As St. Petersburg prepares for consolidation, freshman enrollment has plunged. That was expected and won’t last long, university administrators say. But one faculty leader looks at the numbers and sees
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By Nancy McCann A wrinkle needs to be ironed out before the USF system Board of Trustees votes Dec. 3 on a key consolidation document that will be submitted to
By James Bennett III When Student Government was informed on Oct. 28 that student fees would increase under consolidation, they were only informed about the local fees, which include the
By Nancy McCann When consolidation takes effect next July, the USF system provost says faculty in St. Petersburg can count on his support for equal treatment with their counterparts in
“Although many details are still in the works, the new plan was quickly welcomed by three key players in the ongoing consolidation debate.” By Nancy McCann St. Petersburg campus leaders
“We are elected representative students fighting for students and advocating for equality and equity among all three campuses.” By Dylan Hart The Student Government executive branch made its intentions clear
This is a letter that the Department of Journalism and Digital Communication sent Sept. 23 to Pinellas County legislators and other stakeholders. By USF St. Petersburg Journalism Faculty The faculty
The consolidation plan was labeled a “preliminary blueprint.” But when USF system President Steve Currall unveiled it last week, campus veterans heard echoes of an unhappy yesteryear, when St. Petersburg
By Emily Wunderlich and Dylan Hart One student fee structure. One Student Government. And, possibly, one student newspaper. Those are some of the implications outlined in USF system President Steve
By Nancy McCann For weeks, the new president of the university system had stressed that consolidation would be a positive for the St. Petersburg campus, which he called “a gem