About
As the University of South Florida celebrates the 70th anniversary of its founding, we are presented with an important responsibility: to envision and define the next chapter of the institution’s evolution. Building on an unmatched trajectory of performance, driven by thoughtful yet aspirational strategic planning, focused resource allocation, disciplined execution, shared accountability, and the extraordinary contributions of faculty, staff and students, USF enters this moment from a position of strength. Membership in the Association of American Universities provides a powerful platform for continued progress, but it is not the destination. Instead, it is a launching point for what comes next: an opportunity to design a next-generation university—One that shapes the future of higher education rather than simply responding to it.
Launched in late May, President Moez Limayem charged a core team of committed leaders and university partners who will work collaboratively to shape the next chapter of the insitition.
Meet the team
Committee
Kimberly Ross
Board Member, Board member for KKR, Cigna, Northrop Grumman
Co-Chair, Mapping USF's Future
David S. Simmons
President, Faculty Senate
Professor, Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering
Co-Chair, Mapping USF's Future
Robyn Blank
Vice President and Chief of Staff to the President
Laura Bohn
Vice Dean for Research, Morsani College of Medicine
Moniquie Brown
Staff Senate President
Addye Buckley-Burnell
Associate VP/Executive Director, Center for Career & Professional Development
Denise Davis-Cotton
Director, The Florida Center for Partnerships in Arts-Integrated Teaching
Tom Frazer
Dean, College of Marine Science
Richard Heller
Professor, Medical Engineering Department
Rob Higgins
CEO, Athletics
Sunil Mithas
World Class Scholar and Professor, Muma College of Business
Mark Moseley
President, USF Tampa General Physicians,
Professor & Chair, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine
Pritish Mukherjee
Senior Advisor for Strategic Planning to the Dean, Judy Genshaft Honors College
Professor, Department of Physics
Katie Orlick
Student, Judy Genshaft Honors College
John Ramil
Former Chair and Member, Board of Trustees
Khary Rigg
Professor, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
Sudeep Sarkar
Dean, Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing
Jenifer Jasinski Schneider
Dean, College of Education
Charles Stanish
Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Steven Wilson
Professor and Chair, Department of Communication
Resources
Masha Galchenko
Associate Vice President and Controller
Valeria Garcia
Associate Vice President, Office of Decision Support
University Data Administrator
Jessica Samaniego
Executive Project Manager, Office of the President
LeEtta Schmidt
Director, Integrated Research & Impact Services, Copyright and Intellectual Property
Librarian
Be a Part of the Process
As USF begins mapping the next stage of its extraordinary trajectory, we welcome input
from our students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community members on what our
next era should look like. USF aims to become a model AAU university that sets the
national standard for education, innovation, and impact in a world reshaped by intelligent
systems.
We'd love to hear your input on what that new era should look like. Follow the link
and be a part of the process to Mapping USF's Future!
Planning Timeline
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2026
President Issues Charge
May 2026
The “Mapping Our Future” Team is launched.
Preliminary Research and Framework
Summer 2026
Active deliberation and activation of committees focused on defining a "model AAU."
Stakeholder Consultations
September 2026
Stakeholder consultations – including, but not limited to, faculty, staff, students and administration – intended to further inform and strengthen the blueprint.
Final Blueprint Approved by BOT
November 2026
Final blueprint approved by the USF Board of Trustees.
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2027
Final Blueprint Approved by BOG
Early 2027
Final blueprint approved by the Florida Board of Governors.