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Virtual pen pals to travel buddies: USF class tours South Korea
Students just returned from Seoul, where they finally got to meet their pen pals from Yonsei University whom they’ve been video conferencing and messaging with throughout the spring semester. It’s the first study abroad program to begin virtually and the first faculty-led trip to South Korea since the start of the pandemic.
June 26, 2023Campus Life
USF and Truist Foundation to launch smart manufacturing certificate program in East Tampa
Truist Foundation has awarded USF a $684,000 grant, facilitating a multiyear effort that benefits local residents and small to large manufacturers.
June 23, 2023Community Partnerships, USF Foundation
USF remains among top finishers in state’s performance standings
USF placed third overall in the state’s performance-based funding standings, which measure universities on a series of student success-based metrics. Since the state implemented the performance-based funding model in 2014, USF is the only university to finish in the top four every year.
June 22, 2023University News
Endowed scholarship from USF Sarasota-Manatee regional chancellor gives students the world
Karen Holbrook believes strongly in the value of study abroad as a catalyst for personal growth and would like more students to be able to take advantage of the broad range of programming available at USF.
June 15, 2023USF Foundation, University News
University of South Florida alumnus gives $10M to name the Nault Center for Entrepreneurship
This gift from James “Jay” Nault will name the center in his honor and enhance opportunities for the next generation of business builders.
June 9, 2023USF Foundation, University News
Four USF faculty elected to Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida
The Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEM-FL) recognizes the work of individuals in Florida who have made significant societal impact in science, engineering and medicine.
June 8, 2023Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation
USF to enhance skillset of soaring tech workforce with new AI certificate program
Tampa Bay has become a magnet for tech start-ups – an industry growing more quickly than the talent pool, especially in artificial intelligence. In response to this demand, the University of South Florida has launched a graduate certificate program in AI for working professionals in the technology sector interested in enhancing their skillset.
June 5, 2023Research and Innovation, Student Success, University News
Tampa Bay business leaders, community partners share excitement in USF’s AAU membership
The world’s brightest faculty, staff and students are historically known to gravitate to AAU universities located in metropolitan areas. Tampa Bay business and community leaders applaud the extraordinary economic benefits that this will bring to the region.
June 2, 2023University News
AAU membership to bring extraordinary benefits to USF, Tampa Bay and state of Florida
The historic invitation will provide new federal funding opportunities for USF research, strengthen its role in meeting workforce demands and attract the brightest faculty, staff and students to Tampa Bay.
June 1, 2023University News
From class project to county policy: How a student’s proposal led to free bus rides for all veterans
What started as a class project to tackle a local issue has resulted in free public bus rides for all Pinellas County veterans.
June 1, 2023Community Partnerships
USF to offer free course to the public that addresses mental health in the workplace
In partnership with the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, the USF College of Behavioral and Community Sciences is offering a free, online course designed to help managers and employees become more well-versed in addressing mental health and its impact on their organizations.
May 22, 2023Community Partnerships
USF unveils historic new Judy Genshaft Honors College building
The five-story, 85,000-square-foot facility will serve USF’s most accomplished and talented students from every undergraduate college and strengthen the university’s position to attract the top talent within the state of Florida and beyond.
May 12, 2023USF Foundation, University News