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RSS FeedPlans are underway to install additional outdoor lighting to Harborwalk by the end of August 2012 after concerns over nighttime campus safety were addressed. One significantly darker corner of campus is the city-owned Poynter Park between the library and Harbor Hall. While USFSP property along the harbor is lit at night, the park is not,
About 50 alumni joined the chancellor, administrators and deans to celebrate the university during the first ever USFSP Alumni Society gathering on Feb. 2. The organization is the first of its kind among the USF regional campuses—an alumni group focused on the branch and not the system. It is within the “umbrella” of the USF
Photos courtesy of USF Apparently, she does, and several members of the Board of Governors committee overseeing the transition were not happy with the removal of Goodman on Dec. 20. Dean Colson, then Chair-elect of the board, called for an emergency meeting on the 22nd to question Genshaft and USF Board of Trustees Chair John
According to a new USFSP dismissal policy, any undergraduate student with a GPA below a cumulative 2.0 will be placed on academic probation. Students on academic probation must maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average each term and cannot withdraw from any term without reason, according to the Grades, Financial Aid Requirements, and Review Procedures
The Career Center will hold the fall career fair on Oct. 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Campus Activities Center. Professional attire is required for all participants. Students should prepare a short introduction about themselves for the event, bring several copies of an updated résumé, a writing utensil and research employers attending
Behind a tiki-style counter in downtown St. Petersburg, USFSP student Christa Hegedus waits to take another smoothie and sandwich order. Like many college students, she works part-time while taking a full load of classes. The freshman biology major works several hours a week in a smoothie shop, mixing ingredients and whipping up concoctions for customers
The difference between dorms and a residence hall is the difference between a place to sleep and a community, said members of the Residence Hall Association. The association, which has a limited budget and undefined enforcement power, encourages good citizenship in RHO through events, advocacy of resident issues and simple peer pressure. A community is
U.S. News and World Report’s best colleges ranked USF St. Petersburg No. 36 among public regional universities in the South. The 2012 edition is the first time USFSP placed on the ranking, released on Sept.13. The report used several factors when determining rank—peer assessment, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rate performance, alumni giving
In a time of great economic duress, many have turned to higher education as a way out of poverty. But that has become increasingly less feasible. Dwindling Bright Future dollars, increases in tuition and budget cuts from the state are forcing students to foot the bill for their own education. Sometimes it seems like students
On Thurs., Sept. 22, the Students for Environmental Awareness Society held its Moving Planet event at Harborwalk. The group encouraged participants to call the White House in a makeshift phone booth. The booth also included bicycle diagnostics for students. “The purpose of the event is to encourage students to move beyond fossil fuels and to
