The founders of this program are Jack and B.J. Hunkele. They created a foundation called the Most Improved Student Inc, in alliance with Northern Trust of Sarasota. The foundation works with several schools in Sarasota. Palmetto High School is the only school in Manatee county that participates in this event. Students are nominated by staff [...]
SARASOTA (May 2012) – John McKibbon, Chairman of the McKibbon Hotel Group, was awarded by the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee (USFSM) with the Hospitality Leadership Award at their first semi-annual HospitaBULL Evening. McKibbon was selected for the award based on the following criteria: recognition of an individual who has shown particular dedication to the [...]
School of Opportunity™ announces Google Life Courses [May 2012] SARASOTA COUNTY– The School of Opportunity™ announced their summer schedule today. Classes begin on June 4, 2012 and will be held at the University of South Florida – Sarasota Manatee, North Port campus. With demand, class locations will expand to north Sarasota County. Online registration for [...]
SARASOTA (May 2012) – Three faculty members at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee (USFSM) have recently been awarded for excellence. Nominations were solicited from a variety of people for each award, including students, deans and faculty members. Eleven nominations were submitted for the Excellence in Teaching Award and Dr. Anurag Agarwal, Associate Professor [...]
Will be presented with Global Leadership and Free Enterprise Awards May 14 in Tampa TAMPA, Fla. (May 2012) – International business leader Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy will be at the University of South Florida in Tampa May 14 to be awarded two of its highest honors, the Global Leadership Award and the College of [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study that determined the age of skeletal remains provides evidence humans reached the Western Hemisphere during the last ice age and lived alongside giant extinct mammals. The study published online today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology addresses the century-long debate among scientists about whether human [...]
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (May 2012) — One of the country’s leading experts on the history of the Spanish colonial experience in Florida is joining the highly regarded Florida Studies Program, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg announced today. J. Michael Francis, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the History Department at the University of [...]
Spring Commencement exercises for the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee will be held on Sunday, May 6th, 2012 and begin promptly at 2:00 p.m., at the Manatee Convention Center in Palmetto, FL. The ceremony will recognize 30 Masters degree candidates from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, and Education, and 230 undergraduate students from [...]
SARASOTA (April 2012) – On Sunday, May 6, 2012, two students and one professor will be recognized during the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee’s (USFSM) Commencement ceremony at the Manatee Convention Center for outstanding achievements. Kate Shackelford, a senior graduating with a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education, has been selected to receive the Golden Bull [...]
SARASOTA (April 2012) – On Sunday, May 6, 2012, graduating students from the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee (USFSM) will hear from Jason Krywko, a fellow USFSM Bull. Jason’s company, Sleek Audio, of which he is Chief Operating Officer, started with a business plan in his marketing class in 2006. “Our family business was hearing [...]







