USF St. Petersburg conducts student study on multipurpose center.

Student input is essential to determine needs and preferences for the amenities and programs to be offered at the multipurpose center.

Completed surveys will be registered for a prize drawing. Prizes include: Flat Screen TV, DVD/VCR Combo, Digital Camera, MP3 Player and Portable DVD

Faculty and staff please encourage students to participate by voicing their opinion at: http://www.facilityplanners.com/survey/usf/stpt

Students may complete the survey on-line March 2-12, 2004

Prize winners may pick-up prizes in the Campus Activities Center beginning March 17th. Winners will be notified via email.

Artists, College of Business open Artbiz

Pictured left to right: Mark Petty, Robert Stackhouse, Carol Mickett, Anthony Langhorne, Ron Hill, & Jeannie Gaines

On Thursday, February 26, 2003, members of the local art community, USF Faculty, staff, and friends celebrated the opening of Artbiz. 

The event was held in the College of Business where local artists display their work. 

The highlight of the event was the performance of three poems by Anthony Langhorne, including the poem As I Appear which is among the displays in the College of Business.

Artbiz is a partnership between USF St. Petersburg College of Business and local artists, created to be a business resource to help local artists thrive.

>> Read associated press release

I AM USF St. Petersburg: Joneen Maczis

Joneen Maczis was on her way to the Tampa Campus to interview for a position with USF when she drove past USF St. Petersburg.  She found the campus so lovely, she decided she wanted to work in St. Petersburg and was subsequently hired 10 years ago in the Office of Student Affairs.

As Coordinator for Administrative Services, she is responsible for many of the Division of Student Affairs budgets, purchasing, and  payroll and provides administrative support to the new Vice President of Student Affairs.  In addition, Joneen coordinates with the efforts of many other colleagues, to produce two commencement ceremonies per year.

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Mary Lightfine, Nurse Without Boundaries speaks Wednesday at USF St. Petersburg

After working as an RN in emergency rooms throughout the US, Mary Lightfine decided to join an organization called Doctors Without Borders.  That decision changed her life.

Since then she has lived and worked in more than a dozen countries, including some of the most hellish spots on earth. 

• Mary was ambushed and shot at in Somalia.
• She delivered babies in the jungles of Sri Lanka.
• Mary was in Afghanistan during the bombardment.
• She brought food to remote villages in Nicaragua.
• She was also one of the first to provide medical aid to Kosovar refugees.

Mary is a seasoned veteran of the Nobel Prize winning Doctors Without Borders and she will be at USF St. Pete to share her stories.

Wednesday, March 3
12:00 p.m. in COQ 231 & 7:01 p.m. in the Campus Activities Center
Free admission for all.

Please share this information with students. 
Faculty, if you feel this relates to your course please encourage attendance in any way you feel appropriate.

USF St. Petersburg Cares

Last call for two wonderful projects: The March Blood Drive on Wed. Mar. 3 featuring two buses, one at the FMRI and one in front of Davis Hall. The community blood inventory is less than a 2 day supply!

Volunteers are still needed for the Special Olympics event at Lakewood High School, Saturday, Mar. 6 at 9am. For info, contact Barry McDowell, mcdowell@stpt.usf.edu.

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