Florida Memorial University is a private University offering 41 undergraduate degree programs and four graduate degree programs to a culturally diverse student body. Founded in 1879, Florida Memorial, which is South Florida’s only Historically Black University, is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary in South Florida and will be celebrating its 130th anniversary in the state of Florida next year. Throughout its history, it has provided thousands of young people with educational and career opportunities that may have otherwise been closed to them. Widely recognized as the birthplace of the Negro National Anthem, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” the University ranks second in the state and ninth in the nation for graduating African-American teachers. For more information, please contact the Office of Public Affairs at (305) 626-3624 or visit www.fmuniv.edu.