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RSS FeedCommencement for spring 2012 is scheduled for Sunday, May 6 at 6 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the Progress Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater. Both graduate and undergraduate students will participate in the same ceremony on this day. Students who plan on graduating in May should fill out their application for
[box_dark] A plan to spend roughly $120,000 on outdoor digital marquee signs was unceremoniously shelved in favor of purchasing a large $180,000 indoor display planned for the renovated Campus Activities Center. The display, which Regional Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Julie Wong called a “wow board,” will be programmed with events, art, information or
Programs stemming from the new environmental sustainability fee could bloom in the upcoming semester with the start of an advisory committee that plans to oversee all things green. The Student Green Energy Fund, a statewide initiative led by students, is underway now that the green fee has collected a semester’s worth of revenue. The committee
Since 1986, the National MLK Drum Major for Justice Parade has drawn thousands to the streets of St. Petersburg. USFSP students and staff came out to join in the parade with beads and candy for the eager visitors. Many student clubs and organizations showed their support for the community including: Student Government, the Black Student
On the eve of a new food service contract agreement between one of two major providers and the university, several local restaurants have a lot on their plates to worry about. If signed, the contract will ensure exclusivity of all event catering for one year to the winning provider. When the year is up, the
Deal sweeteners built into the university’s upcoming food services contract—all resident students will be required to purchase a meal plan and outside event caterers will be excluded—may be unpalatable for students and local caterers. On-campus dining will be available for the first time at USFSP when the Multipurpose Student Center opens in August. The proposed
USF St. Petersburg’s new health center is scheduled to open on Aug. 10, just a few weeks before the start of the fall 2012 semester.The Campus Activities Center core, offices and aerobic rooms closed for renovations last fall. And although CAC construction was expected to wrap before the fall 2012 semester, Ashok Dhingra, regional vice
As three stage lights shone against the crown of his head where he stood on a carpeted riser, Tom Hallock looked out into the crowd from behind his grey half-rimmed glasses and saw the faces of his family staring back at him. His 10-year-old son lay sprawled out on a Mexican blanket in front of
Harborside Activities Board held its first event of the fall semester with a movie on the Harbor Lawn. HAB went old school with bag lunches and juice boxes for students to enjoy while watching the movie “Bad Teacher” on the big screen. This was just the first of many events that HAB plans to offer
The Multipurpose Student Center has come a long way in just a few months. Its constructs began at the start of the fall 2011 semester (left), and work continued during winter break, and into the spring semester (right). The new building will offer dorms, a food services area and a campus ballroom to be rented
