A poetry reading in honor of National Poetry Month will be held in the Snell/Williams Courtyard at USF St. Petersburg on Friday, May 17, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by USF St. Petersburg and YellowJacket Press, a non-profit, independent press that supports Florida poets and is the only statewide publisher of poetry chapbook manuscripts. Friday’s event … Continue reading
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USF St. Petersburg and C1 Bank collaborate on new Banking Institute
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg, C1 Bank, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and Workforce Pinellas today announced an important new collaboration to develop innovative ways to teach key banking principles. The USFSP Banking Institute, run by the College of Business, provides management training for the C1 Bank Management Associate Program at the bank’s new headquarters in downtown … Continue reading
Three World Languages faculty members advise on Sunscreen Film Festival picks
Three faculty members in the USF St. Petersburg World Languages Program helped choose Spanish-language films to be shown during the 8th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg April 18-21. Dr. Martine Fernandes, Dr. Frédéric Levéziel and Dr. Narciso Hidalgo served on the Spanish programming advisory committee, which helped choose the Spanish-language films, including opening night feature film Hecho en México. “This … Continue reading
Leading Holocaust expert to discuss survival in a Nazi slave-labor camp
The USF St. Petersburg Honors Program and the Florida Holocaust Museum present Christopher Browning, one of the most distinguished Holocaust scholars in the country, April 25 at USF St. Petersburg. Browning will discuss his latest book, Remembering Survival: Inside a Nazi Slave-Labor Camp, at the University Student Center Ballroom, 200 6th Ave. S, at 6:30 p.m. The talk is free … Continue reading
Bank of America Endowed Professorship awarded to Philip Trocchia

Philip Trocchia (second from right), Ph.D., with students who worked on marketing at the USFSP Waterfront.
Philip Trocchia, Ph.D., associate professor of marketing in the USF St. Petersburg College of Business, has been awarded the 2013 Bank of America Endowed Professorship in Business. The professorship, established in 1989, rotates among professors in the College of Business and is awarded on a competitive basis. Trocchia also held the professorship during the 2011-2012 academic year. The professorship is … Continue reading


