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Preparing for life after Genshaft

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The search to replace current USF President Judy Genshaft will begin next week. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/BRYANT HOWARD

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When Judy Genshaft took over as USF’s president in 2000, it had a six-year graduation rate of 38 percent.

Eighteen years later, that percentage is up to 70. Perhaps in correlation, USF was named

by U.S. News & World Report as the nation’s 58th-best public university on Monday, the same day Genshaft announced her plans to step down as president.

Genshaft’s retirement won’t go into effect until July 1, 2019, she says.

The search to replace her, however, will begin next week.

“She took the university and made it a household name in a lot of places,” said Susan McManus, a former political science professor at USF. “Now, you look at the quality of applications, people want to come here.”

Dick Beard, a former chairman of USF’s Board of

Trustees (BOT) from 2000-05, emphasized its important for USF to maintain the momentum Genshaft’s created by choosing the correct candidate to replace her.

To do so, Beard says the school must hire a high-quality search firm to find Genshaft’s replacement. He says doing so will be integral due to Florida’s open-record laws that USF falls under, which makes the search for public university presidents nearly-fully open to the public.

With searches so open, Beard says potential candidates could be hesitant to reach out to USF out of fear it could impact their position at their current job — which could be another university.

“The people USF really wants to go after; They need to do it in a manner that’s not going to run them off,” Beard said. “That doesn’t mean you can’t use the system as its now designed, but,

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USF community reacts to the announcement of Genshaft’s retirement

By Maria Ranoni N E W S

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The era of USF President Judy Genshaft is indeed coming to an end and there is no shortage of reactions.

Genshaft, 70, officially announced her retirement at a news conference Monday. Since then, students, faculty and alumni have weighed in on what this means for the future of USF and the legacy Genshaft is leaving behind her.

“It’s really hard to overstate the impact she had on this place,” Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Eric Eisenberg said. “Each president we’ve had has raised the bar, but Dr. Genshaft really had a vision for USF that was, at the time, well beyond what any of us thought was really possible.”

A staff member for over 25 years, Eisenberg said he has seen USF transform from a regional

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She has increased the value of my two degrees.

campus to a nationally recognized institution, crediting Genshaft for the transformation.

Jessica Muroff, the most recent female student body president at USF, served during the tenure of former

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University President Betty Castor.

However, she got to know Genshaft as she continued to stay involved with USF. “She (Genshaft) was always pushing us to the next level … During

her tenure, for me as an alumnus, she has increased the value of my two degrees from USF immensely and I am so grateful for that,” Muroff said.

The news of Genshaft’s decision to retire came shortly after USF achieved preeminent status, as well as news that USF rose 10 places from No. 68 to No. 58 in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of public universities. The

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it needs to be public.

“We do operate in the sunshine.”

Though Florida’s “sunshine laws” guarantee citizens the right to public records of governmental bodies, including state universities, there can be ways to help hide potential candidates until the last second.

Records obtained by The Chronicle of Higher Education show that the University of Florida held meetings with thenpotential presidential candidate Kent Fuchs in Orlando — over 100 miles away from the university’s main campus in Gainesville. While there, one of Mr. Fuchs’ hotel stays was booked as “Kent Peterson.”

Other times, Mr. Fuchs was identified in travel itineraries by only his initials, “KF.” The name of his meeting rooms inside Orlando’s Ritz-Carlton and Waldorf Astoria hotels were called “Alpha One.” Fuchs went on to be hired by the university in 2015, where he currently serves as president.

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Board of Governors, by the end of the week.

Thereafter, Lamb said top candidates will visit campus in February and that the committee will make recommendations to other trustees in March. Come July of next year, he says he wants USF’s next president to begin on the first of the month, the same day Genshaft is set to retire.

In an email to The Oracle, a USF spokesman confirmed the BOT intends to hire an outside search firm to assist in the hiring process.

“My sense is that the transparency should be more when you’re down to the final few candidates, even with the outside agency,” Beard said.

“That’s frankly how finding a real-good, professional, search firm will help in the process.”

Beard joined USF’s BOT the same year Genshaft took over as the university’s president. In her early years, Beard said a key to Genshaft’s success was formulating a strategic plan and sticking to it.

For the university to maintain its upward trajectory in rankings

The people USF really wants to go after, they need to do it in a manner that’s not going to run them off.

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open and USF needs to look at all available candidates they can,” Beard said. “The Board of Trustees needs to put together a committee and that committee needs to be generally open. I think USF is regarded so highly that there are not any limits into who might be interested in the job.”

The current chair of USF’s BOT, Brian Lamb, told the Tampa Bay Times on Monday that USF will announce its in-house search committee, which will include three trustees and a member of the Florida

and graduation rates, Beard says USF’s next president needs to develop a strategic plan of their own.

