USF United Support Fund: Helping students weather the storms
An international student faced severe financial hardship when their family's support ceased unexpectedly. Unable to work off-campus, he relied on savings and credit cards, accumulating significant debt. The USF United Support Fund provided crucial assistance during Hurricane Milton, covering evacuation costs. This fund, created during the COVID-19 pandemic, helps students with unexpected financial needs, such as food, rent, and supplies.
Gift sets the stage for theater and dance students
Move aside, floppy discs. A $655,000 donation from the Sook Family Foundation is upgrading the tools available to USF School of Theatre and Dance students, enhancing the spaces where they stretch creativity and illuminate career paths.
There's perfect harmony in USF concert hall's new name
Since opening in 2011, the School of Music's Concert Hall has become a musical gem for both USF and the Tampa Bay region. The only thing it was missing was an identity. Now, thanks to the generosity of Pete and Cynthia Zinober, it has one.
A family toasts 20 years of transformation
In 2005, Don Aripoli orchestrated some unconventional family planning. He and his wife, Becky, established the Helios/Dominick and Emelene Aripoli Scholars program, creating a new branch in their family tree — one made up of USF students. In February, that large and still growing family sat down together for a meal, an annual tradition hosted by Don Aripoli at USF’s Tampa campus.
Mosaic donates $100K to USF Feed-A-Bull
Thanks to a $100,000 gift from The Mosaic Company, Feed-A-Bull will expand the pantry’s main facility on USF’s Tampa campus.