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From USF to the pros: Meet grad student and soccer star Vivianne Bessette
While pursuing a master’s degree in exercise science at USF, Vivianne Bessette helped lead Tampa Bay Sun FC to a championship title as a standout defender in the team’s inaugural season.
July 1, 2025Student Success
Tampa Union Station gets $6 million restoration — and USF is driving it forward
The restoration of the historic Tampa Union Station is being shaped by USF from every angle — led by School of Architecture and Community Design alumnus architect Jerel McCants, who developed his love of preservation while a student at the university, and guided by 3D scans produced by USF’s Access 3D Lab.
June 27, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success
USF student rocket team soars in national NASA competition
The University of South Florida's Society of Aeronautics and Rocketry team completed a NASA Student Launch Competition and brought home an award for successfully designing and then sending a model rocket over 4,000 feet while transmitting data.
June 10, 2025Student Success
From classroom to command: USF student helping shape the future of national security
For May Birch, national security isn’t just a field of study—it’s a calling rooted in family, shaped by mentors and propelled by student leadership.
June 9, 2025Student Success
Students selected for national program to strengthen USF’s military-connected community
Four USF students earned spots in a national program where they’ll learn to lead campus initiatives that address issues impacting student veterans and the military-connected community, from mental health to career development.
May 23, 2025Student Success
Behind the horns: Meet the USF students who were Rocky D. Bull
For years, they hid in plain sight, lifting spirits and energizing crowds as the university’s beloved mascot, Rocky D. Bull. Now that they’ve graduated, three Rockys are allowed to take off the mask and share what it’s really like to be the face of USF.
May 12, 2025Student Success, USF Athletics
USF confers more than 7,700 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies
Graduates included a mother and son earning their degrees, a cancer survivor who never gave up on her educational goal and twin sisters who created thriving startups, winning awards along the way to fuel their entrepreneurial journeys.
May 12, 2025Student Success, University News
USF siblings bring TEDx back to Tampa, inspire with ‘Lift As You Climb’ theme
USF siblings Harikrishna and Krishna Patel curated a TEDx Talk at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa. Their effort, shaped in part by unexpected leadership roles on a global stage, received support from a team of 50, half of whom were USF students and alumni.
May 5, 2025Community Partnerships, Student Success, USF in the News
Rozeth Aquino
Before she ever held a blueprint, Rozeth Aquino held Legos and a dream of becoming a dentist. But the hands-on creativity she loved led her to architecture.
May 2, 2025Student Success
Lisa Patterson
A former high school dropout, Lisa Patterson overcame self-doubt to achieve her goal of earning a college degree.
May 2, 2025Student Success
Tammy and Bennett Moscato
Mother and son Tammy and Bennett Moscato attended USF together. Now, they are both graduating this spring.
May 2, 2025Student Success
Waseem Albaba
A passion for video games, combined with a skateboarding accident, guided Waseem Albaba toward a career in cybersecurity.
May 2, 2025Cyber/AI, Student Success