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Jennifer Galotti, of Yorktown Heights, Graduates from The University of Tampa Written by University of Tampa
Jennifer Galotti, of Yorktown Hts, graduated from The University of Tampa on Saturday, May 8. Galotti graduated with a Bachelor of Science - B.S. Degree in Education-Elementary (K-6).
The virtual commencement ceremony included 1,781 undergraduate and graduate candidates. The ceremony included remarks by UT President Ronald Vaughn, James S. MacLeod, chair of UT s Board of Trustees, the deans of UT s four colleges and student challenge speakers. Additionally, each graduate received a personalized video commemorating their achievement.
The University of Tampa is a private, comprehensive university located on 110 acres on the riverfront in downtown Tampa. Known for academic excellence, personal attention and real-world experience in its undergraduate and graduate programs, the University serves approximately 10,000 students from 50 states and most of the world s 19
UT Announces New Technology Building to House Academic and Administrative Technology Programs
To centralize and support technology programs and functions across campus, The University of Tampa announces its newest facility – the Technology Building: a new, six-story, 105,000-square-foot academic building in the heart of campus.
The Technology Building will be constructed just north of the existing Graduate and Health Studies Building (GHS), which was opened in Fall 2018. A sky bridge linking floors four through six will join the two buildings.
The Technology Building will house many academic programs related to information technology with state-of-the-art labs and audio-visual equipment. The University has over a dozen undergraduate and graduate information and technology programs, and the program will pull many of these academic programs together into one facility, including: computer science, business information technology, management information systems, cybersecurity, busin
Commencement Speakers Say Adversity Has Set Them Up For Change
Allen Lopez ’21 said he learned a lot at UT, from balancing a ledger to learning the Greek alphabet to even the proper form for deadlifting weights. The biggest lesson: adapting to change.
“Not all change comes easily, not always is it by choice, but in order to grow, in order to survive we must all withstand change,” said Lopez, who earned a communication degree, in his commencement challenge speech to the College of Business. “It is through our ability and our requirement to adapt that we will hopefully see the horizon of a new normal soon, and although socially distant, we are definitely not alone.”
Nearly 1,800 students graduate from University of Tampa
The school held its ceremony virtually, in the midst of continued uncertainty surrounding the pandemic.
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Members of the University of Tampaâs administration approached the podium on Plant Hallâs grand staircase, one by one, to address students.
âWe know you are excited and anxious about what lies ahead,â UT president Ronald Vaughn said. âWe, however, are confident in your future.â
It was a pandemic-era graduation ceremony, held virtually and streamed to the public, with 1,781 students from 50 countries around the world receiving their degrees in UTâs 152nd commencement.
UT made the decision to hold its ceremony online in February, citing concerns about health during the pandemic.