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Eighteen students who took an educational abroad trip to Europe focusing on the Holocaust came back with a deeper understanding of one of the darkest periods in history.

July 5, 2023Teaching and Learning

Samuel Rechek wearing commencement regalia sit in front of a °ÙÃĵ¼º½ sign

Honors Grad °ÙÃĵ¼º½â€™s First to Win Prestigious Hertog Foundation Summer Fellowship

Samuel Rechek, a Spring 2023 graduate and King O’Neal Scholar, has been awarded a 2023 Summer Fellowship from the Hertog Foundation in its political studies program — a first for °ÙÃĵ¼º½.

July 3, 2023Accolades, Alumni and Friends

Judy Genshaft Honors College students touring Yonsei University with pen pals

Virtual Pen Pals to Travel Buddies: °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Class Tours South Korea

Students just returned from Seoul, where they finally got to meet their pen pals from Yonsei University whom they’ve been video conferencing and messaging with throughout the spring semester. It’s the first study abroad program to begin virtually and the first faculty-led trip to South Korea since the start of the pandemic.

June 26, 2023Teaching and Learning

Actor and former °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Honors instructor, Ojas Rawal speaks to a group of students

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Alumnus and Actor Serves as a Valuable Advocate Abroad for International Education

Actor and former °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Honors instructor, Ojas Rawal, recently spoke to a group of incoming °ÙÃĵ¼º½ students from India on the importance of international education.

June 22, 2023Alumni and Friends

The four-day program immersed rising fifth, sixth and seventh graders in engaging reading activities designed to enhance their literacy skills and creativity with support from local teaching artists, °ÙÃĵ¼º½ student mentors and Sarasota-Manatee campus faculty and staff.

June 16, 2023Community, Teaching and Learning

A group of Judy Genshaft Honors College students pose outside of the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C.

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ D.C. Global Experience Opens Doors To Careers in International Affairs and Diplomacy

From May 9-13, Honors students participated in a newly launched program in our nation’s capital. The experience included meetings leaders at federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and think tanks over three full days of programming.

June 14, 2023Alumni and Friends, Teaching and Learning

Kobe Phillips gives the go bulls hand gesture while standing outside in a bee keeping suit

Boundless Bulls - Kobe Phillips

Through his involvement revitalizing the JGHC Community Garden, Phillips developed a service-learning course and teaches as a peer educator about sustainability, beekeeping and urban ecology.

June 8, 2023Accolades, Community

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°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Accepts Invitation into the Association of American Universities

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ joins a prestigious group of the 71 leading research institutions in the United States and Canada. It is the first public university in Florida to be invited to join the AAU in nearly 40 years and is now one of two institutions from the State University System of Florida to serve as an AAU member.

June 1, 2023Accolades

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ students celebrate the Grand Opening of the new Judy Genshaft Honors College building

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Unveils Historic New Judy Genshaft Honors College Building

The five-story, 85,000-square-foot facility will serve °ÙÃĵ¼º½â€™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, 2023Alumni and Friends, Community, Events

Contractors work on the Judy Genshaft Honors College building

Alumni and Diverse Business Owners Star in the Construction of the Judy Genshaft Honors College Building

Since its groundbreaking in late 2020, nearly 80 businesses have worked on the five story, 85,000-square-foot building – about half are diverse-owned with an estimated spend on contracts exceeding $11 million.

May 8, 2023Alumni and Friends

2023 PBK Key into Public Service Scholar Audra Nikolajski

Newest °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Phi Beta Kappa Key Into Public Service Scholar Encourages Education Through Storytelling

Audra Nikolajski, a rising senior in the Judy Genshaft Honors College, was recently selected as one of 20 students nationwide to the 2023 cohort of Key into Public Service Scholars by Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious honor society.

May 1, 2023Accolades

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Judy Genshaft Honors College Alumni Mabel Proenza

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Student’s Journey to the Foreign Service

Judy Genshaft Honors College alum Mabel Proenza selected for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program.

April 28, 2023Accolades, Alumni and Friends

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