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UNIVERSITY OF FALL2025<br />
JOURNAL<br />
Open Wide<br />
Focused on Predators<br />
Mural Artist Alums<br />
A Professor at Home and Away<br />
PHOTOGRAPH: BOB THOMPSON<br />
SPARTY’S FIRST NIGHT<br />
Students kicked of the year with an epic block party-like<br />
event at Sykes Plaza on the Friday before classes started<br />
in August. Tere were games, music and plenty of friends,<br />
including everyone’s bestie, Spartacus himself.<br />
UNIVERSITY OF<br />
utampa.edu/utjournal<br />
EDITOR<br />
Holly Neumann<br />
hneumann@ut.edu<br />
ART DIRECTOR<br />
Erin Dixon<br />
edixon@ut.edu<br />
GRAPHIC DESIGNER<br />
Sarah Krolik ’20, M.A. ’23<br />
DESIGN CONSULTANT<br />
2COMMUNIQUÉ<br />
contact@2communique.com<br />
JOURNAL<br />
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF<br />
COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS<br />
Eric Cárdenas<br />
ecardenas@ut.edu<br />
CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Michael Blandi<a title="F25 UTJ page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=1"> UNIVERSITY OF F</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=2"> PHOTOGRAPH: BOB THOMPSON</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=3"> SPARTY’S FIRST NIGHT Students kicked of the year</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=4"> PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Internships: Benefting St</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=5"> 14 CONTENTS | FALL 2025 VOL. XLI, NO.1 FEATUR</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=6"> Assistant Professor Sohana Nasrin listens as she </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=7"> GHANNADIAN, SYKES DEAN, TO STEP DOWN Frank Ghan</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=8"> NEWS OF NOTE FACULTY FOCUS COLLEGE OF ARTS </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=9"> Denija Crnojevic's stu</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=10"> NEWS OF NOTE President's Cabinet Adds 2 </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=11"> NEWS OF NOTE 5 MINUTES WITH Caden Raymond </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=12"> Rozlyn Calderon '19 is one of six UTa</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=13"> UTampa Named One of the Best by Princeton Review </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=14"> ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS Spartan Standout Goes Banana</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=15"> became a realist during his 2025 graduate season </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=16"> Taylor Cunningham '18 studied predators at UTampa</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=17"> DEPTHS Underwater photographer inspires conservat</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=18"> T aylor Cunningham ’18 had spent un</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=19"> multiple pools in Florida. Shoulder injuries in h</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=20"> DIGITAL REVOLUTION When the frst tiny, waterproof</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=21"> “You never know ... what you are going to see,” l</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=22"> CAPTION_black_ align-right THE BIG TIME 20| |Un</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=23"> Mural artist alums make their marks o</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=24"> CAPTION_black_ align-right Nneka Jones BFA '2</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=25"> Drake Arnold BFA ’09 PORTRAIT OF THE MODERN PSYCH</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=26"> CAPTION_black_ align-right Melanie Posner BFA </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=27"> Joe Testa-Secca ’50 SYMBOLS OF MANKIND 1505 N.</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=28"> Courtney Pasterchick BFA ’21 BEAUTIFUL CONNECTION</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=29"> ARTIST CREDIT(S) Bianca Burrows BFA ’12 LOVE WH</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=30"> Te Human Space in Between 28 | Un</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=31"> Feature Headline * see feature headline guidelin</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=32"> In the title story of Pede Hollist’s upcoming sho</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=33"> “I tell my beginning crea</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=34"> A LUMN I REPORT </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=35"> WHAT'S NEW? GO TO UTAMPA.EDU/ALUMNI TO STAY IN TO</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=36"> ALUMNI REPORT and helped establish neurorespi</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=37"> SPARTAN SPOTLIGHT Language Skills Land Sparta</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=38"> CARIBBEAN CRUISE liritt ll On boa d o on he be</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=39"> UTAMPA ALUMNI TRAVELS GREECE Spartans in Greec</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=40"> ALUMNI REPORT Sherrie </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=41"> Sam Militello ’02 was the subject of a Forbes.com</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=42"> Klaus Gim ’15 is a certified professional coach wh</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=43"> SPARTAN SPOTLIGHT Don’t Mess with the Mountain</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=44"> Want to Join a Spartan Community in Your Area? </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 45" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=45"> Caroline McGowan ’20 received a Doctor of Occupat</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 46" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=46"> Te Real MVPs Who are the people who provide Univ</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 47" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=47"> </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 48" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=48"> PEOPLE. OPPORTUNITY. IMPACT. For decades, a d</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 49" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=49"> FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME John Hanna ’62 was a stu</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 50" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=50"> PEOPLE. OPPORTUNITY. IMPACT. Close to Home is</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 51" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=51"> Give te gift o OPPORTUNITY season holiday this </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 52" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=52"> DONOR HONOR ROLL We are grateful. We enthu</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 53" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=53"> 2024-2025 Legacy Society Members Te Legacy Soci</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 54" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=54"> PRESIDENT’S REPORT a message from TERESA ABI-NAD</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 55" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=55"> Engaged and Charging Forward We are into my secon</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 56" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=56"> PRESIDENT’S REPORT ACADE</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 57" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=57"> ENROLLMENT </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 58" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=58"> PRESIDENT’S REPORT CAMPUS LIFE AND CO-CURRICU</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 59" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=59"> $19M+ in philanthropic support and pledges ADVAN</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 60" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=60"> PRESIDENT’S REPORT 3National Championships ATHL</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 61" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=61"> ADMINISTRATION Last fall, we celebrated opening </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 62" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=62"> MINARET MOMENT A Slice of Life Some of th</a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 63" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=63"> Give with PURPOSE and a PLAN </a>
<a title="F25 UTJ page 64" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/067389e9?page=64"> NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID TAMPA,</a>