“It’s a 24-hour job,” Beard said. “People in that job react to situations and lots of them make the wrong decisions. USF needs somebody patient, a strategic person who’s able to relook at USF’s goals and do a plan.

“That’s what Judy did and you see what it became.”

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Huddled up in groups staring into the pouring rain, hoping for a slowedwindow period to hustle to class, students can be seen partaking in the same dreary routine this time of year.

To alleviate the wet hair and drenched clothes, Student Government (SG) has funded an umbrella sharing initiative.

The initiative will provide umbrellas to students at no cost with designated rental periods, as well as free-to-keep ponchos. The project is still being finalized with the intent to conduct a pilot program by the end of the fall semester.

As partners for the project, the Marshall Student Center, USF library, Campus Recreation and various dining locations — that have yet to be finalized — will serve as checkout

stations for the umbrella rentals.

Payroll will not have to be given because the check-out log system would be done by staff who are already in the partner offices.

The umbrellas and ponchos cost a little under $1,500 with funds coming from the SG executive budget.

The umbrella sharing initiative was inspired by universities such as Pennsylvania State, who had a similar program. SG was also receiving feedback from students that wanted the program because of the rainy months and hurricane season, according to Chief of Staff Arianna Martinez.

The project was originally on Moneer Kheireddine and Shaquille Kent’s campaign platform for their first term as student body president and vice president, respectively. Martinez was passed down the initiative in her previous role as director of student life

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and conducted research on how to execute the project at USF. Martinez said she worked closely with Student Business Services to make sure she was getting the lowest price for the highest quality products.

She added that the details are still being worked out about how long the rental period would last for the umbrellas.

“It is something that we really saw a need for that would really prove to be a convenience for students here,” Martinez said.

The final implementation phases will be under the management of Marco Terron-Barreto, the current director of student life and university affairs and the project’s new organizer.

“Everything is secured at this point and my job is to implement it and make sure the initial meeting with all the partners will run smoothly for the pilot,” Terron-Barreto said.

Terron-Barreto is also working on a sufficient model for the umbrella check out system and a spreadsheet for accountability to know who has an umbrella checked out.

After the pilot, Martinez said SG will review student surveys, which would most likely be conducted through Bullsync.

“Bad weather can be discouraging if a student needs to go to class or would like to attend an event,” Martinez said.

“This will gives students a bit more mobility on campus especially around this time of year.”

Terron-Barreto said he relates personally to the initiative as a student and understands the convenience it could bring students.

“This is a necessity for our campus because students may not be able to get to class when it is storming and they are 10 to 15 minutes away,” TerronBarreto said. “Academics is important, and if an umbrella will help a student then we are willing to provide that.”

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announcement came the week after Genshaft unveiled a new academic logo that will go into effect in October.

“The testament to her vision was that she was able to remain focused and to mobilize the institution to actively reach that vision,” Eisenberg said. “It’s made us all better. It’s made the brand better. It’s better for the students. It’s better for the alumni. It’s been a beautiful ride.”

As conversations begin to buzz about who Genshaft’s replacement will be, many hope the next president will share many of her values.

Senior and psychology major Cassidy David said Genshaft has been a staple at USF and she hopes her successor continues to build off Genshaft’s achievements.

“I just hope whoever comes after Genshaft has as much school spirit as she does,” Casey Gutwein, a junior majoring in criminology, said. “She really is a positive force when she

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attends events and it’s great to see the excitement students have when she’s around.”

Eisenberg said it is important to pick somebody that not only shares and appreciates President Genshaft’s goals but has the vision to continue to propel USF by pushing goals that were not priorities to Genshaft and one’s that she may not have the chance to complete.

“I think the university needs to come together as a region, Eisenberg said. “The university can play a role in bringing together the various counties that we serve … the consolidation is really the framework for developing a one university regional perspective.”

Muroff said she is hoping the next president will share the same passion as Genshaft.

“I hope they (the replacement) are as fierce of an advocate for the university as she was,” Muroff said.

“What I loved most about her, was not only was she a leader for the university, she was a very visible and

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active leader in the region, and on the national scale. That’s what put USF on the map.”

Students also feel pride is an important characteristic for a university leader.

Junior and elementary education major Jasmine McIver said she is sad to see President Genshaft leave and she hopes the next president will have the same dedication that Genshaft has.

Isabella Lopes, a senior majoring in psychology, simply said she “hopes the next one doesn’t mess it up.”

As Genshaft prepares for her departure from USF, Muroff said she has one final request to make.

