After many months of conversation regarding the future of the College of Education’s (COE) undergraduate programs, a settlement was made on what its structure will look like to meet budget cuts posed by the pandemic. While the COE undergraduate program will remain as its own entity for future students to […]
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USF administration field questions about vaccinations, reopening plans in town hall
USF administration seemed hopeful during a COVID-19 town hall Thursday afternoon about eventually resuming normal university activity in the summer or fall as long as vaccination distribution and mitigation efforts go as planned. Under a Q&A format, most of the questions asked by students, faculty and staff regarded COVID-19 vaccinations […]
Conversations on budget plan expose concerns over equitable universitywide representation
Faculty Senate meetings at USF are typically busy with discussion, but the Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting Wednesday afternoon was especially forthcoming as senators raised several concerns about USF’s Strategic Realignment Plan. The committee met for the first time this semester to discuss a host of topics — the possibility […]
Trump impeached, USF professors weigh in on his last days in office
With less than a week until President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, the country endures an eventful week consisting of safety concerns across states and impeachment procedures as President Donald Trump’s final days in office come to an end. Trump became the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice by […]
Morsani College of Medicine challenged by COVID-19 during first year of operations
A year after the building first welcomed hundreds of new white coats aspiring to begin their medical careers, empty classrooms and silent hallways took over what once was a building designed to encourage collaboration among peers and hands-on learning inside the classroom. With most of the classes now being delivered […]
BOT approves $36.7 million budget reduction plan
The USF Board of Trustees (BOT) unanimously approved the proposed Strategic Budget Realignment Plan for the 2021-22 fiscal year in a 10-minute meeting Tuesday afternoon. The plan will reduce $36.7 million in university spending as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “This is an important day for the University of […]
USF Research Senior Vice President Paul Sanberg to be second top-level resignation of the semester
The second day of the spring semester has brought its second resignation from a major administrative position at the university with Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation Paul Sanberg stepping down from his executive position effective Jan. 18. USF President Steven Currall announced Tuesday afternoon in a universitywide email […]
USF Health experts project students could be vaccinated by summer 2021
As more COVID-19 vaccines are developed and distributed across the country, USF students may be able to get the vaccine as early as April or May, according to USF Health experts. Most students will be able to get the vaccine during Phase III of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ vaccine distribution plan, […]
USF St. Pete Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock to step down in December
USF St. Pete campus Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock will be stepping down from his position effective Dec. 31, USF President Steven Currall announced in a Jan. 11 universitywide email. Tadlock made the decision so that he could “focus on teaching and research as a tenured professor in the College of […]
USF experts predict peak in COVID-19 cases by February
Not even a pandemic was able to prevent large crowds from gathering this holiday season, posing a risk of promoting an even larger surge in the number of daily cases in the upcoming weeks, according to USF Health experts. As a result of holiday gatherings and travel, experts at the […]