBA programs. More then 100 electives and 16 concentrations are offered to MBA students. Master ' s programs include: Master of Science in decision and Information Sciences; Master of Arts in International Business; Master of Arts in Real Estate; Master of Science in Management; Master of Accounting; and a newly created Master of Science in Finance. There are also over 100 doctoral students in the college ' s Ph.D. program, which leads to a Ph.D. in business administration. Students largely direct campus life, and there are more then a dozen student organizations run by and for business students. The faculty is widely recognized for it ' s excellence, with the Department of Finance ranked among the top 25 of all business schools by US News and World Report. US News also ranked the faculty in marketing, management, and accounting in the top 20. The bachelor and master ' s program in accounting is regularly regarded as one of the top twelve in the nation. Superior research is also a hallmark of the finance faculty, as recognized by the Journal of Finance: OF ranked number one in the Highest Numbers of Authors Published in 1997, and ,in 1998, ranked in the top 20 in Total Influence in topic areas of Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions. The Warrington College takes pride in it ' s ability to deliver high quality business education to the high number if students on campus. From its fine undergraduate program, to professional degrees, to Internet programs, the Warrington College strives to seek its constituency in the ever-changing business climate. 32