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''For the athletic program please see:'' [[WP:GATORS|Wikiproject:University of Florida/Florida Gators subproject]]
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Welcome to '''WikiProject University of Florida''', this is a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] that has been set up to better organize and present information in all articles related to '''[[University of Florida]]''' and the '''[[Florida Gators]]'''.  This project is never-ending, and all are welcome to contribute...  

This project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians to improve all UF-related articles in order to make Wikipedia an excellent resource for [[University of Florida]] and [[Florida Gators]] information for all who visit.  If you would like to help, please inquire on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject University of Florida|talk page]] and see the [[#To-do_items|to-do list]] there.

*'''[[Special:Recentchangeslinked/Category:University of Florida|Recent changes to University of Florida articles]]'''

*'''[[Special:Recentchangeslinked/Category:Florida Gators|Recent changes to Florida Gators articles]]'''


==Scope and goals==
This project is designed to help those interested in improving all of the UF-related articles on Wikipedia to find a particular area in which they are interested in working. As the '''University of Florida''' is a broad subject, there are many sub-projects and collaborations in which you can participate. 

Reminder: All are welcome to make changes!!!

==We want to==

# Standardize the style and format of articles on any article pertaining to the '''[[University of Florida]]''' and '''[[Florida Gators]]''' subjects.
# Document alumni/athletes who attended or graduated from the '''University of Florida''' who have not been added yet.
# The alumni who have been added: need their profiles expanded on the '''[[List of University of Florida alumni]]''' page. In addition, please provide proper sources.
# Create a body of articles that accurately depicts the history and culture of the '''University of Florida''' and the '''Florida Gators'''.
# Expand the number of articles regarding the '''University of Florida''', and subjects pertaining to this university.  In addition, improve the quality as well.
# Highlight the '''University of Florida's''' relationship and contributions to the rest of the world.
# Properly source all UF-related articles, preferably using the [[Meta:Cite/Cite.php | &lt;ref&gt; element]] and the {{tl|cite}} series of templates.
# Monitor the '''University of Florida''' and '''Florida Gators''' pages to assure no one vandalizes them.
# Update the pictures, images, and rankings for the '''University of Florida'''.
# Document and categorize the faculty who are currently or have previously taught at the '''University of Florida'''.
# Document all the athletic coaches who have ever been employed by the '''University of Florida'''.
# Document all academic administrators who have ever been employed by the '''University of Florida'''.

