The student newspaper at USF St. Petersburg
Sept. 8-14, 2014 | Volume 49 | Issue 3
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College of Business receives record gift Donor brings funds for academic and identity growth of College of Business By Emily Wehunt Staff Reporter The College of Business has a new name and a record $10 million dollar donation. At the conclusion of USF’s Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday
Sept. 4, the largest single donation in the university’s history was given by 78-year-old entrepreneur, Kate Tiedemann. With approval from the Board of Trustees, the college’s name was officially changed to the Kate Tiedemann College of Business. Only a handful of business schools
across the U.S. are named for women. This donation could help the university establish its own identity, but could also attract more students to the the College of Business.
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Emily Wehunt | The Crow’s Nest
Kate Tiedemann, founder of Katena Products, donated $10 million to the College of Business. Her donation is the single largest contribution in the university system history.
Graduation venue still a sore subject By Mark Wolfenbarger Staff Reporter Students weren’t happy with the size of the graduation commencement ceremony before the university decided to expand. With the approval of the strategic plan on Thursday, which will increase enrollment from 4,700 to 10,000 over the next 10 years, students’ concerns are likely to grow. Student complaints came to a head months ago when Lorenza Navarro, a USF St. Petersburg graduate student, started a petition to get the May 4 commencement ceremony moved from its current location at the 2,031-seat Mahaffey Theater to a larger venue. “USF St. Petersburg’s commencement ceremony is held at the Mahaffey Theater every semester,” Navarro said in the petition. “Each semester, students are given five tickets for family and friends to attend this ceremony. These students have worked tirelessly to achieve this well-deserved
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Strategic plan approved By Amanda Starling Staff Reporter
Mark Wolfenbarger | The Crow’s Nest
The Mahaffey Theatre is the current venue for the USF St. Petersburg graduation each fall and spring. Students hope to experience a larger venue as the student body population continues to grow.
In a unanimous vote, the Board of Trustees secured an increase in student enrollment to 10,000 students by 2024. The board met Sept. 4 to approve t he pla n. C ha nc el lor S oph ia Wisniewska presented a summary of goals outlined by USFSP. Over seven months, launched in Spring 2014, 600 participants from various departments within the satellite university contributed to eight forums held on campus. Up to 34 unique strategies were developed to ensure growth of Pinellas county’s only residential university hosting public research. “We are committed to becoming an anchor to this city and surrounding businesses,” Wisniewska said in a final presentation. Forums gathered students, faculty, administrators and campus employees to discuss the identity of USFSP
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