Tuesday, April 7, 2020
When former Provost Renu Khator left USF to become president at University of Houston, Provost Ralph Wilcox was appointed for the remainder of Khator’s term. That term has ended, and USF is looking for someone to fill the position again. Rhonda Hendrix, a special assistant in the Office of Research […]
Despite the unemployment rate reaching nearly 10 percent, some students are certain their college degrees are still worth pursuing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported a 9.4 percent unemployment rate last month, and many recent graduates are taking lower-paying jobs in less desirable places instead of going unemployed. Drema […]
The Waxman-Markey Bill, also known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act, passed the House of Representatives despite stiff opposition Friday. The ambitious bill has yet to pass the Senate, but if it does, it will set a new code for residential and commercial construction and institute a cap-and-trade […]
USF’s athletic programs are undoubtedly on the rise – especially football. In its 12 years of existence, the football program has boasted four straight bowl appearances, a No. 2 national ranking and brought household names such as George Selvie and Matt Grothe to the national stage. But football isn’t the […]
Amazon is now in the process of testing a Kindle prototype that will be adequately equipped for textbooks. For those who don’t know, a Kindle is a hand-held digital reading device created by Amazon. It is designed to be lightweight, portable and read like a book. The screen is intended […]
David Griffin, who won the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Men’s Golf National Championship in May, has signed with USF and will play for the Bulls in the fall, USF coach Jim Fee announced Tuesday. Griffin previously played two years at Rend Lake College in Illinois, where he […]
A campus-based wind ensemble wants to be a part of an American tradition throughout the year, starting with an Independence Day concert of patriotic compositions such as John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever.” The roughly 50-member Florida Wind Band will play a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the […]
A man stands behind a camera in the west wing of the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM). Using a large reflector board, he adjusts the light hitting “Torso,” a ceramic sculpture by artist Lynda Benglis. Peter Foe, the curator for the CAM, is doing regular museum maintenance as part of the […]
Beginning in the fall 2009-10 semester, incoming freshmen and outgoing seniors will be held to new education requirements. In an effort to improve undergraduate education, the USF General Education Improvement Committee (GEIC) began developing the Foundations of Knowledge and Learning Core Curriculum (FKL) in 2003 to include more inquiry-based learning […]
University Police (UP) held an active shooter response training exercise on campus Friday. The exercise consisted of three scenarios housed in the Life Sciences Building and ran from 6 pA.m. to 9 p.m. UP spokeswoman Lt. Meg Ross said the exercise provided the opportunity for officers to train in a […]
