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McKibbon Hospitality CEO Randy Hassen talks humble beginnings and hospitality trends at Conversation with a CEO
Hassen offered students career advice, touched on weathering the COVID pandemic, and shared how the company uses real-time data analytics to manage its nearly 100 hotel properties.
March 1, 2023Business News, Events
Speed networking event connects students to possible future employers
The first-ever Muma College of Business speed networking event on the St. Petersburg campus brought students face-to-face with companies looking for future employees.
February 14, 2023Business News, Events
‘State of the Region’ researchers unveil economic competitiveness data measuring the quality of work and life in the Tampa Bay region
Researchers shared some high notes — as well as some sobering trend lines — at the sixth State of the Region community luncheon held on USF’s Tampa campus.
February 10, 2023Business News, Events, Research and Innovation
USF Esports Summit speakers talk equity and community in gaming
The fourth annual USF Esports Summit centered on building community — particularly as it relates to gender and race — within the $1 billion dollar esports gaming industry.
January 30, 2023Business News, Events
USF and Florida Blue host inaugural forum on AI and data for healthcare
The conference brought policymakers, healthcare industry leaders, academics, and students together to share ideas and promote collaboration on using data and AI in the healthcare industry.
January 27, 2023Business News, Events, Research and Innovation
TECO Peoples Gas president Helen Wesley talks renewable energy and corporate skills at Conversation with a CEO event
During the hour-long conversation, Wesley shared lessons she's learned as an executive with 30-plus years in the energy sector.
January 25, 2023Business News, Events
Former banking executive Roxann Moore shares lessons learned at EMBA Distinguished Speaker Series
Roxann Moore, a former banking executive at Truist, was the invited speaker at the Jan. 6 Distinguished Speaker Series at the USF Muma College of Business.
January 6, 2023Business News, Events
Raymond James Financial CEO headlines EMBA Distinguished Speaker Series
Paul Reilly was the featured speaker at the Nov. 4 Distinguished Speaker Series at the USF Muma College of Business where about 35 Executive MBA students listened as the Raymond James Financial CEO shared lessons from his decades-long career as a business executive.
November 14, 2022Business News, Events
Due to Tropical Storm Nicole, USF Esports Summit and Tournament rescheduled for Jan. 27
Due to Tropical Storm Nicole, the USF esports summit and tournament have been rescheduled to Jan. 27 with the same schedule and location. The one-day summit allows participants to connect with regional and global esports industry leaders. It will conclude with a live-action championship finale where the 2022 Battle for Florida tournament winner will be crowned.
November 8, 2022Business News, Events
WWC Global Co-founder Lauren Weiner shares corporate lessons at Conversation with a CEO event
The USF Muma College of Business held its Conversation with a CEO event with special guest Lauren Weiner, chief growth officer and co-founder of WWC Global, a Pequot company.
October 27, 2022Business News, Events
Bloomberg Day shows high school students how Sarasota-Manatee campus can prepare them for Wall Street
About 120 Manatee County high school students recently took a field trip to the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus for a crash course on how the Muma College of Business — and especially the campus’s high-tech Bloomberg Lab — can help prepare them for a career on Wall Street.
October 26, 2022Business News, Events
Powerhouse investors talk shop at USF's St. Petersburg campus
The USF Muma College of Business welcomed two powerhouse investors, Cathie Wood, founder of ARK Invest, and Tom Frederick, founding partner of TampaBay.Ventures, to a fireside chat held at the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance on USF's St. Petersburg campus.
October 6, 2022Business News, Events