USF's online MBA program is No. 10 in the nation, according to the Princeton Review. The 2025 list ranks USF at No. 1 in Florida, and No. 7 among public universities. Read more→

The college's hospitality, tourism, sport and entertainment programs have merged to form the new School of Hospitality and Sport Management. Read more→

Boundless Bulls: Yash Patel. He graduated this summer with a bachelor's degree in accounting and is staying at USF to pursue a master's degree in accounting. Read more→

Student spotlight: Brooke Elrod graduated with a bachelor's degree in management in just three years and dreams of becoming a music festival director. Read more→

Learn how AI is transforming how people plan travel with instant itineraries that once took hours to build. Seden Dogan, hospitality faculty member, says it's the new normal. Read more→

USF and Tampa Bay Wave launched the 2025 FinTech|X Accelerator cohort. In its fourth year, the accelerator kicked off on Aug. 4 with 12 early-stage fintech companies. Read more→

An inspiring lineup of speakers and panelists is set for the Sept. 18 Women in Business Summit held on the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus. Details→

We're kicking off the fall semester with our Week of Welcome student events! Look for us on Aug. 27 and 28 and get a free T-shirt! Details→

USF Brewing Arts student Jonathan Ruiz lands a brewing role at Wolf Branch Brewing, and his cohort will pilot its class brew at Ulele.

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Faculty Spotlights

Al Hevner, a Distinguished University Professor, was named a Fellow of the Center for Design Science in Entrepreneurship at the ESCP Business School in Berlin.

Kaushik Dutta was named USF's new vice provost for academic planning.

Seckin Ozkul was appointed inaugural chair of the new Standing Committee on Freight Economics and Supply Chains at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Transportation Research Board.

Amit Chauradia, assistant professor of instruction in the School of Management, received the Best Paper Award at the 3rd Global Conference on Caste, Business, and Society.

Dipayan Biswas, the Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing, was quoted in The San Francisco Standard about tipping trends in the Bay Area.

Seden Dogan, assistant professor of instruction in the School of Hospitality and Sport Management, was appointed secretary for International CHRIE’s Eta Sigma Delta Board of Governors.

Reza Ebrahimi, assistant professor in the School of Information Systems, became a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 

Alumni Updates

James Wallace (‘21, DBA) authored Precision Medicine: AI and the Science of Personalized Healthcare. The book is the result of continued research since his doctoral dissertation and was published this summer by Wiley Publishing. 

Leidys Barro Gonzalez (‘24, BS, Finance) started a new position as a finance trainee at White & Case LLP. 

Teri Hansen (‘84, BS, Business Administration) was named a PRNEWS 2025 Top Women in Public Relations for the third time. The 2025 honor was in the entrepreneur’s category. 

Justin Hall (‘09, BS, Marketing, ‘11, MBA) was named district secretary for the Florida Department of Transportation District 7. 

Tony Morrison (‘11, BS, Business Administration) became founder, CEO and executive producer at The Morrison Media Group. He is a former USF Muma College of Business 25 Under 25 Award honoree.

Samantha Sandlin (‘16, BS, Accounting, ‘17, MAcc) joined Cherry Bekaert as an audit manager.

Chrissann Ruehle (‘20, DBA) accepted a position as assistant professor in AI and management at Florida Gulf Coast University.