JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida has chosen a location for its new graduate campus in Jacksonville dubbed the “ Florida Semiconductor Institute .” UF has been offering classes at a temporary site — the new JEA headquarters on Pearl Street — and plans to remain there for up to five years during construction.

The University of Florida has selected the LaVilla area of Downtown Jacksonville for the site of their new graduate campus Thursday. The campus will be located in the area surrounding the Prime F. Osborne III Convention Center,

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The University of Florida has officially selected an area in LaVilla near the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center as the site for the school’s new graduate campus in Jacksonville.

An urban core Jacksonville neighborhood on the rise will be boosted by a presence from the state’s flagship university. A committee of the University of Florida’s (UF) Board of Trustees decided to put the campus in the LaVilla neighborhood, setting the stage for a full board vote on Friday.

The Deegan administration will work with City Council to provide 22 acres for construction around the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center.

The wait for the University of Florida to pick an exact spot for a new graduate campus in Jacksonville could end Thursday.