“Now that she’s retiring, maybe she can donate some of her wardrobes to me, not that I can fit in any of her clothes,” Muroff said. “She has the very best USF ensembles of anyone that I have ever seen.”

Additional reporting by Jesse Stokes

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The time is right for President Genshaft to retire

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USF System President Judy Genshaft announced her retirement Monday morning, effective July 1.

Genshaft cited conversations with her family as the reasons she came to this decision, because “the time is right.”

Indeed it is.

With all that Genshaft has done in her career, what else does she have left to accomplish?

In her 18-year tenure, Genshaft has taken USF to new heights. Ones that may have previously been unimaginable.

Perhaps most notably, Genshaft led USF into becoming a preeminent university — just the third school in Florida to do so.

On the surface, the impacts Genshaft has made can be clearly seen. Whether it be the addition of the USF Bookstore, The Village, the fence surrounding the campus, new entrance signs or the new Marshall Student Center, Genshaft has taken USF out of the 20th century and given the campus a muchneeded visual revitalization.

Genshaft has politicked and fundraised with the best of them in Tampa Bay. Last

With all that President Genshaft has achieved in her career, there is nothing left for her to accomplish.

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year, raising approximately $80 million for the university, $20 million shy of the goal given to her by the Board of Trustees for this year.

In 2010, Genshaft was named the chairwoman for the NCAA Board of Directors, proving that her leadership

capabilities go far beyond the confines of the USF system.

The six-year graduation rate of 38 percent from the time Genshaft arrived on campus in the year 2000 has nearly doubled and is now 70 percent.

Currently, Genshaft is

leading the charge for the consolidation of USF’s three campuses — Tampa, St. Pete and Sarasota-Manatee — into one, unified university.

It was always a clear goal of Genshaft’s to transform USF from a regionalizedcommuter school to one that

is nationally competitive and can house a large portion of the student body.

She has done just that.

USF Tampa now has the capacity to hold over 6,300 students who live on campus, including Living Learning Communities specifically for members of the LGBTQ and disabled communities.

Most recently, USF rose 10 points from last year’s standing on the U.S. News and World Report ranking of public universities to the number 58 spot.

Genshaft has completely rewritten the handbook on what it means to be the USF system president.

She has revolutionized what it means to lead our school and, more importantly, what it means to be a bull.

The time for Genshaft to step away, at the top of her game, is now.

Genshaft’s successor will have very big shoes to fill.

However, it will be hard for them to do so with the level of rigor, poise and passion that Genshaft has displayed for the past 18 years.

Jesse Stokes is a junior majoring in political science

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By Brian Hattab

By Samantha Moffett

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Illinois a “trap game” for Bulls Serena Williams is angry and rightfully so after Georgia Tech win W R I T E R

After knocking off ACC-opponent Georgia Tech last Saturday, USF football will face another Power-Five team when it travels to Chicago’s Soldier Field to face the Big Ten’s Illinois Fighting Illini this weekend.

USF beat Illinois 47-23 last season while setting a school record for total yardage against an FBS opponent.

Even after a comeback win last week, the Bulls can’t get overconfident, despite the success they had last year against the Illini.

“This is one of those games — I’d call it a trap game,” coach Charlie Strong said. “Just because you can’t let last week’s performance get in the way of preparation for this week. We’re looking forward another Coach Charlie Strong and the Bulls beat Illinois last season 47-23, challenge — looking forward to just but view this weekend’s game as a potential challenge. ORACLE going on the road.”

PHOTO/SAM NEWLON Saturday’s game marks the second see if we can pull up another big with four touchdown passes thrown against through the first two weeks of of a two-game home-and-home win.”

Illinois quarterback AJ Bush Jr. the season. Linebacker Jake Hansen series between the teams, although the Illini’s home stadium is actually compiled 329 total yards against leads the team with 18 tackles, with in Champaign, Illinois. The game Kent State, but went down with a six of them coming for losses. Illinois against USF will be the third game at hamstring injury in the second has picked off four opposition passes Soldier Field in six years for the Illini, quarter against Western Illinois. True so far, with all four of them coming with the last game coming in 2015 freshman MJ. Rivers II came in and from different players. led the Illini to victory, passing for 105 Illinois has numerous Tampa against Northwestern.

Bay area connections, both on the “I don’t think there’s any more yards and two touchdowns.

It’s not clear who will get the start sideline and the field. pressure than any other game we Illini head coach Lovie Smith have,” quarterback Blake Barnett for the Illini, though the Chicago said about playing in Chicago. “We Tribune reports that Bush “might” is very familiar with teams who call Raymond James Stadium have to approach every game the play Saturday.

