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RSS FeedStudent Government Vice President Quincy Lopez resigned from office in late June, four months after he and President Mark Lombardi-Nelson were elected with 70 percent of the vote. Lombardi-Nelson said Lopez gave no indication he was going to resign. “One thing set him off and this is how it rolls,” Lombardi-Nelson said, declining further comment.
For the first time since the university was founded in 1965, USF St. Petersburg will have a dining hall. The university signed a five-year, once-renewable contract with food service giant Sodexo in April, and has been making the pitch to incoming and returning students and their parents over the summer. The most controversial aspect of
A home for the College of Business came one step closer to realization on July 5 with the selection of local architecture firm Harvard Jolly to design the building. The proposed $27.5 million project has been designated the top construction priority of the USF system. If everything goes to plan, the building could be occupied
Though the effects of Tropical Storm Debby were minimal on campus, its week-long soaking of the west coast of Florida underscores the real dangers of hurricane season. USF St. Petersburg’s waterfront location, though picturesque, puts the campus particularly at risk. “[Tampa] has a shallow bay. A hurricane coming in that direction will force a lot
By WENDY JOAN BIDDLECOMBE AND CHRISTOPHER GUINN Regional Chancellor Margaret Sullivan became the third top executive at USF St. Petersburg within a decade to vacate or be removed from the position earlier than expected and earlier than any of the leaders had wanted. Sullivan announced her resignation in a letter addressed to the USF St.
As the cashier is completing my late-night bread loaf transaction at Publix, another customer gets in line behind me. He unloads his groceries on the register conveyer belt. He’s got Wavy Lays, a two-liter bottle of Coca Cola, hand soap, and then the sweet succulent smell synonymous with the coming Autumn fills my olfactory, triggering
Calling all regional chancellor hopefuls: a job opening is up for grabs at USF St. Petersburg—the coquina-cast campus turned jewel by the bay! Full-time job for full-time pay plus benefits! USFSP is seeking to fill this role with someone who possesses “unquestioned integrity, exemplary communication and interpersonal skills.” Experience is necessary. In addition to overseeing
The most important piece of grown-up advice I can give you is to never begin an email with “hey.” Just don’t do it. Since I started at USF St. Petersburg, I’ve received 109 emails that open with “Hey Wendy.” One or two are from professors I know well, a few are “hey y’alls” or “hey-os,”
I spent Labor Day weekend panhandling from the medians of Plantation, Fla., with a homeless woman who once stayed up 16 days straight smoking crack. Her skin was burnt to leather from years asking drivers for money at intersections. Along with 20 other student journalists from around the country, a homeless shelter filled with addicts,
During the long, draining political battle to create a campus community center at USF St. Petersburg, the students who lobbied on behalf of their peers were faced with a choice: go along with the demands of USF system leadership, or lose everything. It was made clear to them, said the student lobbyists, that without a
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