Centers
Overview
CENTER FOR ANALYTICS & CREATIVITY
Located on the Tampa campus
The center's mission is to facilitate the discovery and dissemination of insights
through the power of analytical and creative thinking. This involves fostering a climate
of innovation and analytics throughout the school's administration, classrooms, and
research.
BELLINI CENTER FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT
The Bellini Center for Talent Development at the Muma College of Business is a career-development program for students and the Tampa Bay business community creating a real world corporate environment in a classroom level setting.
COLLIER STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER
Working in tandem with USF's Career Services, the Collier Student Success Center assists business students with career planning, hosts corporate networking events, and coordinates workshops to help students with professional development. Businesses, large and small, partner with the center to host information sessions, offer internship opportunities, and recruit future employees.
Customer Experience Labs
Located on the Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses
The Customer Experience Labs at the Muma College of Business are state-of-the-art
facilities located on the Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses. The labs support student
skills development and research across multiple marketing domains leveraging a diverse
set of methodologies and neuromarketing tools including eye tracking, facial expression
analysis, galvanic skin response, and EEG.
CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Located on the Tampa campus
USF's Center for Entrepreneurship provides academic and practical learning programs
for graduate students. The center is part of three colleges at USF: the Muma College
of Business, the College of Engineering, and the Morsani College of Health.
INSTITUTE FOR DATA ANALYTICS AND VISUALIZATION
Located on the St. Petersburg campus
The mission for the Institute for Data Analytics and Visualization in the Muma College
of Business serves the community by offering consulting services in the areas of data
analytics and data visualization.
David Kotok and Cumberland Advisors Bloomberg Lab
Located on the Sarasota-Manatee campus
The David Kotok and Cumberland Advisors Bloomberg Lab hosts 10 Bloomberg Terminals
that allow students access to Bloomberg Professional Services, a powerful resource
providing real-time data from markets around the world, in addition to news, research,
and powerful analytics used by top decision-makers in finance, business, and government.
FINTECH CENTER AT THE KATE TIEDEMANN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Located on the St. Petersburg campus
The Fintech Center at the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance in the Muma
College of Business endeavors to be a leading university-based fintech center and
entrepreneurial ecosystem, with a strategic focus on helping students, faculty, the
business community, and fintech entrepreneurs lead with success and positive impact
in the rapidly emerging and increasingly prominent fintech driven market sectors.
School of information syStems and management PRACTICE CENTER
Located on the Tampa campus
The School of Information Systems and Management Practice Center gives students with
new skills and experiences in doing “real world” projects sponsored by industry partners.
Students work in groups of two performing collaborative team-based projects. Every
project is supervised by at least one faculty mentor and at least one representative
of the project-sponsoring industry partner. Typically, projects are scoped to last
a semester.
M3 CENTER FOR HOSPITALITY TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Located on the Sarasota-Manatee campus
The M3 Center for Hospitality Technology and Innovation was established at what was
then known as the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee in 2013. The M3 Center
was made possible by a transformational gift from Tampa businessman John McKibbon.
Center faculty conduct rigorous academic research of significance to the global hospitality
industry, while serving as a critical reporting outlet and resource for educational
tools and innovation, conferences, training and forums for improving the connections
between academia, industry, and the society at large.
CENTER FOR MARKETING & SALES INNOVATION
Located on the Tampa campus
The Center for Marketing and Sales Innovation seeks to be an engine for economic growth
in the region by connecting students interested in a sales or marketing careers with
businesses, supports sales skills development for students and businesses through
competitions, workshops, and training, and conducts research in sales, marketing,
and neuro-marketing. The center is home to the Customer Experience Labs located on
the Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses.
Marketing and Innovation Practice Center
The Marketing and Innovation Practice Center project is available across all three campuses and supervised by faculty members from all three campuses. The center gives students with new skills and experiences with "real world" projects sponsored by industry partners. Students work in groups of two performing collaborative team-based projects. Every project is supervised by at least one faculty mentor and at least one representative of the project-sponsoring industry partner. Projects typically last one semester.
MERRILL LYNCH WEALTH MANAGEMENT CENTER
Located on the St. Petersburg campus
The Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Center is within the Muma College of Business. The
venue allows students to analyze stocks, assess investment opportunities and apply
skills learned in class to manage wealth. It hosts a number of financial literacy
initiatives benefitting current students, future students and the greater community.
MONICA WOODEN CENTER FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
Located on the Tampa campus
Supply chain management, reverse logistics, and sustainability greatly interest both
domestic and international businesses because these issues impact their profitability
— especially in today's competitive marketplace. The Monica Wooden Center for Supply
Chain Management & Sustainability is the first center of its kind in Florida. It spearheads
efforts related to the supply chain major, minor, graduate program and a number of
community/industry initiatives.
PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
In 2021, the USF Muma College of Business and Tampa General Hospital have launched a groundbreaking initiative to provide critical people skills to hospital staff ranging from top-shelf surgeons to valets. While medical programs excel at imparting lifesaving knowledge to medical personnel, critical people skills tend to get much less attention in focused medical programs. Leveraging expertise from USF, the People Development Institute offers courses that equip TGH employees, hospital partners, vendors and associates with the tools they need to create better relations with patients, customers and the medical community. The professional development programs that are part of this collaborative initiative fill that very gap. The People Development Institute awards non-credit Credly badges, which recognize digital learning that focuses on hard and soft skills necessary for an organization to thrive. Faculty from the Muma College of Business play a leading role in the course design, creation and delivery.
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Located on the Tampa campus
As Florida's principal provider of small business assistance, the Small Business Development
Center at the University of South Florida provides free, one-on-one consulting and
low-cost seminars to start-up and existing businesses. It assists with a variety aspects
of small business development and issues that are important to today's small business
owners.
WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
Located on the St. Petersburg campus
The Women and Leadership Initiative at the Muma College of Business is composed of
three main arms which support the education, empowerment and professional success
of women. The inclusive nature of programming can not be understated, we strongly
believe that open dialogue, education, and the sharing of resources is necessary to
progress towards an equitable future. Individuals of all genders are encouraged to
participate in academic coursework, events, and mentorship programming.