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and Service, Multicultural and Diversity Affairs, and GatorWell Health Promotion
Services moved from other campus locations to the union. The union also
continues to house the Department of Student Activities and Involvement,
Student Government, Student Legal Services, and the Career Resource Center.
The addition brings the Union and Bookstore/Welcome Center/Parking Garage
complex to approximately 594,000 gross square feet.
From the very beginning, the Union has been student-focused. As student
needs have changed over the years, and with growth of the student population,
the union has adapted accordingly. The Reitz Union continues to be an integral
part of student life by serving as the home of Student Government and many
student organizations, and providing a wide variety of services, programs, and
facilities for all students and the broader university community.
Gator Nights
Photo Credit: UF Reitz Union
Leadership
Director
D. R. “Billy” Matthews
1936 - 1948
William E. “Bill” Rion
1948 - 1986
Dave Kratzer
1986 - 2004
Executive Director
Eddie Daniels
2005 - present
Depa rtment histor ies : Reitz Un ion