The University of Tampa has been named to Phi Theta Kappa’s 2017 Transfer Honor Roll, which identifies the top four-year colleges and universities that create dynamic pathways to support community college transfer.
UT is one of only 65 institutions nationwide selected to receive this honor. The selection is based on engagement, collaboration, impact and achievements related to the transfer of community college students as well as partnerships, support, admissions outreach, scholarships/financial aid, student engagement opportunities and institutional priorities.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, MS, is the largest honor society in higher education. It’s mission is to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students while providing opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming.
The University of Tampa is a private, residential university located on 110 acres on the riverfront in downtown Tampa. Known for academic excellence, personal attention and real-world experience in its undergraduate and graduate programs, the University serves 8,310 students from 50 states and 140 countries. Approximately 65 percent of full-time students live on campus, and more than half of UT students are from Florida.
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Organist Carol Williams Returns to UT's PNC Bank Concert Artist Series March 19
Three years ago, organist Carol Williams thrilled audiences with her wide-ranging program, including works of the classical repertoire, her own compositions and transcriptions, and pop.
On Sunday, March 19, Williams will return to The University of Tampa to perform as part of the 2016-2017 PNC Bank Concert Artist Series at the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values. The concert begins at 2 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
The performance will include a diverse program characteristic of her many musical interests, including works by Tylman Susato, Max Reger, Louis Verne, David Bowie, her own compositions and a little jazz.
A British-born composer and international concert solo organist, Williams is artistic director of the Spreckles Organ Society and of the Lynchburg International Organ Festival, as well as organist-in-residence at the Court Street United Methodist Church in Lynchburg, VA.
Seating is limited and doors open 30 minutes before the concert. Parking is available on campus, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd.
The 2016-2017 PNC Bank Concert Artist Series is underwritten by PNC Bank and the UT College of Arts and Letters. For more information, contact [email protected] or go to www.ut.edu/sykeschapel.
The University of Tampa is a private, residential university located on 110 acres on the riverfront in downtown Tampa. Known for academic excellence, personal attention and real-world experience in its undergraduate and graduate programs, the University serves 8,310 students from 50 states and 140 countries. Approximately 65 percent of full-time students live on campus, and more than half of UT students are from Florida.
Documentary Portraying Life in Syrian Refugee Camp to be Shown at UT Feb. 21 Followed by Q-and-A With Filmmakers
The documentary After Spring, which provides a glimpse into a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, will be screened at The University of Tampa on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m. in the Reeves Theater on the second floor of the Vaughn Center. The screening will be followed by a Q-and-A with filmmakers Steph Ching and Ellen Martinez at 4 p.m. The event, which is part of the Honors Program symposia series, is free and open to the public.
Executive produced by The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart, the film follows two refugee families and aid workers at Zaatari, the largest camp for Syrian refugees that is gradually evolving into a permanent settlement.
Ching and Martinez both served as directors and producers on the film.
Ching was associate producer and additional editor on the Emmy-nominated documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon. She participated in relief efforts post-Hurricane Katrina and made several trips to Sichuan, China, to film testimonials with survivors of the 2008 earthquake.
Martinez was associate producer on Tested, a feature documentary about educational inequality in the New York City public school system. She was a director’s assistant and worked in the assistant director and production departments for various films in New York City. She has spent more than eight years in the Middle East and lived in Damascus, Syria, for four years.
For more information, contact the Honors Program at (813) 257-3545 or [email protected].
The University of Tampa is a private, residential university located on 110 acres on the riverfront in downtown Tampa. Known for academic excellence, personal attention and real-world experience in its undergraduate and graduate programs, the University serves 8,310 students from 50 states and 140 countries. Approximately 65 percent of full-time students live on campus, and more than half of UT students are from Florida.
Jan. 27 UT Honors Symposium explores "Pirates, Sailors and Coastal Identities in Early America"
Before watching the annual pirate invasion of Tampa at the Gasparilla Pirate Festival on Saturday, come by The University of Tampa on Friday, Jan. 27, to learn more about those who lived and worked on the sea during the “Golden Age of Sailing.” Beginning at 4 p.m., Dan Walden, an associate professor of English at Baylor University, will speak on “A Hell of Our Own — Pirates, Sailors and Coastal Identities in Early America.” The event, which is part of the Honors Program symposia series, will be held in the Trustees Board Room on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center and is free and open to the public.
