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 23, 2019 in News
With the start of the spring semester, The University of Tampa’s First Friday @ Noon recital series will resume on Friday, Feb. 1, in the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values. February’s recital will feature organist Adam Ward, director of music at Providence United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC.
Posted January 23, 2019 in News
Help raise funds for educational programs and exhibitions at The University of Tampa’s Scarfone/Hartley Gallery by attending the second annual Art on the Boulevard cocktail party and fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 8, from 7–9 p.m.
This year’s event includes a chance drawing ($5 per chance) to win unique special-edition prints by renowned local and international contemporary artists, such as Sedrick Huckaby, Mickett/Stackhouse, Pedro Pablo Oliva, Larry Poons and Maxwell Taylor.
Posted January 23, 2019 in News
On Monday, Feb. 4, The University of Tampa will host Gene Lunger, executive vice president of retail operations (Ashley Homestores) for the global manufacturer Ashley Furniture Industries, as part of the Sykes College of Business’ TECO Energy Center for Leadership Speaker Series. Lunger’s presentation titled, “The Power of a Growth Mindset,” will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Crescent Club on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center.
Ashley is the world’s largest manufacturer of furniture, and the No.1 home furnishings retailer in North America. Lunger’s responsibilities encompass licensed store operations, business development, and licensee marketing and retail education.
Posted January 22, 2019 in News
University of Tampa students, faculty and staff 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. 25.“The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service allows incoming and continuing students to participate in a day of activism and service, instead of a day of rest,” said Liz Ho-Sing-Loy ’20, student coordinator for the PEACE Volunteer Center, which is organizing the event. “By participating in community service in the Tampa Bay area, we hope to do as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did: educate and inspire people to care about current social issues affecting their communities.”
Posted January 18, 2019 in News
The University of Tampa’s Spring 2019 Honors Program symposia series kicks off on Monday, Jan. 28, with Noah Oakley, recipient of the Timothy M. Smith Inspiration Through Exploration Award. His presentation begins at noon in the Crescent Club on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center.
Throughout the series, resident scholars and researchers at the University as well as guest speakers will present in their areas of specialization. Guest speakers in the series include Mario Chard, author of the award-winning Land of Fire; Jaime Harker, professor of English and the director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi; and Kareem Khubchandani, the Mellon Bridge Assistant Professor in the Department of Drama and Dance and the Program in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Tufts University.