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 02, 2018 in News
The University of Tampa College Panhellenic Association was one of 18 universities nationwide to be recognized for its achievement in advancing UT’s sorority experience by the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC).
The College Panhellenic Achievement Award only recognizes College Panhellenics that meet the criteria for at least five of the following areas: academics, communication with NPC area advisor, judicial procedures, community impact and relations, programming, structure and recruitment.
Posted August 02, 2018 in UT Life
When a whale breaches, it can be awe-inspiring. The giant, bus-size creature peeks out of the sea, white foam and salt water spilling around it like lava, before the sea pulls it back in, crashing like thunder.
The first time Haley Lasco ’19 saw a humpback whale breach it didn’t happen just once but upwards of 20 times.“She also slapped the water with her flippers and tail, which is a sight to see and a sound to hear,” said Lasco of Grayslake, IL, of the female whale the research team had identified and named Scylla.
She has spent her summer in Plymouth, MA, interning for Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), a nonprofit organization that works for the protection of whales and dolphins. Out of the six days a week she is working, three are spent on whale watching boats.
Posted August 01, 2018 in News
Looking to sharpen your leadership acumen and improve your leadership mindset? Then consider signing up for The University of Tampa’s Modern Advances in Leadership Certificate Program, presented by the Sykes College of Business TECO Energy Center for Leadership. The program runs from Aug. 28–Nov. 13 from 6–9 p.m. on select Tuesday evenings in the Sykes College of Business, Room 131.
The program is open to UT graduate students as well as beginning to mid-level professionals with three or more years of experience.
Posted July 26, 2018 in UT Life
Every morning, Joseph Weber ’19 is up before the sun, lacing his running shoes and headed out the door for a minimum 8-mile run. As a UT athlete on the cross county and track teams, which have fall and spring seasons respectively, he’s always training.
This summer, he’s had to squeeze in his runs before heading to an internship for a company more than familiar with endurance sports. Weber, who is majoring in advertising and public relations, is a public relations intern at IRONMAN’s global headquarters in Tampa.
Posted July 19, 2018 in UT Life
Carley Reid and Miranda Conley are forensic science majors who have had nearly the same schedules since their first year at UT. They are both juniors, who met through the Schools App on Facebook and have been roommates ever since.
So it should come as no surprise that when it came to research, the two headed off together this summer to participate in a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program hosted by the National High Magnetic Field Lab, which is housed at Florida State University. The students are working with a UT alumna, Amy McKenna ’05, who is a research faculty member at the field lab.