Editing Tallahassee, Florida (section)

====Florida State University====

[[Florida State University]] (commonly referred to as '''Florida State''' or '''FSU''') is an American [[public university|public]] [[space grant colleges|space-grant]] and [[sea grant colleges|sea-grant]] [[research university]]. Florida State is on a 1,391.54-acre (5.631 km2) campus in the state capital of Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the [[State University System of Florida]]. Founded in 1851, it is on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the state of Florida.<ref name="The Argo of the Florida State College, Vol II, pg. 114">{{cite web |last=Meginniss |first=Benjamin A. |author2=Winthrop, Francis B. |author3=Ames, Henrietta O. |author4=Belcher, Burton E. |author5=Paret, Blanche |author6=Holliday, Roderick M. |author7=Crawford, William B. |author8=Belcher, Irving J. |title=The Argo of the Florida State College |volume=II |publisher=The Franklin Printing & Publishing Co., Atlanta |year=1902 |url=https://archive.org/stream/argo219011902flor#page/114/mode/2up |access-date=April 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118141349/https://archive.org/stream/argo219011902flor#page/114/mode/2up |archive-date=January 18, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SPT">{{cite news |title=FSU's age change: history or one-upmanship? |first=Barry |last=Klein |newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |date=July 29, 2000 |url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/072900/State/FSU_s_age_change__his.shtml |access-date=July 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017154646/http://www.sptimes.com/News/072900/State/FSU_s_age_change__his.shtml |archive-date=October 17, 2012}}</ref>

The university is classified as a [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|Research University with Very High Research]] by the [[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Florida State University |work=Classifications |publisher=The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |year=2013 |url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=134097 |access-date=April 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629183038/http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=134097 |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The university comprises 16 separate [[colleges]] and more than 110 centers, facilities, labs and institutes that offer more than 360 programs of study, including professional school programs.<ref name="Florida State University, FSU Departments">{{cite web |title=Colleges, Schools, Departments, Institutes, and Administrative Units |work=FSU Departments |publisher=Florida State University |date=April 26, 2013 |url=http://www.fsu.edu/departments/ |access-date=April 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430165557/http://www.fsu.edu/departments/ |archive-date=April 30, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The university has an annual budget of over $1.7&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://learningforlife.capd.fsu.edu/bot/oct9_15.htm |title=Florida State University Board of Trustees Meeting |website=Learningforlife.capd.fsu.edu |access-date=November 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013202125/http://learningforlife.capd.fsu.edu/bot/oct9_15.htm |archive-date=October 13, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Florida State is home to Florida's only National Laboratory – the [[National High Magnetic Field Laboratory]] and is the birthplace of the commercially viable anti-cancer drug [[Taxol]]. Florida State University also operates The [[John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art]], the State Art Museum of Florida and one of the nation's largest museum/university complexes.<ref name="The Ringling">{{cite web |title=The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art |work=FSU Departments |publisher=The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art |date=April 26, 2013 |url=http://www.ringling.org/About2.aspx?id=930 |access-date=April 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517163624/http://www.ringling.org/About2.aspx?id=930 |archive-date=May 17, 2013}}</ref> 

The university is accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] (SACS). Florida State University is home to nationally ranked programs in many academic areas, including law, business, engineering, medicine, [[social policy]], film, music, theater, dance, visual art, [[political science]], [[psychology]], social work, and the sciences.<ref name="Florida State University Highlights and Rankings">{{cite web |url=http://www.fsu.edu/highlights/rankings.html#human/ |title=Florida State University – College Highlights and Selected National Rankings |access-date=May 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516124513/http://www.fsu.edu/highlights/rankings.html#human/ |archive-date=May 16, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[List of Governors of Florida|Florida Governor Rick Scott]] and the state legislature designated Florida State University as one of two "preeminent" state universities in the spring of 2013 among the twelve universities of the State University System of Florida.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=33191813 |date=June 10, 2013 |publisher=The Florida Current |title=UF, FSU get special designation, more money |first=James |last=Call |access-date=June 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114004/http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=33191813 |archive-date=November 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CS/CS/SB 1076: K-20 Education |url=http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1076 |website=Flsenate.gov |access-date=April 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420165557/http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1076 |archive-date=April 20, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Our Opinion: FSU benefits from pre-eminent status |url=http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20130423/OPINION01/304230001/Our-Opinion-FSU-benefits-from-pre-eminent-status |newspaper=The Tallahassee Democrat |access-date=April 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030015343/http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20130423/OPINION01/304230001/Our-Opinion-FSU-benefits-from-pre-eminent-status |archive-date=October 30, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

FSU's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known by their [[Florida State Seminoles]] nickname, compete in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] and the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC). The Florida State Seminoles athletics program are favorites of passionate students, fans and alumni across the United States, especially when led by the [[Marching Chiefs]] of the [[Florida State University College of Music]]. In their 113-year history, Florida State's varsity sports teams have won 20 national athletic championships and Seminole athletes have won 78 individual NCAA national championships.<ref name="FSU_ATH_TL">{{cite news |title=FSU Athletics Timeline |first=Jim |last=Joanos |date=June 2012 |url=http://nolefan.org/garnet/seminole72.html |access-date=April 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703082917/http://nolefan.org/garnet/seminole72.html |archive-date=July 3, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>