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UTjournal
The Publication for The University of Tampa SPRING 2016
Living in a
Millennial World
How a generation of 83 million
learns, works and plays
PLUS: CREATING TOMORROW CAMPAIGN UPDATE page 33
president’s message
Pointing Toward Perfection
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unique landmarks is but steps away in Plant Park.
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point skyward, surrounded by fountains and a raised brick
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UT Receives Grant to Study Tampa's Entrepreneuria
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She returned to tryouts once again in 2011-
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the mind of a millennial BY MICHE
o Obviously distressed, the student a
they’re paying your salary,” Gurrie says. “Some s
classes are much smaller, he creates a private Fa
“A lot of us have big hearts, and we're so pass
A conversation with Amy Hill Hearth ’82 and Jen M
Miller (left) and Hearth
Though they graduated 20 years apart, Miller (lef
“HE SAID, `YOU REALLY LOVE WRITING.' I SAID, `DOE
“I THOUGHT, SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP T
“Looking for a good book? Great reads to beat t
onger day
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson “Oh
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alumni report
alumni report addition to serving as the d
Tampa on Jan. 5. The medal was awarded for his pe
alumni report Marlen Cortez was named a
stops negative posts from reaching drew 80 pe
David Andrade '07Tom Banyar on June 20, and some
Samantha Sendlewski ’10 and fellow UT alumni at
Alumni gathered at UT for their annual DECADE OF
YOUR IMPACT ISEVERYW SECURING THE FUTURE. CHANGIN
CREATING TOMORROW “ The campaign is important
THE POWER OF CARE
CREATING TOMORROW 100 PERCENT THE PASS RATE UT S
Tom Arthur with Carla Shapira ‘18 and Brenda
CREATING TOMORROW DREAMS TO REALITY
CAMPAIGN DONOR HONOR ROLL (CONTINUED) T. Terrell
CAMPAIGN DONOR HONOR ROLL (CONTINUED) Mr. and Mr
Robert ’00 and Jamie ’04 Kahns KBR Corp. C. Josep
CAMPAIGN DONOR HONOR ROLL (CONTINUED) Mark H. Ra
brick by brick HOW SUPPORTERS IMPROVE THE UT EX
brick by brick Hoover stays connected to
SCHOLARSHIP TO SUPPORT ATHLETES, HONOR PARENTS Dr
brick by brick GIFTS IN HONOR AND Gifts made
ALEGACY of Education for Future Generations
minaret moment AN
NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID TAMPA,