Nature Reviews Walters' Six Modern Plagues

One of the world's most prestigious scholarly and scientific journals has reviewed the recently published book by Mark Jerome Walters, associate professor of Media and Journalism Studies at USF St. Petersburg. The author's Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them (Island Press 2003) was reviewed in the March 4 issue of Nature . “It's unusual for a book to achieve wide popular as well as scientific acclaim,” V. Mark Durand , PhD, dean of arts and sciences, said. “With a positive review in both the New York Times and Nature, Walters'work bridges the gulf that divides scholarly and popular work.” >> Read more

Six Modern Plagues by Mark Jerome Walters

University Inaugurates Tomorrow’s Leaders Symposium, deadline approaches

Tuesday, April 20, USF St. Petersburg will stage the university’s inaugural “Tomorrow’s Leaders” Symposium in its Davis Hall lobby. The event, which is slated to become an annual one, will showcase the innovative research and creative work that USF SP undergraduate students have produced during the past academic year under the tutelage and support of the university’s faculty.

Deadline for submission of student proposals is Thursday, April 1. Submissions may be given to Dr. James McHale (DAV-258) or Dr. Ray Arsenault (SNL-100).

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New Critical Perspectives on Salvador Dalí

The campus community is invited to a free lecture in conjunction with the Salvador Dalí Museum's Persistence and Memory Conference March 18 - 20. Dali Museums Curator of Education Peter Tush will explore key controversies to be covered at the conference. The lecture is Monday, March 15 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm in the Raymond James Room.

Tush's lecture will encompass issues including Dalí's construction of identity and autobiography, gender issues, Dalí's interaction with cinema and mass culture, the centrality of psychoanalysis and modern science in his work, his surprising relationship with Marcel Duchamp, the critical reassessment of his later canvases and his lasting influence on new generations of artists.

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USF St. Petersburg Cares

Beach Cleanup

Part of the National Great American Cleanup, Saturday March 20, our campus will be cleaning the Tierra Verde Beach from 9 to 11am. Families invited! Contact Barry McDowell, mcdowell@stpt.usf.edu if interested.

Food Drive Benefits Free Clinic

Food and toiletries donation to benefit the St. Petersburg Free Clinic will be accepted at Student Affairs or on Wednesday, March 17, 10am - 4pm Davis Hall, harborside of lobby. Contact Barry McDowell, mcdowell@stpt.usf.edu

Faculty and Staff Annual Campaign Supports USF St. Petersburg Funds

Support areas that offer our campus and community the opportunity to share in broad and varied intellectual experiences. Faculty and Staff Scholarships, the Library and University Lectureships are just some of the areas that help to provide those experiences. Or, you can designate your gift to an area of your own special interest, please search other giving priorities and funds listed at the campaign website: https://giving.usf.edu/asp/facultystaff_area.asp?a=st%20

Bulls Pep Rally to Take Over BayWalk

Join alumni, faculty, staff and students Wednesday, April 7 for USF St. Petersburg's first pep rally at BayWalk.

Football Coach Jim Leavitt, the Herd of Thunder Marching Band and cheerleaders will be on hand to fire up fans for the Green & Gold Game at Raymond James Stadium that weekend. The pep rally starts at 12:30 pm at BayWalk. 

This event is sponsored by USF Athletics, USF St. Petersburg, The Sembler Corporation and The St. Petersburg Times.

Sailors Host Competitors for Spring Break

This Spring Break many students have enjoyed time away from campus. But USF's top sailors spent their break training on Tampa Bay with sailing teams from Yale, University of Rhode Island and the Coast Guard Academy.

These college teams are not the first to travel to St. Pete for sailing practice. Since February the Bulls have hosted sailing teams from Princeton, Loyola of Baltimore.

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