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udrey Brandt is at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and is one USF's Boundless Bulls

USF honors student chosen for prestigious summer internship at marine sanctuary

Audrey Brandt is interning with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in California, one of the largest federally protected marine sanctuaries in the United States. Brandt's journey began after being selected for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program.

June 25, 2024Campus News, Student Life

Julie Buckner Armstrong picture for 2024

USF English professor to co-edit Florida anthology as part of Duckwall Professorship

Julie Buckner Armstrong, known for her expertise in the civil rights movement and southern literature, has been named the Duckwall Professor of Florida Studies for the 2024-2026 academic years. As part of the Duckwall Professorship, Armstrong will begin focusing on her next book, an anthology of literary works from Florida.

June 6, 2024Campus News

Kyle McIntyre

Outstanding Young Alumni recipient puts his political science degree to work at U.S. Space Force

Kyle McIntyre credits the guidance and support he received at USF St. Petersburg for his success at a young age. As one of six recipients of USF’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award, he is amazed at how far he has come since graduating with a political science degree in 2015. McIntyre, 35, is the deputy director of congressional affairs at Headquarters U.S. Space Force.

April 10, 2024Campus News

Picture of Barbara Figueredo who is a King O'Neal Scholar

‘Straight A’ student earns bachelor’s degree three years after becoming U.S. citizen

At the age of two, Barbara Figueredo moved to the U.S. from Venezuela after her family left the country due to the political turmoil that continues today. Coming to America and learning English at a young age made her want to pursue an Education degree.

December 4, 2023Campus News

Rachel Sanderson

Providing new insight into Florida’s earliest residents: USF doctoral student wins Fulbright to study in Spain

Rachel Sanderson is earning her doctorate in History, and her efforts to uncover and document the lives of the early Floridia’s colonial residents are being rewarded with a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Grant.

May 19, 2023Campus News, Research and Innovation

Sharon Segrest

Professor wins faculty excellence award for research on dual career couples

Sharon Segrest, Professor of Management on the USF St. Petersburg campus, has received the Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award for her research on the attitudes of females and males in dual career couple scenarios.

April 13, 2023Campus News

2022 Ethics Invitational USF team

USF team competes in finance and ethics finals that prepares the next generation of investment professionals

Students from USF were among four teams to compete in the 2022 Ethics Invitational hosted by CFA Society Tampa Bay. The competition prepares the next generation of investment professionals by presenting them with ethical challenges faced in the workplace.

April 13, 2022Campus News

Ethics and Debate team 2022 national

Ethics and Debate team prepares for its first national competition

For the first time in its seven-year history as a student organization at USF, the Ethics and Debate team will compete in the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl on February 26 and 27.

February 21, 2022Campus News

J. Michael Francis standing at a podium

USF History professor inducted into Spanish royal order for groundbreaking work on Florida’s early history

A University of South Florida History professor who has devoted his career to uncovering the early Spanish roots of Florida’s history will be honored for his work by being inducted into one of Spain’s most prestigious civil orders.

October 26, 2021Campus News, Research and Innovation

Morgan Greig at Archivo General de Simancas

Student wins graduate history award, conducts research in Spain on de Soto expedition to Tampa Bay

Morgan Greig won the 2021 Leland Hawes Graduate Student Essay Prize in Florida Studies and is currently in Spain searching the archives for additional source material for his master's thesis about the Hernando de Soto expedition to Florida.

October 1, 2021Campus News

2021 National Merit Scholars at the St. Petersburg campus

USF St. Petersburg campus sets record with five National Merit Scholars

For the fall 2021 semester, the University of South Florida enrolled 62 National Merit Scholars, the highest numbers ever for an incoming class.

August 31, 2021Campus News

Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan

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

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