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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 event on Feb. 3 explores the emerging esports market
The USF Esports Summit, hosted by the Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program in the Muma College of Business, features a day of keynote presentations and panel discussions that take an inside look at the $1 billion global esports market.
February 2, 2022University News
USF’s online graduate programs rank among the nation’s best
The University of South Florida delivers some of the best online graduate programs in the country, according to new rankings released today by U.S. News and World Report (U.S. News). Five of USF’s online programs rank in the top 100, including three programs in the top 50 and one in the top 15.
January 25, 2022University 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
New study finds USF’s economic impact rises to more than $6 billion annually
The University of South Florida generates an annual economic impact of $6.02 billion, according to a new report that analyzes the university’s role in serving as a catalyst for growth in the Tampa Bay region and state of Florida. The study provides an in-depth look in real-dollar terms at USF’s impact across the full scope of the university.
December 6, 2021University News
Tech CEOs credit USF talent pipeline for decision to expand and relocate to Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is one of the nation’s fastest growing regions and much of that success is associated with the talent pipeline created by the University of South Florida.
November 15, 2021Research and Innovation, University News
Partnership between USF and McKibbon Hospitality creates hospitality teaching lab with iconic hotel brands
The University of South Florida Muma College of Business and McKibbon Hospitality announced a new partnership that will turn some premier hotel brands into intensive student training grounds.
November 10, 2021Community Partnerships, University News
Partnership between USF and Tampa Bay Wave aims to make region major fintech hub with new St. Petersburg-based accelerator
An innovative multi-year partnership between the University of South Florida Muma College of Business and Tampa Bay Wave is launching the FinTech|X Accelerator, with its first cohort to be selected in 2022.
November 2, 2021University News
Muma College of Business, TGH partner on innovative new people development institute
USF’s Muma College of Business and Tampa General Hospital today announced the launch of a groundbreaking initiative to provide critical people skills to hospital staff ranging from top-shelf surgeons to valets.
October 13, 2021University News
Despite ongoing global disruptions, USF graduates are very much in demand for supply chain jobs
Worldwide global supply chain issues have become an invaluable lesson for USF students pursuing careers in the field. Monica Singleton, executive director of the Monica Wooden Center for Supply Chain Management & Sustainability discusses these pandemic-induced disruptions and their effects during the latest episode of Inside USF: The Podcast.
October 8, 2021University News
Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program ranked No. 3 in the world
The USF Muma College of Business’s Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program is listed among the elite in the world. Rankings released by SportBusiness show the postgraduate program edged closer to the top, ranking No. 3 in the world, No. 3 in the United States and No. 1 in Florida.
September 7, 2021University News
USF Hospitality Leadership Program reimagined to help industry address staffing crisis
To address an ongoing staffing crisis, the University of South Florida’s Hospitality Leadership Program is being re-tooled to help industry leaders in the Tampa Bay area hire and retain top talent.
July 13, 2021University News