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 February 12, 2018 in UT Life
In Sarah Lauro's Plant Hall office, on the north facing wall, is a library of books. It's a collection the assistant professor of English shares with inquiring students.
On more than one occasion, English major Noah Oakley '19 has asked Lauro about a topic - say, death and literature - and she directed him to one of the well-worn soft covers lining the shelf. And while unsure if he'd follow through with reading it, she'd see an Instagram post of Oakley reading the book in a Tampa coffee shop and smile to herself at his curiosity and thirst for knowledge.
"That's the thing about Noah. The classroom for him is the place knowledge starts. It's not the place that it ends," Lauro said. "He goes to every single extracurricular activity - if we're showing a movie he's there. If we're hosting a poet's reading, he's there. He just really takes advantage of that whole UT experience."
Posted March 23, 2017 in UT Life
John Keschl ’16 didn’t know much about Morocco before he spent two weeks there. In fact, he had only been out of the Eastern Time Zone two months prior and had never travelled internationally.
But a year later, reflecting on the experience that had him and his COMH 212 Social Justice Communication classmates overcoming jet lag, a significant language barrier and culture shock, he said he grew personally and as a film producer.
Posted February 22, 2017 in UT Life
Two years ago as freshmen, Lauren Twele and Jennifer Campbell were randomly paired as roommates in the Vaughn Center. It turned into a good match.Now as sophomores, the two are leading the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC), which recently established the University’s first chapter of the Food Recovery Network, the 200th in the organization’s history.
Posted February 25, 2016 in News
What does dance have to do with bullying, dating violence and suicide prevention? Find out the answer to that question on Thursday, March 3, when The University of Tampa’s Honors Program symposia series welcomes Andrew Carroll, assistant professor of dance at the University of South Florida, along with Susan Taylor Lennon, UT professor of dance. The event begins at 4 p.m. in Reeves Theater on the second floor of the Vaughn Center and is free and open to the public.
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.