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 November 17, 2016 in News
A University of Tampa study on entrepreneurial ecosystems has found that many metropolitan areas — such as Tampa Bay — lack the collaboration and vision necessary to instill an entrepreneurial mindset. As a result, entrepreneurial endeavors often bottleneck and the entrepreneurial ecosystem fails to grow.
The research, led by Rebecca White, Ph.D., director of the John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center in the Sykes College of Business at UT, was presented Nov. 15 and arrived at two main recommendations for Tampa Bay and any small metropolitan area.
Posted November 17, 2016 in UT Life
At a standing-room-only presentation of a University of Tampa study on entrepreneurial ecosystems, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn described how the city is in the midst of an amazing transformation where the next 10 years are going to be critically important to moving forward.
“This university and this entrepreneurial center are a big part of that. As we start to grow and create that entrepreneurial not just class, but that swagger, that belief in young students that they can do anything, that they can be as creative as they need to be, that they will get the training here, that they will get the leadership here, that they will get the mentorship here, and they will go out and be that next generation of leadership and that next group of entrepreneurs that will drive our city for the next decade to come,” said Buckhorn.
Posted November 15, 2016 in UT Life
Teaching critical thinking skills is a priority in education. Perhaps nowhere is that more necessary than with the nursing students in Cindy Parsons’ Community Health Nursing class.
“Disaster preparedness is a key competency for nurses,” said Parsons, who invited a disaster simulation bus to campus for her nursing students.
Posted November 09, 2016 in News
Thomas Graham ’82, celebrating his 35th reunion this year, has matched all gifts from other alumni in support of the UT men’s soccer program, combining to raise $44,000 in a single day.
Posted November 09, 2016 in News
On Wednesday, Nov. 16, The University of Tampa’s Sykes College of Business will host a panel discussion and networking reception with community banking professionals and College of Business faculty. The event begins at 6 p.m. in Plant Hall, Fletcher Lounge and is free and open to the public.