The FSU Southwest Campus (SWC) of

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(FSU) is located in

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about a mile to the southwest of the Main Campus on approximately remaining out of a large parcel often called "The Farm", a nickname derived from a

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that once operated on the site.

Usage

Over the years portions of The Farm have been converted to other uses, such as

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and

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. The Southwest campus includes the FSU Foundation and Research buildings,

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and the new Advanced Materials Research building. Two athletic complexes are found here; the Morcorm Aquatics Center and Don Veller Golf Course as well as the WFSU Public Broadcast Center (

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and

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). To the east and northwest, the SWC abuts residential neighborhoods. The north side adjoins and intermingles with Innovation Park, the research park of which FSU is a participant and within which FSU owns the property on which the

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is located. Orange Avenue defines the southern border and Rankin Avenue denotes the far west. Large parcels of the SWC are occupied by venerable Alumni Village on the east side, a student housing complex, the par 73, Don Veller Seminole Golf Course in the middle, and the new Intramural Fields in the northwest corner. Innovation Park was carved out of the original "Farm" property. FSU retains ownership of the parcels for the prestigious National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Along Levy Street, FSU has begun development of a series of academic-oriented research facilities to house pure research and related centers, institutes, and technology transfer organizations.

Images

Image:FSU e-school.JPG, FSU College of Engineering buildings A and B Image:NHMFLbuildingtallahassee.JPG, The Mag Lab Image:FSUmaterialsbuilding.JPG, FSU Advanced Materials Research building Image:WFSUBuilding.JPG, WFSU Public Broadcast Center (

and

) Image:FSUfoundA.JPG, FSU Foundation and Research building A Image:FSUfoundB.JPG, FSU Foundation and Research building B

References

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