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Blaze Marpet Teaches Honors Students to Love Learning and Live Well
Get to know visiting professor Dr. Blaze Marpet, who inspires Honors students at the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus with his love for religion, philosophy, and ethics.
January 16, 2024Teaching and Learning
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
2023 Grand Challenge Competition Recap: Access to Meaningful Work
The 2023 Grand Challenge has come to a momentous close as student finalists pitched their proposals to conclude the competition. The winning student team, ARThritis, was selected by the panel of judges to implement their project in the Tampa community in spring 2024.
November 20, 2023Community, Events, Teaching and Learning
Learning in Nature About American Wilderness Thinkers
To cap a semester learning about thinkers who revolutionized our understanding of nature, Professor Rebecca Johns took her class on a camping trip. Exploring, journaling, and reflecting on course readings, students spent the day and evening at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve.
November 14, 2023Teaching and Learning
Exploring Sustainable Tourism Through Virtual Reality in Egmont Key
Students spent the day exploring sustainable tourism on Egmont Key through an app developed at USF that digitally documents the island's rich history. The software application brings the buildings of old Fort Dade to life through virtual and augmented reality technologies.
November 6, 2023Teaching and Learning
A Summer in Seoul
This summer, 19 Honors students alongside Honors advisor and adjunct instructor Kevin Lee and Honors advisor Dani Soluna, journeyed to Seoul, South Korea where they explored the city's culture and historical sites for three weeks.
October 13, 2023Community, Teaching and Learning
An Unbeliev-a-Bull Year Abroad: 2023 Study Abroad Recap
Over the course of 2023, 200 Honors students along with Honors faculty and staff embarked on once-in-a-lifetime experiences abroad.
October 5, 2023Community, Teaching and Learning
Getting FAB in the AMRoC Lab
Honors students had the opportunity to visit the AMRoC FAB LAB and discover the inspiring array of learning and service experiences the community makerspace has to offer.
September 29, 2023Community, Events, Teaching and Learning
USF Linguistics Expert Pivots Course in Response to his New Study on Artificial Intelligence Chatbots
After examining the ability of linguistic experts to differentiate AI from human-generated writing, Matthew Kessler is integrating more hands-on projects in his classroom.
September 7, 2023Teaching and Learning
New Summer Program Offers Honors Experience to High School Students
High school students from around Florida gathered on the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus earlier this summer to explore career possibilities in the field of law through a new summer camp program hosted by the Judy Genshaft Honors College.
September 1, 2023Community, Teaching and Learning
Honors Alum Looks Back on Invaluable Experience Gained Through Research
Honors alum Ryan Shargo reflects back on his Honors experience and how undergraduate research helped set him up for success.
August 16, 2023Alumni and Friends, Teaching and Learning
Educational Trip to Europe Provides Impactful Experience, Teaches Significance of the Holocaust
Eighteen students who took an educational abroad trip to Europe focusing on the Holocaust came back with a deeper understanding of one of the darkest periods in history.
July 5, 2023Teaching and Learning