The USF Strategic Planning Steering Committee’s five-year plan, to be applied across all campuses, is driven by encouraging student and faculty success, increasing partnerships and diversity in the university community and a strong financial base. Interim President Rhea Law presented the strategic plan, “In Pursuit of Excellence,” on Jan. 25 […]

Job applications for USF’s next president will soon be coming in as the Presidential Search Committee finalizes the position profile and advertisements. The committee created a 15-page brand book consisting of USF facts and statistics, awards and achievements, as well as the role’s qualifications and challenges. The board reached a […]

Aspirations to build an on-campus stadium, strengthen USF’s culture and finalize its strategic plans are some of the goals Interim President Rhea Law will focus on during her tenure until a permanent replacement is hired. Law’s 10 goals were approved during Tuesday’s virtual Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting. She had […]

USF Executive Vice President and Provost Ralph Wilcox will step down from his role next year, Interim President Rhea Law announced in a universitywide email Monday morning. The search for Wilcox’s successor will begin in the spring semester once a new university president is hired. Wilcox’s decision was made based […]

The United Faculty of Florida (UFF) USF chapter expressed its disappointment with UF preventing three of its faculty members from testifying in a lawsuit, citing the decision as a violation of community rights. In a universitywide email sent out Nov. 5, USF’s UFF chapter stated that by barring the faculty […]

Students and faculty continued to voice their opinions on what qualities they are looking for in a new president during the second Presidential Town Hall on Monday, focusing on topics relating to anti-racism initiatives, low morale and campus cleanliness.  The discussion was moderated on Microsoft Teams by Senior Director of […]

After a slow start to the first Presidential Search Town Hall on Monday, USF stakeholders, including faculty, staff, students and interested community members, mentioned accessibility and the ability to manage “problematic issues” as some of the qualities the next university president should have. Attendees focused their questions and comments on […]

The Sept. 30 deadline for members of the USF community to complete the Presidential Search Stakeholder Survey has been extended to Oct. 20 since, according to Interim President Rhea Law, the responses received so far weren’t as “robust” as expected. So far, the committee has received over 1,000 responses, chair […]

Applications and nominations for the vice president for Research and Innovation opened Sept. 17 after the search was halted when former President Steven Currall resigned and left uncertainty as to who would work alongside the next elected vice president. The application period ends Sept. 30 and the search committee will […]