Report from the Regional Chancellor

As we come to the end of the first year of a new campus structure at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, it is appropriate to commend the extraordinary work of the students, faculty, staff, and administrators who created a success model for this institution. The work that occurred last year built on a long-standing tradition of academic excellence and a caring campus climate.  

Among the many achievements of the year were the creation of colleges and the establishment of college governance procedures, implementation of institutional promotion and tenure guidelines, completion of phase two of the USFSP Strategic Plan, separate accreditation of the journalism program, agreements on the process and a timeline for separate accreditation of the colleges of business and e ducation, and the introduction of fifty-one new faculty and a new administrative group.

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Board Meeting Discusses Two Campus Additions

At the USF St. Petersburg Campus Board meeting held July 21, Abdul Nasser, regional vice chancellor for Administration and Finance, shared details about the revised Campus Master Plan that will bring two major additions to campus Fall 2006. The board meeting presented new details as information items to the group.

The campus' first residence hall for 354 students and a parking garage with more than 700 spots are currently being proposed as design/build teams are bidding for the projects. For both structures the size is based on campus growth projections for enrollment for the 2008-2009 academic year.

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USF and Dali Museum Offer Avant-Garde Lecture Series

This fall, USF St. Petersburg and the Dalí Museum will bring leading experts from the avant-garde cultural movements of the 20th century to the area and give community members the unique opportunity to study with honors students.

The introductory lecture series, “Avant-Garde,” begins Sept. 13 will be held twice a month and is free and open to the public. Each lecture will help place the work of Salvador Dalí in a broader cultural context and discuss and compare the different avant-garde movements in Europe. The series will also look at the range of media avant-gardists used, including literature, painting, sculpture, film and music.       

Assistant professor of English, Peter Kalliney, PhD, said that he is excited about this collaborative effort with the Dalí because this will be a unique experience for everyone involved. “Community members will have the rare opportunity to delve into the foundation of the avant-garde movement alongside USF honors students,” said Kalliney, lecture series co-planner.

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USF Pinellas County Alumni Information

More than 50 golfers attended the USF Pinellas County Alumni Chapter's Golf Tournament held July 10 at the Westin Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor. The tournament, which had more than 15 sponsors, was a big success and raised money for USF St. Petersburg scholarships. 

Celebrity players included USF Alumnus and WTSP Channel 10 Anchor Reginald Roundtree; AM1040 DJ, Mark Larson; and Fox 13 Anchor Mark Wilson. 

The Chapter's next meeting and social is August 3 at Tucson 's Bar and Grill, located at 13563 Icot Blvd. in Clearwater.  The monthly meeting will be from 5:30 - 6:30 pm with a social immediately following.  Guests are invited to attend both the meeting and the social.  The event is a good opportunity to meet and socialize with USF alumni.  Light hors d'œuvres will be served. To RSVP, contact Sue Sietsma, coordinator of alumni programs, at sietsma@stpt.usf.edu or 553-4561.

Prepare for the Professional in HR Exam

USF's Professional and Workforce Development Division, in partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management, will present a comprehensive 12-week program to help Human Resource professionals prepare for SHRM's national certification examination. The Professional and Senior Professional in Human Resources designations reflect broad-based competency, professional status, experience and professional achievement.

USF's program will meet at USF St. Petersburg on Thursday evenings from August 26 to November 11, 2004. The fee is $900 for SHRM members and $950 for non-members; it includes the latest edition of the SHRM Learning System and a CD Rom study disk, a $600 value.

Linda Bailey, SPHR, will lead participants in an intensive review of management practices, selection and placement, training and development, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations and health, safety and security. Practice tests help overcome exam anxiety, develop test-taking skills, and identify areas of strength and weakness. This program provides a structured, disciplined approach to prepare for the PHR and SPHR computer based examinations that will be held starting in November, 2004.

For information, call Martha Lakis at (813) 974-8021. Register by calling (813) 974-2403 or visit http://www.outreach.usf.edu/conted/HR. 

MBAs on Fast Track with New Concept

St. Petersburg Times

July 21, 2004

Laura Tillinghast will try to cram more than two semesters of work into one this fall.

Tillinghast, 29, plans to take 21 credit hours of finance, management, statistics and other courses to ready herself for a master's in business administration at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

The reason: "It's more efficient," she said.

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USF Sonar Guards GOP Convention

St. Petersburg Times

July 13, 2004

What does a plastic Christmas tree stand from Kmart have to do with the Republican National Convention?

Well, finding the first helped earn some Tampa Bay scientists a big ticket to the second.

Researchers at the University of South Florida's Center for Ocean Technology in St. Petersburg hid a round Christmas tree stand underwater not far off the campus seawall to test the ability of its cutting-edge sonar system to find it.

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