Parking Garage Plan
Detailed
 The new parking garage under
construction at the corner of 5th Avenue South and
3rd Avenue South will open on time at the
beginning of June.
The garage is seven stories, including the top
deck. It will also house the USF St.
Petersburg police, Barnes & Noble Booksellers
and space for another retail store. There will be
a total of 1,161 spaces available.
More
information on the
garage.
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Preparations Conclude as Site
Visit Nears
The site visit by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools takes place
next week Tuesday, Feb. 7 - Thursday, Feb.
9. Ten volunteers from around the country
will comprise the review team with each member
specializing in a different area of evaluation.
Click
here for more
information.
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Direct Students to FAFSA
Frenzy
February is a busy time for
financial aid hopefuls. The office of Financial
Aid and Veteran Services is hosting FAFSA Frenzy,
an event geared toward educating students and
assisting them with their financial aid
requirements.
How
you can help.
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Residence Hall One Stars in
Student Recruitment
 USF St. Petersburg’s very first
residence hall is quickly approaching its grand
opening in time for fall semester. Residence Hall
One is estimated to have an annual impact on
downtown St. Petersburg of about $2 million and is
a milestone in the growth of USF St. Petersburg as
it celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Click
here for more
information.
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Enrollment Marketing
Intensifies
What does USF St. Petersburg
sound like? What does it feel like?
Last spring groups of new students talked to a
marketing consultant about the factors that
influenced their decision to enroll at USF St.
Petersburg. Focus groups covered questions about
recruiting materials, marketing messages and how
they recruit their friends to
campus.
Hear
a new radio spot
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Campus Offers Best Chili in
Town
 Students, faculty and staff all
joined together for Multicultural Affairs Chili
& Soup Cook-off where Wendy Owen, recent USF
St. Petersburg graduate, went home with bragging
rights for the best chili on campus.
Who
else went home a
winner.
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$1500 Scholarship for
Students
There's a new scholarship
opportunity for your students. The Student
Academic, Integrity and Leadership Scholarship, or
SAIL Scholarship, is a time-limited award only
available this year as we celebrate 40 years of
Excellence.
Click
here for more
information.
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What‘s Happening
Here's a list of
events coming up this month. February is
full of opportunities to get involved in campus
events.
For
a listing of events.
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Original Highwayman to
Visit Campus
 USF St. Petersburg continues the
celebration of Black History Month with a visit
from Highwayman painter, R. L. Lewis, Jr. Feb. 7
in the Campus Activities Center. The evening will
begin with an art exhibit of Lewis’ work at 6 p.m.
The lecture will run from 7-9 p.m. There will be a
reception immediately following.
More
on Highwaymen.
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Writers Head To St. Pete
Beach
 The USF Tampa 34th Annual
Florida Suncoast Writer’s Conference will be
at St. Pete Beach Feb. 9-11.
Writer’s Digest magazine described the
conference as one of the ‘Top 10
workshops/conferences for writers in the U.S."
For
more information.
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All-Aboard
for Board Membership Training
 The
USF Alumni Association is sponsoring All-Aboard:
Training for Board Membership, a two day workshop
offered Friday, February 24 and Friday, March 3
from 8:00 am-5:00 pm. The event is hosted by USF
St. Petersburg and will be held in Davis Hall 130.
Full
story...
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Remember New Campus
Prefix
 The three-digit prefix for the St.
Petersburg campus changed from 553 to 873.
More
info...
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Application
Deadline
Please remind your
students the last day to submit applications for spring
graduation is Friday, Feb 3. For questions direct them
to Academic Advising in DAV 134.
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Poynter Library Fiction
Contest
Poynter Library’s 20th Annual
Bayboro Fiction Contest is underway. Please
encourage your students to submit their
unpublished short stories. Deadline for submission
is April 7. First place will receive $250. Top
stories may be published in the library’s
publication "The Library Connection." For further
information and contest rules please visit the
library Web
site.
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Spring College
Day Coming
USF St.
Petersburg will host Spring College Day Feb. 28 from 9
a.m. to noon. Prospective students will visit
the campus for tours and look at
Residence Hall One. Prospective students will attend
information sessions on admission, financial aid,
housing and USF St. Petersburg’s three colleges.
Departments are encouraged to
reserve tables for the event. Any organizations or
departments that are interested can contact
Destiny Wilt in Prospective Student Services
at 3-4802. Local radio station 93.3 WFLZ will
broadcast
live.
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