If you were like me in high school, you were involved for one reason, and one reason alone: to get into college. We like to think we held leadership positions in high school because we cared, or we wanted to make a difference, or we were passionate about a cause. But ususally, that is not the case. We held leadership positions in high school to put on our college applications and to make us stand above the rest of the applicants. But now, we are in college, we got accepted. Our leadership days a

The average college student is constantly stressed out. Whether it be because you’re failing Chem 1, or you’re about to run out of dining dollars, or maybe you snapped something really embarrassing after one too many drinks to that hot guy in your favorite fraternity. The point is, in the everyday life of a busy student, who is going to take the time to care about Student Government? Probably not you, or your friends. Who cares about Student Government? We all know that the people elected are ju

If you were to ask a Tampa native what the Gasparilla Pirate Festival was, they may say an event full of tradition, pride, excitement and debauchery. If you asked a newcomer what Gasparilla was, they may compare it to an outtake of a “Pirates of the Caribbean film.” Both would be right. The annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival has been celebrated in Tampa Bay since 1904, and more than 100 years later, it is still one of the most anticipated events of the year. Located along Bayshore Blvd., the fes

TAMPA (Nov. 17, 2016) -- When Bob Dutkowsky enrolled in Cornell University, he had only one priority: to pitch for the Ivy League school's baseball team. His determination and competitiveness helped him succeed on the baseball diamond, but when it became clear he wasn't going to pitch in the majors, he had to get serious about college. But his love of baseball never waned, and, as it turned out, figured prominently in his career. Dutkowsky, now the CEO of Tech Data, based in Clearwater and pul

In 2014, Forbes opened a story profiling Kenneth Feld by calling him the hardest working man in show business. The son of an entertainer who bought Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus, Feld grew up under the big top and took over the business in the 1980s. Guests who attended the USF Muma College of Business' Sept. 28 "Conversation with a CEO" event found that the chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment has grown up in both the show and the business sides of entertainment. As a young boy

The Tampa Riverwalk is one of the most successful, up and coming attractions in the downtown area, spanning 2.4 miles and acting as home to restaurants, nightlife, parks, and more. The non-profit organization Friends of the Riverwalk, which helps attract residents and tourists alike to the area, challenged a select group of Muma College of Business graduate students to devise a plan to improve the Tampa Riverwalk, using real-world partnerships, to bring more visitors to the downtown area. The st

Four years ago, William Sutton made the drive back to Orlando from Tampa. He had been invited to discuss the possibility of starting up a Sport and Entertainment graduate program at the University of South Florida, being the first of its kind at the school. Although he already had a prestigious academic job at the University of Central Florida in the Sports Management program, Sutton knew he could not pass on the opportunity to build something from the ground up. After meeting with Tampa Bay Li

The Muma College of Business' Marketing Department at the University of South Florida is making great strides toward becoming one of the best in the world, and over the past three years, it has moved much closer toward that goal. According to the University of Texas-Dallas Top 100 Business School Research Rankings, from 2014- 2016, the USF Muma College of Business Marketing Department is ranked among the top 60 departments worldwide in terms of research productivity. These rankings are based on

USF's Doctor of Business Administration program, debuting just two years ago, is already building an international reputation for excellence. And its students are garnering research awards early in their academic careers, too. One of the requirements when accepted into the three year, 72 credit-hour program, is attending three academic conferences. The aim is to expose student research proposals to reviews by other DBA scholars and practitioner scholars. The University of South Florida is the o

Citi has contributed $25,000 to the USF's Muma College of Business's Corporate Mentor Program, a program aimed at first generation college students who excel in both leadership and business skills. The mentorship program prepares these students for the professional world through the help of an active corporate mentor in the Tampa Bay area. Along with the monetary contribution, Citi has also provided 25 mentors to volunteer with the 123 business students who are participating in the program. The