Parking Tags, Plans and
Celebration
 There are many exciting things
happening in Parking Services. Read on to find out
about the Open House for the parking facility,
permit parking and other changes happening with
campus parking.
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story...
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Preparing in an
Emergency
Hurricane season began June 1,
and weather forecasters are predicting an active
season again this year. USF St. Petersburg urges
all faculty, staff and students to develop a
family emergency plan.
Preparing
yourself
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ID Card and Registration a Must
to Work Out
 The Fitness Center and the Waterfront
Office begin a new check-in procedure starting
Friday, Sept. 1.
It will require all users of the two
facilities, including faculty, staff and students,
to register and possess a USF ID Card.
More
info...
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553 Prefix Terminates
Soon
 The three-digit prefix for the St.
Petersburg campus changed from 553 to 873 last
November. The 553 prefix will
expire Dec. 31.
More
info...
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Emergency Call Plan Wins
Grant
USF St. Petersburg plans to
install an emergency notification system that can
call faculty, staff and students on their cell
phones, home phones and office numbers, depending
on the type of emergency.
How
reverse 911 will work
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USFSP Hobsons Team named Rookie
of the Year
 The USF St. Petersburg Hobsons team,
which includes Frank Hohengarten, Ed.D., dean of
Enrollment Services; Kevin Coughlin, director of
Admissions and Records; John Husfield and
Erika Llenza, of University Relations, was
recognized as Rookie of the Year at the first U.S.
Enrollment Management Technology Connect users’
conference in Las Vegas in July.
More
about the award
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24-Hour Campus News Needs
Events
 The monitors hanging in Bayboro
Lobby, Davis Lobby, Bayboro Café, and the
Campus Activities Center are a part of the new
information network Student Life is using to
promote events and important news on campus.
Find
out how to submit
events
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Senior Strives to Make a
Difference
 Britni Tokotch was born and raised in
St. Petersburg. Her mother is an at-home daycare
provider and her father a firefighter.
After graduation from St. Pete High School’s IB
program, she decided she wanted to stay close to
home and major in education, so she enrolled at
USF St. Petersburg.
But
things didn’t go as planned....find out
why
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Love of Florida History Sparks
Book
 USF St. Petersburg Florida Studies
student Michelle Hoffman says a paper she wrote
for a graduate seminar, War and Society, blossomed
into her new book.
St. Petersburg’s Maritime Service Training
Station was published this spring by Arcadia
Publishing. The book tells the story of St.
Petersburg’s history as a training site for the
U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II.
More
info about book
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Interest in James Bond Leads to
Award
 Alumnus Kevin Beasley has a keen
interest in history. He's also fascinated
with James Bond. Put those two together and
you have an award-winning essay.
More
about the essay
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Personal Safety Presentations
Available
 USF St. Petersburg Police Services is
continuing its personal safety courses for
students and the campus community. They will
provide crime prevention programs and
presentations to groups that request them.
More
info...
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Donations Needed for Ronald
McDonald House
 The USF Pinellas County Alumni
Chapter is collecting new and used potholders and
kitchen towels for the St. Petersburg Ronald
McDonald House at All Children’s Hospital.
Helping
the largest
house...
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What's Happening
on Campus
 Here's a list of campus events
through August.
Click
here for more
information.
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Hall Debuts and
Students Move-in
 The dedication for Residence Hall One
will take place Tuesday, August 22 at 11 a.m. All
faculty, staff and students are invited to attend
the event at the hall.
More
about the dedication and Move-in
Day
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Students Apply Now for
Leadership Summit
 Please tell your students about
an upcoming summit. Those students wishing to make
a difference in the world are invited to apply for
the Young Global Leaders Summit: Ending
Poverty taking place Saturday, Aug. 19 in
Atlanta.
Click
here for more
information.
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Watefront Closed for
Meeting
The Waterfront will be closed,
Tuesday, Aug. 15, for an annual safety and
administrative procedures meeting for all
Waterfront staff. The swimming pool, boat,
kayak, canoe and dock will be closed for the day.
Please contact Jim Stull, Waterfront Coordinator,
at 3-4118 or the office desk
at 3-4597 if you have questions.
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Get in Free!
 Great
Explorations, the Children’s Museum, is
celebrating 20 years in St. Pete. In honor of this
milestone, and to thank the community for their
support, it will host 20 Open Houses over 20 weeks
for 20 organizations in the community.
