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Students spend their Spring Break learning about potential careers
The eXperience 2022: The Spring Break Job Shadow Program allowed students to meet in person and virtually with local employees to learn about jobs they might want to pursue after graduation.
March 31, 2022Campus News
Conference on World Affairs to focus on nexus between global challenges and local issues
Distinguished speakers across the political spectrum and from a diversity of cultures will convene at the 2022 St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs to provide both a global and local perspective on the biggest challenges facing our world.
February 10, 2022Campus News, Events
Proposed legislation would establish campus Trafficking in Persons Lab as the repository for human trafficking data in Florida
A new bill that aims to combat human trafficking would establish the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Risk to Resilience Lab on USF’s St. Petersburg campus as the centralized repository for anonymous human trafficking data collected from law enforcement sources across the state.
January 19, 2022Campus News
Veteran alumnus uses political science background for better understanding of international security operations, foreign affairs work
We spoke with alumnus and veteran Lance Guillory on his academic experience, service to the nation and how both impacted his career and led him to managing his own security firm today.
November 8, 2021Campus News
USF professor lends perspective on the long shadow of 9/11 in U.S. foreign policy
The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan and the return to power of the Taliban has brought renewed attention to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the events that unfolded in its aftermath.
September 7, 2021Research and Innovation
Political science professor wins national award for faculty leadership in civic engagement
Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, associate professor of Political Science and founding director of the Center for Civic Engagement, is the 2021 winner of the Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement.
June 11, 2021Campus News, Research and Innovation
Celebrating President’s Day: A conversation about the American presidency, then and now
In honor of President’s Day and to learn more about how the role of U.S. president has evolved, we turned to USF St. Petersburg campus Political Science Professor Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan.
February 15, 2021Campus News
USF St. Petersburg Campus and YMCA to Host Virtual Civics Institute for High School Students to Improve Civics Literacy
For the second year, the USF St. Petersburg campus and the Florida YMCA are partnering to offer the Civics Fellows Program, an initiative designed to enhance civic education in the state by giving high school students hands-on experiences in government and public service.
June 10, 2020Campus News, Student Life
USFSP Hosts 100 High School Students From Across the State to Improve Civics Literacy
USF St. Petersburg and the Florida YMCA are partnering to offer the Civics Fellows Program, an initiative designed to enhance civic education in the state by giving high school students hands-on experience in government and public service.
June 10, 2019Events
Students Advocate for USF at Day at the Capitol
On February 13, hundreds of USF students will board buses bound for Tallahassee, where they’ll meet state legislators and advocate for the university at the annual Day at the Capitol.
February 11, 2019Student Life
St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs to Bring Analysis and Understanding to a Changing Global Landscape
USF St. Petersburg is once again the co-organizer and host of the renowned St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs February 12-15.
February 5, 2019Events
Political Science Professor Wins Statewide Award for Civic Education
Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, USF St. Petersburg Associate Professor of Political Science, has been named the recipient of the 2018 Graham – Frey Civic Educator Award.
November 9, 2018Research and Innovation