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Alumni Spotlight: Manatee County principal of the year credits USF for turning her into the leader she is today
Conferred by the Florida Department of Education, Ricks’ award recognizes exemplary school administrators for their contributions to their schools and communities — including spearheading initiatives to increase student performance, promoting safe learning environments and establishing partnerships with parents and community members.
December 13, 2022Boundless Bulls, Campus News, Students
Couple’s $500,000 gift to USF funds tutoring and mentorship program at Sarasota middle school
Ensuring young students can read, so they are free to accomplish their dreams, is a goal of a literacy program based at the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus that matches USF students with middle schoolers needing support to boost their reading skills — and to set a course for brighter futures.
December 6, 2022Campus News, Research, Students
Student Spotlight: USF graduate's mental health struggles inspire her to help others
Growing up, Yaniris Garcia-Jerez struggled with anxiety and depression and felt "insecure" and "stupid" whenever she struggled to find the motivation to complete assignments. Everything changed when she received an ADHD diagnosis in 2020, a few weeks shy of her 20th birthday.
December 5, 2022Boundless Bulls, Students
Serbian students, professors visit Sarasota-Manatee campus as part of tourism research grant
Nine professors and students from the University of Novi Sad in Serbia traveled to the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus in November as part of a U.S. Embassy Partnership grant designed to foster a long-term relationship between the hospitality and tourism programs at the two schools.
December 2, 2022Campus News, Research, Students
Tickets on sale for 2023 climate conference on USF’s Sarasota-Manatee campus
Tickets for the Climate Adaptation Center’s 2023 Annual Climate Conference on the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus are on sale. The conference will focus on topics especially relevant to living in Florida: The threats posed by rising global temperatures, rising seas and extreme weather events; and how climate action can stimulate the climate economy.
December 1, 2022Campus News, Events, Research
Manatee Chamber of Commerce brings interactive financial literacy program to local high schools
The University of South Florida partnered with the Manatee Chamber of Commerce to bring Big Bank Theory, an interactive financial literacy program, to all eight public high schools in the county for the first time since 2019.
November 21, 2022Events
Student Spotlight: Paola-Marie Mannino wants you to get involved
Paola-Marie Mannino, a fourth-year marketing major on the Sarasota-Manatee campus and the voice behind the social media channels for the Office of Student Engagement and the Campus Activities Board, hopes to inspire community in her fellow Bulls.
November 14, 2022Boundless Bulls, Students
Staff Spotlight | Carlos Moreira looks out for his 'band of brothers'
U.S. Marine Corps veteran and University of South Florida alum Carlos Moreira is director of campus engagement for veteran success and alumni affairs at the Sarasota-Manatee campus, helping military-connected students succeed while in college and beyond.
November 9, 2022Boundless Bulls, Campus News
Brunch on the Bay raises $537,000 for Nursing/STEM building and student scholarships on USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
The 28th Annual Brunch on the Bay, the marquee benefit event for the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus, raised a record $537,000 — and counting — for construction of a new Nursing/STEM building and student scholarships.
November 8, 2022Campus News, Events
Alumni Spotlight | Bryan Jacobs is here to serve
When Hurricane Ian tore through Fort Myers and the surrounding areas in September 2022, leaving hundreds of Floridians stranded in its wake, Bryan Jacobs, a USF alum, Marine Corps veteran and owner of The Liberty Smokehouse, leapt into action.
November 7, 2022Boundless Bulls, Events, Students
Veteran and military-connected students continue to serve communities impacted by Hurricane Ian
More than a month since Hurricane Ian made landfall, USF student veterans and alumni continue relief efforts in southwest Florida.
November 7, 2022Campus News
Campus Insider November 2022
Explore the November Campus Insider to discover what faculty, staff and students on the Sarasota-Manatee campus have been getting up to this fall: Brunch on the Bay, Bloomberg Day, faculty awards, beer science and more.
November 2, 2022Campus News, Events, Research, Students