The Humanities Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) hosted an open house on May 6 to celebrate its newly renovated office and conference space and share opportunities for engagement and growth. The event was open to the public and all USF faculty and students.
The Humanities Institute’s newly renovated reading lounge located in Cooper Hall on the fourth floor. (Photo by Corey Lepak)
The Humanities Institute supports faculty and student research in the humanities disciplines through a variety of opportunities during the year. These include the Undergraduate Humanities Conference, internship programs, Faculty Fellowships, and more.
The newly renovated space includes offices for the annual Faculty Fellows, the DeBartolo Endowed Chair office, a reading lounge, and a conference room open to all CAS departments.
The event was attended by notable individuals, including interim dean Magali Cornier Michael, DeBartolo Endowed Chair Meredith Johnson, and Humanities Institute director Elizabeth Kicak.
Many attendees enjoyed the event over breakfast, exploring the newly renovated space situated on Cooper Hall’s fourth floor in room 478.
“I really want people to know that this new space is meant to be enjoyed by everyone. From the reading lounge to the conference room, it’s a space for students and faculty to use for collaboration and connection. The Humanities Institute is always eager to learn how we can best support the larger goals at USF. We’re happy to meet with individuals, attend a department meeting or retreat, or brainstorm ways to work together,” Kicak said.
Looking ahead, the Humanities Institute plans on creating engaging learning opportunities across the discipline. This coming November, the institute will be hosting author Ocean Vuong.
The Humanities Institute’s newly renovated conference room, available to all CAS Departments. (Photo by Corey Lepak)
The Humanities Institute’s newly renovated office spaces for faculty fellows and the DeBartolo Endowed Chair. (Photo by Corey Lepak)
“We are very excited about hosting Vuong who is a MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ winner, on the evening of Nov. 14. His debut novel, ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,’ won the American Book Award and has sold over a million copies in 40 languages. He is the author of the poetry collections ‘Time is a Mother’ and ‘Night Sky with Exit Wounds,’ which was listed as a New York Times Top 10 Book. Among Vuong’s achievements are being a finalist for the Griffin Prize, a winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Whiting Award, the Thom Gunn Award, and the Forward Prize,” Kicak said.
For the latest updates from the Humanities Institute or to explore their newly renovated space, please visit the website for USF’s Humanities Institute.