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Bulls returning to USF will enjoy new facilities, campus recreation and dining options on all three campuses.

August 14, 2023Campus Life, Student Success, USF Athletics, USF Health, University News

 Students bow at the Treblinka concentration camp

Educational trip to Europe provides impactful experience, teaches significance of the Holocaust

Eighteen students who took a study abroad trip to Europe focusing on the Holocaust came back with a deeper understanding of one of the darkest periods in history. The diverse group of students from USF's Judy Genshaft Honors College encountered grim details surrounding the persecution and genocide of millions of Jews from 1933-1945.

July 13, 2023Student Success

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Virtual pen pals to travel buddies: USF class tours South Korea

Students just returned from Seoul, where they finally got to meet their pen pals from Yonsei University whom they’ve been video conferencing and messaging with throughout the spring semester. It’s the first study abroad program to begin virtually and the first faculty-led trip to South Korea since the start of the pandemic.

June 26, 2023Campus Life

Board of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford, Judy Genshaft Honors College Dean Charles Adams, President Rhea Law, President Emerita Judy Genshaft, Steve Greenbaum and former Board of Trustees Chair Jordan Zimmerman

USF unveils historic new Judy Genshaft Honors College building

The five-story, 85,000-square-foot facility will serve USF’s most accomplished and talented students from every undergraduate college and strengthen the university’s position to attract the top talent within the state of Florida and beyond.

May 12, 2023USF Foundation, University News

Hosea Simon, Don and Stephanie Schoenberg

Alumni and diverse business owners star in the construction of the Judy Genshaft Honors College building

Since its groundbreaking in late 2020, nearly 80 businesses have worked on the five story, 85,000-square-foot building – about half are diverse-owned with an estimated spend on contracts exceeding $11 million.

May 8, 2023University News

Groups of students sit at tables with material samples to work on mock interior designs with the help of two instructors.

Construction of the Judy Genshaft Honors College building to conclude with once-in-a-lifetime classroom experience

Coinciding with building construction, honors students got a hands-on lesson in construction and design through a capstone course called Exploring Behind the Veil: The New Honors Building.

April 27, 2023Student Success, University News

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Healing arts class teaches therapeutic methods for working with people experiencing memory loss

The collaboration between the Judy Genshaft Honors College and the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg allows students to see first-hand how these interactions can benefit individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

April 17, 2023Student Success

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Judy Genshaft Honors College students learn from the high seas

Students from the Judy Genshaft Honors College spent part of their spring break aboard a research vessel to conduct lab-based research, observe marine life and explore society's relationship with the ocean through the lens of history, politics, journalism and the arts.

March 23, 2023Student Success

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Celebrating the women of USF

From their grandmothers, to Gloria Steinem and Jane Goodall, women across USF share who inspired their passion and careers.

March 1, 2023University News

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USF student organization helping inspire the next generation of Black engineers

A nationwide effort to inspire more Black individuals to enter the field of engineering is growing at USF. More than 250 undergraduate and graduate students are members of the National Society of Black Engineers – up nearly 400 percent since 2017.

February 1, 2023Student Success

Chuck Adams, Judy Genshaft and Elisabeth Condon

New USF Judy Genshaft Honors College building to feature the work of highly regarded artist Elisabeth Condon

Elisabeth Condon is a former USF faculty member based in New York City and Tampa who creates vibrant, layered fields of colorful flora and fauna by manipulating pigment pours and brushwork on linen canvas to generate lush and expansive landscapes.

January 4, 2023University News

Rendering of Buddy Brew Coffee

Buddy Brew Coffee coming to new honors building

In addition to the café, the new home of the Judy Genshaft Honors College will feature interwoven spaces for classrooms, student collaboration areas, event areas and performance and creative spaces.

August 29, 2022Campus Life

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