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USF St. Petersburg Recognized as a Top 25 Online MBA Program by The Princeton Review
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg offers one of the nation’s most outstanding online MBA programs, according to The Princeton Review. The prestigious education services company includes the university in its list, Top 25 Online MBA Programs for 2020.
November 20, 2019Campus News
The Benefits of Earning a Degree from a Top Tier National Research University
Beginning July 1, 2020, all students graduating from the newly-consolidated university will earn a degree from the University of South Florida (USF) regardless of their home campus.
November 12, 2019Campus News
USF St. Petersburg and Jabil Partner on Citizen Data Scientist Program
At USF St. Petersburg, students from Jabil enter the Citizen Data Scientist program with a real-world business problem. Over the course of three months, they learn and apply data science methodology to identify potential solutions
October 25, 2019Campus News, Research and Innovation
Alumna Takes Advantage of Nurse Training Program to Stay Local
USF’s Accelerated Second Degree Nursing program kicked off in Fall 2019 with an inaugural cohort of 20 students.
October 23, 2019Campus News, Student Life
Dean of Students Recognized as a “Pillar of the Profession”
USF St. Petersburg Dean of Students Jake Diaz has been recognized as a “Pillar of the Profession” by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Foundation, the leading association for the advancement and sustainability of the student affairs profession in higher education.
October 21, 2019Campus News
Preserving USF St. Petersburg’s Historic Homes
With all the shiny new buildings going up around campus, it can be easy to overlook the historical ones right next door. Tucked behind oak trees on 2nd Street South are two houses that are each well over 100 years old.
October 15, 2019Campus News
Campus Climate Survey Highlights Student Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding Race, Inclusion and Sexual Violence
Ninety-five percent of USF St. Petersburg students who participated in a campus-wide survey designed to measure attitudes and perceptions relating to sexual violence and diversity said they feel safe at their school.
October 14, 2019Campus News, Student Life
Alum Leads Local Non-Profit Empowering the Homeless
As President and CEO of the Homelessness Empowerment Program (HEP), Ashley Lowery oversees a team that provides food, housing and clothing for just under 400 individuals and families, including veterans, every day.
October 8, 2019Campus News
USF St. Petersburg Launches New Hospitality Leadership Program
Hospitality industry leaders will gather to celebrate the launch of a new program from USF St. Petersburg (USFSP) designed to help managers from the area’s many restaurants, hotels, craft breweries and more grow and thrive in their careers – a first for the Tampa Bay region.
September 25, 2019Campus News, Research and Innovation
Alumni Profile: David Trigaux, Executive Director of the Washington Urban Debate League
We sat down with David Trigaux to discuss his personal journey with debate, his current role as Executive Director and his experience at USF St. Petersburg, including being the first person to eat at the Reef and how the university taught him how to grow up and figure a lot of things out.
September 16, 2019Campus News
Five Florida Universities Create Alliance to Increase Minority Women Faculty in STEM Fields
Dr. Brenda L. Walker, the Interim Associate Dean for the College of Education at USF St. Petersburg and the Principle Investigator for the project, said the goal for the first cohort is to prepare them to be more competitive in STEM fields and to take on faculty positions as they move through the ranks for promotion.
September 9, 2019Campus News, Research and Innovation
Alum Named an Adobe Rising Star of Photography
USF St. Petersburg alum Kelly Stefanski has been named one of Adobe’s 2019 Rising Stars of Photography, a distinction shared with only 10 other up-and-coming photographers from around the world.
September 6, 2019Campus News