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 05, 2019 in News
On Tuesday, Feb. 12, The University of Tampa will welcome Bryony Gomez-Palacio, author of several design books and leader of design firm UnderConsideration, for a guest lecture as part of Tampa Bay Advertising Week. The lecture, entitled What If … , begins at 7 p.m. in the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery and is free and open to the public.
Gomez-Palacio and her husband, Armin Vit, are co-founders of the graphic design firm UnderConsideration, located in Bloomington, IN. Established in 2007, UnderConsideration generates their own projects, initiatives and content while taking on limited client work.
Posted February 04, 2019 in News
The University of Tampa will welcome award-winning jazz pianist, composer and accordionist Ben Rosenblum for a concert on Monday, Feb. 11. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values and will also feature the premiere of a new work by Bradford Blackburn, chair/associate professor of music. This event is free and open to the public.Rosenblum was described by Downbeat Magazine as someone who “caresses the music with the reverence it merits.” He has been touring nationally and internationally while collaborating with artists around the world since the release of his debut album, Instead, in 2017.
Posted January 31, 2019 in News
The University of Tampa TECO Energy Center for Leadership in the Sykes College of Business will present the 2019 Leadership Summit, “Leadership in Turbulent Times,” on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The event will be held from 7:15 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Crescent Club, located on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center.
The Leadership Summit will kick off with a presentation by keynote speaker Jen Shirkani, an emotional intelligence speaker and author of Choose Resilience and Ego vs EQ.
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.