Stanton D. Sanson donates more than 700 acres to USF as part of the 1,700-acre campus. 1958 USF Foundation is chartered. 1960 USF has a total of five buildings. 134 charter faculty members report for a week's orientation. First convocation and dedication ceremonies are held.
First classes begin.
University Community Orchestra presents first event in Teaching AuditoriumTheatre building. First USF library opens with 25,000 volumes. First student demonstration is held to protest ban on shorts. 1962 Cuban missile crisis unfolds. Floridians watch military build-up and fear outbreak of nuclear war.