Football Center Shuts Out the Weather
The yet-to-be-named USF Football Center will be a real game-changer, shutting out the storms and helping to attract top-level student-athletes to the university.
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A Lifetime of Giving to Students
There was a time in Dr. Juel Smith’s life when her path forward was clouded by uncertainty – fueled only by faith, perseverance and the pressing need to provide for her five young children.
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The Dawn of a New Era Downtown
Big things are on the horizon for USF. Though the university has achieved its hard-won Preeminent status in Florida, the drive to be the best has only intensified as USF’s reputation continues to grow.
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Black Leadership Network Encourages Cycle of Education
A $2.1 million grant from Helios Education Foundation is changing lives at the University of South Florida.
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Two Longtime USF Bulls Football Fans Go Deep With their Support – In the Form of a Planned Gift
Shari Gray, a USF alumna and a fiscal and business analyst at the university, and husband David Gray are diehard Bulls football fans. But they also happen to be proud donors to USF Athletics. Their recent estate gift, made through the Office of Gift Planning, will help student-athletes who transfer to USF from junior college complete their degrees if their scholarship money runs out before they graduate.
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Civil War–era Steinway Donated to USF College of the Arts
The distinguished Steinway Piano collection in the University of South Florida's College of the Arts has a new addition — a rare 1861 Steinway donated by real estate executive Raxit Shah.
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A Patron of the Arts Leaves Legacy Gift for USF St. Petersburg campus
Josephine Hall leaves $2 million legacy gift split evenly between the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus and the USF Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.
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Kathy Betancourt
Kathy Betancourt's support of USF Women's Basketball includes a recent $30,000 scholarship contribution to the program through the Office of Gift Planning and an additional $20,000 to create a fund which will support a variety of USF initiatives.
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A USF Alumnus Digs Deep to Help the Geology Field Station Take Shape
Jeff Brame, a successful geologist in the oil and gas industry, is giving back to USF's School of Geosciences, which helped launch him on his way in the master's degree program.
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Just Keep Going
Education is a gift the couple want to pay forward to help other nontraditional students make it through school, too.
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Rhea F. Law, USF President
The growth and success of Tampa Bay is intrinsically linked with the growth and success of USF. There is so much potential, and the future is very bright.
- Marine biology major dives into her passion
- Grateful engineering grad’s generous payback
- USF Giving Week 2025 breaks records in participation and number of causes supported
- $1M gift solidifies David C. Anchin Center as a hub for cutting-edge professional learning
- Centene Foundation invests in future of clinical social work through $300,000 grant to USF
- USF United Support Fund: Helping students weather the storms
- $1M gift solidifies David C. Anchin Center as a hub for cutting-edge professional learning
- Gift sets the stage for theater and dance students
- There's perfect harmony in USF concert hall's new name
- A family toasts 20 years of transformation
- Joey and Jennifer Redner give $2.2M to support on-campus stadium, Brewing Arts program
Your Impact

U.S. News & World Report ranks USF as the “best value” among all public universities in Florida (2023).

USF professors and students were awarded 314 patents over three years.

USF is a member of the Association of American Universities, the most prestigious association in higher education.

USF leads the nation as the top producer of faculty Fulbright Scholars! Way to go Bulls!

You can find approximately 400,000 USF graduates worldwide.

USF is home to approximately 50,000 students from 146 countries!

U.S. News & World Report ranks USF #45 among public universities (2024).

U.S. News and World Report ranked USF Tampa as a Best College for Veterans (2023)

25% of USF students are first generation. Your support enables them to create a new cycle of education within their families.