==Members==

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|[[User:PersnicketyPaul|PersnicketyPaul]]||| Future librarian and graduate of UF class of 2013.
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|[[User:Dirtlawyer1|Dirtlawyer1]]||| I'm a three-time graduate (BA '88, MA '93, JD '97).  I now live in Atlanta, but feel drawn to certain UF athletics and history-releated subjects.  I've been having fun editing several Gator coach and UF president articles.
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|[[User:ufgatorman|ufgatorman]]||| I graduated from [[University of Florida|UF]] as well. I have been trying to make contributions to as many UF related wikipages as I can.  I ended up finally creating an account because I wanted to start the [[Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator]] page. Go Gators!
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|[[User:Moni3|Moni3]]||| I work on campus. I can help out where needed.
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|[[User:clariosophic|Clariosophic]]||| I lived in [[Buckman Hall (Gainesville, Florida)|Buckman Hall]] and graduated from the old law school at University and 13th in the mid [[1960]]s.
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|[[User:Akraj|Akraj]]||| I did my Ph.D. in [[Mechanical Engineering]] in [[1979]] and also taught for two years in the same department before returning to [[India]] to run my own NGO. I have recently written my memoirs about [[University of Florida|UF]] times.
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|[[User:Hatmatbbat10|Hatmatbbat10]]||| I don't really have any ties with the University but I am interested. The main things I can contribute to is articles about the [[Florida Gators|Gators]]. 
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|[[User:Polis4rule|Polis4rule]]||| Not currently attending, but I know people who go there and plan on attending. I'm flexible and help out on any [[Florida Gators|Gator]] article.
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|[[User:Cap. Mitchel|Cap. Mitchel]]|||
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|[[User:Zeng8r|Zeng8r]]||| [[Florida Gators|Gator]] from birth, and lived in [[Buckman Hall (Gainesville, Florida)|Buckman Hall]] as well (early 90s). I'll poke around and see what I can contribute...
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|[[User:Rothamell|Rothamell]]||| Got my [[Bachelors]] from [[University of Florida|UF]].
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|[[User:Mgreason|Mgreason]]||| Class of [[1978]]; my mother was class of [[1953]]. Go [[Florida Gators|Gators]]! 
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|[[User:Porsche997SBS|Porsche997SBS]]||| Graduate and lifelong fan of [[University of Florida|UF]].
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|[[User:Red Deadeye|Red Deadeye]]||| Live in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and I have access to a lot of [[Florida]] news.
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|[[User:Swatjester|Swatjester]]||| I went to [[Florida State University|FSU]], so this is treason for me. But my parents both went to [[University of Florida|UF]] undergrad, and my dad to [[University of Florida|UF]] law, and I was accepted to [[University of Florida|UF]] law and still have strong connections there even though I go to a different school.  I'll help out when I can.
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|[[User:Lunajurai|Lunajurai]]||| Alumna of the [[University of Florida College of Medicine|College of Medicine]], currently working at UF as a postdoc.
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|[[User:Jamesontai|Jameson L. Tai]]||| I am currently a student at [[Florida Institute of Technology]], so here's another user committing treason, but I am cleaning up some of the higher education articles and was invited in by [[User:Jccort]].  
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|[[User:Brandonrush|Brandonrush]]||| I have no ties to [[University of Florida|Florida]], I actually plan on attending [[University of Arkansas|the prestigious University of Arkansas]], but since I was invited I will help where I can. 
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|[[User:Diligent Terrier|Diligent Terrier]]||| 
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|[[User:SevernSevern|SevernSevern]]||| Current freshman at UF. Let me know if you need any pictures of stuff.
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|[[User:Wtc69789|Wtc69789]]|||
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|[[User:Joanna Ingles|Joanna Ingles]]||| Class of 2008 in the [[University of Florida College of Fine Arts|SA+AH]]. I lived in Mallory Hall all four years. I was invited and will continue to fix and add to articles where I can.
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|[[User:Mrtoes|Mrtoes]]||| Class of 2006 (PhD) and 2002 (MA), instructor for English classes, and now a librarian building the [[University of Florida Digital Collections]]. Check out the photos of UF and people from UF in the [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufdc/?s=uapc&m=hbhall University Photo Archives] online for classic pictures of UF and Gainesville.
|-
|[[User:Smuckers|Smuckers]]|||I don't live in Florida or attend to plan UF, but I can help, esp. with sport articles.
|-
|[[User:Nikonmadness|Nikonmadness]]||| I currently attend [[University of Florida|UF]], entering my sophomore year, and I am a photographer. I am a staff photographer for [[The Independent Florida Alligator]] and I am more than willing to help out with more photos that might otherwise be difficult for us to obtain. If you're working on an article that needs a photo, just send a message.
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|[[User:Tainted wesbo|Tainted wesbo]]||| I currently attend [[University of Florida|UF]] as a 4th year Marketing major. I absolutely love the university, especially the sports teams, so I love to make lots of contributions to sports-related articles. I usually have a lot of time on my hands, so...I'll be around.
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|[[User:Fliry Vorru|Fliry Vorru]]||| I currently attend UF.  I am a Masters student in the [[University of Florida College of Education|Education department]] and the hall director of Tolbert Hall. I'll be most helpful in the [[University of Florida student housing|Housing department]] articles (I work there), helping to add photography to pages, and with the [[The Pride of the Sunshine|marching band]] (I'm in it).
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|[[User:Richmond96|Richmond96]]||| I can help with any Gators articles.
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|[[User:GerryShaw|GerryShaw]]||| Live in [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]], work in the [[McKnight Brain Institute|McKnight Brain Institute]] and also run a small biotech company [[EnCor Biotechnology Inc.|EnCor Biotechnology Inc]]. Do Wiki stuff for fun sometimes.
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|[[User:Syntrik|Syntrik]]||| I received my [[Bachelors]] from [[University of Florida|UF]] in [[Microbiology]] & [[Cell Science]].
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|[[User:WillMcC|WillMcC]]||| Been around campus since the Spurrier era and work at the [[Warrington College of Business Administration]] as well as take courses as a grad student. I have a [[Canon EOS 40D]] DSLR with a few lenses and am working towards a private pilot license, so if you need aerial photos of the area, I can probably help out.
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|[[User:Ocdmuch|Ocdmuch]]||| Currently attend UF and regularly attend most Gator sporting events.  Expanded/created the Gator softball pages.  Plan to work on the lesser-covered UF sports after softball is completed.
|-
|[[User:brucefloyd|brucefloyd]]||| Social media manager for UF. Hope to provide content updates, historical details as needed. Grateful to this community for the terrific work!
|-
|[[User:Mbs3|Mbs3]]||| Work at UF.
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|[[User:Gatorfan6|Gatorfan6]]||| I will help to the upmost ability and knowledge to the peak performance in hopes of getting recognized in some way.
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|[[User:Douglas Whitaker|Douglas Whitaker]]||| 7th year gator (classes of 2010, 2012, and 2016 (expected)).
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|[[User:a_s_williams|a_s_williams]]||| Graduate of UF. I'd like to help where needed.
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|[[User:CAFLNHDC|CAFLNHDC]]||| Bleed orange and blue(rationally). BS '04.
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|[[User:G8rtrance|G8rtrance]]||| BSJ '99, [[UF Health Jacksonville]] web manager ever since. Created and manage wikis for UF Health Jax and UF Medicine - Jax.
|-
|[[User:Gaurav|Gaurav]]||| Postdoc, [[Florida Museum of Natural History]]
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|[[User:Navarre0107|Navarre0107]]||| Class of 2023 BA in Political Science with a minor in Urban and Regional Planning; it looks like this wikiproject might be inactive, but I'm still gonna contribute where I can
|}



