As the campus looks toward expanding to 10,000 students, campus territory may also be expanding. USF St. Petersburg has signed a non-binding letter of intent with the Poynter Institute for the $6.2 million purchase of 3.7 acres of land owned by Poynter. The land, located along Fourth Street S. and adjacent to the future building

The main emergency operation center for the university was completed this fall. The center, located within the campus police department on Third Street S., tracks virtually anything that occurs on campus, from a hurricane to a special event to a campus crisis. The large interactive room has multiple components: a constant weather feed, a camera

Sparks fly. The photo flashes across the screen on the website lucasoverby.com. A slogan appears in a black army font. “Lucas Overby for Congress,” the site read. “Because we need someone who works as hard as we do.” Twenty-eight-year-old Pinellas County native Lucas Overby is currently a commercial driver supervisor and more importantly, he was

Grants and donations continue to flow into the university. The USF College of Marine Science, based on the USF St. Petersburg campus, was awarded a $20.2 million grant by the Gulf of Mexico Research Institute. The funds will expand research on the ongoing effects of the 2010 BP oil spill.  The USF College of Marine

“Unique,” “engaged,” “inviting,” “ home.” Those were just a few of the words used to describe USF St. Petersburg last month at the initial campus conversation about the Strategic Plan. About 35 students, staff and faculty gathered for the first of six casual conversations to discuss the USFSP Strategic Plan, a master blueprint for the