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Every picture in USF professor’s PhotoVoice project tells a story about young people’s mental health
In USF Sarasota-Manatee campus assistant professor Margaret McGladrey's recent PhotoVoice project, young people used photography to illustrate topics related to mental health and mental illness.
June 16, 2023Campus News, Research
USF encourages young readers during arts-integrated ‘Camp at College’
The four-day program immersed rising fifth, sixth and seventh graders in engaging reading activities designed to enhance their literacy skills and creativity with support from local teaching artists, USF student mentors and Sarasota-Manatee campus faculty and staff.
June 16, 2023Campus News, Events, Students
Final state budget provides transformational new funding for USF
The University of South Florida will receive a significant increase in recurring operating funds and several high-priority university projects will move forward, after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year.
June 15, 2023Campus News
Endowed scholarship from USF Sarasota-Manatee regional chancellor gives students the world
As regional chancellor of the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus, Karen Holbrook wants to make sure every student has the opportunity to study abroad. To that end, Holbrook and her husband, Jim, recently gave $25,000 to establish the Karen and James Holbrook Study Abroad Scholarship.
June 14, 2023Campus News
Juneteenth: The complicated history, significance and celebration around the struggle for freedom
Juneteenth has become the most well-known celebration for the ending of slavery in the United States and viewed by some as America’s second Independence Day. But the history of this important celebration is complex and often misunderstood.
June 13, 2023Campus News
Weatherford and Griffin reelected as USF Board of Trustees chair and vice chair
Will Weatherford and Mike Griffin will continue to serve as the chair and vice chair of the University of South Florida Board of Trustees for an additional two-year term after their reelection by board members during today’s meeting. Both have served as chair and vice chair since June 2021.
June 13, 2023Campus News
Campus Insider | June 2023
The University of South Florida kicked off the month of June by accepting a historic invitation to join the American Association of Universities, a tremendous milestone that formalizes USF's position as a leading research university. Read on for more stories about the faculty, students and staff who made this groundbreaking achievement possible.
June 7, 2023Campus News, Events, Research, Students
Save this date for 2023 Brunch on Bay at USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
The time and date have been set for the 2023 Brunch on the Bay, the marquee fund-raising event for the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus: from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5. Co-chairing this year’s event are Lisa Krouse and Rod Hershberger, leading figures in the Sarasota-Manatee business community.
June 6, 2023Campus News, Events
Madison Siefert is building a community, homes and a bright future — all from within the Baldwin Risk Partners School of Risk Management and Insurance
For Siefert, entering the field of risk management and insurance is all about being part of the larger community. “Every time a disaster hits, you kind of want to be out there and you want to be helping,” she said.
June 5, 2023Boundless Bulls, Campus News, Students
AAU membership to bring extraordinary benefits to USF, Tampa Bay and state of Florida
USF joins a prestigious group of the 71 leading research institutions in the United States and Canada. It is the first public university in Florida to be invited to join the AAU in nearly 40 years and is now one of two institutions from the State University System of Florida to serve as an AAU member.
June 1, 2023Campus News, Research
Sarasota-Manatee campus’s new student center / residence hall gives a boost to USF architecture student’s career plans
Construction of the new student center and residence hall on the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus – and a classmate’s lending hand – led to a summer internship for USF architecture graduate student Javier Ugalde Alvarez with one of the project’s architects.
May 31, 2023Campus News, Students
What to read, watch and listen to this summer — according to USF Sarasota-Manatee campus faculty and staff
Six faculty members from the Sarasota-Manatee campus share their media recommendations — from novels and biographies to podcasts and films. Stay sharp this summer with their horizon-expanding picks.
May 18, 2023Campus News