Faculty, staff, students and their families
will be admitted to the museum
FREE all day on Saturday, Aug.
26.
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Book fair to benefit the FWRI
Support Fund
 Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
is holding the Reader's Digest Book Fair
Thursday, Aug. 17 and Friday, Aug. 18 from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. at the FWC/FWRI Joint Use Building. It's
located at 100 8th Ave SE. Go to the fourth floor
conference room.
More
book fair information
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Blackboard Down for 10
Days
In order to make Blackboard
on MyUSF even faster, Academic Computing is adding
servers. This will cause the site to be down for
about 10 days.
More
info on the shut
down
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In the Press
 Find out
who made headlines, received television
coverage or got a spot on the radio this week.
Vivian Fueyo, Errin Mills, Grover Kearns,
Mark Durand, David Brodosi, Judithanne
Scourfield-McLauchlan, Darryl Paulson and Ray
Arsenault are featured this month.
Click
here for more
information.
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Brown Recruited to FAU
Post
 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Charles Brown, Ph.D., has accepted the position of
Vice President for Student Affairs at Florida
Atlantic University in Boca Raton. FAU serves
26,000 students on six campuses; Brown will be
located on its main campus in Boca Raton.
Read
more...
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Brownell Fills Need on
Campus
 A new role begins for Blaine Brownell
who was the interim College of Business dean for
eight months while the campus conducted a national
search.
His new position as Senior University Advisor
for Strategic Planning and International Programs
begins Sept. 1.
More
about his role
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China Conference Discusses
Future of Journalism
 Bob
Dardenne, associate professor in Journalism and
Media Studies, spent 10 days in Shanghai, China
this summer participating in a mass media dean's
conference on journalism education.
He lectured on the challenges of international
journalism education, China's image in the U.S.
press and the future of journalism.
Click
here for more
information.
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A&P
Election Results
Congratulations to Cedric Howard,
Director of Student Services, and Jim Stull,
Waterfront Coordinator. They were chosen to
represent USF St. Petersburg in recent A&P
Council elections. The new council members
will take their position in September. In
addition, Howard will serve as president of the
board for the upcoming year.
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HR Tidbits
Classification
redesign update, new performance tools, salary
adjustments and benefit coverage information.
More
info...
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Open Enrollment
The 2006 Open
Enrollment for the State Group Insurance Program
2007 Plan Year will take place from 8:30 a.m.
Sept. 19, 2006 through 5:30 p.m. Oct. 18, 2006.
How
to enroll
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HR Announces Leave
Tracking Enhancements
HR is pleased to
announce that, effective the beginning of August,
the following enhancements will be available in
the Automated Leave Tracking system:
More
info...
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| Poynter Library
Factoid
If all of the book shelves in the
second and third floor stacks were laid end to
end, they would stretch 2.74 miles. This does not
include the reference, periodical and juvenile
areas.
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Bulls football
fans, save the date!
Friday, Sept. 29 is USF St. Petersburg
Football Night. Free football tickets will be
distributed from the CAC Activities Desk starting
Monday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. Faculty or Staff only,
with a USF ID card, may claim up to six tickets.
First come, first serve. It's the Bulls vs.
Rutgers.
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The deadline is the Friday prior to
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Fire Alarm
Inspection
Operations
and Maintenance Services is planning to
have the fire alarms tested and inspected the week
of August. 14. Inspectors will visit every
building on campus and it should take at least a
week, Ron Quincel, maintenance supervisor,
said.
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Call for volunteers ... for the
St. Petersburg Times Festival of
Reading.
If you like books, this is your
opportunity to be a part of the area’s premier
literary event We’re looking for volunteers,
vendors and sponsors to help make our 14th
anniversary, held at USF St. Petersburg, our best
year ever. We need:
- Book Vendors
- Food Vendors
- Volunteers
- Sponsors
To learn more about reaching
thousands of Tampa Bay’s educated book lovers,
visit us online at www.festivalofreading.com or call 727-892-2358.
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Library
Hours
The Poynter Library will be closed
the weekends of Aug. 12-13; Aug. 19-20; and Aug.
26-27. It will be open to the public from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. only on Monday, Aug. 14, through
Thursday, Aug. 17.
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