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 September 05, 2018 in News
The University of Tampa’s Fall 2018 Honors Program Symposia series will begin on Monday, Sept. 10, with Michael Coon, UT assistant professor of economics. His talk, "Local Immigration Enforcement and Public Safety," will begin at 4 p.m. in the Trustees Boardroom in the Vaughn Center and is free and open to the public.
Coon’s research focuses on the economics of immigration, international economics and economic development.
Posted August 31, 2018 in UT Life
In the span of a year, the center of campus grew skyward. Six floors to be exact. In the Graduate and Health Studies Building, The University of Tampa constructed its largest academic building yet, and on Friday, Aug. 31, celebrated its grand opening.“Over 15,000 friends carried us through to the final campaign goal with their donations,” said President Ron Vaughn, of the celebration that also marked the conclusion of UT’s Creating Tomorrow Capital Campaign. “It all adds up to a promise made, dreams realized, for our University community, most especially our students, their faculty and the staff. We thank them for what they do every day here. You motivate us to continue to dream, plan and execute for the benefit of students, faculty and staff and for the Tampa Bay community.”
Posted August 29, 2018 in News
Attention University of Tampa student entrepreneurs: Do you have a great idea for a business? Then consider signing up for the 2018 CREATE Business Idea Pitch Competition, presented by the John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center in the Sykes College of Business.
The first round of the competition will be on Friday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center on the eighth floor of the Innovation and Collaboration Building and is open to all UT students that hope to turn their ideas into a real business.
Posted August 28, 2018 in News
As part of orientation on Aug. 24, new University of Tampa students had the opportunity to exchange their old T-shirts from other universities and colleges for a new University of Tampa “Spartan Spirit” T-shirt.
Overall, students turned in 315 T-shirts from institutions ranging from Ohio State University, University of Florida, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Syracuse University and numerous others. Now, those T-shirts will be donated this week to Metropolitan Ministries.
Posted August 28, 2018 in UT Life
Anthony Nicolo ’17, M.S. ’18 was a nervous freshman who was intimidated by his new surroundings. His passion was hip hop dancing, however, the styles he saw offered on campus were different than anything he had tried. So, he’d use the studios after hours and try to practice on his own.
“After a year, I was like I just can’t do this,” said Nicolo of Boston. “I was ready to transfer, but then I emailed the dance director.”
The director, now retired Susan Taylor Lennon, invited him to audition for the Spring Dance Concert. “I flourished from there,” he said.
Nicolo, who was a resident assistant, started choreographing for the Friday classes and for Dance Happening, and then created Unified Dance Crew (UDC) in 2015. Three years later, he took the team to Hip Hop International, the world hip hop dance competition, in Phoenix, AZ, this August. The team placed 12th in the U.S. adult division (out of more than 50) and was the first ever to compete as a college-affiliated team.