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USF Associate Professor Darlene DeMarie Develops Child Care Center in South Africa

DeMarie will return to the University of Limpopo for 8 additional months [more]

USF survey tests Tampa’s “100 Best Communities for Young People” ranking

What do young people think about Tampa being named one of “100 Best Communities for Young People” by the America's Promise Alliance? [more]

CSE Volunteers [read more about it]

Through a USF community service program called “CSE Volunteers,” computer science, computer engineering, and information systems students in the College of Engineering are volunteering their time and talent to the School District of Hillsborough County.  The CSE Volunteers work with the county’s Instructional Information and Technology Division staff to help manage the district’s massive IT operations.

The USF student volunteers visit local schools in need of their computer expertise.  In a win-win situation for both, the schools have received valuable technical support with hardware problems, patch management, and data storage while the USF students have gained hands-on experience and independent study credit.

Since fall 2004 over 70 USF students have volunteered over 3700 hours at more than 25 different schools.  The CSE Volunteer goals of providing a community service opportunity for USF students and giving the students a meaningful real world experience is achieved through this program.  This service-based learning partnership with the School District of Hillsborough County is currently looking for corporate funding so that more USF students can go to more schools, increasing its effectiveness.