Every year the USF Student Success unit celebrates faculty, staff, departments, and community partners who have worked hard to transform the institutional culture and raise performance levels across the board. The annual Student Success Awards honor these outstanding individuals’ and teams’ exceptional …Continue Reading
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Meet Your Librarian: Susan Ariew
USF Librarian Susan Ariew joined the University of South Florida (USF) in 2005, and since then she’s worked to facilitate relationships with research-engaged students and faculty in the College of Education. When she’s not immersed in the literature herself, … Continue Reading
Oktoberfest in the Archives
Oktoberfest is just around the corner! What started as a horse race celebrating the marriage of King Louis I, the king of Bavaria, in 1810 grew into a food and beer celebration in 1818. It is now a world-famous two-week celebration of German beer, … Continue Reading
Library Workshops: Take Your Research to the Next Level
Celebrating National Online Learning DaySeptember 15th is National Online Learning Day, which celebrates the success of students in an online learning environment. At the USF Libraries, we’re dedicated to fostering that success. In Fall 2020, we launched several asynchronous information and data literacy workshops in Canvas, …Continue Reading
Small Island, Global Impact: The Growth of Irish Studies at USF
Ireland is a country that is deceptively small on the map in relation to its substantial global impact. Since 2013, Dr. Jennifer Knight, Instructor in the Department of History, and Dr. Matthew Knight, Associate Librarian and Affiliate Faculty in Department of History have been committed to developing the Irish Studies program at the university. … Continue Reading
Welcome to Our New Visiting Librarians!
Brandi Jagars and Emily Norton start August 20, 2021The USF Libraries Research and Instruction unit are delighted to welcome two new visiting faculty members: Brandi Jagars and Emily Norton. Both Brandi and Emily are already USF Libraries’ employees who have recently completed their Master’s in Library and Information Science. As …Continue Reading
USF Curiosities: The Golden Brahman?
Five years after the University of South Florida was founded and long before there was a football team, USF had no mascot. It wasn’t until the University Center sponsored a contest to name the school mascot that we officially adopted a mascot…and our first wasn’t Rocky D. Bull, … Continue Reading
Terry Hutchings, Graduating Student Spotlight
Summer 2021 EditionTerry Hutchings is the Manager of Library Operations & Facilities at the USF Tampa Library, and is graduating this Summer with his Master’s in Library & Information Sciences. He loves spending time at the beach, having brunch with friends, and doing yardwork. …Continue Reading
Todd Mendenhall, Graduating Student Spotlight
Summer 2021 EditionTodd Mendenhall is the Executive Administrative Specialist to the Dean of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library on the USF St. Petersburg campus. He is graduating this Summer with his Master’s in Learning Design and Technology, with a concentration in E-learning Design and …Continue Reading
Anastasia Temkina, Graduating Student Spotlight
Summer 2021 EditionAnastasia Temkina is a Student Assistant in Special Collections at the USF Tampa Library, graduating this Summer with her Master’s in Applied Anthropology! Ana loves playing videogames and crocheting. How has the Library contributed toward your academic goals? My work in Special …Continue Reading