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![Actor and former ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHonors instructor, Ojas Rawal speaks to a group of students](/honors/news/images/2023/ojas-rawal-490x328.png)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏAlumnus and Actor Serves as a Valuable Advocate Abroad for International Education
Actor and former ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHonors instructor, Ojas Rawal, recently spoke to a group of incoming ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents 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, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudent 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.](/honors/news/images/2023/dc-global-experience-490x328.png)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏD.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](/honors/news/images/2023/bb-bot-kobe-listing-490x328.jpg)
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.
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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Accepts Invitation into the Association of American Universities
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏjoins 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
![ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents celebrate the Grand Opening of the new Judy Genshaft Honors College building](/honors/news/images/2023/usf-unveils-historic-new-judy-genshaft-honors-college-building-490x328.png)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏUnveils Historic New Judy Genshaft Honors College Building
The five-story, 85,000-square-foot facility will serve USF’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](/honors/news/images/2023/alumni-and-diverse-business-owners-490x328.png)
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](/honors/news/images/2023/pbk-key-into-public-service-2023-490x328.png)
Newest ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPhi 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
![ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏJudy Genshaft Honors College Alumni Mabel Proenza](/honors/news/images/2023/mabel-proenza-490x328.png)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏStudent’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
![Judy Genshaft Honors College students in the Exploring Behind the Veil: The New Honors Building class](/honors/news/images/2023/behind-the-veil-time-capsule-490x328.png)
Construction of the Judy Genshaft Honors College Building to Conclude with Once-in-a-Lifetime Classroom Experience
Capstone course offers Honors students an inside look at the construction process behind the new Judy Genshaft Honors College building.
April 27, 2023Teaching and Learning
![ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏstudents showing off their ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏBull pride during the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium held at Johns Hopkins University in March. (Photo courtesy of Jade von Weder)](/honors/news/images/2023/johns-hopkins-symposium-490x328.jpeg)
Honors Students Share Their Work at National Research Symposium
Honors students took their research on the road to present at the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium at Johns Hopkins University in March.
April 21, 2023Accolades
![Judy Genshaft Honors College student and Hollings Scholar Audrey Brandt](/honors/news/images/2023/hollings-scholar-490x328.png)
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏStudent Named 2023 Hollings Scholar
Audrey Brandt has been selected for this year's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program. Audrey is a marine biology major with a minor in anthropology at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏSt. Petersburg campus.
April 18, 2023Accolades