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 30, 2019 in UT Life
Eric Freundt, director of UT’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry, said that students who participate in research and inquiry develop transferrable skills, such as critical thinking, communication and problem solving that are highly valued by employers and graduate programs.
It’s one such reason his office has been a member of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) for several years and recently announced that membership benefits that support faculty-mentored student research will now extend to all part-time and full-time faculty, staff and students at no cost to the individual
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.
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.