During the “Golden Age of Sailing,” from the late-1500s to the mid-1800s, those who lived and worked on the sea often were men without country. Though sailing on English, French, Spanish, Dutch and, later, American ships, the men who sailed the ocean developed unique language, music and traditions — a culture of the sea. And when those “sea men” came to shore, they quite often found themselves at odds with the larger terrestrial national cultures that sought to control them. In response, there rose a small intermediate space between land and sea — the coast — that offered sailors, privateers and pirates a place to “make a Hell of their own.”
At Baylor, Walden teaches classes on early American literature and culture. His research, which focuses on the intersection of maritime and terrestrial culture in America during the Golden Age of Sailing, has been published in Early American Literature, Atlantic Studies, Studies in American Fiction, The Nautilus and Southern Literary Journal, among others. His current book project, Between Two Worlds: The Coast in Early American Literature, examines the representation and significance of coastal environments in American literature from the 17th to the mid-19th centuries.
For more information, contact the Honors Program at (813) 257-3545 or [email protected].
The University of Tampa is a private, residential university located on 110 acres on the riverfront in downtown Tampa. Known for academic excellence, personal attention and real-world experience in its undergraduate and graduate programs, the University serves 8,310 students from 50 states and 140 countries. Approximately 65 percent of full-time students live on campus, and more than half of UT students are from Florida.
UT Honors Program Announces Spring 2017 Symposia Series
The University of Tampa’s Spring 2017 Honors Program symposia series kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 25, with a presentation by Heather Masonjones, professor of biology, and Emily Rose, visiting assistant professor of biology. Their talk, titled “Secrets of the Sweetings-Pond Seahorse,” begins at 4 p.m. in the Trustees Board Room on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center.
Throughout the series, resident scholars and researchers at the University as well as guest speakers will present in their areas of specialization. Guest speakers in the series include Dan Walden, associate professor of English at Baylor University; Steph Ching and Ellen Martinez, directors of the documentary film After Spring; and Terri Muuss, a writer and performer whose one-woman show, Anatomy of a Doll, was named Best Theatre: Critics’ Pick of the Week by New York Daily News.
All lectures are free, open to the public (unless otherwise noted) and held on the UT campus, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. For a full schedule, see below:
- Wednesday, Jan. 25: “Secrets of the Sweetings-Pond Seahorse,” Heather Masonjones, UT professor of biology, and Emily Rose, UT visiting assistant professor of biology, Vaughn Center, ninth floor, Trustees Board Room, 4 p.m.
- Friday, Jan. 27: “Pirates! — Sailors and Coastal Identities in Early America,” Dan Walden, associate professor of English at Baylor University, Vaughn Center, ninth floor, Trustees Board Room, 4 p.m.
- Monday, Feb. 6: “Science, Science Literacy in our Society and Sustainability,” Steve Kucera, UT associate professor of biology, Vaughn Center, second floor, Reeves Theater, 10 a.m.
- Tuesday, Feb. 21: After Spring showing and Q-and-A with filmmakers Steph Ching and Ellen Martinez, Vaughn Center, second floor, Reeves Theater, 2 p.m. screening, 4 p.m. Q-and-A
- Thursday, March 16: “An Evening with The Infiltrator,” Robert Mazur, Vaughn Center, ninth floor, 5:30 p.m. *This event is exclusively for the campus community and is not open to the public.
- Thursday, March 23: “Social Justice Communication in Morocco,” Christopher Boulton, assistant professor of communication, and Andrew DeMil, assistant professor of Spanish, languages and linguistics, Vaughn Center, second floor, Reeves Theater, 4 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 12: “Oxford Abroad Lunch and Learn,” Oxford Semester Abroad scholarship recipients Nicole Lampe ’16, Maggie Poling ’17 and Erin Brosnan ’17, location TBA, noon.
- Thursday, April 27: Anatomy of a Doll, a one-woman show written and performed by Terri Muuss, Vaughn Center, second floor, Reeves Theater, 3:30 p.m.
- Friday, April 28: “Inspiration through Exploration,” Faith Taylor ’18, a marine science-biology major from Maryland, location TBA, 2 p.m.
Please note that dates and locations are subject to change. For more information, contact the Honors Program at (813) 257-3545 or [email protected].
