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Student Returns to College after 40 Years to Finish Final Class
When Way Bandy first enrolled in college, the Soviet Union just launched Sputnik 1 and “American Bandstand” made its debut on television.
October 22, 2019Student Life
Dean of Students Recognized as a “Pillar of the Profession”
USF St. Petersburg Dean of Students Jake Diaz has been recognized as a “Pillar of the Profession” by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Foundation, the leading association for the advancement and sustainability of the student affairs profession in higher education.
October 21, 2019Campus News
Professor Brings Global Expertise to Tampa Bay Latin Film Festival
The event will screen classic and contemporary filmmaking—from feature-length films to documentaries and short films.
October 17, 2019Events, Research and Innovation
Preserving USF St. Petersburg’s Historic Homes
With all the shiny new buildings going up around campus, it can be easy to overlook the historical ones right next door. Tucked behind oak trees on 2nd Street South are two houses that are each well over 100 years old.
October 15, 2019Campus News
Alum Leads Local Non-Profit Empowering the Homeless
As President and CEO of the Homelessness Empowerment Program (HEP), Ashley Lowery oversees a team that provides food, housing and clothing for just under 400 individuals and families, including veterans, every day.
October 8, 2019Campus News
USFSP Professor to Make Seventh Excursion with DEEPEND Team to Gather Data on Gulf of Mexico
DEEPEND (Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico) is a multi-year program to collect faunal data, trace contaminants from the oil spill and study the impacts on food webs to determine changes in the ecosystem and to marine life from the environmental disaster.
October 2, 2019Research and Innovation
Professor Honored as Influential Scholar at International Human Trafficking Conference
Dr. Jill McCracken, USF St. Petersburg Professor of Rhetoric and Gender Studies, was honored with an Influential Scholar Award at the International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference in Toledo, Ohio this month.
September 30, 2019Research and Innovation
Elite Pitcher Trades in Her Glove for Nursing Scrubs
Meghan King’s desire to be a nurse came about when she lost her friend to cancer at a young age. After hearing the friend’s family say their nurses were “the most influential people” in their lives during their child’s sickness, King felt called to a future in nursing.
September 26, 2019Student Life
USF St. Petersburg Launches New Hospitality Leadership Program
Hospitality industry leaders will gather to celebrate the launch of a new program from USF St. Petersburg (USFSP) designed to help managers from the area’s many restaurants, hotels, craft breweries and more grow and thrive in their careers – a first for the Tampa Bay region.
September 25, 2019Campus News, Research and Innovation
College of Business Event to Help Business Leaders Dive into Data for Predictive Guidance
USF St. Petersburg’s Kate Tiedemann College of Business (KTCOB) and the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership will host a panel discussion about the emerging power of data in the world of business.
September 19, 2019Events
Alumni Profile: David Trigaux, Executive Director of the Washington Urban Debate League
We sat down with David Trigaux to discuss his personal journey with debate, his current role as Executive Director and his experience at USF St. Petersburg, including being the first person to eat at the Reef and how the university taught him how to grow up and figure a lot of things out.
September 16, 2019Campus News
New Study Reveals Four Billion Particles of Microplastics in Tampa Bay Waters
A new study from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Eckerd College estimates the waters of Tampa Bay contain four billion particles of microplastics, raising new questions about the impact of pollution on marine life in this vital ecosystem.
September 9, 2019Research and Innovation