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Come win individual or team prizes at a sporting clays competition on Sept. 13 at Amelia Shotgun Sports in Yulee.

Three more Gator Hometown Parties are scheduled this summer to welcome the newest additions to The Gator Nation family - the 2008 incoming class.

The Gator Club of Miami and the Broward County Gator Club are hosting Gators at the Ballpark on Friday, July 18, when the Florida Marlins take on the Philadelphia Phillies at Dolphin Stadium.

One of the nation's best-known and most-respected professionals in the field of alumni relations has been selected to lead the University of Florida Alumni Association, the university announced today.

University of Florida officials today mailed letters of notification to more than 11,300 current and former students regarding a privacy breach.

The University of Florida Alumni Association received a silver medal this spring in international competition for its "F Book."

Dr. Stephen Craig is the featured speaker at the June 10 Outreach event hosted by the DC Gator Club.

Join the Windy City Gator Club as it hosts an Outreach event featuring the Knight-Ridder Professor of Economics and Research Associate from the National Bureau of Economic Research, Dr. David Figlio, on Tuesday, June 3.

Football coach Urban Meyer will visit with Gators throughout Florida this spring in a series of Gator Gatherings hosted by the University of Florida Alumni Association, University Athletic Association, Gator Boosters and area Gator clubs.

Football coach Urban Meyer will visit with Gators throughout Florida this spring in a series of Gator Gatherings hosted by the University of Florida Alumni Association, University Athletic Association, Gator Boosters and area Gator clubs.

"Medicare Part D Drug Benefit: Just What We Needed?" is the topic of the next lecture in the Phil Griffin Distinguished Lecture Series. It will be presented by College of Pharmacy professor David Angaran.

Football coach Urban Meyer will visit with Gators throughout Florida this spring in a series of Gator Gatherings hosted by the University of Florida Alumni Association, University Athletic Association, Gator Boosters and area Gator clubs.

The Alumni Association's 10th annual International Gator Day is May 17. A record 60 Gator Clubs are scheduled to volunteer their time to give back to their local communities.

UF juniors and seniors gathered at the UF Auditorium last Friday, April 25th to receive their Official Class Ring, the Gator Wrap, at the Official Class Ring Ceremony.

Professors from three UF colleges will participate in the Gator Academic Outreach Symposium during the Gator Guayabera Guateque at the Doral Resort in Miami on Saturday, May 10.

The newly formed Association of Baby Gator Alumni is an organization of families, friends, colleagues and supporters who have been associated with Baby Gator Child Development and Research Center through the past 40 years.

Celebrate with Gators in Sarasota County as we welcome Coach Meyer, along with representatives from the UF Alumni Association, Gator Boosters and the UF Athletic Association on Friday, April 25.

The University of Florida Alumni Association provides food and fun at their annual Orange and Blue Barbecue. Later that evening, Gator grads from 1983 are honored and inducted into the Silver Society.

Join alumni and friends on Friday, May 9, for the second annual Gator Golf Gathering hosted by the Association of Hispanic Alumni. The tournament will be at Red Course of the Doral Golf Resort in Miami.

Football coach Urban Meyer will visit with Gators throughout Florida this spring in a series of Gator Gatherings hosted by the UF Alumni Association, University Athletic Association, Gator Boosters and area Gator clubs.

It is never too early to spend time investigating the post-secondary educational opportunities in the State University System of Florida.

The Atlanta Gator Club will host its 16th annual Scholarship Golf Tournament on Monday, Sept. 15, at Horseshoe Bend Country Club.

The Central Florida Gator Club is hosting a Wine Gala at The Fresh Market, 5000 Dr. Phillips Blvd., 7-9 p.m., on April 29. The event includes 10 wine-tasting stations, hors d'oeuvres, boneless prime rib and shrimp cocktail.

The University of Florida and the Washington DC Gator Club cordially invite you to join President J. Bernard Machen on Capitol Hill.

Class of 2008--come celebrate the last 4 years!

The UF Alumni Association is inviting you to attend one of our best events ever, “Grad Bash 2008”. This event is created for seniors by a senior and is completely free with a valid GATOR 1 ID.

A limited number of copies remain of the 2007-08 F Book - the official go-to booklet for UF students, alumni and Gator fans. Gators interested in purchasing the book can order it on-line or pick one up at the UF Bookstore while supplies last.

United States District Judge Stephan Mickle - who earned his Juris Doctorate at UF in 1970 - was honored by the university's Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations on March 28

On Saturday, April 19th, Universal Orlando is offering all UF alumni a discounted ticket for their Mardi Gras celebration. In addition to this, there will be other fun activities just for UF alumni.

The upcoming general election will be the topic of an Outreach event hosted by the UF Alumni Association and Tampa Gator Club on Wednesday, April 9, at the University Club of Tampa.

Get in the Gator spirit during this year's Orange and Blue barbecue, hosted by the UF Alumni Association on Saturday, April 12.

The Association of Hispanic Alumni hosts the Gator Guateque Weekend on Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10, at the Doral Golf Resort in Miami.

"University of Florida - Palm and Pine" features more than 180 breathtaking photos of the university and surrounding Gainesville. Recapture the memories of the University of Florida.

Thanks to the Internet, even if you are not in Gainesville you can view lectures from faculty members who participate in the Phil Griffin Distinguished Lecture Series.