Wednesday, May 5, 2021
When Adrienne Conde picked up a phone call in February from a mother whose daughter, a freshman at USF, had just been in a car accident, she didn’t hesitate hopping in her car to help the student. “She was crying on the side of the road and her mom called […]
This story is part of a continuing series that features women leaders at USF during Women’s History Month. Grace Laila Benmhend’s first experience abroad was when she was only 6 months old and traveled to Morocco to visit her relatives. Traveling and being exposed to diverse cultures across the globe […]
From serving two tours in Afghanistan to being a role model as a father of three, Paul Kuo’s journey in his medical career was anything but traditional as he joined USF in 2017 as the Richard G. Connar Endowed Chair in Surgery at the Morsani College of Medicine, one of […]
As a volunteer teaching English to immigrants alongside her grandmothers when she was a child, Diana Hechavarria, associate professor of entrepreneurship at USF, learned the importance of using her voice and advocating for the empowerment of those facing adversity at work and in life. “Very often in society, we forget […]
This story is part of a continuing series that features women leaders at USF during Women’s History Month. When Evelyne Viens first arrived at USF, she didn’t speak a word of English, but after four years in the university’s soccer program and playing professionally around the world, she feels […]
This story is part of a continuing series that features women leaders at USF during Women’s History Month. Kaya van Beynen has made her mark around the globe — teaching across the sea in southeast Asia, completing her studies in ice-cold temperatures in Canada and Massachusetts, examining age-old exhibits in […]
This story is part of a continuing series that features women leaders at USF during Women’s History Month. Inspired by generations of courageous women from her family, Donna Petersen knew since she was a child that no challenge would be too big for her if she worked hard enough — […]
Growing up in a rural eastern North Carolina town, Vice President of Institutional Equity in the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Haywood Brown experienced desegregation of the school system firsthand following the civil rights movement. He was among one of the few Black students at his school as […]
With a passion for service, USF alumna Jeannette Myrick continues to reach new heights and inspire others with her “servant’s heart” as she embarks on a new journey as a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan. Myrick graduated in spring 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in cell and molecular biology and was […]
Studying institutionalized racism has been the focus of Senior Advisor to the President and Provost for Diversity and Inclusion Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman’s career, but when a Black Ph.D. student was detained by a police officer on his way to her class for no apparent reason, she knew she needed to advocate […]
In this episode of the USF Oracle Sports Podcast, Oracle correspondents Leo Santos and Alberto Camargo take charge of the episode and discuss their thoughts on the men’s and women’s soccer teams at about the midway point of the season.
