UWF Events

• Governor names first local Board of Trustees following Board of Regents’ demise
• John C. Pace Jr. Hall student residence opens
• West Florida Historic Preservation Inc. with its 22 historic properties in Downtown Pensacola becomes a direct support organization of UWF
• Festival on the Green revived
• Women’s volleyball becomes varsity sport
• Campus closes on 9/ll

World Events

• Terrorists seize commercial jets and crash into World Trade Center buildings, Pentagon on Sept. 11
• Letters containing anthrax mailed to various government officials and media outlets
• Dale Earnhardt dies in NASCAR race
• National Academy of Science reports global warming on the rise
• Embryos created to conduct stem cell research stirring national debate