June 13, 2007

In This Issue Gandy Toll Tower Ready for Hurricane Season Tenured Faculty Mayor Baker Visit Intramural Basketball Competes Nationally Mr. Dad Visits Bay Area Employee Bonus Renew Your Parking Permit RVC Academic Affairs Learn to Swim Pre-Season Tailgate What's Happening Quick Links Submit an event for What's Happening Submit a news story eNews is published bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Calendar and news submissions are due the Friday prior to Wednesday publication.

A Piece of History Returns Home One of the Gandy Bridge's original toll towers will begin its journey back to its home Thursday, June 14 at 9 a.m. The tower was entrusted to USF St. Petersburg in 1996 through the work of Rep. Bill Heller, then dean at the university, where it was restored to its original splendor and kept until now. Read more. Ready for Hurricane Season Hurricane season is underway and USF St. Petersburg has worked diligently to ensure that the campus is prepared for the season. The Office of Campus Computing has set in place several modular, mobile and redundant communication methods to make certain students, faculty, staff and the campus community are kept informed in the event of a campus emergency. Read more... Congratulations to Tenured Faculty  The USF Board of Trustees granted tenure to 48 USF faculty members on May 31. For a complete list of newly-tenured faculty, click here. Mayor Visits, Talks Politics While students at other universities rely on textbooks and classroom discussion to learn about politics and government, students in Darryl Paulson's, Ph.D., Urban Politics and Government class supplemented their learning with a face-to-face discussion with St. Petersburg City Mayor Rick Baker Monday, June 4. Read more. Intramural Basketball Competes Nationally The USF St. Petersburg Intramural Basketball team competed in the American Collegiate Intramural Sports "Thrill on the Hill" National Basketball Tournament April 27-29 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Forty-eight intramural programs competed in a pool-play, single-elimination tournament. USFSP nearly advanced to the final round until a buzzer-beater, one-point defeat to national runner-up Morehouse College. More... Mr. Dad Visits Bay Area Parenting isn't easy and sometimes parents feel like they could use a little help. Armin Brott, author of nationally-syndicated column Mr. Dad and host of syndicated radio program Positive Parenting, will talk about parenting Thursday, June 14 at the Campus Activities Center at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Free childcare and refreshments will be available and attendees will receive a free copy of "Bluepint for Men's Health" by Armin Brott. More... University Employees Get Bonus On Thursday May 24 Governor Charlie Crist signed the General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2007-2008, which includes a one-time bonus for state and university employees. Click here for more. Easy Way to Renew Parking Permints The new academic year is on the horizon and with it comes time to purchase new parking decals. Last year, parking services introduced a mail-in option for permit purchases and its success has warranted a repeat performance. Read how... RVC Academic Affairs Search A search committee is in place for the search for a new Regional Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Members include: Geralyn Franklin, College of Business Dean-Search Chair Malcom Butler, College of Education Faculty Deanna Michael, College of Education Faculty Eric Odgaard, College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Gary Patterson, College of Business Faculty Joani Spadaro, College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Alison Watkins, College of Business Faculty Ruben Anchundia, Registrar's Office Staff David Brodosi, Nelson Poynter Library Staff La-Tarri Canty, Student Affairs Staff Andrew Wilson, Student Representative More... Learn to Swim The Office of the Waterfront is offering swimming lessons during the month of July for children of various swimming levels. The Learn to Swim program is taught by an American Red Cross certified Water Safety Instructor. Read more. Pre-Season Tailgate Kick-off football season early this year with the Pinellas County Alumni Chapter at the Second Annual Pre-Season Tailgate party Sunday, July 29 from 2-6 pm at Capogna's Dugout in Clearwater. Click here for more. What's Happening at USFSP  Stay up-to-date on campus happenings. Click here for more.

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