Fellows Named Accounting Educator of the Year

Taxation professor James A. Fellows, PhD, CPA, won the prestigious 2005 Accounting Educator of the Year award by the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Fellows has taught economics and accounting for almost 30 years and has been a professor at USF St. Petersburg since 1992. He started teaching at the University of Tampa in 1976 and in 1982 became the first full-time accounting professor at the USF Fort Myers campus.

"I really enjoy helping people learn, I have always felt that,” Fellows said. “I try to give students a fundamental overview of the tax area, teaching them general principles rather than a complex array of rules and regulations. I think it’s most important that they leave the classroom with sound tax principles that will stick with them through their careers.”

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Faculty/Staff Awards Luncheon

Join USF President Judy Genshaft, PhD, and Regional Chancellor Karen A. White at the annual Faculty/Staff Awards Luncheon this Thursday, Jan. 20 at noon in the Campus Activities Center.

Outstanding 2005 USPS and A&P staff award winners will be announced at the luncheon. Campus administration will also recognize faculty Excellence in Teaching winners, newly tenured and promoted faculty and Length of Service recipients.

For more information, please call Annette Hamon in University Relations at 553-4256.  

USF St. Petersburg Now Offers Photo e-Cards

University Relations has created the perfect way for you to show our beautiful campus to friends, family and prospective students: Campus E-Cards. Choose from a variety of online postcards that showcase our beautiful waterfront campus, student life, the city of St. Petersburg and much more. Visit the Campus E-Cards Web site at http://usf-stpete.uploadmysite.com/postcards/ and make sure to save it as one of your favorite online sites.

You can also link to the Web site from our homepage at www.stpt.usf.edu by clicking on the E-Cards link on one of the following pages: students, prospective students, faculty and staff, alumni, parents and visitors.

University Relations is seeking additional campus photographs, particularly those depicting student life. Please send your photos to John Husfield, campus webmaster at husfield@spadmin.usf.edu.

Campus Invited to Academic Leader Interviews

Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in the open forums that are part of the interview process for the position of Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.  The resume and itinerary of each candidate are available on the Academic Affairs Web site at http://www.stpt.usf.edu/academics/vchancellorsearch/index.htm.

Your opinions are welcome, please email comments on candidates and their presentations to Vivian Fueyo, chair of the search committee, at vfueyo@stpt.usf.edu or Ellen Hufnagel, chair of the faculty council, at hufnagel@stpt.usf.edu.  

The open candidate forums are scheduled from 10 - 11 am in DAV130 on the following dates:

Jeanne Gerlach       Wednesday, January 19

V. Mark Durand       Friday, January 21

V.K. Unni              Tuesday, January 25

Greg Weisenstein    Tuesday, February 1      

Renowned Bioethicist to Discuss Hot Topics

Prominent bio-ethics professor Tom Beauchamp from Georgetown University will visit USF St. Petersburg to present two lectures – The Future of Physician Assisted Suicide and The Limited Vision of the Belmont Report.  Both lectures are free and open to the public.

Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 7 pm in the Campus Activities Center

The Future of Physician-Assisted Suicide will explore the current moral and political issues of physician-assisted suicide, and discuss how law, public policy and moral judgment should evaluate it. Beauchamp will discuss current issues and argue that these decisions should be made by each state and its voters and legislators. Beauchamp claims there is nothing inherently immoral about physician-assisted suicide.

Thursday, Jan. 27 at 10 am in Davis Hall, Room 130

During The Limited Vision of the Belmont Report, Beauchamp will offer a retrospective look at the Belmont Report and discuss its impact. In 1979, Beauchamp was the principal author of the Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research. This report sets official policy governing research on human subjects.

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Naomi Tutu Headlines Black History Month

Nontumbi “Naomi” Tutu, daughter of South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, will kick-off Black History Month at USF St. Petersburg's Opening Ceremonies February 1 at 6:30 pm in the Campus Activities Center.

Tutu, a race and gender activist, will present Striving for Justice: Searching for Common Ground based on her vision that there is still much to do to eradicate centuries of racial oppression in South Africa and around the world. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the City of St. Petersburg Martin Luther King Jr. Endowment and USF St. Petersburg Multicultural Affairs.

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UnBULLievable Thanks to USF Faculty and Staff

To thank university members for their hard-work and dedication, President Judy Genshaft, PhD, invites all faculty, staff, friends and family to an Appreciation Event at the USF Bulls vs. East Carolina basketball game Saturday, Feb. 19.

The Pre-Game Tip Off Party will be held at USF Tampa at the pavilion on Alumni Drive from 4:30 to 6:45 pm before the game at 7 pm. Guests will enjoy a full plate dinner, beer and soda, game ticket, pre-game activities with prizes for age group winners, a chance to win an autographed basketball and the opportunity to celebrate with the entire university community.

The cost is $5 per person and includes a wristband for admission to the Pre-Game Tip Off Party and Bulls basketball game. If you are a basketball season ticket holder, you must pick up a wristband at the Sun Dome Ticket Office. No one will be admitted without a wristband.

Tickets can be purchased at USF St. Petersburg Thursday Feb. 10 at the CAC or at the USF Athletic Ticket Office located at Entry 3 of the Sun Dome Monday through Friday 9 am to 6 pm. For more information, please call Human Resources at USF Tampa at 813-974-2970.

