University Performance:
Q: How is USF ranking nationally across the board?
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Listed as a Tier 1 national university by U.S. News & World Report 2017
4 of our core MBA programs are ranked within the top 20 in the nation
USF ranked 19th of the nation’s most entrepreneurial universities - Forbes Magazine, 2015
Ranked 6th among 4 year private colleges in terms of racial and ethnic diversity
U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard looked at USF graduates’ salaries after 10 years compared to all other colleges and ranked top 2% in the nation
This means USF education is a proven driver of upward social mobility
Q: How have USF athletics teams been performing?
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USF athletics have remained dominant across multiple sports, these are
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A: To accommodate students’ needs and continue to furnish spaces in which their education, skills, and innovative ideas can become reality --the university has active plans to build and renovate multiple campus facilities
Construction has already begun on a residence hall that will accommodate 600 undergrad students on the Hilltop
We are aiming to get to a point where we can guarantee housing for all 1st and 2nd year students
We are also looking at off-campus housing projects to accommodate a limited number of juniors and seniors
This initiative is designed to improve retention
The residence hall should be completed and open in fall of 2020
Additionally, we are expanding the Hilltop dining commons
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Initiatives are in place to ensure the School of Management fosters and achieves these goals and continue to grow with a focus on investing in endowed faculty chairs, further developing and funding programs and centers, endowed scholarships, and endowed research fellowships.
Campaign Info:
Q: How are you going to accomplish all of these, very diverse, complex goals?
A:
USF has embarked on a $300 million comprehensive campaign - different from a traditional capital campaign that solely focuses on funding for facilities
Our campaign is focused on 3 main areas
$100 million will go toward Investing in Students
This funds our commitment to access and will be invested in endowed scholarships
$125 million will be invested in Creating Bold Academic Programs
This part of the campaign will help us fund the previously mentioned Honors College, School of Engineering, and help us create expanded entrepreneurship opportunities
$75 million will be for Building for USF’s