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 […]

A 15-member Presidential Search Committee, headed by Board of Trustees (BOT) Vice Chair Michael Griffin, is partnering with SP&A Executive Search to find candidates for USF’s next president.   The committee had its first meeting Wednesday morning at the St. Pete campus and plans to meet again in early October. It […]

The engines are moving fast in the search for USF’s eighth president as the search committee begins drafting plans and tight deadlines to find candidates across the country for the role. The 15-member committee met Wednesday morning at the St. Pete campus to outline the presidential search timeline for the […]

Interim President Rhea Law was confirmed Wednesday morning by the Florida Board of Governors (BOG) to lead the university in the next few months until a permanent president is chosen. The confirmation was followed by Law’s appointment by the USF Board of Trustees (BOT) on Aug. 2. During the board […]

The USF Board of Trustees (BOT) on Tuesday chose the search firm that will assist in the hunt for USF’s next president, three weeks after President Steven Currall announced his retirement. Board members approved the recommendation of the Search Firm Advisory Committee to select SP&A Executive Search led by Alberto […]

Tensions rose within the last minutes of Tuesday’s Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting between Faculty Senate President Timothy Boaz and BOT Chair Will Weatherford on the university’s resumption of fall classes at full capacity amid a surge of COVID-19 cases across the state.  “On behalf of the faculty, I will […]

Editor in Chief of The Oracle Leda Alvim sat down virtually with Interim USF President Rhea Law to discuss her new role as head of the university, her goals moving forward and who she hopes will take her place permanently to lead USF. How has the past few weeks been […]

Following former USF President Steven Currall’s unexpected resignation July 19, faculty and staff have certain expectations for what they hope his eventual permanent successor will accomplish. Former Chair of the USF Board of Trustees (BOT) Rhea Law’s appointment was approved by the BOT on Aug. 2 to serve as interim […]