The Florida Board of Governors voted unanimously to confirm Dr. Steve Currall as the University of South Florida’s seventh president. Dr. Currall will take office on July 1, 2019. He succeeds Dr. Judy Genshaft, who steps down on June 30, 2019, after 19 years at USF.
USF Health
Construction may be less visible outside the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute (MCOM+HI), but crews are hard at work on the inside. The 13-story building in the center of downtown Tampa is now fully enclosed, allowing for the progression of interior construction. It has electricity with canned lights and many walls erected, some prepped with paint.
Academics
It’s been a goal for more than 30 years and now the University of South Florida is home to its own chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), the nation’s oldest and most prestigious national honor society.
Innovation
The harmful algae that causes red tide is currently at near undetectable levels in Florida waters compared with the much higher concentrations at this time last year.
Preeminence is the highest designation that a research university can earn from the State of Florida. Since the program became Florida Law in 2013, USF has had its sights firmly set on achieving Preeminence. While our journey to reach national excellence started long before then – and by no means will stop now – USF has finally reached all the thresholds necessary to achieve the designation.
