COVID-19 has disrupted all of our lives, but our USF students, many of whom are far from home, have been especially impacted. Our students are facing unexpected challenges as a result of the pandemic. While USF is providing remote instruction, counseling and other support services to these students, their new financial realities are a source of significant stress. There has been an outpouring of support, but USF students still need your help! Students are struggling to pay their rent and bills, to buy food and more. Your gift, of any size, to the newly created USF United Support Fund will be transformative to a Bull, struggling through an overwhelming time. Our students need you now more than ever. Please make a gift today. A contribution will also count toward CBCS's participation in the Faculty and Staff Campaign.

Nancy Muscato (CSD Clinic Faculty and Cochlear Implant Program Coordinator) and Devon Weist (CSD Clinic Faculty and Hearing Clinic Director) helping hearing clinic patients on March 20th pick up/service their hearing devices during COVID-19 times.

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As always, you should refer to the official USF coronavirus webpage for the most up to date information.

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The College of Behavioral & Community Sciences, and the USF Foundation are pleased to announce the addition of Holly Behrend to our USF Development team. As the new Assistant Director of Development for CBCS, Holly will help to build the development program for the College and assist the Dean & the CBCS faculty & staff to achieve their private fundraising priorities.

Holly most recently served as the Program Manager for the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, a statewide initiative run out of the USF Office of Research and Innovation, and has been a member of the USF family since 2014. Holly has great experience raising sponsorships gifts and managing events, and prior to that, she worked for Hillsborough County Schools as a Contract Manager for Early Childhood programs, beginning in 2010.

A native Floridian, Holly earned her bachelor's degree in Communications from Rutgers University and holds a graduate certificate in public management from USF. She will be starting her new role at CBCS on Friday, April 3, and will be reporting to Julie Gillespie, Associate Vice President of Development and will be located in the CBCS Dean's office. Please reach out and welcome Holly at 974-2327 or email her at hbehrend@usf.edu.

Congratulations to Dr. Trina Spencer on being selected for a Fulbright award to conduct research and teach in South Africa. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright Program is devoted to increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Read more...

Nicholas Scheel, a School Psychology doctoral student and trainee with the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities within CFS, has been featured on the 2020 Emerging Leaders Map. He has been featured with other emerging leaders across the country that are doing work and research to enhance access for and with people with disabilities. Visit this site to learn more about the leaders, their center and the amazing projects that they are doing.

Beth Boone, Executive Director of CARD-USF, will be part of this City of Tampa Tele-Town Hall COVID-19 panel on Understanding the Needs of Individuals with Disabilities, their Families and Caregivers. She will join Tampa City Council Chairman Luis Viera, Vice Chair of the Hillsborough County School Board Steve Cona, Assistant Superintendent Academic Support and Federal Programs Tracye Brown and City of Tampa ADA Coordinator Raquel Pancho to discuss the needs of individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers during the COVID-19 public health crisis. If interested, you can register here.
 

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