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 March 02, 2016 in News
On Sunday, March 13, The University of Tampa’s Dobson pipe organ will get a workout with a program of music for two performers — that’s four hands and four feet — when the University welcomes duo organists Erik Suter and Chuyoung Suter. The concert, part of the PNC Bank Concert Artist Series at the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values, begins at 2 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Posted February 19, 2016 in News
On Thursday, March 3, The University of Tampa will welcome John W. Thompson, chairman of the board, Microsoft Corp. and CEO of Virtual Instruments, and Bob Dutkowsky, CEO of Tech Data Corp., as part of the Sykes Hall of Fame Business Speaker Series event. This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in Falk Theatre, 428 W. Kennedy Blvd., with networking and refreshments. The presentation, Shaping the Future of Tech … What Makes Tech Tick?, begins at 6 p.m.
Posted February 18, 2016 in News
On Thursday, Feb. 25, The University of Tampa will welcome Todd Swanstrom, author and Des Lee professor of community collaboration and public policy administration at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, to speak on “The Roots of Unrest in Ferguson: Race and Place.” The event, part of the Honors Program’s symposia series, begins at 4 p.m. in the Trustees’ Room on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center.Posted February 15, 2016 in News
Hear from today’s business experts and connect with tomorrow’s brightest stars at the 2016 Leadership Summit, presented by The University of Tampa Sykes College of Business TECO Energy Center for Leadership. The 2016 Leadership Summit is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 7:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Posted February 12, 2016 in News
On Thursday, Feb. 4, The University of Tampa hosted two-time Olympic gold medalist and ESPN analyst Michele Smith as part of its Today's Entrepreneurial Women speaker series.Smith, president of Michele Smith Fastpitch Inc., shared her story of recovery from a car accident in 1986 that severely injured her pitching arm when she was a student at Oklahoma State University.
“So at 19, I realized that softball is what I do, not who I am,” she told the audience of more than 130 UT students, faculty and staff, members of the Tampa Bay community and University supporters who attended the event. “I’m going to be me a lot longer than I’m going to be a softball player, so I better work on being a better me.”