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RSS FeedDerby Lane hosted a corporate leadership retreat for USFSP students on Friday, Feb. 24 coordinated by USFSP’s Leadership Development and Programming office. The retreat marked an end to Lead Week 2012, which introduces students to the leadership programming available on campus. Students began the retreat in the poker room with breakfast and a quick introduction
The Student Environmental Awareness Society is preparing to launch eco-friendly activities to celebrate the Earth. With spring just weeks away, the environmentally focused club has planned ahead for campus activities. SEAS focuses on promoting environmental awareness on campus as well as within the community. Club members try to share this message through activities like beach
The Career Center hosts the Career Fair twice each year and business professional attire is required for entrance. This semester the Career Center didn’t want to see anyone get turned away so they organized The Career Closet—a small collection of gently worn professional business clothes held in the Student Life Center. “You’re trying to create
The Reserves Officers’ Training Corps allows students to attend college while training to become an Army officer once they graduate. The Army ROTC teaches leadership courses in universities across the country and is part of the college curriculum at USFSP. The ROTC program at USF St. Petersburg is entering its fifth year. As part of
Eight black stallions, adorned with pink feathers and sparkled bridles, are lined outside of a red and white-stripped tent waiting for their master’s command. You can hear the sound of laughter and clapping. “Alright, you’re up,” a voice shouts. The horses disappear into the tent, following a woman sparkling in pink from head to toe.
When Anousheh Ansari returned from an eight-day stay aboard the International Space Station in 2006, her mother handed to her a crayon drawing depicting a rocket ship and space in the fantastically outrageous colors only a child can dream up. Ansari sketched the drawing more than 35 years ago; it was one of the few
You might see them on the grassy knolls between The Grind and Davis Hall, running and kicking or throwing a ball through two mounted hoola hoops. Sometimes, a few players might be sporting broomsticks between their legs. When someone asked them what they were playing, one player replied, “Quidditch.” The confusion inevitably followed. With the
Youths who are harassed based on their sexual orientation are more than twice as likely to seriously consider suicide, according to gsanetwork.org. Gavin Nagatomo, president of USFSP’s Gay Straight Alliance, recalls reading in an American Journal of Pediatrics that communities that have such clubs or organizations have lower incidences of suicide and more tolerance within
Two graphic design students, not yet selected, will spend their fall semester at Saint-Luc, Liege, College of the Arts, in Belgium. In the spring, Saint-Luc, Liege, will send two of its students to study through USF St. Pete’s graphic design program. The idea for this exchange “sparked” in May 2011 when visiting instructor Erika Greenberg
The USF St. Petersburg Black Student Association held its second annual Valentine’s Charity Date Auction on Friday, Feb. 10. The action raised money for the Ronald McDonald House, a charity that works to improve the health and well being of children. Winners of the auction received a dinner date with their bachelor or bachelorette. Seven
