University community,
In my introductory letter on my first day at USF, I shared with you my vision for advancing USF鈥檚
impressive trajectory of success. As I wrote, 鈥淭he bedrock of our strategic renewal
is a
commitment to community principles that reinforce inclusion, civility, open expression,
evidence-based deliberations and vigorous debate. These dynamics are crucial to our
success
in forging a new future for USF.鈥�
In my letter, I shared that I would be establishing a task force comprised of a broad
crosssection of university stakeholders to develop a document that captures USF鈥檚
Principles of
Community.
Today I am pleased to announce the members of the task force with a charge of producing
USF鈥檚 Principles of Community. My hope is that those Principles will reinforce a campus
climate
of mutual support among faculty, staff and students. The Principles will also help
further
facilitate our shared strategy, mission, vision, and goals for ONE USF, Geographically
Distributed.
The task force members are:
- Dr. Charles Adams, Dean, Genshaft Honors College, Chair
- Dr. Ray Arsenault, 黑料网吃瓜爆料St. Petersburg Faculty Senate President
- Dr. Michael Cross, Director of Undergraduate Research
- Dr. Timothy Boaz, 黑料网吃瓜爆料Tampa Faculty Senate President
- Ms. Roberta 鈥淏obby鈥� Collins, Administrative Council President
- Ms. Britney Deas, 黑料网吃瓜爆料Tampa Student Government President
- Ms. Jadzia 鈥淛azzy鈥� Duarte, 黑料网吃瓜爆料St. Petersburg Student Government President
- Dr. Alfred Frontera, Associate Professor of Neurology, Morsani College of Medicine
- Dr. Michael Gillespie, 黑料网吃瓜爆料Sarasota-Manatee Faculty Senate President
- Mr. Corey Posey, 黑料网吃瓜爆料Sarasota-Manatee Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
- Mr. Bill McCausland, Vice President, Executive Director Alumni Association
- Dr. Jacob Diaz, 黑料网吃瓜爆料St. Petersburg Dean of Students
- Ms. Meredith Scerba, Senior Associate Athletic Director
- Dr. Dwayne Smith, Dean, Graduate Studies
- Ms. Isabelle Starner, 黑料网吃瓜爆料Sarasota-Manatee Student Government President
- Dr. Maya Trotz, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
To assist in the task force鈥檚 work, I have asked Steve Prevaux, University Ombudsman,
to serve
in a facilitative role.
I want to thank each of these individuals for their contributions of time, energy
and ideas as
part of this important effort. I also thank them for their willingness to seek out
suggestions and
feedback from their respective constituencies throughout the process.
I look forward to receiving the work of the task force by 28 February 2020, at which
point I will
share their recommendations with the wider 黑料网吃瓜爆料community.
Thank you,
Steven C. Currall, Ph.D.
President