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RSS FeedWalking across campus, people might hear students talking to each other in a foreign language. It’s not Spanish. It’s not French. It’s not Chinese. “You want to know, ‘what is it that they are speaking?’,” said Kyle Taylor, an international affairs major. Perhaps they are speaking Arabic. Last semester, USF St. Petersburg began offering Arabic
After five years of preparation, USF will send students to study abroad in Vietnam for the first time. Students will have the opportunity to learn beside Vietnamese students from July 8 through July 30, 2012. “Many powerful lessons are going to be explored during this course,” said Frank Biafora, dean of the USFSP College of
Commencement 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
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
For students with questions about landing a summer job, handling a stubborn roommate, or new ways to get fit, Student Health 101, an online publication distributed by the USFSP Health & Wellness Center, aims to have the answers. The publication is custom-made for individual universities by a group of college health professionals and designers, and
USF St. Petersburg to offer new language courses Foreign language requirements may seem like a chore for students who feel the university has few programs to offer, but this semester, additions to the newly named department of society, culture and language may bring some relief. The only language courses that USF St. Petersburg has offered
Every semester, Charlie Justice, the assistant director of Leadership Development, coordinates with his team of assistants to bring speakers to campus, organize student retreats, promote leadership, assist clubs and organizations, and recognize and encourage students to join Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society. Justice and his team are preparing several events for students,
Last week, 600 USF students were notified their online courses wouldn’t be taught through Blackboard. Ten courses across three USF campuses will integrate Canvas, a new learning management system. USFSP students made up 200 of those, with the remaining from the Polytechnic campus in Lakeland and the university hub in Tampa. Canvas, created by the
On Jan. 16, the largest Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in the Southeastern United States will march 2.5 miles through St. Petersburg, starting at Tropicana Field and ending at Vinoy Park. The parade typically attracts around 100,000 spectators with over 125 marching bands and floats. The parade starts at 11 a.m. and is scheduled
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