The Oracle THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 I VOL. 52 NO. 116
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Home is where the heart is USF spent $2.4 million for Heart Institute on campus before deciding the building should move downtown.
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Located on the corner of USF Magnolia Drive and USF Holly Drive, the plot of land originally planned for the USF Health Heart Institute sits abandoned in prospect of a move downtown for the facility. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU By Wesley Higgins N E W S
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There is a deserted plot of land on campus that looks out of place next to the towering, shining medical buildings of USF Health. Within its boundaries are broken fences, worn concrete and moss trees that stand on dirt and
weeds. A roadside sign, crusted with mud, reads: “Future Home of the USF Health Heart Institute.” The money gone into the abandoned home: $2.4 million. *** Flashback 16 months and community leaders were breaking the same ground with golden shovels. The publicity was to celebrate a
forthcoming 100,000-square-foot, five-story cardiovascular research center. When the Heart Institute was first announced, university officials lauded it as the future in the fight against heart disease, stroke and diabetes. “Here, doctors and scientists will work together in the latest
research discoveries with the best cardiovascular care,” said USF President Judy Genshaft at the groundbreaking. “We bring the most creative solutions to treat heart disease, stroke and diabetes.” But all planning came to a stop less than a year later when uni-
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Orientation showcase overhauled for summer
By Russell Nay A S S T .
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The first day at a new school, much less a large university, is daunting. There are new sights and sounds, plus finding one’s way around campus. Perhaps worst of all, while everyone seems to know where they belong, there isn’t always a sense of where a newcomer is supposed to be. Of course, finding like-minded students is always easier when they come
to you. Since 2006, USF has hosted a student organization showcase that provides first-year students exposure to the hundreds of groups and clubs at USF. This year, however, USF’s Office of Orientation has decided to remove the showcase from the upcoming summer orientation schedule. In a memo sent to USF student organization members, the Office of Orientation announced freshmen will instead visit
fewer departments at the new Engagement Expo, rather than each individual organization at the traditional showcase. Office of Orientation Director Marnie Hauser said the decision to replace the organization showcase was made because the it suffered from limited space and an inefficient design. In recent years, the showcase accommodated up to 90 organizations and featured around 40 department tables in the Marshall Student Center atrium
near the end of the first day of orientation. However, Hauser said students typically get tired or hungry around then. “In my experience, and in my department’s experience, a 17-, 18-, 19-year-old student who is in that position will choose not to choose to go to a table,” she said. Hauser said new students’ limited involvement in the showcase became apparent after the office’s annual orientation assessment.
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