The University of Tampa is a private, residential university located on 110 acres on the riverfront in downtown Tampa. Known for academic excellence, personal attention and real-world experience in its undergraduate and graduate programs, the University serves 8,310 students from 50 states and 140 countries. Approximately 65 percent of full-time students live on campus, and more than half of UT students are from Florida.
UT Names David Gudelunas as Dean of the College of Arts and Letters
David Gudelunas, currently professor of communication at Fairfield University, has been named by The University of Tampa as the dean of the College of Arts and Letters (CAL).
As dean, Gudelunas will oversee the departments of art; communication, English and writing; languages and linguistics; music; philosophy and religion; and speech, theatre and dance.
Gudelunas said he is excited to promote the exceptional scholarship, creative activity and pedagogy that are happening across the disciplines and departments.
“The value of the arts, humanities and communication in contributing to cultural and information literacy, media competency, critical thinking and the full expression of human potential is increasingly self-apparent, and I think the UT College of Arts and Letters is well positioned to be a leader at this particular cultural moment,” Gudelunas said. “I look forward to getting to know the UT community and working with the greater Tampa Bay community to demonstrate what the value of a quality liberal arts education is.”
Gudelunas has been a member of the faculty at Fairfield University since 2004, serving in various roles, including professor of communication, chair of the communication department, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and director of women, gender and sexuality studies. Additionally he is the founding director of the Fairfield’s School of Communication, Arts and Media.
Gudelunas’ research is focused on the areas of emerging media, critical and cultural studies, gender, sexuality and communication, media history and communication industries. He is the author of “Confidential to America: Newspaper Advice Columns and Sexual Education” and is widely published in the areas of popular and consumer culture as well as the intersections of sexuality and communication.
David Stern, UT provost and vice president for academic affairs, said Gudelunas’ academic and leadership experience position him perfectly to lead UT’s programs in CAL.
“David will be a prominent public advocate for the value of the arts and humanities, and I anticipate that he will collaborate with faculty and with community partners to enhance the contributions of CAL to our students’ educations and to the cultural life of the Tampa Bay region,” Stern said.
Gudelunas received his bachelor’s degree from the University of San Francisco and his master’s and doctorate degrees from the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.
He will begin his post at UT on June 1.
The University of Tampa is a private, residential university located on 110 acres on the riverfront in downtown Tampa. Known for academic excellence, personal attention and real-world experience in its undergraduate and graduate programs, the University serves 8,310 students from 50 states and 140 countries. Approximately 65 percent of full-time students live on campus, and more than half of UT students are from Florida.
UT Names Paul Greenwood as Dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences
Paul Greenwood, currently professor of biology and previously senior associate provost and dean of the faculty at Colby College, has been named by The University of Tampa as the dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences.
As dean, Greenwood will oversee the departments of biology; chemistry, biochemistry and physics; health sciences and human performance; nursing; and sport management.
Greenwood said he looks forward to working with the UT faculty and staff to create new opportunities for our students. “I have had a long commitment to experiential education and engaged student inquiry, and UT is very well known for its particular excellence in those areas,” Greenwood added.
Greenwood has been a member of the faculty at Colby College since 1987, serving in various roles, including professor of biology, chair of the biology department and director of the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin (CBB) Biomedical Semester Program. At Colby, Greenwood was a recipient of the Charles Bassett Distinguished Teaching Award. Prior to Colby, Greenwood served as an instructor in animal diversity in the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University.
Greenwood’s research is focused on the development, discharge physiology and biochemistry of nematocysts, the stinging structures common to jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and related organisms.
David Stern, UT provost and vice president for academic affairs, said Greenwood’s academic and leadership experience have prepared him well to lead UT’s programs in the natural and health sciences.
“As we look to enhance the quality of our current programs and to develop some select new programs that advance UT’s mission, Paul’s wisdom will be an invaluable asset,” Stern said.
Greenwood received his bachelor’s degree at Knox College and his master’s and doctorate degrees from Florida State University.
He will begin his post at UT on June 1.
The University of Tampa is a private, residential university located on 110 acres on the riverfront in downtown Tampa. Known for academic excellence, personal attention and real-world experience in its undergraduate and graduate programs, the University serves 8,310 students from 50 states and 140 countries. Approximately 65 percent of full-time students live on campus, and more than half of UT students are from Florida.
