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University Needs
Since its beginning forty years ago, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg has forged a history rich in persistence, entrepreneurship and ingenuity. Students say that USF St. Petersburg’s rich academic core in the arts and sciences, business, and education, combined with a stellar faculty and exceptional community-outreach programs, creates a contagious energy and unstoppable can-do spirit on its waterfront campus. A premier urban university, USF St. Petersburg is a vibrant community of scholars that offers its diverse student body a unique educational experience.
Today, the University is ideally suited to students seeking a small-college atmosphere that also offers access to a large metropolitan research university. Our distinguished faculty conducts far-reaching, collaborative research that yields ground-breaking discoveries. At the same time, faculty members engage students in service projects and partnerships that complement their formal education and enhance the community’s social, economic and intellectual life.
As we prepare students to become active and engaged citizens of the world, USF St. Petersburg fosters a superior learning environment that demands academic excellence while promoting student retention through participation in both curricular and co-curricular programs. Through thoughtful planning and policy implementation, the University has created an inviting and culturally enriching community that values and respects all individuals, and one in which students, faculty and staff represent the diversity of the region. At USF St. Petersburg, it is people that make us unstoppable.
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