{"id":72,"date":"2020-12-04T19:44:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T19:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:59:46","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"title-block w-100\"><div class=\"container-fluid page-title-container\"><div class=\"title-wrapper\"><h1 class=\"font-heading\">About<\/h1><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<nav class=\"section-navigation\"><div class=\"section-navigation-inner\"><div class=\"section-menu\"><a class=\"section-navigation-back\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#\" style=\"display:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/section-nav\/includes\/section-nav-back.svg\" \/> Back<\/a><ul class=\"\" id=\"section-nav-ul\"><li class=\"current-page\"><a class=\"menu-parent-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/about\/\">About<span class=\"caret\"><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"page_item page-item-114 page_item_has_children dropdown\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/about\/people\/\" class=\"dropdown-toggle\" data-bs-toggle=\"dropdown\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Team <span class=\"caret\"><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class='dropdown-menu' role='menu'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-136\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/about\/people\/regional-director\/\">Regional Director<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/about\/people\/industry-programs-coordinator\/\">Industry Programs Coordinator<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-150\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/about\/people\/k-12-coordinator\/\">K-12 Coordinator<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-9927\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/about\/people\/workforce-development-coordinator\/\">Workforce Development Coordinator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-206\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/about\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-8638\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/about\/highlights\/\">Highlights<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-9883\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/newengineer\/gator-engineering-newsletter-archive\/\">Gator Engineering Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><a class=\"section-menu-btn section-navigation-toggler\" href=\"#\" type=\"button\" aria-controls=\"sectionNavigation\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"open-btn\">Menu<\/span><span class=\"close-btn\" style=\"display:none;\">Close<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\"><div class=\"container px-0\"><div class=\"row align-items-start\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/02\/UFIS-SC_header_with-SC-logo_890x360.png\" alt=\"UFIS-SC Banner\" class=\"wp-image-9249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/02\/UFIS-SC_header_with-SC-logo_890x360.png 890w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/02\/UFIS-SC_header_with-SC-logo_890x360-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/02\/UFIS-SC_header_with-SC-logo_890x360-768x311.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The UF Innovation Station Sarasota County (UFIS-SC) is the first physical extension of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering in Florida. Designed to provide access to unique and high-value UF resources, the UFIS-SC establishes and grows partnerships with the private, academic, and public sectors in the region with a focus on growing the region\u2019s innovation economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impacts on the Innovation Economy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The UFIS-Sarasota County <\/strong>makes an economic impact on the region by providing a pipeline of engineering talent and technology to serve the region, supporting the creation of new startup companies, providing access to unique R&amp;D talent and infrastructure, and supporting the development of an educated workforce to serve the innovation economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The UFIS-Sarasota County <\/strong>impacts future generations of Floridians through public-private partnerships that build pathways to success from K-12 through high-tech careers. The partnership provides new opportunities for bright young minds to craft lifetime opportunities and then serve as role models for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Partners<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/02\/Gulf-Coast-CF-Logo.png\" alt=\"Gulf Coast Community Foundation Logo\" class=\"wp-image-9233\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/02\/Charles-Margery-Barancik-Foundation-logo.png\" alt=\"Charles and Margery-Barancik Foundation logo\" class=\"wp-image-9229\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/02\/Logo-Sarasota-County-Florida-300x100.png\" alt=\"Sarasota County Logo\" class=\"wp-image-9213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/02\/Logo-Sarasota-County-Florida-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/02\/Logo-Sarasota-County-Florida-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/02\/Logo-Sarasota-County-Florida-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/02\/Logo-Sarasota-County-Florida-1536x512.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/02\/Logo-Sarasota-County-Florida-2048x682.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2592,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-72","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2592"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10095,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72\/revisions\/10095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}