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Zmags
Jane Goodall to
Speak on Campus
Spartan Sparks:
Alumni Who Found Love
Class of 2020:
From Freshmen to Seniors
JOURNAL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA SPRING 2020
Hands-On
Medicine
The New Physician Assistant
Program is High Tech
RISE UP
At an early morning practice on the
Hillsborough River, the women’s rowing
team hauls a boat across UT’s new dock,
which was installed in January.
PHOTOGRAPH: BOB THOMPSON
UT
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Jane Goodall to Speak on Campus Spartan Sparks:
RISE UP At an early morning practice on the Hill
UT ut.edu/utjournal EDITOR Jane Bianchi jbianc
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The Value of a UT Accredi
CONTENTS | SPRING 2020 VOL. XXV, NO. 3 16
NEWS OF NOTE HAPPENINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY
SPEECH WINS BIG UT’s speech program
NEWS OF NOTE Lilli Sutherland ’20 swabs a s
Joseph Cappuccilli ’21, Tiffany Maziarz ’21 and C
NEWS OF NOTE A TASTE OF HOLLYWOOD Grab a
GENERATION We surveyed 156 UT freshm
NEWS OF NOTE 5 MINUTES WITH Ray Mohler ’20
Celebrating President Ronald Vaughn ■ In Januar
NEWS OF NOTE The late Janet Matt
A List to Be Proud Of Take a look at just how man
NEWS OF NOTE ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS Coaching
‘You’re not very good right now, but I think afte
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“ThePAwill See You”
“When I walked i
a medical field — and possibly joining an oncolog
Meet the Mannequins This is Apollo, a high-fidelit
FAST FACT Employment of PAs is projected to grow
Spartan Sparks Love is in the air! Find out how U
When most students arrive on campus for orientati
in her resident adviser Dan’s room, where student
The Kahns with their sons
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CLASS OF 2020: THE FUTURE
Julia Calandra Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL Maj
Dominique Goden N O W Hometown: Riverview, FL
N E H T Esther Cho Hometown: Chicago, IL Maj
Marlena Penn THEN Hometown: Tampa, FL Major: B
N E H T NOW Vincent Biffle Hometown: Indianap
Claire Swanson Hometown: Fairfax, VA Major: Adve
ALUMNI REPORT
CLASS NOTES 1950s FloridaNewsLine.com pro- filed
ALUMNI REPORT 1990s Patrick Allman MBA ’90 wa
SPARTAN SPOTLIGHT One Driven Doctor Jay Patel ’
ALUMNI REPORT Matthew Evans ’06 has been elev
Sherman School of Chiroprac- tic and successfully
ALUMNI NEWS SPARTAN SPOTLIGHT The Master Ne
150 green historical markers scattered around Hil
ALUMNI NEWS GASP A RILLA Pre-Parade BRUNCH Phot
ARTIST CREDIT(S)
What Matters Most at UT? People. Opportunity. Imp
UT | W I N T E R 2 0 2 0 | 45
SPARTAN READY PHILANTHROPY People. Opportuni
Opportunity “It’s up to you how successful UT is
SPARTAN READY PHILANTHROPY Career Connections At
Mackenzie Hackett ’20, another student w
SPARTAN READY PHILANTHROPY Helping a Tampa La
UT Give Day Returns In economics, “growing the p
MINARET MOMENT High Note Anyone up for a
Hit the road in style! Brighten up your car
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