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<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>News Feed</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/</link><description>Recent posts from News</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:38:24 -04:00</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>OmniUpdate (OU Publish)</generator><item><title>Why Americans file every April 15 and more about taxes</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2025/why-americans-file-every-april-15-and-more-about-taxes.aspx</link><description>Tax season is upon us, the time of year when Americans file their returns and hope to receive money back. USF Accounting Professor Mike Sinclair explains why we need to file returns and major myths and mistakes around taxes.</description><author>USF St. Petersburg</author><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:01:33 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/taxes-apr25-listing-490x327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Why Americans file every April 15 and more about taxes</media:title><media:description>Tax season is upon us, the time of year when Americans file their returns and hope to receive money back. USF Accounting Professor Mike Sinclair explains why we need to file returns and major myths and mistakes around taxes.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/taxes-apr25-listing-490x327.jpg" /><media:keywords>Q&amp;A about taxes.</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2025/why-americans-file-every-april-15-and-more-about-taxes.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News</categories><tags>Accounting,Faculty,Matthew Cimitile</tags></item><item><title>Summit to Success helps students navigate future careers in finance</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2025/summit-to-success.aspx</link><description>A collaboration between Delta Sigma Pi, one of the nation’s largest business fraternities, and USF’s Muma College of Business is connecting students with industry leaders in the Tampa Bay area to help them prepare for their careers.</description><author></author><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:08:09 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/summit-success-490x327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Summit to Success helps students navigate future careers in finance</media:title><media:description>A collaboration between Delta Sigma Pi, one of the nation’s largest business fraternities, and USF’s Muma College of Business is connecting students with industry leaders in the Tampa Bay area to help them prepare for their careers.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2025/summit-success-490x327.jpg" /><media:keywords>Jonathan Ebberhart speaks at Summit to Success</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2025/summit-to-success.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News,Community Partnerships</categories><tags>Accounting,Business,Careers,Community,Sarah Sell</tags></item><item><title>USF students back home after unforgettable London adventure</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2024/usf-london-study-abroad-trip.aspx</link><description>More than 125 students from the St. Petersburg and Tampa campuses embarked on a four-week study-abroad trip to London. The group immersed themselves in British culture, took classes and navigated their way around one of the most diverse and vibrant cities in Europe.</description><author></author><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:29:43 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2024/londonmudlarking490x327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>USF students back home after unforgettable London adventure</media:title><media:description>More than 125 students from the St. Petersburg and Tampa campuses embarked on a four-week study-abroad trip to London. The group immersed themselves in British culture, took classes and navigated their way around one of the most diverse and vibrant cities in Europe.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2024/londonmudlarking490x327.jpg" /><media:keywords>University of South Florida students mudlarking on River Thames</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2024/usf-london-study-abroad-trip.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News</categories><tags>Accounting,Alumni,Business,Criminology,English,Global Business,Honors,Marketing,Psychology,Sarah Sell,Study Abroad</tags></item><item><title>Despite war and concern for loved ones back home, graduating student excels academically to achieve goal</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2023/despite-war-graduating-student-excels-academically.aspx</link><description>While striving for his bachelor’s degree, war broke out in Andrii Kostyrko's home country of Ukraine. For nearly a year and a half, Kostyrko lived with the uncertainty and fear created by the war. Despite these circumstances, he has excelled and will be graduating summa cum laude.</description><author></author><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2023/andrii-listing-490x327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Despite war and concern for loved ones back home, graduating student excels academically to achieve goal</media:title><media:description>While striving for his bachelor’s degree, war broke out in Andrii Kostyrko's home country of Ukraine. For nearly a year and a half, Kostyrko lived with the uncertainty and fear created by the war. Despite these circumstances, he has excelled and will be graduating summa cum laude.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/2023/andrii-listing-490x327.jpg" /><media:keywords>Andrii Kostyrko, a 2023 Summer Commencement graduate.</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2023/despite-war-graduating-student-excels-academically.