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 August 27, 2018 in News
The University of Tampa announced it successfully completed its second-ever comprehensive capital campaign — and raised more than $160 million.
The funds — donated by more than 15,000 supporters — were used to grow the University’s endowment, build new facilities, develop academic programs and support faculty, as well as provide student scholarships.
One of the campaign’s priorities — construction of the Graduate and Health Studies Building — will be celebrated this Friday, Aug. 31, at a 9:30 a.m. grand opening at the newly opened building in the center of campus. Media and the public are welcome to attend and tour the new building.
Posted August 24, 2018 in News
The University of Tampa College of Arts and Letters and the Tampa Museum of Art are bridging the river with a new, collaborative performing arts series.
The UT/TMA Performing Arts Series, which is free and open to the public, will occur on the first Wednesday of every month at noon at the Tampa Museum of Art in downtown Tampa. Both UT students and faculty will perform, and the performances will span many of the musical and performing arts genres that students from across the country come to UT to study and practice.
Posted August 22, 2018 in News
On Friday, Aug. 24, University of Tampa students will start the academic year off by giving back to the Tampa Bay community during the University’s annual day of service, Into the Streets. The event is scheduled from 12:30–5 p.m., and volunteers will gather in the Martinez Athletics Center before loading into buses to volunteer at one of several sites in the community.
Posted August 21, 2018 in UT Life
Swimming with sharks is often portrayed as high-energy, adrenaline-pumpingactivity. The reality is much different, said UT marine science-biology majorTaylor Cunningham ’19.
“You’re in open water so you can’t see the bottom. It’s open blue,and it’s very peaceful,” said Cunningham, who is the intern coordinator for OneOcean Diving in Hawaii.
One Ocean takes swimmers to a ridge in the open ocean that’s about400 to 500 feet deep where Galapagos, sandbar, and the occasional scallopedhammerhead and tiger sharks congregate to rest.
“People get out into the water with the sharks and realize they’renot what media portrays them to be, and seeing people come back saying, ‘Wow, Iwas so scared, and now I love them and want to protect them,’ is reallyrewarding for us.”
Posted August 14, 2018 in News
The University of Tampa has been selected as a screening partner for the 2018-2019 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers, a program facilitated by the nonprofit regional arts organization South Arts.
The tour will bring six films — selected by UT faculty — and their directors to UT. Each film screening includes an opportunity for the audience to participate in a Q-and-A with the filmmaker, further exploring the content of the film or their work in the industry.