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Honors Peer Mentor Leaders Help New Students Find Their Footing
Honors students Joseph Ambrosino and Tanmayee Kanagala are working to help freshmen adjust to life at USF by training other students to become great peer mentors.
April 9, 2024Community, Teaching and Learning
Honors Community Ready to Host 2024 USF Climate Teach-In
Hosted in partnership with 18 student environmental organizations, this year's USF Climate Teach-In features a week-long series of climate education-themed events and activities across the USF Tampa campus.
Culture Committee Committed to Making the Honors College an Even Better Place to Work
Founded in 2019, the Judy Genshaft Honors College Culture Committee helps maintain community, fosters professional development, and provides support for staff and faculty of the college.
March 27, 2024Community, Teaching and Learning
Honors Student Sophia Montejo Publishes Short Story in Glass Mountain Literary Journal
Inspired by her Honors course, "Writing Resistance," third-year student Sophia Montejo reconnected with her creative side and published her short story, "Notions."
Honors Student Saves a Life as Living Organ Donor
Inspired by an Honors applied medical ethics course, USF student Aiden Jaskolka-Brown chose to become a living organ donor. His decision resulted in saving the life of an infant boy near his hometown.
March 19, 2024Community
USF Research Funding Reaches Record High of $692 Million
Research funding awarded to the University of South Florida reached an all-time high of $692 million in fiscal year 2023, representing an increase of nearly 27% from the previous year and elevating USF’s stature as one of the nation’s most research-intensive universities.
March 18, 2024Community
Honors Students Reflect on Formative Study Abroad Trip to the Dominican Republic
Over winter break in 2023, Honors students and faculty journeyed to the Dominican Republic for an immersive 10-day study abroad program focused on global health care and access to medical treatment.
March 8, 2024Community, Teaching and Learning
USF Sarasota-Manatee's Residence Hall to Introduce a New Type of ‘Living Learning Community’
Students who move into the new residence hall on the Sarasota-Manatee campus this fall will have an opportunity to live in an inaugural Living Learning Community and gain an extra edge in their studies and in their preparation for their post-college lives.
February 12, 2024Community
USF Sarasota-Manatee Celebrates Progress on New Student Center and Residence Hall with Scholarship, Naming Announcements
New and returning students who want to live in USF Sarasota-Manatee's new residence hall when it opens this fall, are eligible for up to $4,000 in scholarships to take their place in USF history as “trailblazers” who will help shape the campus’s first residential community.
Photo Gallery: Looking Forward in 2024
2023 was an action-filled year for the Judy Genshaft Honors College and 2024 is shaping up to be even more exciting. Honors students and faculty share what they are looking forward to as we start the new year.
January 8, 2024Community
Year in Review: The Top 10 Honors News Stories of 2023
2023 was a game-changing year for the Judy Genshaft Honors College. From the grand opening of the Judy Genshaft Honors College building to expanded Honors programming and a new residence hall on the Sarasota-Manatee campus, the future is brighter than ever for the Honors community.
December 20, 2023Community
Judy Genshaft Honors College Helps Grow Worldwide Climate Teach-In
Since 2022, Honors students and educators have collaborated to share information on climate change, climate action, and climate justice as part of the Annual Worldwide Teach-In on Climate and Justice. Plans are now underway to expand the teach-in to a university-wide, weeklong event.
December 15, 2023Community, Events, Teaching and Learning