From internships to student achievements to recognition of The University of Tampa faculty and institution as a whole, the following is a running archive of UT press releases, called News Articles, and feature stories, noted as UT Life.
Posted January 31, 2019 in News
On Thursday, Feb. 7, The University of Tampa will host a reading by Erica Dawson, associate professor of English and writing and director of the MFA in Creative Writing program, who will share from her book-length poem, When Rap Spoke Straight to God. The event, which is part of the University’s Honors Program symposia series, begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Crescent Club on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center and is free and open to the public.
Posted January 30, 2019 in News
FLEX, the Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival, will run from Feb. 6–10 in Tampa, with most screenings happening on The University of Tampa campus. All FLEX events are free and open to the public.
During this year’s five-day festival, nine programs of experimental short films and video and two programs of multi-projector expanded cinema will compete for prizes. With more than 750 submissions from 52 countries on six continents, FLEX organizers selected 81 for inclusion in the competition shows. FLEX is also showcasing selections of work by three jurors — including UT Professor of Film, Animation and New Media Dana Plays, Almudena Escobar López and Nazli Dinçel.
Posted January 28, 2019 in News
On Tuesday, Feb. 5, The University of Tampa will host a reading with spoken word poet and fiction writer Peuo Tuy as part of the Writers at the University series. The reading begins at 7 p.m. in the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery and is free and open to the public.
A Cambodian-American, Tuy’s poetry collection, Khmer Girl, is inspired by the traumas of her life, including her family escaping the killing fields of their native country and facing the injustice of life as an immigrant in the United States. Her poetry, written and spoken, educates audiences about both the history and beauties of her Khmer heritage, as well as the effects Khmer culture had on her self-esteem as a girl and woman.
Posted January 28, 2019 in News
On Tuesday, Feb. 5, The University of Tampa will welcome Barbara Anderson and Janet Hall, founding partners of Destination Better Inc., as part of the Sustainability Speaker Series. The talk, titled “Secrets from the Corporate Sustainability Trenches: Embedding the Triple Bottom Line to Attract Top-notch Talent and Drive Profitability,” begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Crescent Club located on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center. It is free and open to the public.
Posted January 24, 2019 in News
On Monday, Feb. 4, The University of Tampa will welcome lyric soprano Misook Yun and pianist Cicilia Yudha for a guest artist performance. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values and is free and open to the public.The program includes songs and arias by Franz Schubert, Henry Purcell, Richard Strauss, Joaquin Rodrigo, Fernando Obradors and Giacomo Puccini.