University of South Florida
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{{Infobox University |
name = University of South Florida|
image=[[Image:USFseal-ortho.jpg|180px|University of South Florida Seal]] |
motto="Truth and Wisdom" |
established=1956 |
president=Dr. [[Judy Genshaft]] |
city=[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] |
state=[[Florida]]|
country = [[United States|USA]]|
undergrad=34,447 |
postgrad=8,338 |
faculty=2,896 |
endowment=[[United States dollar|US $]]903.9 million<ref
name="http://usfweb2.usf.edu/foundation/USFFoundation_FY2006-2007_Performance_Report.pdf"> [http://usfweb2.usf.edu/foundation/USFFoundation_FY2006-2007_Performance_Report.pdf] 2006-2007_Performance_Report</ref>|
campus=1,913 acres (7.74 km²)|
nickname=[[Bulls]] |
athletics=NCAA Division I, [[Big East]] Conference|
mascot=Rocky D. Bull |
colors=[[Green]] and [[Gold (color)|Gold]] {{color box|#395f4a}}{{color box|#bda775}}|
website=http://www.usf.edu
}}
The '''University of South Florida''' ('''USF'''), known within its system as '''USF Tampa''',<ref>[http://www.stpt.usf.edu/computing/USF_Tampa_services.htm Tampa Campus Services]</ref><ref>[http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/PublicAffairs/Documents/LocalshonoredatUSFTampa.htm Two local residents honored at USF Tampa fall 2001 commencement ceremonies]</ref><ref>[http://www.lakeland.usf.edu/Academics/Distance_Learning/distance_learning.html Distance Learning]</ref> is a public [[university]] system located in [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], [[Florida]], [[United States|USA]], with an [[autonomous]] campus in [[University of South Florida St. Petersburg|St. Petersburg]],<ref name="USFSP">[http://www.stpt.usf.edu/aboutusf/index.htm About USF St. Petersburg]</ref> and branch centers in [[University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee|Sarasota]] and [[University of South Florida Lakeland|Lakeland]].<ref>[http://www.usf.edu/campuses.html USF Campuses]</ref> The main campus is located in [[North Tampa, Tampa, Florida|North Tampa]], near the City of [[Temple Terrace, Florida|Temple Terrace]]. It is bordered on the south by Fowler Avenue and on the north by Fletcher Avenue with Bruce B. Downs Boulevard to the west and 50th Street on the east side. The university is in close proximity to the [[MOSI|Museum of Science and Industry]] as well as [[Busch Gardens Africa|Busch Gardens]] and the [[University Mall (Tampa, Florida)|University Mall]] shopping center.
Founded in 1956, the university is the third largest in the state of [[Florida]] (after [[University of Florida]] and [[University of Central Florida]]), with a total enrollment of 45, 244 as of the Fall, 2007 semester.<ref>[http://www.usf.edu/ataglance.html Quick Facts About USF]</ref> USF is currently ranked ninth in the country [[List of largest US universities by enrollment|in terms of enrolled students]].
Academically, USF is a top tier public research university, one of only three in Florida and 63 in the nation. <ref>[http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/now/?m=200611 USF Coup: $8-million biotech center]</ref> The university has several accolades as well. It is the the only Florida university to be classified by the Carnegie Foundation as being "Community Engaged." Furthermore, the university's proposal to create the Florida Center of Excellence for Biomolecular Identification and Target Therapeutics, an $8 million proposal, was ranked highest among all grant proposals considered by the Florida Technology, Research and Scholarship board in 2006. [[The Princeton Review]] ranked the university among the "366 Best Colleges" in the United States. USF is also one of the nation's top center for the advancement in research of treatments for [[Alzheimer's]], [[Parkinson's]] and [[Huntington's]] diseases.<ref>http://www.usf.edu/pdfs/USF_PocketFacts2007.pdf</ref>
The university has five stragetic priorities including: student success, research and innovation, community engagement, global literacy and impact, and intergrated, interdisciplinary inquiry. <ref>http://www.usf.edu/pdfs/USF_PocketFacts2007.pdf</ref>
USF's mascot is the [[Rocky the Bull|Bull]] (originally called the Brahman) and its colors are [[green]] and [[gold (color)|gold]]. The university's sports teams participate at the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Division I-A level. In 2005, USF joined the [[Big East Conference]]. USF previously belonged to [[Conference USA]], the [[Metro Conference]], and the [[Sun Belt Conference]].
