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Director of Development Selected for USF St. Petersburg
Regional Chancellor Karen White is delighted to announce that Dr. Sarah Purvis, an accomplished fundraiser with years of USF experience, will join the USF St. Petersburg family as the Director of Development.
She most recently served the USF Foundation as the Unit Development Director for the Graduate School, the Patel Center for Global Solutions and for International Affairs. Dr. Purvis has also served as the Director of Development for USF Health.
In these roles, she served as a fundraising professional, working with the USF Foundation to seek private support from individuals, corporations and private foundations.
Prior to joining USF, Dr. Purvis was the Assistant Vice President of Development for Florida Southern College in Lakeland. She previously had been Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations for Saint Leo University in Dade City.
Her credentials also include teaching management and marketing undergraduate and graduate courses in the schools of business at Saint Leo University, the University of Florida and the University of North Carolina – Greensboro. Additionally, she has 20 years of corporate managerial experience having held marketing communications and corporate communications positions with Westinghouse Electric Corp. and subsequently serving as Manager of Public Affairs and Manager of the CNG Foundation for Consolidated Natural Gas Co. in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dr. Purvis earned her doctoral degree in administration and policy studies at the University of Pittsburgh, a master’s degree in public management from Carnegie Mellon University and bachelor’s degree in journalism from The Pennsylvania State University.
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Campus Goes Green with New Science and Tech Building
With the turn of golden shovels, campus and community leaders broke ground on the Science and Technology Building at USF St. Petersburg.
Held Thursday, June 5 at the future site of the building, the program previewed the opportunities the building will foster for students and faculty. Expected to open in August 2009, the building will add nearly 35,000 square feet of classrooms, teaching labs and research labs.
Designed to meet the rigorous standards of LEED certification, it is the first building in the USF system to register with the independent organization that certifies environmentally responsible buildings.
Regional Chancellor Karen A. White said, “This environmental stewardship in the construction of new classroom and laboratory space exemplifies a philosophy and value that is deeply held on our campus.”
This facility will broaden academic and research opportunities for students while helping to accommodate health-oriented degree programs that respond to community needs.
This project brings USF St. Petersburg’s five-year investment in capital construction to $51 million. This includes the construction of Residence Hall One, its first residential housing for students, the 1,100-space parking facility and Barnes & Noble USF St. Petersburg, which serves both the university and the St. Petersburg community.
St. Petersburg City Council Chairman Jamie Bennett said, “USF St. Petersburg is important to our economy and our future. We care about USF and we care about our downtown university.”
Architectural firm Reynolds Smith & Hills designed the Science and Technology Building, and the contractors, Creative Contractors of Clearwater, have led other environmentally conscious construction in Tampa Bay.
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USF Team Sails Into National Top 10
The USF Women’s Sailing Team finished a strong 10th overall in a regatta that featured the top 18 university sailing teams in the country. Hosted by Brown University and Salve Regina, the 2008 InterCollegiate Sailing Association Women’s National Championships took place from May 26 to 28 in Rhode Island.
Coach Allison Jolly reported excellent conditions for the regatta, with winds varying from 22 knots down to 5 knots. With four freshmen, two juniors and only one senior at the national competition this year, she expects the team to have competitive years in the future.
Kim Witkowski ’09 sailed with Liz Foy ’08, Christine Sayler ’11 and Diana Cabili ’11 to finish 13th in the A division.
Rachel Silverstein ’11 sailed with Darby Smith ’11, Ash Landes ’09 and Christine Sayler ’11 to finish 9th in the B division, the second best performance of all freshmen skippers.
Click on this link for more information on the USF Sailing Team.
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