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Help Students Unlock the Secrets to Financial Aid

Regardless of which university a student plans on attending, campus financial advisors will help students complete FAFSA and scholarship forms at the Financial Aid FAFSA Frenzies this February.

Jennifer Fraser, assistant director of financial aid said “The USF St. Petersburg Office of Financial Aid actively supports students seeking financial assistance during their college career and our financial advisors would like to help as many students as possible. We want to encourage the students to apply for financial aid early so they will be considered for both university and federal aid.”

The Financial Aid FAFSA Frenzies are the following days in Bayboro Hall:

Thurs., February 3      10 am to 6 pm

Wed., February 9        10 am to 6 pm

Tues., February 15     10 am to 7 pm

Mon., February 21      10 am to 7 pm

Financial advisors will help prospective students fill our financial aid forms online, will help current students update their information in Banner and teach them how to access their student file in Oasis.

For more information, please call USF St. Petersburg financial aid counselors at 553-4128 or visit the Financial Aid Web site at http://www.stpt.usf.edu/enrollment/finaid/index.htm.

>> See: Flier

Faculty: International Affairs Office Information

If you are a faculty member that has recently presented a paper at an international conference, conducted research abroad or performed any service-related activity internationally, you could be featured in an upcoming issue of USF International. Please send the following information:

• Name and Department
• College
• Reason for Visit (if presented paper, please include the name of the paper and conference)
• Location
• Date of visit
• Additional pertinent information
• Accompanying photos

Please submit your information by Friday, Feb. 11 to Jennifer Ford, public relations coordinator for USF International Affairs at publicaffairs@iac.usf.edu or 813-974-5528.The current issue of USF International is available at:  http://web.usf.edu/iac/documents/USF_International-Fall04.pdf.

Looking for Students to Serve as the "Spirit of USF"

The “Green Jackets,” known as the USF St. Petersburg Ambassadors, are currently accepting applications for new members of this elite group of young professionals.

USF Ambassadors, a student organization sponsored by the USF Alumni Association, was founded in 1979 on the basis of leadership, community and university involvement, educational advancement and service. 

Ambassadors exemplify the spirit of USF and serve the university by assisting presidential and regional chancellor events, serve as speakers at high profile activities, network with alumni, donors and friends of the university, and continuously build the university’s image throughout the Tampa Bay area.

Students may nominate themselves or be nominated by a member of the university community by February 4. To be eligible, all candidates must have completed 12 hours at USF, should not graduate before Spring 2006 and have a minimum 2.7 GPA.

To nominate a student, please contact Sue Bebernitz at 553-4561 or sbebern@spadmin.usf.edu.

>> Ambassador Application

Resolve Issues Using NASA-based Strategies

Former Lockheed engineer and NASA consultant, William Cutler, PhD, will explain how the strategies that enabled the US to put a man on the moon can help us resolve controversial social, political and environmental issues during a lecture Friday, Jan. 21 in the CAC, Room 133.

He has used his approach to successfully aid several public action organizations with environmental problems, watershed management, transportation, as well as educating hearing-impaired students.

“During the years, I have learned how to solve complex scientific and engineering problems,” Cutler said. “I later realized we can use those same tools to move us beyond the obstacles hindering sound social, political, and economic issues.  I want to share these ideas with others.”

A graduate of Cornell and Stanford, Cutler worked for 34 years as a system engineer for Lockheed, and was the lead engineer for a NASA project to develop a life science research facility for use aboard the international space station.       

This lecture is free and open to the public and is sponsored by Hugh LaFollette, the USF St. Petersburg Cole Chair in Ethics. For more information about the lecture, contact LaFollette, at 727-553-4820 or hhl@stpt.usf.edu.

HR Workshop: How to Find the Best Candidate

It's your last chance to register for the Human Resources workshop that will share inside tactics to help you find the best candidate for a position Thursday, Jan. 27 from 2 to 3:30 pm. Please note that the location has changed to CAC 133 because of a large response. 

“Hiring the best candidate is one of the most important tasks a manager is responsible for,” Barbara Fleischer, Human Resources coordinator said.

“Effective preliminary resume and application screening can eliminate applicants that do not meet the minimum job requirements and then help rank you the qualified applicants accordingly.” 

The workshop will be presented by James Lewis, Human Resources coordinator at USF Tampa. His presentation will cover: Effectively completing the Position Vacancy Announcement, Reviewing the resume and/or application, Selecting applicants for interviews, selecting a committee, preparing for the interview, interview tips, reference checks and selecting a finalist.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to Human Resources by

January Blood Drive

Donating blood saves lives. Two blood donation buses will be on campus Wednesday, Jan. 26 in front of FMRI from 8:30 am to 4 pm or in front of Davis Hall from 10:00 am to 6 pm.

For more information, please contact Barry McDowell at 553-4990 or mcdowell@stpt.usf.edu.

The USF St. Petersburg Calendar of Events can advertise to faculty, staff, students and the general public. Events may include lectures, conferences, ceremonies, concerts, sporting events, scholarship events, fundraising events and exhibits. 

Submit information at the central news form: http://www.stpt.usf.edu/news/submissions.htm.