USF is currently the national headquarters for [[Phi Alpha Theta]], a professional [[history]] honor society which promotes the study of history.<ref>[http://www.phialphatheta.org/nathq.htm Phi Alpha Theta - Faculty Advisor - National Headquarters]</ref>
There are currently 200,000 alumni representing all 50 states in the country.
==History==
[[Image:SFl 2707.gif|left|thumb| Old USF Athletics logo, replaced in 2003 by the "Iconic Bull".]]
USF was founded in 1956. However, the university was not officially named until the following year, and courses did not start until 1960. Some of the original proposed names included "Citrus State University", "Sunshine State University," "The University of the Western Hemisphere," "Ponce de Leon University," "Flamerica University," and "The University of Florida at Temple Terrace."<ref>[http://usfweb2.usf.edu/history/struggles.html USF Site, Name Stirred Struggles]</ref> Former US Representative [[Sam Gibbons]] was instrumental in the school's creation when he was a state representative and is considered by many to essentially be the school's founder. It was built on the site of Henderson Air Field, a [[World War II]] airstrip. Although located in west-central Florida, at the time of establishment USF was the southernmost public university in the State of Florida, a geographic situation that lent USF its sometimes confusing name.
The university first grew under the leadership of [[John S. Allen|John Allen]], who was the president from 1957 until 1970. During this time, the university expanded rapidly, due in part to the first graduate degree programs commencing in 1964. Allen elected to resign and retire in 1970. Under Allen's leadership, USF touted itself as the "Harvard of the South". Dr. Allen was known for his opposition to college sports in favor of an environment more academically centered. Today, the main administration complex is called The John and Grace Allen Center, named after him and his wife.<ref>[http://usfweb2.usf.edu/History/allen_legacy.html Reflections on the John Allen Legacy]</ref>
The university takes great pride in advancing its position as a research university in promotional advertisements and brochures. USF emerged as a major research institution during the 1980s under the presidency of [[John Lott Brown]]<ref>[http://usfweb2.usf.edu/50/People/honorary.asp?id=20 Honorary Committee Biographies]</ref>{{Fact|date=November 2007}} President Brown appointed scholarly administrators such as Jim Strange, Dean of Arts and Letters, and Andor Szentivanyi, Dean of Medicine. He also recruited basketball coach [[Lee Rose]] one of the most popular coaches in Bull's history.
Two university hospitals, The [[H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center]] and USF Psychiatry Center, as well as the college of public health were built during Brown's presidency.
Brown's final accomplishment was building on Szentivanyi's friendship with immunologist [[Robert A. Good]] and appointing Good Chair of Pediatrics at [[All Children's Hospital]] while simultaneously obtaining a Certificate of Need for a Tampa Children's Hospital.
USF played its first football game in 1997. Its marching band, the [[University of South Florida Herd of Thunder|Herd of Thunder]] formed in 1999.<ref name="Herd of Thunder">[http://band.arts.usf.edu/history.htm From the beginning...THE HISTORY OF THE HERD OF THUNDER ATHLETIC BANDS]</ref>
USF's Fiftieth anniversary was in 2006. Part of the celebration year were numerous special events, announced plans for a bigger student union and guest lecturers such as Bishop [[Desmond Tutu]], [[Fernando Chavez]], [[Judy Shepard]] (mother of [[Matthew Shepard]]), and conservative author [[Ann Coulter]], all part of the University Lecture Series. The Campus Activities Board (CAB) has brought comedians [[Monique]], [[Dane Cook]] and [[Bruce Bruce]] among others. CAB has continued and begun new traditions such as the Yacht Party, Winter Wonderland and Movies on the Lawn.
==Presidents==
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! colspan="6" style="color:white; background:#336633;" | Presidents<ref>[http://usfweb2.usf.edu/History/presidents.html Hall of Presidents]</ref>
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! style="background:#CCCC99;"| Person
! style="background:#CCCC99;"| Years
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! style="background:#CCCC99;"| Person
! style="background:#CCCC99;"| Years
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| <center>[[John S. Allen]]</center><center>'''President'''</center>
| <center>1957-1970</center>
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| <center>Francis T. Borkowski</center><center>'''President'''</center>
| <center>1988-1993</center>
|-
| <center>Harris Dean</center><center>'''Interim President'''</center>
| <center>1970-1971</center>
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| <center>Robert Bryan</center><center>'''Interim President'''</center>
| <center>1993-1994</center>
|-
| <center>Cecil Mackey</center><center>'''President'''</center>
| <center>1971-1976</center>
|
| <center>[[Betty Castor]]</center><center>'''President'''</center>
| <center>1994-1999</center>
|-
| <center>[[W. Reece Smith Jr.]]</center><center>'''Interim President'''</center>
| <center>1976-1977</center>
|
| <center>Thomas Tighe</center><center>'''Acting President'''</center>
| <center>Fall 1999</center>
|-
| <center>Carl Riggs</center><center>'''Interim President'''</center>
| <center>1977-1978</center>
|
| <center>Richard Peck</center><center>'''Interim President'''</center>
| <center>1999-2000</center>
|-
| <center>John Lott Brown</center><center>'''President'''</center>
| <center>1978-1988</center>
|
| <center>[[Judy Genshaft]]</center><center>'''President'''</center>
| <center>2000-Present</center>
|}
== Enrollment Facts <ref>http://www.usf.edu/pdfs/USF_PocketFacts2007.pdf</ref> ==
For the Fall, 2007 semester, of the total student population, there were 34,447 undergraduate students (75 percent), 8,338 graduate students (19 percent), 1,980 non-degree seeking students (4 percent) and 479 medical students (1 percent).
