Tuesday, July 27, 2021
The Board of Trustees (BOT) approved a 10-year blueprint presented by President Steven Currall in their meeting Tuesday, which is the final step in the strategic renewal process that has been in the works since Currall arrived at the university in 2019. The plan, titled “A Blueprint for a Bold […]
Will Weatherford was elected as the new chair of the Board of Trustees (BOT) during Tuesday’s meeting, replacing current chair Jordan Zimmerman. After Zimmerman announced he would not be taking on another year as the chairman of the BOT, trustee John Ramil nominated Weatherford to fill his position for the […]
R. Anthony Rolle was announced as the new Dean of the College of Education on Tuesday at the Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting, replacing Interim Dean Judith Ponticell. He will officially begin his term as dean in August. For the past four years Rolle served as dean of the Alan […]
As students prepare to re-enter a traditional in-person world after a year of interacting through computer screens, the USF Counseling Center is hoping to assuage some of those anxious feelings in its new summer workshop. Beginning June 8, “Back to Basics: Support Beyond the Bubble” will take place each Tuesday […]
When the pandemic began in March 2020, USF Facilities Management started an evaluation of over 600 air-handling, conditioning and filtering units across all campuses. Now, it’s in the process of replacing 76 units that didn’t fit its standards. While Facilities Management staff checked for issues related to heating and cooling, […]
As a full return to in-person classes quickly approaches, a sense of uncertainty is an overarching feeling for many students. After being enrolled in mostly online courses for over a year, student responses to in-person social and academic settings remain unpredictable. Beginning June 28, some students will face their first […]
At the start of spring 2021, the Office of Admissions elected to redirect new applicants to the St. Pete campus if they applied after Jan. 6 as a means of increasing enrollment. Almost six months later, USF St. Pete has a higher enrollment level than ever before. Dean of Admissions […]
After a year of online interactions, USF is preparing to welcome incoming and returning students to campus in full celebration in the days leading up to the summer and fall semesters. During Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Provost Ralph Wilcox said campuses have been preparing essential plans to resume students […]
As USF prepares to return to pre-COVID-19 operations, an increase in the total number of admission and enrollment numbers show positive trends despite the challenges posed by the pandemic. The university has processed over 75,000 undergraduate and graduate applications for the summer and fall 2021 semesters as of May 10, […]
USF personnel have officially begun removing all signs asking students to wear masks, leave every other seat open or stay 6 feet apart throughout the university this week. The removal of the signage follows the May 18 announcement that the university will not be requiring any mitigation efforts in the […]
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.