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News</categories><tags>Accounting,Commencement,Matthew Cimitile,Student Success</tags></item><item><title>USF team competes in finance and ethics finals that prepares the next generation of investment professionals</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2022/ethics-finance-invitational-finals.aspx</link><description>Students from USF were among four teams to compete in the 2022 Ethics Invitational hosted by CFA Society Tampa Bay. The competition prepares the next generation of investment professionals by presenting them with ethical challenges faced in the workplace.</description><author></author><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/images/news/ethics-invitational-490-327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>USF team competes in finance and ethics finals that prepares the next generation of investment professionals</media:title><media:description>Students from USF were among four teams to compete in the 2022 Ethics Invitational hosted by CFA Society Tampa Bay. The competition prepares the next generation of investment professionals by presenting them with ethical challenges faced in the workplace.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/images/news/ethics-invitational-490-327.jpg" /><media:keywords>2022 Ethics Invitational USF team</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2022/ethics-finance-invitational-finals.aspx</guid><categories>Campus News</categories><tags>Accounting,Awards,Business,Careers,Economics,Finance</tags></item><item><title>As Tax Day Nears, Accounting Students Offer Free Tax Prep to Pinellas County Residents</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2019/as-tax-day-nears-accounting-students-offer-free-tax-prep-to-pinellas-county-residents.aspx</link><description>For the past twelve years, accounting students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg have helped individuals and families navigate the complexities of filing taxes while boosting their resume through the IRS VITA program.</description><author>Rocky D. Bull</author><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/accounting-students-tax-prep-residents-490-327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>As Tax Day Nears, Accounting Students Offer Free Tax Prep to Pinellas County Residents</media:title><media:description>For the past twelve years, accounting students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg have helped individuals and families navigate the complexities of filing taxes while boosting their resume through the IRS VITA program.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/accounting-students-tax-prep-residents-490-327.jpg" /><media:keywords>Dr. Fellows helps two VITA students prepare taxes for a Pinellas County resident.</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2019/as-tax-day-nears-accounting-students-offer-free-tax-prep-to-pinellas-county-residents.aspx</guid><categories>Research and Innovation</categories><tags>Accounting,Business</tags></item><item><title>Forensic Accounting Track Gives Students Tools for Success in High Demand Field of Financial Investigations</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2019/forensic-accounting-track-gives-students-tools-for-success-in-high-demand-field-of-financial-investigations.aspx</link><description>A program in Forensic Studies and Justice launched last year within the College of Arts and Sciences will offer greater opportunities for potential collaboration among disciplines.</description><author>Rocky D. Bull</author><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/forensic-accounting-financial-investigations-490-327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Forensic Accounting Track Gives Students Tools for Success in High Demand Field of Financial Investigations</media:title><media:description>A program in Forensic Studies and Justice launched last year within the College of Arts and Sciences will offer greater opportunities for potential collaboration among disciplines.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/forensic-accounting-financial-investigations-490-327.jpg" /><media:keywords>Picture of Al Capone with the text "Al Capone was brought down by forensic accounting."</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2019/forensic-accounting-track-gives-students-tools-for-success-in-high-demand-field-of-financial-investigations.aspx</guid><categories>Research and Innovation,Student Life</categories><tags>Accounting</tags></item><item><title>Online Program Launches for one of Florida’s Most in Demand Degrees</title><link>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2018/online-program-launches-for-one-of-floridas-most-in-demand-degrees.aspx</link><description>A new online program is giving students the flexibility to complete a bachelor’s degree on their schedule for one of the most in demand majors in Florida.</description><author>Rocky D. Bull</author><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:00:00 </pubDate><media:content url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/online-program-accounting-490-327.jpg" type="image/jpg"><media:title>Online Program Launches for one of Florida’s Most in Demand Degrees</media:title><media:description>A new online program is giving students the flexibility to complete a bachelor’s degree on their schedule for one of the most in demand majors in Florida.</media:description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/images/online-program-accounting-490-327.jpg" /><media:keywords>25 students make up the initial class for the new online program of accounting at USFSP.</media:keywords></media:content><guid>https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/news/2018/online-program-launches-for-one-of-floridas-most-in-demand-degrees.aspx</guid><categories>Research and Innovation</categories><tags>Accounting,Education</tags></item></channel></rss>