===Fall 2007 Semester===
The freshman class consisted of 3,797 First Time In College Students (FTIC). The average GPA of those admitted to the university was 3.71. The average SAT Test scores was 1148. 55 percent of students graduated within the top 20 percent of their high school class. 88 percent of students were Florida Bright Future Scholarship recipients. 32 pecent of the students admitted were minorities. In the freshman class, 3,574 students came from 430 Florida high schools from 57 counties. For this class, students that did not attend Florida high schools, came from 50 countries and 37 U.S. states. Furthermore, 1 in every 2 freshman students, lived on campus. 12 students from this class are National Merit Scholars, 5 are National Achievement Scholars and 13 are National Hispanic Scholars.
=== Student Profile ===
The university has a dynamic and diverse student population. As of the Fall, 2007 semester the student ethnicity profile of the university consisted of: 65 percent white students(29,578), 12 percent African American students (5,277), 12 percent Hispanic students (5,331), 6 percent Asian/Pacific Islander (2,582), 1 percent American Indian (201) and 5 percent of students did not report (2,325).
The Princeton Review has ranked the university 17th in nation for diversity among students.
As of the Fall, 2007 semester the international student population of the university consisted of 541 undergraduate students, 827 graduate students, and 102 non-degree seeking students, totalling 1,470 international students representing 127 countries.
== Rankings ==
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''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' has ranked the University as a "third tier" national university.<ref name="usnewsranking" /> Collegeprowler.com has ranked the University as "B-" in academics, comparable with Arizona State, Loyola and Texas A&M University.<ref>''Prowler Rankings'' [http://www.collegeprowler.com/find/guides-by-ranking.aspx?section=Academics]</ref> The Princeton Review has ranked the University as one of the best Southeastern colleges and best value colleges.<ref>''Princeton Review''[http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/rankings.asp?listing=1022717<ID=1&intbucketid=]</ref>
== University Structure ==
USF has a total of over 18 colleges, schools and institutions.<ref>[http://www.usf.edu/academics.html Academics]</ref> 7 colleges offer undergraduate degrees.
* '''Colleges''' (*denotes the offering of undergraduate degrees):
** College of Arts & Sciences*
*** Dean: John Skvoretz<ref>[http://web1.cas.usf.edu/MAIN/contentDisplay.cfm?contentID=174&Family=Y Development and Alumni Affairs - About the College]</ref>
** College of Business*
*** Dean: Robert Forsythe<ref>[http://www.coba.usf.edu/services/dean/index.html Office of the Dean]</ref>
** [http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/ College of Education]*
*** Dean: Colleen S. Kennedy, PhD<ref>[http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/administration/admin1.html Office of the Dean]</ref>
** College of Engineering*
*** Acting Dean: Dr Rafael Perez<ref>[http://www2.eng.usf.edu/Administration/index.asp College Administration]</ref>
** College of Health Sciences
*** Vice President: Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA<ref name="health">[http://health.usf.edu/VP/leadership/index.htm USF Health Leadership]</ref>
** Honors College*
*** Dean: Dr. Stuart Silverman<ref>[http://honors.usf.edu/ USF Honors College]</ref>
** College of Marine Science
*** Dean: Peter Betzer, PhD<ref>[http://www.marine.usf.edu/about/index.shtml Dean's Welcome]</ref>
** College of Medicine
*** Dean: Stephen Klasko, MD<ref name="health"/>
** College of Nursing*
*** Dean: Patricia Burns, PhD, FAAN<ref name="health"/>
** [http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/homepage.html College of Public Health]
*** Dean: Donna Petersen, ScD<ref name="health"/>
** College of Visual & Performing Arts*
*** Dean: Ron Jones<ref>[http://www.arts.usf.edu/facultyandstaff/default.asp?n=welcome Faculty & Staff]</ref>
*
* '''Schools:'''
** School of Accountancy
*** Director: Robert M. Keith<ref>[http://www.coba.usf.edu/departments/accounting/greet.html Director's Greeting]</ref>
** School of Architecture & Community Design
*** Dean: Charles Hight<ref>[http://www.arch.usf.edu/faculty/default.asp Faculty & Staff]</ref>
** School of Art and Art History
*** Director: Wallace Wilson<ref>[http://art.arts.usf.edu/fac/wilson.html Faculty]</ref>
** School of Library and Information Science
*** Director: Vicki Gregory<ref>[http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/faculty/gregor.html USF School of Library and Information Science Faculty<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
** School of Music
*** Director: Wade Weast<ref>[http://music.arts.usf.edu/pages/facultystaff.htm University of South Florida School of Music - Faculty & Staff]</ref>
** School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences
*** Associate Dean: William S. Quillen, PT, PhD, SCS, FACSM<ref>[http://health.usf.edu/medicine/dpt/welcome.htm Message From The Director]</ref>
** School of Theatre and Dance Arts
*** Director: Marc Powers<ref>[http://theatreanddance.arts.usf.edu/default.asp?n=faculty USF College of Visual and Performing Arts - School of Theatre and Dance Faculty & Staff List]</ref>
*
*'''Institute:'''
** The Louis de la Parte Institute (FMHI)
*** Interim Dean: Bob Friedman, PhD<ref>[http://home.fmhi.usf.edu/content/Mission/DeanMessage.aspx Dean's Message]</ref>
===Satellite Campuses===
The University of South Florida has three satellite campuses: [[University of South Florida St. Petersburg|USF St. Petersburg]] , [[University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee|USF Sarasota-Manatee]], and [[University of South Florida Lakeland|USF Lakeland]]. There is also a downtown center in downtown [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]].<ref>[http://www.usf.edu/campuses.html Campuses]</ref> A fourth satellite campus, in [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]], was in operation from 1974 until 1997 when campus operations were usurped into the new [[Florida Gulf Coast University]].<ref>[http://usfweb2.usf.edu/IR/RePDF/199505_1.pdf A9505_1.PDF<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
====[[University of South Florida St. Petersburg|St. Petersburg Campus]]====
'''USF St. Petersburg''' was established in 1965 in downtown [[St. Petersburg, Florida]] as the "Bayboro Campus". In 2006, USF St. Petersburg was accredited as a separate entity within the University of South Florida system by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] starting with the 2006–2007 school year.<ref name="USFSP"/>
====[[University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee|Sarasota-Manatee Campus]]====
'''USF Sarasota-Manatee''' was established in 1975, since then it shared a campus with the [[New College of Florida]].<ref>[http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/ir/QuickFacts/QuickFacts.htm 2007 Quick Facts USF Sarasota-Manatee]</ref> New College and USF Sarasota-Manatee would continue to share campuses until a new campus was built for USF Sarasota Manatee. The new campus opened on [[August 28]] [[2006]].<ref>[http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/studentservices/documents/newcampus.htm About the new USF Sarasota-Manatee campus]</ref>
====[[University of South Florida Lakeland|Lakeland Campus]]====
'''USF Lakeland''' was established in 1988, it serves over 2,000 students offering over 20 complete undergraduate and graduate degrees through the areas of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, and Information Technology. The campus also supports a number of individual classes, electives, web-based courses, certificate programs and program partnerships with the main campus in Tampa.<ref>[http://www.lakeland.usf.edu/about_usf_lklnd.html About USF Lakeland<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
== Academic Profile ==
As of 2007, the university offers: 89 undergraduate degrees programs, 91 master degree programs, 2, Ed Specialist degrees, 36 Doctoral Degrees and 1 First Professional degree (MD).
The university, in the 2006-2007 academic year, awarded 6,743 undergraduate degrees, 2,095 graduate degrees, 18 Ed Specialists degrees, 219 Doctoral degrees, and 116 First Professional degrees for a total of 9,202.
In Fall of 2006, the university had a 80 percent freshman rentention rate. The student to faculty ratio was reported as being 19:1. Also for that year, the six year graduation rate was 49 percent (Fall, 2000).<ref>USF Pocket Facts</ref>
== Faculty Profile ==
The university also has a distingushed faculty. 87 pecent of faculty members hold terminal degrees. Furthermore, 28 faculty members are currently in endowed professorships. Also, 62 are Distinguished University Professors. There is a total of 1,937 instructional faculty. 1,303 adjunct professors. 183 post doctoral appointees. Student faculty is composed of 1,763 graduate assistants and 2,419 student assistants. (Figures are for 2006-2007 academic year).
== Research ==
===Libraries===
The USF Library System consists of six libraries: the Tampa Library on the main campus; the Poynter Library on the St. Petersburg campus; the Jane Bancroft Cook Library on the Sarasota campus; a new library on the Lakeland campus; and the special libraries. The special libraries are the Shimberg Health Sciences Library and the Institute Research Library.
==Controversy==
In 2003, the [[American Association of University Professors]] released a report criticizing the University for its actions in connection with Dr. Sami Al-Arian, associate professor of computer science and engineering.<ref name="AAUPReport">''AAUP Report'' [http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/protectrights/academicfreedom/investrep/2003/USFL.htm#1]</ref> Dr. Al-Arian was accused of by the University of using his position to support terrorism.<ref name="AAUPReport" /> After placing Dr. Al-Arian on paid administrative leave, Dr. Al-Arian and three other suspects were indicted on 51 charges relating to terrorism. The University then fired Dr. Al-Arian. The report found that the University had "acted in disregard of academic due process."<ref name="AAUPReport" /> The AAUP also found that the University dismissed Dr. Al-Arian prior to granting him "any opportunity to defend himself against the administration's charges," and thus violating his "academic due process."<ref name="AAUPReport" />
==Athletics==
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[[Image:Sundomecloseup.JPG|thumb|The [[USF Sun Dome]], where many sporting and live entertainment events are held.]]
===Sailing===
A nationally recognized women's sailing program at USF is coached by Allison Jolly the gold medalist in the first olympic women's sailing event at the 1988 Korea Olympics.
===Football===
{{seealso|South Florida Bulls football}}
USF began [[college football]] play as a 1-AA independent in 1997, moved to 1-A in 2001, then to [[Conference USA]] in 2003, and now competes in the [[Big East]] conference (as of 2005) with its Bowl Championship Series (BCS) tie-ins.<ref>[http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigeast/south_florida/index.php South Florida Historical Data]</ref>
<!--[[Image:Big East new.gif|thumb|left|Big East Conference logo]]-->
Additionally, USF's rapid advancement to the Big East Conference and the associated gains in recruiting have been helped greatly by its facilities. The Bulls recently opened an $18 million athletic facility on campus, and the football team plays its home games in [[Raymond James Stadium]], also the home field of the [[National Football League]]'s [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].
The Bulls' head coach, [[Jim Leavitt]], has been with the team for ten seasons as of 2007. On [[September 24]], [[2005]], USF surprised ninth-ranked [[University of Louisville]], for its first victory over a Big East conference foe, as well as a ranked opponent. As a result, USF received its first-ever votes in the AP college football poll. USF went on to beat ranked opponent by defeating #7 [[West Virginia University]] on [[November 25]], [[2006]], #17 [[Auburn University]] on [[September 8]], [[2007]], #5 West Virginia again on [[September 28]], 2007.
On September 16, 2007, a week after defeating Auburn, USF was nationally ranked for the first time in the young program's history. The AP poll listed USF at #23, while the USA Today coaches poll had the Bulls at #24. This is an NCAA record, as USF achieved its first Top 25 ranking faster than any other Division I-A school in the modern era. Since becoming a bowl-eligible Division I-A member in 2001, the Bulls were ranked after 104 AP polls during the fourth week of their seventh season. Boise State had the previous record, getting ranked after 115 AP polls during the 13th week of its seventh year as a bowl-eligible Division I-A member.<ref>[http://www.tbo.com/sports/bulls/MGB31XVFO6F.html USF Earns 1st AP Ranking]</ref> On October 14, 2007, after the AP, Coaches', and BCS rankings were released, the Bulls were ranked #2, #3, and #2 respectively, the highest ranked the school's football program has ever been. However, on Thursday October 18th, the Bulls lost to the [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights]] in a 30-27 upset in [[Piscataway, New Jersey]]. Two more losses followed in the next 2 games, knocking the Bulls out of the college rankings. The Bulls rebounded to finish the 2007 season 9-3, ranked #21 in the BCS standings, and played in the [[Brut Sun Bowl]].
== Student Government ==
The [http://www.sg.usf.edu/ Student Government], like all Florida student government's, is an agency of the state created under [http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch1004/SEC26.HTM&Title=-%3E2007-%3ECh1004-%3ESection%2026#1004.26/ Florida Statute 2004.26]. The Student Government is responsible for advocating for students at the university, local, state and national levels, provides enhancements to student life on and off campus, and the Student Senate allocates and expends over $10 million in Activity and Service fees a year by Florida law. The Student Government is set up much like the federal government and is bound by the Student Body Constitution, Student Government Statutes, university regulations, and applicable law. Student Government employs over 200 students and is housed in the Marshall Student Center building.
The Executive Administration, headed by the Student Body President and Vice President, oversees several [http://www.sg.usf.edu/?q=branches/executive/dept/execabinet/ departments] (Department of Community and Government Affairs, Department of Academic and University Affairs, Department of Student Life and Development, Office of Legal Affairs, and the Department of Marketing and Public Affairs) and service agencies ([http://www.sg.usf.edu/?q=agencies/safeteam/welcome/ SAFE Team Agency], [http://www.sgcs.usf.edu/ Student Government Computer Services Agency], [http://sra.usf.edu/ Student Resource Agency], and the [http://wbul.usf.edu/ WBUL Student Radio]) which allow them to carry out their duties. The Student Body President sits on the University Board of Trustees and is a member of the [http://www.floridastudentassociation.com/ Florida Student Association (FSA)]. In accordance with the Florida Constitution, the Chair of FSA (elected by all other Student Body Presidents) is a member of the Florida Board of Governors which oversees the State University System of Florida.
The Student Senate, headed by the Senate President and Senate President Pro-Tempore, is the voice of the Student Body which creates legislation and allocates and expends Activity and Service fee funds per [http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch1009/SEC24.HTM&Title=-%3E2007-%3ECh1009-%3ESection%2024#1009.24/ Florida Statute 1009.24]. The Senate has 60 seats that are filled by college. Each college is allotted a certain numbers of seats depending on the size of the college. The Senate carries out its duties mostly through committees, such as the Rules and Budget committees. The Senate Executive Committee (SenEx) is made up of the Senate President, Senate President Pro-Tempore, and all standing committee chairs and oversees administrative functions of the Senate.
The Student Supreme Court, headed by a Chief Justice, hears cases involving students and Student Government and also hears all final parking appeals for students at the Tampa campus. [http://www.sg.usf.edu]
==University and Student Media==
Beginning in 1961, USF's first student newspaper was the Campus Edition of The Tampa Times, a now defunct local afternoon newspaper. It was succeeded by [[The Oracle, University of South Florida|The Oracle]] which was first published on [[September 6]], [[1966]] as a weekly.<ref>[http://www.usforacle.com/history/ In the Beginning...]</ref> Today ''The Oracle'' is published five times a week and has a circulation of more than 12,000.
Also, The student radio station, [[WBUL (AM)]], is located in the Phyllis P. Marshall Center, the student union named for an administrator who spent 40 years at USF.<ref>[http://usfweb2.usf.edu/History/PHYLLIS.HTM Phyllis Marshall slept here - 40 Years of Memories]</ref>
In 1963, the school began to operate [[WUSF (FM)|WUSF]], an FM station which offers classical and jazz music and [[National Public Radio]] (NPR) programming.
The major television studio associated with USF is [[WUSF-TV]] studios. The station is funded by local corporate and private contributors as well as the [[Corporation for Public Broadcasting]] (CPB) and is affiliated with the [[Public Broadcasting Service]] (PBS). It has been serving the Tampa Bay area for nearly 50 years. Full-time employees as well as part-time student trainees and those seeking [[Mass Communication]] course credit staff the state-of-the-art facility.<ref>[http://www.wusf.usf.edu/About_WUSF/AboutWUSF_TVLk.cfm About WUSF Public Broadcasting]</ref>
==Art==
[[Image:P1010061.JPG|thumb|left|Bust of [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] in MLK Plaza at USF]]
USF's [http://www.usfcam.usf.edu Contemporary Art Museum] features regular exhibitions of contemporary art, including a show of faculty work every three years and an annual juried student show. USF also operates [[Graphicstudio]], an art studio and printshop which has hosted artists like [[Roy Lichtenstein]], [[Robert Rauschenberg]], and [[James Rosenquist]]. Regular exhibitions of student work are featured in the William and Nancy Oliver Gallery and the student-run [http://www.ctr.usf.edu/gallery/ Centre Gallery] in the Marshall Center. The art department puts on an event called "art house" that happens the same night as the annual juried student show where all of the studios are open with current work on display for people to walk through.
==Music==
USF's School of Music has been steadily growing since the university opened in 1956.
In 2005 the School of Music held the first annual Robert Helps Festival and Composition Competition. The festival and competition is named for the late [[piano]] and [[musical composition|composition]] professor [[Robert Helps]] and is held the second week in February. The international composition competition is for young adult composers and features a $10,000 prize and premieres of the winning work both during the festival at USF. The festival includes clinicians and lectures from renowned musicians in addition to nightly concerts performed by students and faculty, including the traditional [[Valentine's Day]] concert started by [[Robert Helps]] featuring the USF faculty. The 3rd annual Robert Helps Festival included master classes and lectures by [[Augusta Read Thomas]], [[David del Tredici]], [[Wes York]], [[Vivian Perlis]], and Carol Rodland.
==ROTC==
USF is one of only 38 institutions that host all three (Army [http://armyrotc.com/edu/univsouthfl/index.htm], Naval [http://web.usf.edu/nrotc/usfnrotc.htm] and Air Force [http://web.usf.edu/~airforce/]) ROTC programs. With almost 400 students enrolled in the programs and proximity to three major military commands (Central Command, Special Operations Command and Southern Command), the University became the home of the nations first Joint Military Leadership Center (JMLC). The Center is charged to provide the student cadets/ midshipmen and officer candidates with unique (Joint, Multinational, and Interagency) core competencies and skills in leadership development, global understanding, and military/national defense strategies. The “end state” of the Center's actions is an academically-structured, research based, and values-driven program that educates, trains and prepares military Officers and Service Leaders for their leadership roles in the continuing transformation of our Armed Forces and in a dynamic and challenging global environment.
==Student Housing==
[[Image:Usfbetahall.JPG|left|thumb|Beta Hall houses first-year "University Experience" students.<ref>[http://www.housing.usf.edu/hallsindex_beta.html Beta Hall]</ref> Built in the early 1960s, it is the largest residence hall on the Tampa campus.]]
Despite the rise in demand for on-campus housing, only thirteen percent of USF's student body (approximately 5,600 students) lives in a university residence hall. Many students find it more cost effective and desirable to live in area apartment complexes that cater to students. These "resident commuters" make up the majority of the student body.
In recent years, Residence Services acquired the houses of various fraternities and sororities on campus and relinquished control of Fontana Hall, a high rise residential hall located outside campus boundaries.
Most on-campus housing was built from 1960 to 1965, and each hall was named after a [[Greek alphabet|Greek letter]].<ref>[http://www.housing.usf.edu/hallsindex_suite.html Suite-Style Residence Halls]</ref><ref>[http://www.housing.usf.edu/hallsindex_greek.html Greek Village]</ref><ref>[http://www.housing.usf.edu/hallsindex_traditional.html Traditional-Style Residence Halls]</ref> During this period, an ambitious fundraising campaign called "Dollars for Dorms" was initiated and appealed to individual and business interests in the Tampa Bay area.<ref>[http://usfweb2.usf.edu/50/Timeline/ University of South Florida: The First 50 Years]</ref> Older residence halls, such as Beta Hall (which houses freshmen only), [[Betty Castor]] Hall (formerly Gamma Hall, women-only),<ref>[http://www.housing.usf.edu/hallsindex_castor.html Castor hall]</ref> and Kosove Apartments (formerly Alpha Hall, upperclassmen)<ref>[http://www.housing.usf.edu/hallsindex_kosove.html Kosove Apartments]</ref> received extensive remodeling in the early 2000s. The other Greek letter residence halls (named in order from ''Delta'' to ''Mu'') are built in a confined community area known as the Andros Complex.
Newer housing subdivisions, such as the Cypress Suites and Apartments, Maple Hall, Holly Apartments, and the Magnolia Apartments, were built in the late 1990s. The last of them, the Cypress complex, was completed in the summer of 2004.
Magnolia Towers, which will add 1,000 beds to USF, should be completed by Fall 2009. USF will require all incoming freshman to live on campus their first year at the college. Students exempt from this new rule include students within a 15 mile radius of USF.
==Greek Life==
USF has a very large community centered around [[Fraternities and sororities|Greek life]], comprising of a number of fraternities and sororities. Listed below are the fraternities and sororities sponsored by USF, and the years in which they were founded on the campus.<ref>[http://www.southfloridaifc.com/page.php?page_id=13483 USF Interfraternity Council]</ref><ref>[http://www.usfpanhellenic.com/page.php?page_id=12992 USF Panhellenic Council]</ref>
===Fraternities===
[[Alpha Epsilon Pi]] 1985
[[Alpha Phi Alpha]] 1972
[[Beta Theta Pi]] 1992
[[Chi Phi]] 1983
[[Delta Chi]] 1998
[[Delta Epsilon Psi]] 2005
[[Delta Sigma Pi]] 1970
[[Iota Phi Theta]] 2003
[[Kappa Kappa Psi]] 2001
[[Kappa Sigma]] 1968
[[Lambda Chi Alpha]] 1968 (Suspended 2006)
[[Lambda Theta Phi]] 1998
[[Omega Psi Phi]] 1972
[[Phi Beta Sigma]] 1974
[[Phi Delta Theta]] 1967
[[Phi Mu Alpha]] 1968
[[Pi Kappa Alpha]] 1968
[[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]] 1968
[[Sigma Beta Rho]] 2001
[[Sigma Chi]] 1979
[[Sigma Lambda Beta]] 1995
[[Sigma Nu]] 1967
[[Sigma Phi Epsilon]] 1968
[[Tau Kappa Epsilon]] 1967 (Suspended 2005)
[[Zeta Beta Tau]] 1968
[[Delta Epsilon Psi]] 1998
===Sororities===
[[Alpha Delta Pi]] 1967,
[[Alpha Kappa Alpha]] 1972,
[[alpha Kappa Delta Phi]] 2006
[[Alpha Omicron Pi]] 1985,
[[Chi Omega]] 1968,
[[Chi Upsilon Sigma]] 2007
[[Delta Delta Delta]] 1966,
[[Delta Gamma]] 1969,
[[Delta Phi Omega]]
[[Kappa Delta]] 1967,
[[Lambda Theta Alpha]] 1998,
[[Lambda Psi Delta]] 1999
[[Sigma Delta Tau]] 1988,
[[Sigma Gamma Rho]] 1981,
[[Sigma Lambda Gamma]] 1995
[[Sigma Sigma Rho]] 2002,
[[Zeta Phi Beta]] 1980,
[[Zeta Tau Alpha]] 2003
===Coed Service Fraternity===
[[Alpha Phi Omega]] 1968 (declared inactive in 1992, Rechartered 2004)
==Traditions==
===Alma Mater===
:''Hail to Thee, our Alma Mater''<ref>[http://usfweb2.usf.edu/History/alma_mater.html History of the USF Alma Mater]</ref>
:''May thy name be told,''
:''Where above thy gleaming splendor,''
:''Waves the green and gold.''
:''Thou our guide in quest for knowledge.''
:''Where we all are free''
:''University of South Florida,''
:''Alma Mater, Hail to thee!''
:''Be our guide in truth and wisdom''
:''As we onward go,''
:''May thy glory, fame and honor''
:''Never cease to grow;''
:''May our thoughts and prayers''
:''be with thee through eternity,''
:''University of South Florida,''
:''Alma Mater, Hail to thee!''
===Golden Brahman March (Fight Song)===
:''USF Bulls are we,''<ref>[http://band.arts.usf.edu/standsspirit.htm Bulls’ Football Stands Spirit]</ref>
:''We hold our standard upright and free.''
:''For Green and Gold we stand united.''
:''Our beacon lighted and noble to see.''
:''USF Bulls are we,''
:''For USF will always be.''
:''With all our might we fight the battle''
:''here and now, and we will win the victory!''
:''(shout!) S-O-U-T-H F-L-O-R-I-D-A''
:''South Florida, South Florida''
:''Go Bulls!''
===Band===
{{main|University of South Florida Herd of Thunder}}
The Herd of Thunder (often called HOT or the Pride of the Bay) is the athletic band of the [[South Florida Bulls]], including the show band, [[pep band]], and [[marching band]] ensembles, although it is often used to refer simply to the marching band. It was founded in 1999, two years after USF fielded its first football team.<ref name="Herd of Thunder"/>
==Notable Alumni==
* USF is the alma mater to many notable persons.
{{main|List of University of South Florida alumni}}
==Points of Interest==
*[[H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute]]
*[[Raymond James Stadium]] (home stadium of the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], used by the [[South Florida Bulls]] for football games)
*[[University of South Florida Botanical Gardens]]
*[[USF Sun Dome]]
*WUSF
*[[WBUL (AM)]]
==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.usf.edu/ Official USF website]
*[http://www.gousfbulls.com/ Official athletics website]
*[http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/digspc USF Digital Special Collections], Open Access and full text of many rare books, maps, and more
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/USFLibraries USF Libraries on YouTube]
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