1969 American involvement in Vietnam War at its height. College of Business Administration accredited. Black students march into President Allen's office to demand a Black Studies department. Neil Armstrong walks on the moon. USF Alumni Association is incorporated.
Students go on strike in response to Kent State killings.
53 arrested at USF in Vietnam War protest. 1971 Cecil Mackey appointed second USF president. USF is promised a gigantic replica of a Picasso sculpture for the Tampa campus which never materializes. USF gets medical school. 1972 USF's library collection reaches 300,000 volumes.