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Christian Hardigree has led the campus as regional chancellor since July 2022. Under her leadership, USF St. Petersburg spearheaded new initiatives that supported ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp success, introduced and enhanced academic programs, and built even stronger connections with elected officials and the surrounding community.
October 10, 2025ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp News
Starting in the fall of 2026, the USF College of Nursing will offer a four-year bachelor's degree program on the St. Petersburg campus for incoming freshman. The program prepares ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps to become nurse generalists and to take the National Certification Licensure Exam to become registered nurses.
October 7, 2025Student Success
One year after hurricanes Helene and Milton brought historic flooding to the Tampa Bay region, the CRIS-HAZARD app has become a critical tool in helping local communities monitor and respond to extreme storms.
September 24, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

USF launches 'bold vision' for new Center for Executive and Leadership Education
The new center will be based on the USF St. Petersburg campus and will offer national-caliber leadership training to corporate leaders and executives in the Tampa Bay region.
September 18, 2025Community Partnerships, USF Foundation
A first-of-its-kind report commissioned by the state of Florida shines a light on the high risk and occurrences of human trafficking in the state as well as the growing, coordinated response to combat the crime and aid victims.
July 9, 2025Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation
USF St. Petersburg was host to around 500 Pinellas County middle and high schoolers for a one-day youth conference that sparked interest in science and art fields while introducing many to the college experience.Ìý
July 3, 2025Community Partnerships
A team of ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps, musicians and ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps at USF is transforming complicated environmental data into powerful music compositions. After tackling critical issues like harmful algae blooms and red tide, the group has now composed music that highlights the environmental stressors affecting oysters in Florida.
July 2, 2025Research and Innovation
The Hurricane Histories project will feature the experiences of those impacted across Tampa Bay, helping preserve their stories of loss, transformation and hope.
June 3, 2025Research and Innovation
Four USF ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps earned spots in a national program where they’ll learn to lead campus initiatives that address issues impacting ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp veterans and the military-connected community, from mental health to career development.
May 23, 2025Student Success
The successful partnership between the USF Muma College of Business and Tampa Bay Wave is helping establish the region as a thriving hub for financial technology – attracting startup founders from across the nation who have generated millions in revenue while creating hundreds of jobs.
May 21, 2025Community Partnerships
Florida’s Coral Reef experienced significant damage during a mass bleaching event in 2023, but recovery efforts led by biologists and volunteers from The Florida Aquarium working with the Keys Marine Lab and partners are underway to restore this vital ecosystem.
May 13, 2025Research and Innovation
Eighty years after World War II ended in Europe, we look back at the U.S. Maritime Service Training Station that once stood on the USF St. Petersburg campus. The facility trained 25,000 merchant marines who provided critical logistical and transportation support for the war effort.
May 8, 2025Campus Life