===Userboxes===
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==Project Templates==
The following template may be used to tag pages cared for by the WikiProject:

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| {{tl|WPUF}}<br><br> ''Placed on article talk page (all University of Florida-related articles and non-articles - see the template's usage for more)''
| style="text-align: left; " | {{WikiProject University of Florida|class=tem|category=no}}
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|{{tl|Invite User University of Florida}}<br><br> ''Placed on a user's page to invite them to the WikiProject''
| style="text-align: left; " | {{Invite User University of Florida}}
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{{tl|UniversityofFloridaWikiProject-Member}} ''Placed on your user page'' 
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==WikiProject Award==

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|[[Image:UFBarnstar.png|100px|The University of Florida Star]]
|{{tlsp|The University of Florida Star|message <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>}}
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The '''University of Florida Star''' is awarded for excellence in editing articles pertaining to the '''[[University of Florida]]'''.
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|[[Image:UFBarnstar2.png|100px|The Florida Gators Barnstar]]
|{{tlsp|The Florida Gators Barnstar|message <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>}}
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'''The Florida Gators Barnstar''' is awarded for excellence in editing articles pertaining to the '''[[Florida Gators]]'''.
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* '''SPECIAL NOTE''':  ''Do not give these Barnstars away often.  Make the editors work hard for either of these distinctions...''

== To-do list ==

{{To do}}

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: <small>Above tasks could be added to above "To-do" info box.</small>

== Article assessment ==

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===High-quality content===

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#{{Icon link|FA|Andrew Sledd}} 
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#{{Icon link|GA|Theresa Andrews}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Catie Ball}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Carol Browner}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Robert Cade}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Tracy Caulkins}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Josh Cody}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Rex Grossman}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Nicole Haislett}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Mike Heath (swimmer)}}
#{{Icon link|GA|David Larson}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Ryan Lochte}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Robert Q. Marston}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Tim McKee}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Albert A. Murphree}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Mark Stockwell}}
#{{Icon link|GA|John J. Tigert}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Dara Torres}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Abby Wambach}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Mary Wayte}}
#{{Icon link|GA|Jack Youngblood}}
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==Article alerts==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject University of Florida/Article alerts}}

== See also ==

{{commonscat|University of Florida}}
* [[Florida Gators]]
* [[Florida Blue Key]]
* [[Fredric G. Levin College of Law]]
* [[Gatorade]]
* [[Gator Growl]]
* [[List of University of Florida alumni]]
* [[List of University of Florida Presidents]]
* [[University of Florida College of Medicine]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.ufl.edu/ University of Florida] The official Web site for the University of Florida
* [http://www.gatorzone.com Gatorzone.com] - Official website of the Florida Gators
* [http://www.uaa.ufl.edu/ University Athletic Association] - Official site of UF's athletics board

===History===
* [http://www.ufl.edu/history/ University of Florida History Website]

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