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McKibbon Hospitality CEO Randy Hassen was the featured guest at the Conversation with a CEO event on March 1. Hassen talked about his 32 years with the hotel management firm, starting from his humble beginnings as a part-time houseman at a Days Inn in Georgia to his appointment to CEO.
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Student Spotlight: Vince Hafeli is on a personal, professional and academic journey to curb suicide in the construction industry. A student in the DBA program, he is sharing his personal story of struggle to bring awareness to the epidemic and to expand the qualitative research related to suicide among construction workers.
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USF accounting students are among the thousands who volunteer to be IRS-certified tax preparers in the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Many students qualify for the free program and student volunteers say they are eager to apply the lessons from the classroom and contribute to the community.
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Students and alumni from USF's Sarasota-Manatee campus recently volunteered their time and labor to serve the community by helping to build new homes for Habitat for Humanity Sarasota. The organization is developing the 40-home Hammock Place community.
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Andy Hafer was appointed executive director of the USF Center for Entrepreneurship. He is a serial entrepreneur with several successful exits under his belt. Hafer will lead efforts to implement a bold strategic plan for a program that is ranked among the top in the country.
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Demetrius Curry, founder and CEO of College Cash, will discuss the essential elements of financial literacy at the "How to Increase Your Money IQ" event. The start-up seeks to reduce student loan debt and was a part of the inaugural FinTech X Accelerator cohort.
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Unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence with the AI and ChatGPT Certificate from USF. This free, three-hour course demystifies AI to empower students, professionals, or anyone curious about AI to confidently integrate ChatGPT into their work and personal projects.
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Julien BriseBois, the vice president and general manager of the Lightning spoke at the 2023 USF Sport & Entertainment Analytics Conference where he accepted the Innovator in Analytics Award on behalf of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The two-day conference focused on analytics in sports.
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The Ukraine: One Year Later event series continues with the third session centered on the war's effect on central bank policy and financial markets. The two-day conference on March 23-24 will explore U.S. and world bonds, food and famine, and how monetary policy makers deal with the war's toll.
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Over two weeks in February, the Center for Marketing and Sales Innovation hosted a major collegiate sales competition and a biometrics research conference that together drew hundreds of participants from across the country.
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Marketing students now have the chance to build up a portfolio of professional work thanks to a new practice center that pairs student teams with local businesses. The center allows students to work on industry-sponsored projects.
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HospitaBull, the elegant dinner event organized, prepared, and served by students to support scholarships in the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management is set for March 28 at the Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota.
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Alumni Spotlight: Misty Akers
Former USF softball player Misty Akers has taken her champion mindset from the field to the business world. As the co-founder of The Candle Pour, Tampa's first custom candle-making shop, she is supporting the next generation of female athletes through the Stampede for Women campaign. Watch the video.
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Risk management school debuts promo video
The USF Muma College of Business and Baldwin Risk Partners are expanding the risk management and insurance major at the University of South Florida. The risk management and insurance program is one of only two such programs offered by public universities in the state of Florida. Watch the video.
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Alumni Spotlight: Yannick Yoshizawa
Yannick Yoshizawa is a former No. 1 singles player for the USF men's tennis program. Now as the vice president of Sense Arena for tennis, he is introducing virtual reality to his alma mater. Read more.
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Celebrating the women of USF
Women across USF are sharing who inspired their passion and careers in celebration of Women's History Month. Carol Osborne, a senior instructor and director of the Zimmerman Advertising Program, talks about a powerful mentor. Read more.
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April Bailey, an assistant professor of instruction in the School of Marketing and Innovation, had a paper titled “Gender Differences in Workplace Bullying: Teaching Workplace Civility,” published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Education.
Michelle Harrolle, director of the Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management program, and Janelle Wells, an associate professor in the Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management program, were selected as Sports Business Journal’s Leaders in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as part of the publication’s All-in series. The publication identified leaders at sports-related organizations who are driving change in sports and society.
Sharon Segrest, a professor in the School of Information Systems and Management, was awarded the USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy's Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award for the St. Petersburg campus. Segrest will receive $5,000.
James Stock, a Distinguished University Professor at USF and co-director of the Monica Wooden Center for Supply Chain Management & Sustainability, co-authored an article titled “Best practices in logistics sustainability” in the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ Supply Chain Quarterly.
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Paul Edwards (‘98, BS, Accounting, ’03, MACC) was named the vice president for finance and administration at Western Illinois University. He begins his new role on July 1, 2023.
Jennifer Eager (‘09, BS, Finance) was appointed the vice president of fund and corporate accounting at Noble Investment Group.
Laura A. Frost (‘90, BS, Accounting) joined Sanibel Captiva Trust Company as the director of operations.
Sonia Duraimurugan (‘20, BS, Marketing, ’22, MBA, Marketing) is excited to share she is starting a new position as a community outreach coordinator at the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County. She is a former USF Muma College of Business 25 Under 25 honoree.
Penko Ivanov (‘90, BA, Finance, BS, Accounting, ’92, MBA) was appointed the chief financial officer, executive vice president, treasurer, and chief accounting officer at Arrow Financial Corporation.
Zachery Netzel (‘21, BA, Marketing, ’23, MBA) landed a new job as the retail and operations coordinator with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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The Muma College of Business celebrated International Women's Day on March 8 by hosting the inaugural Women in Business Panel event.
Keynote speaker Rebecca Walser is a wealth strategist and tax attorney and has been in the finance industry for over 25 years.
The Women in Business panel featured inspirational women including Eliza van Heerden, Heather Cheek, Jill Notz, and Lakshmi Shenoy.
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• March 21, 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Second Annual Hospitality & Tourism Career Expo, Marshall Student Center, Tampa campus. Register.
• March 24, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., International Luncheon: Taste of Asia, USC Ballroom 1, St. Petersburg campus. Register.
• March 28, 6-9 p.m. HospitaBull fundraiser, Art Ovation Hotel, Sarasota. Register.
• April 3, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Fundamentals of the Real Estate Market, St. Petersburg campus. Register.
• April 11, 12-2 p.m. Networking with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Petersburg campus. Register.
• April 17, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Supply Chain Management and Sustainability Golf Event, Heritage Isles Golf & Country Club. Register.
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