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RSS FeedExperience the St. Petersburg arts scene after dark during the city’s monthly Art Walk. On the second Saturday of every month, more than 40 galleries, including the Duncan McClellan Gallery and the Clay Center of St. Petersburg, stay open late. Most locations feature live demonstrations from local artists. Food truck fare, cocktails and other refreshments
Just a few weeks before the first classes at USF “Bay Campus,” James Anthony Schnur, 50, was born at a hospital three blocks away. For 13 years Schnur has been the special collections librarian at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, but he has been at USF St. Petersburg for much longer. “What started out as
J.M. “Sudsy” Tschiderer Class of ’71 Environment: Her last name is Tschiderer, but three generations of university students know her as “Sudsy.” When she was a student, she said, it was “a brand new entity” with a diverse student body that included returning veterans, local parents
Celebrate USF St. Petersburg’s 50th history and future with special events that are scheduled throughout the year. Innovation Panel Listen to a panel on innovation and learn answers to big questions like ‘What is innovation?’ The panel will include business leaders and entrepreneurs, such as the founder of Groupon, Shawn Bercuson. Sept. 10, 2‐3:30 p.m. // USC
The university’s expectations for the years to come. Ten thousand students in 10 years. That’s the goal for USF St. Petersburg to nearly double in size by 2025, and to ultimately become a pedestrian campus by closing off Sixth Avenue S, Second Street and Third Street. Changes have already begun. The university is implementing
A 13 time sailing world champion. A Guinness world record holder. Several current and former elected officials. A marine biologist renowned for her study of Florida’s red tide. And a former marine, blinded in Iraq, who now works with guide dogs. These are some of the many USF St. Petersburg alumni who went on to
Sept. 7, 1965 – Because the 5‐year‐old University of South Florida in Tampa had admitted more freshmen than it could house, nearly 260 frosh begin their college careers in St. Petersburg. They live and attend class in buildings on a small peninsula in Bayboro Harbor where the university’s College of Marine Science and the state
Compiled from the work of James Anthony Schnur, a historian and the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library’s special collections librarian; websites of USFSP; the Tampa Bay Times; the Tampa Tribune; and “From Mangroves to Major League: A Timeline of St. Petersburg, Florida,” by Rick Baker. Why is our school called the University of South Florida? St. Petersburg and
1965 First year of classes in St. Petersburg 11.8 Numbers of acres the campus covered in 1965 52 Number of acres today 26 Number of campus buildings 3 Number of colleges ‐‐ Arts and Sciences; Business; and Education. (The College of Marine Science is an academic unit of USF Tampa.) 24 Number of undergraduate programs
The 2015 football season got off to a winning start Saturday night. The Bulls posted a 51‐3 home win over the Florida A&M University Rattlers. The much vaunted new up‐tempo offense was upstaged by a new swarming defense that allowed just one first down in the first half. The defense was led by sophomore
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