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USF’s School of Risk Management and Insurance and NAIFA-Florida co-host legislative update on property insurance in Florida
State Sen. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, and Tim Meenan, a lobbyist for the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors – Florida gave a legislative update on Florida's insurance market during an event at USF's School of Risk Management and Insurance.
August 14, 2022Business News, Events
Alumni Spotlight: Alex Sobczak finds ‘career for life’ in the insurance industry
Alex Sobczak graduated from the Muma College of Business with a dual degree in finance and risk management and insurance. Today he is the director of commercial lines at Neptune Flood Insurance and credits USF for getting him well-prepared for the growing insurance industry.
August 12, 2022Business News, Spotlights
University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee: Pensionable Overtime Raises Pension Costs by Almost 20%, Study Finds - Insurance Newsnet
State and local municipalities facing underfunded public pensions may want to add an overlooked bargaining tool to the negotiations table: allocation rules that stipulate which workers have preferential access to overtime shifts.
August 10, 2022Business News, Research and Innovation
Mealworms in cereal bag spark supply chain contamination questions - ABC Action News
In a time when the country is dealing with record inflation, most Americans are really conscious about not wasting food.
August 8, 2022Business News
Pensionable overtime raises pension costs by almost 20%, study finds
A new study finds that local and state governments should look at controlling pension costs by adjusting pension incentives such as overtime allocation rules.
August 8, 2022Business News, Research and Innovation
USF, major Tampa hospital have big plans for helping to craft better leaders - Business Observer
Two of the biggest institutions in the region — a hospital and a university — near the successful end of the first year of a unique leadership program. Big expansion plans are on the horizon.
August 8, 2022Business News
Student’s journey for greater opportunity pays off with 4.0 GPA and coveted internship
Yesmin Delgado Alabart left Cuba at the age of 24 seeking opportunity and a brighter future. Now Alabart will be graduating this summer with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from USF’s St. Petersburg campus.
August 2, 2022Business News, Spotlights
Faculty Spotlight: Angad Singh Dang
Born in New Delhi, India, Angad Singh Dang is an assistant professor of instruction in the school of hospitality and tourism management at the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus. This summer, he is graduating with a doctorate in education with an emphasis in adult education curriculum and instruction.
August 1, 2022Business News, Spotlights
USF faculty awarded grant for tourism research exchange in Florida and Serbia
A group of faculty and students from the University of South Florida’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management will travel to Serbia this fall as part of a U.S. Embassy University Partnership grant.
August 1, 2022Business News, Research and Innovation
How raised interest rates will impact consumers' household budgets - Fox 13 Tampa Bay
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates once again Wednesday in a battle against inflation, so the cost of borrowing is now more expensive.
July 27, 2022Business News
Innovative cybersecurity programs poised for major expansion
USF offers undergraduate cybersecurity degrees in the College of Engineering and the Muma College of Business.
July 25, 2022Business News, Research and Innovation
USF receives a state grant to overhaul the digital information technology course for secondary students
A USF Muma College of Business faculty member with expertise in cybersecurity and information systems is spearheading the modernization of a digital information technology course taken by thousands of secondary students in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.
July 22, 2022Business News