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 23, 2015 in UT Life
A group of gifted third graders at Rampello Downtown Partnership School entered the library one November Thursday morning and headed toward the corner reading nook. But the children weren’t there to hear a story.They were led through several exercises to promote mindfulness — yoga, deep breathing, meditation and thinking of things for which to be grateful. Their energy, which was palpable when they entered the space, leveled out with a visible focus.
“They are wiggly and crazy, and we want them to be that way, but mindfulness helps them be more resilient,” said UT alum Sarah Lesch ’97, a trained mindfulness instructor whose has two children at Rampello. “It helps them learn how to deal with traumatic experiences. Mindfulness helps them be not just better students but better members of society.”
Posted November 20, 2015 in News
The moon, the Orion Nebula (star-forming region), double-star systems, star clusters (Pleiades) and more will be viewed through telescopes during the UT astronomy faculty’s star party on Monday, Nov. 23.
Posted November 20, 2015 in News
Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, and enjoy The University of Tampa’s annual holiday concert, Let Heaven and Nature Sing, on Sunday, Dec. 6. There will be two performances, at 2 and 4 p.m., in the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values. The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Doors open 30 minutes before the concert.Posted November 19, 2015 in News
Peter Meinke, who was appointed poet laureate of Florida in June, will give a reading at The University of Tampa on Thursday, Dec. 3, as part of the 2015-2016 Writers at the University series. The reading will be held at 7 p.m. in the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery on campus and is free and open to the public.Meinke has published eight books of poems in the prestigious Pitt Poetry Series (University of Pittsburgh Press), the most recent being Lucky Bones (2014). His first book of short stories, The Piano Tuner (University of Georgia Press 1986), received the Flannery O’Connor Award. His work has appeared in Poetry, The Atlantic, The New Republic, The New Yorker and dozens of literary magazines. He has received numerous awards, including two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, three prizes from the Poetry Society of America, two O’Henry Awards and many others.
Posted November 16, 2015 in News
The world-famous Stämpfli Express, known as the world’s longest racing shell with 24 seats, 48 oars and measured at more than 144 feet, will be docked at The University of Tampa crew dock on Tuesday and Wednesday.