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USF to confer more than 2,600 degrees during commencement ceremonies on Aug. 8
The University of South Florida will award more than 2,600 degrees during summer commencement ceremonies on Aug. 8. The group features 22 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average, 77 student veterans and graduates from 19 countries and 39 states.
August 4, 2026Campus News
Overcoming a lifetime of challenges, USF graduate achieves another milestone
After overcoming scholarship setbacks and barriers associated with cerebral palsy, Tyvelle Dorvil turned personal challenges into a passion for accessibility advocacy while achieving his dream of earning a college degree.
August 3, 2026Campus News
USF confers more than 8,000 degrees during commencement ceremonies
The class of 2026 features 138 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average, 612 military veterans and graduates from 109 countries, 46 states and four U.S. territories. It marked the first commencement exercises led by President Moez Limayem.
May 11, 2026Campus News
Saving a life on campus part of student's journey to graduation
When Teresa Booker receives her bachelor’s degree in health sciences, she will not only celebrate a lifelong goal but also reflect on a moment when her military training helped prevent a tragedy on campus.
December 8, 2025Campus News, Student Life
Meet the grad behind those viral USF football videos filmed on Nintendo DS and other devices
Using a Nintendo DS, a Ring doorbell, a car backup camera and other devices, videos filmed by Clark Stanton have attracted millions of views, been shared by ESPN and set off a social media trend.
December 8, 2025Campus News, Student Life
From Ohio to the ocean: USF graduate finds purpose in marine biology after personal loss
Graduating this summer with a degree in marine biology, Abby Bernard's college journey was defined by enriching academic experiences and the loss of her father in her senior year.
August 7, 2025Campus News
Honors student strikes a chord with music festival career aspirations
A spark was lit for Brooke Elrod when she attended her first music festival. Since then, Elrod has pursued a variety of opportunities to gain the knowledge and training needed for such a career. She is graduating this summer with a bachelor’s degree in management.
August 5, 2025Student Life
Determined USF grad student overcomes rare cancer to earn degree
Beginning her master’s degree in 2022, Kylie Culver could never have predicted just how challenging, frightening and ultimately rewarding the journey would become. About a year into her studies and shortly after a study abroad experience in Spain, she was diagnosed with cancer.
May 5, 2025Campus News
Sibling startups: Sisters graduate and blaze separate entrepreneurial paths
Some students leave college with a tight-knit circle of friends, others with impressive resumes. Twin sisters Cherish and Unique Alston are walking away with that – plus thriving startups and thousands of dollars in awards to fuel their journeys.
May 5, 2025Campus News
USF confers more than 7,700 degrees during commencement ceremonies
The group features 131 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0, 197 student veterans and graduates from 105 countries, 46 states and six U.S. territories.
May 5, 2025Campus News
USF graduates celebrate unwavering support, resiliency during fall commencement
Nearly 4,000 degrees were conferred during fall commencement. The group, which represented 93 countries, 42 states and 11 U.S. territories, included 47 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average and 107 military veterans.
December 16, 2024Campus News
A resilient year: Top stories from 2024
This calendar year was full of institutional achievements, international headlines, inventive research and an unprecedented campus response to a historic hurricane season.
December 16, 2024Campus News, Research and Innovation