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For Brooke Hansen, an associate professor of instruction in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and the university's resident sustainability expert, establishing a sustainable tourism practice means harnessing tourism as a force for good to support “the triple bottom line” — people, planet and prosperity.

May 15, 2023Community Partnerships

The innovative program provides young adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to experience higher education and campus life, learning social skills and career training along the way.

May 15, 2023University News

Board of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford, Judy Genshaft Honors College Dean Charles Adams, President Rhea Law, President Emerita Judy Genshaft, Steve Greenbaum and former Board of Trustees Chair Jordan Zimmerman

鶹AV unveils historic new Judy Genshaft Honors College building

The five-story, 85,000-square-foot facility will serve 鶹AV’s most accomplished and talented students from every undergraduate college and strengthen the university’s position to attract the top talent within the state of Florida and beyond.

May 12, 2023鶹AV Foundation, University News

Andrew Devendorf advocates for mental health literacy following personal tragedy

Andrew Devendorf advocates for mental health literacy following personal tragedy

Since an early age, Andrew Devendorf noticed the stigmas and lack of open dialogue about mental health, particularly depression. Now he’s working to find new ways to normalize conversations about mental health, especially with clinical psychologists, who tend to distance their own mental health from their work.

May 11, 2023Student Success

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Doctoral candidate challenges clinical psychologists to improve patient care by recognizing their own mental health

Andrew Devendorf addresses how societal stigmas impact mental health outcomes and he’s finding new ways to help broaden conversations.

May 11, 2023University News

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鶹AV’s ReliaQuest Labs trains new crop of cybersecurity threat hunters

The lab is part of the cybersecurity firm’s $1 million dollar partnership with the Muma College of Business. It's an intensive training lab where industry experts from ReliaQuest teach students how to detect and neutralize cyber threats.

May 10, 2023Student Success

Roger, Catherine and Mary stand together smiling while Catherine holds a framed photo of their moms sitting together.

The dreams of three mothers live on through 鶹AV student research scholarship

Three emeritus professors from the 鶹AV College of Behavioral and Community Sciences are honoring their mothers by providing students a gift that was unavailable to most women of their mothers’ generation – the gift of education.

May 9, 2023University News

Samuel Bell passed away Mar. 14 at the age of 83. The former legislator in the Florida House of Representatives and founder of the 鶹AV College of Public Health was posthumously honored for his tireless support of 鶹AV and the people of Florida.

May 8, 2023Honors and Awards

President Law (centered) is surrounded by students on the Florida House floor

State budget includes significant new funding for 鶹AV operations and several major projects

The Florida Legislature reached agreement on a state budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year that includes transformational increases in recurring operational funding and new investments in several significant projects for the 鶹AV. The budget builds on last year’s record-breaking legislative session for 鶹AV.

May 3, 2023University News

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U.S. Department of Education awards 鶹AV researchers $8 million to enhance school-based mental health programs

Two separate projects led by faculty in the 鶹AV College of Education and College of Behavioral and Community Sciences are being funded by a combined $8 million from the U.S. Department of Education to address mental health in Tampa Bay K-12 students.

May 2, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Student Success

Blair Wood Jones grew up in an area where getting a basic education was a challenge. But Jones persevered, becoming the salutatorian of her high school, an advocate for educational access and excelling at 鶹AV, where she is now graduating with a degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

May 2, 2023Student Success

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Associate professor develops motivational chatbot and digital Candyland-like maze to ensure student success

Sanghoon Park will be recognized by the State University System of Florida for his efforts to provide students with an engaging learning environment while teaching them how to develop creative ways to empower and prepare future students in their own digital courses.

May 2, 2023Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation

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