January 6, 2022

UNF Celebrates 50th Anniversary

As we enter 2022, UNF is honored to mark 50 years of providing higher education. We are celebrating all year with events, speakers, and resources to showcase the impact the University has made through its students, alumni, and community involvement. Discover more about the history of UNF and the future here. Here's to 50 more years!

Senior Student Brings Science to Life

Using a special headset and software at the Thomas G. Carpenter Library’s Virtual Learning Center, Trevor Rogers can interact with computational modeling concepts in a whole new way — as “touchable” molecules in three-dimension. Learn more about his creation here.

Homecoming Highlight - Blue and Gray Bash

Attend the best event in the galaxy, the Blue and Gray Bash, on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. We're swooping to the stars with a space theme! Your ticket includes delicious food, an open bar, music from the UNF jazz combo, Jax360 photo booth, and a silent auction. Can't make it to the bash? Our online auction goes live Feb.16. Registration for the auction opens Feb.14. Early bird ticket sales end Jan. 31! Get yours here.

Mark Your Calendars!

Feb. 13 - SWOOPer Bowl Watch Party

Kick off Homecoming Week with a SWOOPer Bowl Party at 5:30 p.m. at Main and Six Brewing! Spots is limited and a $15 ticket will reserve your space to watch the game (and commercials) on the big screen with a taste of the exclusive 50th Anniversary Swoop Juice and a meal ticket for a food truck. Get your ticket here.

Feb. 18 - Alumni Campus Tour

Have you seen campus lately? Alumni and their families are welcome to join this one-hour campus tour with a Swoop Squad tour guide. The tour will start and end at the Student Union Plaza. Complimentary parking will be in the Arena Garage, next to the Student Union. Register here.

Feb. 18 - Blue and Gray Bash

This annual Homecoming fundraiser is back in-person, and we are thrilled to invite you to spend the evening with fellow Ospreys, while supporting our student-athletes. The Friday night event is 7-10 p.m. at University Center, and includes food, drinks, and entertainment from the student jazz band as well as a DJ to keep you dancing into the evening! The auction will be in-person and online. Get your tickets here.

Feb. 19 - Swoop the Loop 5k and Fun Run

Get your running shoes ready for our annual Swoop the Loop 5K and Fun Run! Enjoy this Homecoming tradition while running through our beautiful campus. Our one mile fun run makes it easy for everyone to join the race. Refuel with Pancakes in the Plaza. UNF students fun run for FREE! The 5K is $10 for children 11 and under and $25 for anyone over 12. Fun run participants 12 and over are $10, and children under 11 are free! Register here.

Feb. 19 - Homecoming Village

Finish off Homecoming with a bang at Homecoming Village in the Plaza. This family-friendly pep rally includes games, food and bounce houses. This free event requires preregistration to ensure plenty of food and fun for everyone. Food is first come, first served. Register for this free event here.

Feb. 19 - Basketball Doubleheader

Cheer on the Ospreys during our Homecoming Basketball Doubleheader. The Women's Basketball team takes on FGCU at 2 p.m., and the Men's Basketball team takes on FGCU at 5 p.m. Get your tickets here.

Haley Nesto, '21

Haley Nesto is the executive secretary of the alumni engagement team at UNF. She's currently in the English graduate program. Her love for the University is contagious.

"Working at UNF has only made my love for the University community grow, and I am grateful to continue to be a part of it," said Nesto.

"My favorite memory from UNF was winning an award in my poetry class from my favorite professor. Every fall semester, Fred Dale awards a box of Count Chocula Cereal (his favorite cereal) to the person who writes the best poem of the semester. I won the award on Halloween, which is my favorite holiday, so I was really excited. Reading other people’s poems is like getting a peek into their soul, and we all grew really close and cared for one another a lot. Whenever something was going on in their lives, it was very apparent in the poems they were sharing that week, and everyone was really supportive towards one another."

Whenever you email or call the alumni voice, Nesto is the cheerful voice on the other end. An Osprey through and through, she is excited to see where her graduate degree takes her once she graduates in 2023.

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Jacksonville, FL 32224
(904) 620-4723
unf-alumni@unf.edu

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