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BOG presents ‘blueprint’ for reopening university campuses in fall

The Florida Board of Governors (BOG) made the initial steps in developing what the fall semester will look like with a “blueprint” intended to guide each of the 12 public universities as they create their individual plans for resuming campus activity. Chancellor Marshall Criser presented a plan called the “State […]

Should I stay or should I go: Students react to fall semester changes
May 28, 2020
USF has been remotely online since the end of spring break due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and returning to campus in the fall [...]
USF ranks first in performance-based funding metrics, receives $75 million allocation
May 28, 2020
With the highest score in five different metrics, USF was ranked first in the state by the Board of Governors (BOG) in [...]
USF study investigates COVID-19 effects on mental health
May 28, 2020
USF is launching a new research study that will look into how loneliness affects individuals in a period of social distancing — [...]

The Oracle Sports Podcast – Kenny Weightman
May 29, 2020
In this episode of The Oracle Sports Podcast, Nolan and Hannah discuss the slow return of sports in the United States, ponder how [...]
One last time: Weightman eager to challenge for national title in final season
May 28, 2020
Just a few months ago, USF hockey had won the Southern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SCHC) and was preparing to set out on its [...]
Brinkman looks forward to first season despite unusual recruitment
May 25, 2020
Although the coronavirus pandemic has the world on pause, college football is preparing for the season ahead. USF football’s [...]

Hotline, shelter calls haven’t risen, but pandemic can increase threat of domestic violence
May 28, 2020
The COVID-19 stay-at-home order has seen many unintended consequences, one of which is that victims of domestic violence are now [...]
Pandemic restrictions set dangerous precedents
May 26, 2020
We currently find ourselves gradually coming out of a lockdown imposed by the federal government to help control the spread of [...]
Short-term benefits not worth reopening economy
May 21, 2020
With two paths out of the coronavirus pandemic, — keep Florida on lockdown and risk a recession or reopen and risk public [...]

Hot meals for a good cause: Little Greek and Feed-A-Bull support students in need
April 23, 2020
The restaurant may be called Little Greek, but the president of the franchise and USF alumnus, Nick Vojnovic, is known to have a [...]
USF student awarded virtual research opportunity amid unprecedented times
April 14, 2020
Second-year mathematics and microbiology student Alexander Mercier was selected as one of 10 people in the entire country to [...]
Taking control over self-isolation: Here’s what you can do
April 7, 2020
While being at home may not be the way USF students wanted to spend the end of their spring semester, it is not completely a loss [...]

BOG presents ‘blueprint’ for reopening university campuses in fall