Mina Jo Powell Alumni Green comprises a half-acre on the campus of Florida State University. The site encompasses a rich history, which includes the green as the original site for Florida A&M University, also located in Tallahassee, Florida. Mina Jo Powell graduated from Florida State University (alumna, BS 1950, MS 1963). FSU President Bernard Sliger dedicated the green in her name November 10, 1990. Until 1951, the Alumni Green, as it had been called for nearly a half-century, was the sole site for commencement ceremonies when FSU was called the Florida State College for Women. In 1946, the college's name changed to Florida State University and admission included men. After World War II, and with the influx of nearly ten times the number of students before the War, ceremonies shifted to the newly constructed Doak Campbell Stadium in 1951.
Florida State University is a public space-grant and sea-grant research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the state of Florida.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is a public, historically black university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, it is located on the highest geographic hill in Tallahassee. It is the 5th largest historically black university in the United States by enrollment and the only public historically black university in Florida. It is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, as well as one of the state's land grant universities, and is accredited to award baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Tallahassee is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2017, the population was 191,049, making it the 7th-largest city in the U.S state of Florida, and the 126th-largest city in the United States. The population of the Tallahassee metropolitan area was 382,627 as of 2017. Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Panhandle region, and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions.
Mina Jo Powell is regarded as a relentless advocate and protector of green open spaces on FSU’s campus.
In 2000, FSU’s Student Government Association allocated $50,000 for a memorial monument that sits in the Mina Jo Powell Alumni Green. The monument signifies this green as a serene place to remember students who died while attending FSU. A Florida State University commemorative bench]dedicated to Mina Jo Powell also sits in this green that bears her name.
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