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First ever USF Sarasota/Manatee Week is October 13-19
Increasing awareness of local USF programs is main goal

Click here for the USF Sarasota/Manatee Week Schedule of Events.

(Sarasota, FL, September 16, 2002) -- Increasing awareness among Sarasota and Manatee County residents about how the University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee can meet their higher education needs is the main goal behind the first ever USF Sarasota/Manatee Week, taking place October 13-19, 2002.

“Community residents and businesses have higher education needs,” says Campus Chief Executive Officer Laurey Stryker.  “With the campus growth plan in place at USF Sarasota/Manatee, we must create more ways for people to find out how we can help them.  Inviting the public to the campus during USF Sarasota/Manatee Week provides a great opportunity to get information on completing that college degree, going on to graduate school, or taking classes for personal enrichment.”

Planned events on the campus during USF Sarasota/Manatee Week take in many aspects of how the university interacts with and serves the community.  Here is a partial list of activities:

• Sunday, October 13, is the 9^th annual Brunch on the Bay, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., a student scholarship fundraiser attended by 1,000 local community leaders and USF supporters;
   

• Monday, October 14, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., is the annual joint chamber of commerce networking event, for the first time held at USF Sarasota/Manatee instead of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport;
   

• Tuesday, October 15, 12:00 to 1:30 p.m., is the USF Athletics Luncheon featuring Athletic Director Lee Roy Selmon, Men’s Basketball Coach Seth Greenberg and Women’s Tennis Coach Gigi Fernandez;
   

• Thursday, October 17, Campus Open House, including many opportunities to learn about programs, take tours, attend presentations and be entertained in the evening by STEP AFRIKA!; and,
   

• Saturday, October 19, USF Bull Run, 8:00 a.m., a 5K and 1-Mile event organized by the Bradenton Runners Club and USF alumni.

The University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee Campus offers 25 degree programs for students to complete at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Currently serving 2,500 students annually, the campus is located at the Sarasota/Manatee County line on 140 acres at University Parkway and U.S. 41, touching the shoreline of Sarasota Bay and adjacent to the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art and Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport.  It is part of the University of South Florida, the second largest university in Florida with more than 39,000 students, a Research I institution, and one of the top 20 largest universities in the United States.
 

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Media contact:  Ellen Wile (941) 359-4749; e-mail ewile@sar.usf.edu