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Zmags
UT
JOURNAL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA WINTER 2022
“I’d love
to have
some
bells
with it …”
PHOTOGRAPH: BOB THOMPSON
MY LITTLE (THERAPY) PONY
Special guests from Honey’s Mini Therapy
Adventures came to the Vaughn Courtyard on
a sunny fall day for “Pumpkins and Ponies,”
hosted by the student organization PAWS for
a Cause. Mini therapy horses Dumpling and
Belle definitely did their jobs, putting smiles on
everyone’s faces amongst the stress of midterms.
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UT JOURNAL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA WIN
PHOTOGRAPH: BOB THOMPSON
MY LITTLE (THERAPY) PONY Special guests from Hon
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Sound Beliefs When th
CONTENTS | WINTER 2022 VOL. XXXVIII, NO.2 1
NEWS OF NOTE HAPPENINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY
Multipurpose Building will open,” Lefort-Rivas sa
NEWS OF NOTE MEET THE CLASS OF
PROFESSOR OF MILITARY SCIENCE, ARMY ROTC LEADER H
BY THE NUMBERS Ring In the Championships Rangin
MEN’S SOCCER 1981 1994 200
NEWS OF NOTE NEWS OF NOTE 5 MINUTES WITH Ki
UT Board Welcomes New Members UT’s Board of Trust
NEWS OF NOTE UT’s NCAA
two years ago. Certain circumstances happened and
The Susan and John Sykes Ars Sonora, which soars
Ring in the New UT’s new
A s longtime University of Tampa benefac- tor Joh
For Josh Cessna ’16, staff pianist and Ars Sonora
Development of design guidelines for the chapel b
2010 Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values
Another Example of Extraordinary Generosity UT’s
Sykes Plaza: A Spartan Sanctuary The Ars Sonora
Collaborating CAPTION_black_ align-right For Chan
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L ast September, BBC New
UT is essentially putting an army of problem-solv
its ESG — environmental, social and governance —
“It's so inspiring that I’m sitting a
SELWYN BIRCHWOOD HAS AN ADVANCED DEGREE IN THE B
Rolling Stone magazine has ca
F ast forward two years to 2004, when a
The band’s first record on Alligator (Bir
ALUMNI REPORT
WHAT’S NEW? GO TO UT.EDU/ALUMNI TO STAY IN TOUCH.
ALUMNI REPORT his wife, Kathi, moved to Palm C
SPARTAN SPOTLIGHT Crime Fighter Turned Crime Wr
ALUMNI REPORT Film Festival in NewYork City fo
competing to win Lip Sync Live Battle Champion wh
ALUMNI WEEKEND PHOTOGRAPHY BY JESSICA LEIGH
During Alumni Weekend, alumni and friends of UT c
ALUMNI REPORT SPARTAN SPOTLIGHT Activism On
marketing creative team at Getty Images. Prior to
ALUMNI REPORT and Onsite Systems Division. Plu
SEASONS ARE CHANGING C H A N G E E!
ALUMNI REPORT Kenya to help campaign for her m
Ashley Vanegas MPAM ’21 is a physician assistant
The Gift of a Spartan Start BY JANET SIROTO | IL
PEOPLE. OPPORTUNITY. IMPACT. Spartan Spirit
PEOPLE. OPPORTUNITY. IMPACT. fall, where they
PEOPLE. OPPORTUNITY. IMPACT. Italy, as most m
SAVE THE DATE! APRIL 20-21! UT 24-HOUR GIVE DAY 2
DONOR HONOR ROLL June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022
Tampa Electric Company TECO Energy/Nancy Tower Th
DONOR HONOR ROLL Straske Family Fund at the Co
FREDERIC SPAULDING SOCIETY Named for the founding
DONOR HONOR ROLL Lisa Heuer Edward B. Hill ’82
Melissa and Michael Culp Cura Sod Corporation Hol
DONOR HONOR ROLL Nicholas ’78 and Patti Lynn M
Patricia A. Tyson M.Ed. ’13 Joe Ubinas ’93 UBS Ma
DONOR HONOR ROLL Joseph and Joanne Bruno Donna
Legacy Society Members The Legacy Society rec
DONOR HONOR ROLL Mark and Jill Nix Nicole Poco
William P. Norton ’69 Adrienne C. O’Donoghue ’67
DONOR HONOR ROLL Kristin K. Cox ’84 Marietta B
Gregg G. Padilla ’92 Marci Z. Padilla ’91 Jennife
DONOR HONOR ROLL Sara Barrett ’17 Colleen R. B
Sofia T. Hidrobo ’21 Yasmin Jaimes ’21 Taylor Jenk
DONOR HONOR ROLL Class of 2020 Endowed Scholar
Sant’ Yago Education Foundation Endowed Schola
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Richard and Lynn Gannon Matthew and Cindy Gantick
MINARET MOMENT Looking Sharp The Univers
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