Students call experimental course on field research a big success

Posted May 10, 2013 at 3:14 pm by Tom Scherberger

Students in the Field Experiential Methods course worked with this underwater sensing device.

By all indications, an experimental environmental science course taught for the first time during the spring semester was a big success. The undergraduate selected topics course, “Field Experiential Methods,” combined time in the classroom with hands-on field research in Tampa Bay. It was designed by David Fries, director of the Ecosystems Technology Group at the College of Marine Science. “This … Continue reading →

English professor awarded eminent scholar chair at Auburn University

Posted May 3, 2013 at 11:34 am by Tom Scherberger

Associate Professor of English Thomas Hallock, Ph.D. | Photo by Aaron Alper, '12.

Associate Professor of English Thomas Hallock, Ph.D. | Student Photo by Aaron Alper, '12.

USF St. Petersburg Associate Professor of English Thomas Hallock, Ph.D., has been named the Daniel F. Breeden Eminent Scholar Chair in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University for Fall 2013. The chair was created in 1989 to provide support for both academic and outreach missions and is awarded to a nationally recognized scholar with outstanding credentials in the … Continue reading →

Literature professor honored for book on lynching

Posted January 22, 2013 at 9:42 am by Chelsea Tatham '14

Associate Professor of Literature Julie Armstrong

USF St. Petersburg Associate Professor of Literature Julie Armstrong, Ph.D., has been honored by The Society for the Study of Southern Literature for her book, Mary Turner and the Memory of Lynching. Dr. Armstrong, the Literature Program Coordinator at USFSP, received the Holman Honorable Mention Award for 2012, which was created specifically to honor her book. The C. Hugh Holman … Continue reading →

New Dali Museum series, The Genius Next Door, to feature USF St. Petersburg professors

Posted January 14, 2013 at 5:41 pm by Chelsea Tatham '14

The Dalí Museum is hosting a new monthly series of stimulating conversations with USF St. Petersburg professors. Called The Genius Next Door, the series will give audiences a chance to ask questions, exchange ideas and discuss cutting-edge research with intellectual leaders from USF St. Petersburg. Frank Biafora, dean of the USFSP College of Arts and Sciences, will act as the … Continue reading →

Dec. 7 meeting set to narrow applicant pool for regional chancellor

Posted November 21, 2012 at 4:53 pm by Tom Scherberger

The Regional Chancellor Search Advisory Committee will meet Dec. 7 to narrow the pool of applicants. The goal is to emerge from the meeting with about 10 candidates, who will then be interviewed in January, said committee Chairman Frank Biafora, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “This is a critical meeting,’’ Biafora said. “It’s probably the most … Continue reading →