At USF St. Petersburg’s 50th anniversary block party last Saturday, Mayor Rick Kriseman unveiled the new and improved Second Street South, which now touts a second name –‘University Way.’ “This Anniversary provides a wonderful opportunity for us to
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To help first generation college students and students from low-income households navigate through college, TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) has offered access to scholarships, peer mentoring, advising and workshops. However,
There are 1,785 parking spaces on the USF St. Petersburg premises – but students have found locating a spot consistently difficult since the start of school. To get to morning
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
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
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.
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
When it began, 50 years ago this week, it was a tiny place with modest ambitions. It was called the “Bay Campus” of the University of South Florida, a temporary outpost
Zachary Oppenheim noticed a change in the Student Life Center by the temperature of the room. “It used to be colder before,” said Oppenheim, the assistant director of campus recreation.
On July 1st, 60 students received an email from USF St. Petersburg Housing and Residence Life informing them that they were being transferred to live at Hilton Bayfront hotel on