Published: January 21, 2015
UT Hosting Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Jan. 23
Students, faculty and staff from The University of Tampa will honor the legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service to the Tampa Bay community on Friday, Jan. 23.
An annual tradition at the University, participants will volunteer their time and energy at several area nonprofits, including:
- Feeding America Tampa Bay
4702 Transport Drive, Building 6
Lindsey Bressi, (813) 254-1190 - Sweetwater Organic Community Farm
6942 W. Comanche Ave.
Kaitlin Hennessy, (813) 887-4066 - Champions for Children Baby Bungalow
3108 W. Azeele St.
Glenn McKenzie, (813) 356-1293 - Freddie Solomon Boys and Girls Club
4805 E. Sligh Ave.
Dee Solomon, (813) 252-3947 - Tampa Bay Harvest
Sustainable Living Project
918 W. Sligh Ave.
Will Carey, (727) 538-7777 - American Cancer Society Benjamin Mendick Hope Lodge
12810 Magnolia Drive
Carrie Brown, (813) 490-4700
There will be two sessions to accommodate students’ class schedules, a morning session from 8 a.m. to noon and an afternoon session from 1 to 5 p.m. Volunteers will gather in Plant Hall’s Grand Salon at the beginning of their session for orientation. They will then travel by bus to a volunteer location.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is organized by the PEACE (People Exploring Active Community Experience) Volunteer Center. For more information, contact Rebekah Vigil at peace@ut.edu.
On Friday, April 17, a panel of four industry professionals will present the obstacles and challenges faced in today’s business environment related to whistleblowing.
The panel will be held at The University of Tampa Sykes College of Business, Room 234, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. This “Hot Seat Event” is sponsored by UT’s Center for Ethics. The public is invited, and there is no charge for the event.University of Tampa film students will screen their work at the first annual Moon Dance Film Festival at UT’s Reeves Theater on Tuesday, April 14, at 8:30 p.m.
Aaron Walker, assistant professor of communication, said the festival is an opportunity for UT students both to screen their work and to curate the best work of their peers.“It’s fully student-run, so it shows how deeply the students care about celebrating the strong work of their peers, but also shows how much desire there is for our FMA students to create venues of success for one another,” Walker said. “It’s a terrific collaboration, and will be a terrific party for film. Plus, the movies are great.”
The Sustainable Business Coalition of Tampa Bay Inc. and The University of Tampa Center for Ethics is calling for nominations for their annual Sustainable Business Awards, which will be held on Wednesday, June 10, at The University of Tampa’s Vaughn Center.
Now in its seventh year, the Sustainable Business Awards, sponsored by the Sustany Foundation, recognize and honor for-profit businesses in the Tampa Bay area that engage in practices that increase economic opportunities and improve the environment and community.