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Pride Month celebrates USF’s LGBTQ+ community
The University of South Florida is proud to support its LBGTQ+ community during Pride Month and throughout the year with an active network of organizations that host events, provide resources and work to serve and support these communities.
June 1, 2022Campus Life, Community Partnerships, Student Success
Alum returns to race in his hometown during Grand Prix of St. Pete
Drivers come from around the world to compete in the annual Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. This year, one came from right next door. Alum Dante Tornello got his first opportunity to race in his hometown.
May 15, 2022Student Success
USF conferred more than 6,400 degrees during commencement ceremonies
Graduates include a 68-year-old going into the nursing field and the university’s first-ever Rhodes Scholarship finalist
May 2, 2022Student Success, University News
USF students collaborate with peers in Moldova during international crisis
In the midst of war and with an international humanitarian crisis on their doorstep, law students from Moldova are collaborating on research with USF St. Petersburg campus students in an effort to form cultural bonds during a time of chaos.
April 19, 2022Community Partnerships, Student Success
Kate Tiedemann, Ellen Cotton give $14 million to enhance USF finance program
The $14 million gift will support the USF Muma College of Business’ vision to become a “hub of excellence” in fintech. Fintech, short for "financial technology," impacts everything from mobile banking and insurance to crowdfunding, blockchain, cryptocurrency and investment apps.
April 18, 2022Student Success, USF Foundation, University News
USF selected to host first Florida chapter of Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Schools Program
The University of South Florida (USF) was selected to host a chapter of the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Schools Program, an academic program that supports underserved students and helps them excel in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
April 1, 2022Honors and Awards, Student Success
Florida's 2022 Teacher of the Year is inspiring education excellence
Sarah Painter is a fifth-grade teacher in Pinellas County, Fla. who has spent more than 18 years serving in the classroom. Her talent for developing lasting connections with her students and their families led her to be named Florida’s 2022 Teacher of the Year—a role in which she helps celebrate Florida teachers and elevate the education profession.
March 14, 2022Student Success
A mother's journey to advocate for disability rights
Jillian Heilman is a driving force behind the creation of the new Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Sciences online master’s program, which prepares students for careers as rehabilitation counselors and professional disability specialists.
March 11, 2022Student Success
Ryan Shargo is cultivating dreams of medicine at USF
Ryan Shargo has taken advantage of many opportunities at USF. As an incoming freshman, he started his academic journey through the summer Academic and Cultural Engagement Program, in which he traveled to Costa Rica. Shargo later travelled to the Dominican Republic thanks to his Genshaft Global Presidential Scholarship.
March 10, 2022Student Success
From startup challenges to Synapse success: how Brian Kornfeld transformed Tampa's innovation landscape
Brian Kornfeld left his job as an aerospace engineer in California and returned home to Florida, where he earned an MBA from USF. The move led to the creation of Synapse, a nonprofit that brings together aspiring entrepreneurs and helps them launch successful startups in the Tampa Bay region and across Florida.
February 15, 2022Student Success
USF conferred more than 4,500 degrees during commencement ceremonies, Dec. 10-11
The University of South Florida awarded more than 4,500 degrees during fall commencement. The ceremonies included recipients of approximately 3,433 undergraduate, 1,099 master’s and 181 doctoral degrees.
December 8, 2021Student Success, University News
USF Provost's Scholar Meghana Nelluri excels with double major and prestigious Deloitte internship
As a first-generation American, Meghana Nelluri has tried to take advantage of every opportunity at USF.
December 6, 2021Student Success