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Honors College Sends Class of Fall 2025 Into Their Next Chapter
The Judy Genshaft Honors College celebrated 121 new University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ graduates with a dedicated ceremony for Honors graduates on Dec. 11. One of the largest and most accomplished fall graduating classes in college history, students were recognized for outstanding achievements in research, leadership, service, global citizenship, and more.
Catching Up With Honors Alum Zita Fletcher
Honors alum Zita Fletcher shares how she built a career as a writer and military historian and how her Honors experience at the University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ helped shape her journey. Her willingness to follow her interests — even without a set path — shows current students how interdisciplinary learning can support big goals.
December 4, 2025Alumni and Friends
Criminology Honors Student to Address Classmates at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Commencement Ceremony
Sandra Ilona Napolitano, an Honors College grad earning a bachelor's in criminology, will address her graduating class as the ceremony’s student speaker.
December 4, 2025Accolades
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Climate Teach-In Earns Regional CASE Honor for Multi-Day Event
Led by University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ students and supported by the Judy Genshaft Honors College, the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Climate Teach-In has earned the 2025 District III CASE Award for Special Events: In-Person (Multi-Day). The annual initiative brings together hundreds of students across all three campuses to advance sustainability, expand climate education, and strengthen community engagement.
December 1, 2025Accolades
More Than 100 ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Attend Honors Future MD Career Fair
University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Honors students connected with Tampa Bay region physicians, health-focused student organizations and alumni at a networking and panel event designed to offer real-world medical career guidance.
November 25, 2025Events
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Compete to Launch Experiments Aboard the International Space Station
More than 3,700 students across North America competed to design experiments bound for the International Space Station through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). This year, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ students joined the competition for the first time, rising to the challenge and uniting to bring their innovation into orbit.
November 24, 2025Accolades
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Student-Led ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ MedConnect Expands Research Access for Aspiring Health Care Professionals
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Honors students Shivanshu Kumar and Elaine Pan founded ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ MedConnect to help students interested in undergraduate research gain the skills necessary to access research opportunities, lab positions, and mentorship in faculty-led labs.
November 24, 2025Community
An Honors Healing Arts class at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ St. Petersburg is helping students understand the therapeutic methods of interacting with art for people with memory loss.
November 21, 2025Teaching and Learning
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Aim High as Fall National Scholarship Applications Hit Record Levels
The ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Office of National Scholars saw record attendance at its workshops and seminars this fall. In addition to nominating its first full cohort for the Churchill Scholarship, the ONS team mentored the largest number of Gilman Scholarship applicants ever for a fall cycle, and the students aren’t slowing down anytime soon.
November 18, 2025Community
Social Work Interdisciplinary Research Lab Spreads Awareness About Intimate Partner Violence at the 2025 India Festival Tampa Bay
SWIRL student scholars and volunteers connected festival-goers with resources and strategies to recognize and prevent intimate partner violence.
November 17, 2025Community
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Honors Course Teaches Leadership Skills Through Emotional Intelligence
Led by licensed mental health counselor and Honors affiliate faculty member Melanie Ryerson, the Judy Genshaft Honors College course Life, Love, and Leadership gives students the opportunity to learn about emotional intelligence and leadership from experienced professionals and community leaders.
November 14, 2025Teaching and Learning
ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Honors Alum Jordan McGillis Awarded Novak Journalism Fellowship
Judy Genshaft Honors College alum Jordan McGillis has been awarded the 2025–26 Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship to support in-depth research, reporting, and long-form journalism on issues facing the United States.
November 5, 2025Alumni and Friends