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欧美三级片 President Rhea Law and Eric Eisenberg, senior vice president for University-Community Partnerships, and the inaugural class of Leadership 欧美三级片 pose outside the Lifsey House [Photos by Andres Faza, University Communications and Marketing]

欧美三级片 launches new program cultivating collaboration with community leaders

By Dave Scheiber

Leadership 欧美三级片 meets at the Lifsey House

As the University of South Florida continues to blaze a path as a leader in research and innovation, building on its elite status as a member of the Association of American Universities, it has now introduced a bold, new leadership-oriented program built on community collaboration.

Leadership 欧美三级片 brings together 15 community leaders for a dynamic exchange of insights and experiences among 欧美三级片 and area leaders throughout the Tampa Bay region 鈥 enriching both the university and greater community.
 
The inaugural class will meet monthly for the next six months, giving them an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of 欧美三级片鈥檚 various departments, including academic, research and administrative units on all three campuses. The program will also include signature events, such as a Bulls football game and a concert presented by the 欧美三级片 College of Design, Art and Performance.

President Rhea Law demonstrates how to give the "Go Bulls" hand signal

鈥淎t the University of South Florida, we are strengthening our relationships throughout the Tampa Bay region in ways we never have before 鈥 because we know we are better together,鈥 欧美三级片 President Rhea Law said. 鈥淟eadership 欧美三级片 represents a significant milestone in fostering impactful partnerships between our university and our surrounding communities. We look forward to providing the inaugural class of participants with valuable knowledge and resources they can bring back to their organizations.鈥
 
The program kicked off Friday with a full day of presentations anchored by Law and Eric Eisenberg, senior vice president of the Office of University Community Partnerships. Michael Kelly, vice president for Athletics, discussed the new stadium project with the group and former NBA referee and undercover agent Bob Delaney, lead instructor for 欧美三级片 Corporate Training and Professional Education, spoke about resiliency and self-care for leaders. There was also a fireside chat hosted by Delaney with the new head coach of 欧美三级片 , Pri Piantadosi-Lima, and Mindy McCord, head coach of .

Celeste Roberts speaks to Leadership 欧美三级片

Celeste Roberts, president and CEO of , said she especially enjoyed hearing from the coaches as that it showed her potential new opportunities for her organization to collaborate with 欧美三级片.

鈥淭he way we have worked with 欧美三级片, I鈥檓 very excited about, and I鈥檓 excited to expand it. We work with federal work-study students, service learning projects and internships. I鈥檓 excited about that because that builds the capacity within our organization," she said. "It鈥檚 a cost-savings to our organization, but on the flip side of that, I think it鈥檚 a benefit to the students who do the work. It helps them be able to come into the community 鈥 not just be on campus 鈥 but to see the issues and challenges we might experience and then help us to resolve them.鈥

Christopher Minner speaks to the group

鈥淎lready, I've gained a new level of insight into what the University of South Florida is all about," said Christopher Minner, executive vice president of marketing and communications at . "I've been able to connect with other leaders from across the Tampa Bay region who have also been invited to be a part of this wonderful program to see the extraordinary leadership and innovation and really cool things that are happening across Tampa Bay. All of us collectively, I think, are really excited about the opportunity to strengthen the way that we're working with the University of South Florida.鈥 

The concept for Leadership 欧美三级片 began with Law as a way to introduce people in the community to the range of activities taking place at the university. She was inspired by other leadership programs she鈥檚 participated in, such as Leadership Tampa Bay and Leadership Florida, and has made leadership a hallmark of her career. Law served as CEO and chair of the board of the Florida law firm Fowler White Boggs and held numerous leadership positions with a wide array of Florida-based organizations, such as chairing the Florida Council of 100 , the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. and the Tampa Bay Partnership, among many other groups. And as a founding member of the 欧美三级片 Board of Trustees, she spent five years as vice chair and four as the board鈥檚 first and only female chair.

Group holds conversation at the Lifsey House

鈥淲hen the president created my office about a year-and-a-half ago, we were contemplating what sort of AAU university we wanted to be 鈥 how did we want to differentiate ourselves and what were our strengths?鈥 explained Eisenberg, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and interim provost. 鈥淭he thing that she and I immediately recognized 鈥 given her professional background and my long-standing commitment to town and gown relationships 鈥 is that our communities are really our strength.鈥

That shared sentiment was underscored by the fact that 欧美三级片 is located in a burgeoning metropolitan area 鈥 one that is on the radar of many corporations and individuals around the country and world. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 a real opportunity for students, faculty and staff to develop deep relationships with our community partners in every sector of the economy 鈥 education, non-profits, advocacy groups, corporations, military and more,鈥 he said. 鈥淲hen the president was in Sarasota about a year ago, she remarked that our communities are our superpower for this university 鈥 and we set about building this office. It鈥檚 been fantastic, and we now have a much better way of connecting with our community partners.鈥

Eric Eisenberg

鈥淭here鈥檚 a saying that describes the great value of this initiative 鈥 it鈥檚 not who you know or what you know, but who knows what you know,鈥 said Jay Riley, 欧美三级片鈥檚 senior director of Special Projects and External Affairs in the Corporate Training and Professional Education program. 鈥淎 lot of people in the inaugural class are connected in some way with the university, but usually in one specific area. Now, with this initiative, they鈥檙e going to be exposed to numerous areas of the university, and this broadens the potential for new, impactful collaborations across all three campuses."

鈥淲e want to create a network of mutually beneficial partnerships based on collaboration and the exchange of ideas.鈥 鈥 Mark Koulianos, assistant vice president of University Community Partnerships and executive director of 欧美三级片 Corporate Training and Professional Education

Leadership 欧美三级片 participants include Carlos Baia, Temple Terrace city manager; Tarnisha Cliatt, director of marketing and community relations for DuCon Construction; Maribel Garrett, community engagement coordinator, Neighborhood & Community Affairs for the City of Tampa; Justin Henderson, group talent manager at Enterprise Auto; David Howard, director of Tampa General Hospital鈥檚 People Development Institute; Tina James, senior manager for Corporate Social Integration at Florida Blue; Jamie Jenkins, former senior manager, Acceleration Center Strategy at PWC; Ramin Kouzehkanani, chief information & innovation administrator for Hillsborough County government; Jason Mathis, CEO of the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership; Christopher Minner, executive vice president of marketing and communications at Tampa International Airport; Celeste Roberts, president/CEO at The Skills Center; Avi Shaw, associate at Casa Ybor; Vani Nath Simmons, assistant center director for Community, Outreach, Engagement and Equity at Moffitt; Wendy Stough, director of communications and marketing for CAE Defense and Security; and Brian Eastman, director of staff, 6th Air Refueling Wing.

Elizabeth Metcalf, University Communications and Marketing, contributed to this article.

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