2004-05 Undergraduate Catalog
The J. Wayne Reitz Union is the community center of the university, providing a variety of facilities, services and programs for all members of the university community. The union’s primary emphasis is serving the nonacademic needs of students. Policy for the Reitz Union is established by the Board of Managers, which consists of eight students and six faculty members, with a student chair. Student Government funds the Reitz Union.
The Reitz Union opened May 1, 1967, and was named in honor of Dr. J. Wayne Reitz, president of the university from 1955 to 1967. Facilities and services offered at the Reitz Union include the following:
Student Activities Center: Located on the third floor, the center houses Student Government, Student Honor Court, Student Legal Services and other student organizations.
Office of Student Activities: The Reitz Union sponsors a continuing program of activities and services, including an arts series, lectures, live concerts, a leisure course program, arts and crafts sales, College Bowl and numerous leadership and volunteer programs.
Dining and Food Facilities: Choices include the Reitz Union Food Court that features Wendy’s©, Subway©, Home Zone©, Sushi & Noodle Bar©, Java City© and Capeesh©. Also located in the Reitz Union are the Arrendondo dining room, Orange and Brew, Freshens©, and Taco Bell©. Complete catering services are available.
Meeting/Hotel Facilities: Two large ballrooms, two auditoriums, three lounges and thirty conference and meeting rooms are available for students and university organizations. A 36-room hotel is also available.
Services: ATMs, an information desk, lost and found, and a passenger and ride-wanted bulletin boards are provided. Free notary public service is provided by Student Legal Services. A computer lab also is available for UF students.
University Box Office: Students, faculty and staff can purchase tickets for campus concerts at TicketMaster© outlet; tickets also are available for major entertainment events throughout the Southeast United States.
Retail Stores: Located on the ground floor and outside around the terrace, the retail stores include Wachovia Bank, STA Travel, the Reitz Union Hair Company, Do it Reitz! Copy Center, the Outfitter, Lange Eye Care, Talking Walls, Kaplan Test Prep and Comp USA.
Recreation & Entertainment: The Arts and Crafts Center offers studio space, classes and hands-on instruction in ceramics, jewelry making and screen printing. The Game Room features 16 bowling lanes with black lights and automatic scoring, 17 billiard tables, a snooker table, foosball and video games. Camping and outdoor equipment rentals and trip-planning information are available from The Outfitter. The Reitz Union Cinema features first-run movies, avant-garde classics and foreign and animated films. The gallery and art gallery areas display works by students and faculty.
UF Bookstore and Welcome Center: The Bookstore is connected to the Reitz Union and sells textbooks, supplies, gifts and clothing.
The Welcome Center provides a "front door" for the university, featuring an information desk, university displays, and information about university programs and entrance requirements. Walking tours of the campus depart Monday-Friday (except holidays) from the Welcome Center. The Gator 1 Card Services Office also is located in the Welcome Center.
Career Resource Center
The Career Resource Center (CRC), on the first floor of the J. Wayne Reitz Union, provides career planning, cooperative education/internship, externship work experience opportunities and employment assistance at the University of Florida.
The CRC helps students develop and explore career plans, acquire career-related work experiences and develop personal strategies that ensure employment.
The center’s services focus upon the student, from freshmen exploring careers to graduate students seeking employment. Students can use the center at any time during their college careers. Most services are free and include counseling for students seeking career planning, career changes, work experience and job search campaigns.
The Career Workshop Program offers seminar sessions on a wide variety of topics each semester. Sessions are 50 minutes long and are taught in the CRC’s career development laboratory, and many are available through the Internet site. Topics include career planning, cooperative education, job search correspondence, resume preparation, interview techniques, overseas jobs and many more.
The Cooperative Education and Internship Programs enable students to gain professional work experience related to classroom education. They also provide a source of income and enable students to become more competitive for the job market.
Hundreds of recruiters visit the CRC each semester and conduct nearly 10,000 on-campus job interviews each year, the largest such program in the state. The center uses a web-based résumé referral and interview management database called Gator CareerLink©. Students who wish to participate in the on-campus interview process for full-time, co-op or internship positions must first register with the CRC at www.crc.ufl.edu/CareerLink/index.php.
Career Days: The center sponsors a number of these events each semester. Career Showcase, traditionally held in September and January, offers all students an opportunity to discuss career and employment opportunities with hundreds of national companies. Several smaller career events provide a more specialized recruiting environment for specific colleges and career fields.
The Career Resource Library contains information to help students make career choices: facts on several thousand employers; employer contact lists; directories for business, industry, education and government; lists of American firms operating overseas and reference material and information on graduate and special studies programs such as fellowships, assistantships and other resource materials.
Research data also is available on job trends, outlook and economic forecasts; labor market statistics; manpower bulletins for various career fields; special directories and publications rating most employers. More than 250 slide/tape, video and audio programs provide career choices, employer information, job search and interview techniques.
A Credentials and Referral Service is available to students and alumni. Copies of credentials are sent upon request to potential employers. In addition, the center refers qualified persons on file to interested employers requesting candidates to fill job vacancies.
The World Wide Web: The Career Resource Center’s list of jobs and career information is available at www.crc.ufl.edu. This site contains a full spectrum of information services and direct Web links.