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2025-2026 EDITORIAL
Editor: Tressa Presley-McLeod
Assistant Editor: Andrea Knies
Design Editor: Kim McDonald
Project Manager: Kat Castro
Contributing Writers: Daphne Almodóvar, Andrea Knies, Jan Melnik, and Brandon McLeod
Contributing Photographers: Khalil Garcia and Kim McDonald
Student Contributors: Yadyra Guzman and Gwen Herndon
About the University of South Florida
The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately
50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee
and USF Health. In 2025, U.S. News & World Report recognized USF with its highest
overall ranking in university history, as a top 50 public university for the seventh
consecutive year and as one of the top 15 best values among all public universities
in the nation. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine as
the No. 1 medical school in Florida and in the highest tier nationwide. USF is a member
of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the
top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $750 million in research
funding in 2025 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF
uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates
an annual economic impact of nearly $10 billion for the state of Florida. USF’s Division
I athletics teams compete in the American Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu.