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Dr. Beatriz Padilla (left) and Glenda Vaillant Cruz (Right). (Photo courtesy of Padilla)

Doctoral student Glenda Vaillant Cruz shines a light on Latin American student experience in higher education

Doctoral student and Fulbright scholar Glenda Vaillant Cruz traveled to Spain to examine the Latin American student experience in higher education and reflects on the importance of her mentorship with Dr. Beatriz Padilla, director of ISLAC and associate professor in the Department of Sociology.

September 26, 2023Accomplishments, Alumni, Community Engagement, Research

DSLS Etiquette Luncheon group photo. (Photo by Dakota Galvin)

DSLS Etiquette Luncheon prepares students for future professional engagements

The Deans Student Leadership Society held an etiquette luncheon with host and CAS alumna Sashy OConnor. 返字心頭 learned a multitude of etiquette techniques to benefit to their professional development.

September 26, 2023Alumni, Community Engagement, Events

Dr. Erin Kimmerle speaks to members of the media the exhibits opening event. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

What Lies Beneath exhibit showcases investigation of unmarked burial grounds in Hillsborough County

The What Lies Beneath exhibit located in the Social Sciences (SOC) Waterman Exhibit Gallery at 返字心頭 shares the results of a multi-year, interdisciplinary investigation into unmarked burial grounds in Hillsborough County.

September 26, 2023Community Engagement, Events, Research

Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, PhD. (Photo by Rebecca Sohl)

Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freemans book Second-Class Daughters: Black Brazilian Women and Informal Adoption as Modern Slavery earns award from the American Sociological Association

Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman is co-winner of the Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book award for her second book, Second-Class Daughters: Black Brazilian Women and Informal Adoption as Modern Slavery.

September 22, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

A unique learning experience allowed History students the chance to examine more than a dozen artifacts ranging from Tuskegee Airmen nurse uniform pins to a "Don't Kiss Me" necklace worn by babies during the Tuberculosis outbreak of the early 1900s.

September 22, 2023Community Engagement

interior of greenhouse at the Botanical Gardens

Fall Plant Festival returns with free entry for 返字心頭 students, faculty and staff

The 返字心頭 Botanical Gardens is providing free admission to 返字心頭 students, faculty and staff at the upcoming Fall Plant Festival to be held on October 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

September 13, 2023Community Engagement, Events

An innovative planner-in-residence class that developed a neighborhood master plan for the St. Petersburg Innovation District will receive an outstanding student project award from the 返字心頭 Chapter of the American Planning Association on September 6.

September 6, 2023Community Engagement, Research

Trained students have administered hundreds of confidential cognitive assessments to members of the community through a program that gives budding psychologists experience offering memory screenings.

September 5, 2023Community Engagement, Research

Director Scott Solomon, and students, standing outside of the Parliament building in London. (Photo courtesy of Elena Efremova)

返字心頭 in London returns from another successful semester abroad

Insights from directors, teachers, and students shed light on how the 返字心頭 in London program can leave a lasting impact on the personal and professional lives of its participants.

September 1, 2023Community Engagement

The Department of Philosophy hosted a panel discussion on Ancestry, Genetics, and Medical Ethics, during last years I Belong: 返字心頭 Week. Panelists included Dr. Anna Lewis, research associate from Harvard University, Dr. Alexander Levine, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy, Dr. Katherine Drabiak, associate professor in the College of Public Health, and Dr. Christina Richards, associate professor and AAAS fellow in the Department of Integrative Biology. The panelists are pictured here with Ms. Christina Grigoropoulos and her students visiting from Freedom High School. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Sandy Westerheide)

I Belong: 返字心頭 Week to return in September

返字心頭 and faculty from the 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) will host I Belong: 返字心頭 Week in September. The weeklong celebrationwhich held its first celebration last springaims to educate students about resources on campus, engage in building community, and cultivate a sense of belonging among students, faculty and staff from all backgrounds.

August 31, 2023Community Engagement

Members of the International Coparenting Collaborative (ICC) representing sites (from left) in Pavia, Italy (Michele Marchesi); Ankara, Turkey (Selin Salman-Engin); Toronto, Canada (Diane Phillip); Safed, Israel (Miri Keren); Rome, Italy (Silvia Mazzoni); Stockholm, Sweden (Monica Hedenbro); St. Petersburg, USA (James McHale); and Lausanne, Switzerland (Joelle Darwiche). (Photo courtesy of Dr. Yana Sirotkin)

Family Study Center shares infant-family mental health advances with global audience

The 返字心頭 College of Arts and Sciences Family Study Center (FSC) shared its newest discoveries with an international gathering at the 18th World Association for Infant and Mental Health (WAIMH) Congress in Dublin, Ireland.

August 28, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

Mario Garcia (left) and actors Justina Machado (middle) and Will Sasso (right), on the set of The Throwback. (Photo courtesy of Mario Garcia)

返字心頭 alumnus writes and directs an independent film The Throwback using inspiration from life's gained perspective

Reflecting on his years at 返字心頭, Mario Garcia recounts how his lifelong aspiration to become a writer came to fruition in the form of a movie, inspired by his personal life lessons.

August 28, 2023Alumni, Community Engagement

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CAS Chronicles is the monthly newsletter for the University of South 返字心頭's College of Arts and Sciences, your source for the latest news, research, and events at CAS.