A Message of Welcome...

Karen A. White

Dear Students, Families, and Friends,

Welcome to USF St. Petersburg. This is your university and I hope you will discover and learn about our active commitment to excellence in research and teaching, faculty-student research collaboration, interdisciplinary perspectives, university-community partnerships, and a student-centered environment supportive of diversity.

USF St. Petersburg is a separately accredited, fiscally autonomous, urban campus of the University of South Florida. Nearly 5,000 students are enrolled in 38 undergraduate and graduate degree programs through the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business and Education.  USF St. Petersburg retains a separate identity and mission while contributing to and benefiting from the associations, cooperation and resources of a premier national research university system.

The college experience is an exciting time for students and families alike, and we welcome you as new members of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg community. Our faculty, staff, and students look forward to helping you along your journey of academic discovery and personal growth. It all begins today!

Warm regards,

   Karen A. White
   Regional Chancellor