Kate Tiedemann, Ellen Cotton give $14 million to enhance USF finance program |
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New gifts totaling $14 million from philanthropists Kate Tiedemann and Ellen Cotton will support the Muma College of Business’ vision in becoming a “hub of excellence” in fintech. Fintech, short for "financial technology," aims to improve traditional methods of delivering financial services and impacts everything from mobile banking and insurance to cryptocurrency and investment apps. READ MORE
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USF confers more than 6,400 degrees during commencement ceremonies |
The University of South Florida awarded more than 6,400 degrees during spring commencement, including recipients of approximately 4,843 undergraduate, 1,295 master’s and 297 doctoral degrees.
The group featured 95 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0 GPA, 224 student veterans and includes graduates from 50 states and 100 nations. READ MORE
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Students and law enforcement come together to discuss race, policing and trust |
A forum brought students, staff and local law enforcement together to discuss the at-times fragile relationship between police and minority communities. The panel included city of St. Petersburg Chief of Police Anthony Holloway, USF St. Petersburg campus Chief of Police David Hendry and Captain Paul Andrews, and students and staff from the St. Petersburg campus. READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO
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Students collaborate with peers in Moldova during international crisis |
With an international humanitarian crisis on their doorstep, law students from Moldova collaborated on research with USF St. Petersburg campus students in an effort to form cultural bonds during a time of chaos. Students in the two countries met for virtual classroom discussions, and over Facebook Messenger and Whats App, to compare and contrast civil liberty research, all while the backdrop of war posed significant challenges for the collaboration. READ MORE
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Emerging Scholar Alexander Morris plans to make a difference as a lawyer |
Alexander Morris never considered attending USF’s St. Petersburg campus until one day when he was called into a surprise meeting at high school. Waiting in the principal’s office was Cecil Howard, who was then serving as the campus diversity officer. And he had an offer that made Morris sit up and take notice.
Morris became one of three high-achieving students to participate in the Emerging Scholars program, an award given to local students with outstanding leadership potential and includes scholarship and mentorship opportunities. In May, Morris graduated with a degree in Economics. READ MORE
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Creating a more sustainable campus |
In recent years, faculty, staff and students at USF St. Petersburg have worked to enhance sustainability while reducing the campus' environmental footprint by funding renewable energy projects, improving energy efficiency of buildings, planting native species and more.
THIS VIDEO documents many of the recent sustainability accomplishments on campus and what's to come.
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Graduate students accepted into prestigious History Ph.D. programs in U.S. and England |
If you ask Morgan Greig and Hannah Tweet if they planned on pursuing doctoral degrees at two renowned universities, they would say no, not at first. Instead, it took years of hard work, an inspiring academic mentor and a unique paleography program offered only at the USF St. Petersburg campus to fulfill their ambition.
Now Greig will attend the prestigious University of Cambridge in England, and Tweet is going to University of Michigan this fall to pursue PhDs in history. READ MORE
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Caprice Edmond, educator and Pinellas County School Board member |
Ever since she was a young girl, Caprice Edmond wanted to help her community. A lifelong resident of St. Petersburg, she became a passionate advocate for children, serving as a Guardian Ad Litem, working in a children’s shelter and becoming an elementary school teacher in Title 1 schools. In 2020, she was elected to the Pinellas County School Board.
We talked with Edmond to hear about her path to the school board, the key education issues she advocates for and the role the USF St. Petersburg campus played in her career trajectory. READ MORE
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