“I think they’re similar — both home, having been the Tampa Bay same. Whether we’re home or away, [we] just know that we need to do big, strong, athletic kids with really Buccaneers’ linebackers coach from what we can to prepare that’s going good arms,” defensive coordinator 1996-2000 and head coach from 2014to give us the best opportunity to Brian Jean-Mary said. “You can see 2015.

[Illinois’] offensive coordinator is as Defensive coordinator Hardy succeed.”

In 2017, the Illini went 2-10 and confident in [Rivers] as he was in Nickerson played linebacker for were winless in conference play. But Bush as far as moving the offense. Tampa Bay from 1993-1999. Several it’s a new season, and Illinois comes I don’t think he changed his play other position coaches, including into this week 2-0 after wins against calling too much. What may be Nickerson, coached under Smith in Kent State and Western Illinois. The different is Bush is left-handed and Tampa Bay. Meanwhile, the Illini feature 22 Illini scored more points in each [Rivers] is right-handed.”

Illinois ranks 27th in the nation in players from Florida, including seven of those two games — 31 and 34 respectively — than in any game last rushing yards per game with 258.5. from the Tampa Bay Area.

Reggie Corbin leads the Illini with 142 The Bulls and Illini kickoff season.

“I think it’s going to be a great yards and three touchdowns, while Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The game will challenge,” defensive end Josh Black fellow running back Mike Epstein be broadcast nationally on the Big Ten Network. said. “[It will] give us an opportunity has 138 yards and one touchdown.

Defensively, the Illini are to test this defense once again … to averaging 407 yards per game against,

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The discussion surrounding the potential double standard that female athletes face has prompted a firestorm of a debate among athletes, officials and fans since Saturday’s U.S. Open final match between 20-year old Naomi Osaka and veteran Serena Williams.

When Williams was penalized during the final for breaking her racket and receiving “illegal hand gestures” in the form of coaching, she firmly disputed the umpire’s call, demanding an apology for being accused of cheating and calling him a “thief ” for costing her points.

Williams was fined a total of $17,000 for three code violations by chair umpire Carlos Ramos. She lost the match in straight sets — 6-2 and 6-4 — to Japan’s Osaka.

Williams later went on to call out the blatantly unfair treatment that women face in sports, explaining how an umpire has never taken a game from a male tennis player or claimed “verbal abuse” for exhibiting the same emotion.

Williams is right.

When British tennis player Andy Murray kicked a ball at an umpire’s head in 2016, he suffered no consequences and was even jokingly praised for his “football skills” by media outlets.

American tennis player Andy Roddick was called for a foot fault in 2010 and repeatedly harassed the lineswoman during the set. After the set, it was the lineswoman who was replaced even though she made the correct call.

Roddick who was never penalized.

Would Williams be treated the same way by officials if she exhibited that behavior?

The answer is no, she would not and she was not treated equally at Saturday’s match.

The juxtaposition of these instances to Williams’ is glaring.

Tennis umpires have expressed their distaste with Williams’ behavior by announcing their potential boycott of her matches.

The Guardian reported that umpires are also so outraged over the Women’s Tennis Association and the United States Tennis Association showing support for Williams that they are considering forming a union.

While these umpires do indeed have the right to disagree with Williams’ behavior, they are, again, showing a blatant disregard for the double standard shown on Saturday and throughout tennis’ history.

A political cartoon drawn

by Mark Knight portrays Williams pitching a fit on the court and exaggerated her features to make her look overweight and like a child. Why is it that when female athletes show outrage for a call, they are labeled as disrespectful, childlike and hysterical, but when male athletes show outrage for a call, they are simply passionate?

The umpires who are threatening to boycott Williams’ matches should consider the sport’s history with an unfair double standard. Perhaps Williams, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, can then too just be considered passionate.

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He hates losing.

Even off the pitch, USF men’s soccer (2-4) forward Tomasz Skublak, a Canadian native, said he’d do whatever it takes to win — even in a simple game of checkers.

“I’d do everything in my power to win,” Skublak said.

“I hate losing more than I like winning.”

He’s played an integral part on offense by scoring two of the Bulls’ six goals this season.

He’s also been involved in almost every altercation for USF this season — the most recent earning him a red card against Ohio State last week.

He had to sit out the last Tomasz Skublak shows off his competitive spirit by challenging Virginia Tech’s keeper. Skublak had to game-and-a-half.

“It’s really eating away at me sit out against FAU after he was issued a red card last week. He’ll return to play against FGCU on Saturfor sure,” Skublak said before day. ORACLE PHOTO/SAM NEWLON the game. “It’s definitely a lesson I need to learn to keep and they definitely deserved a red card,” Zis said. “But it you can’t lose,” Skublak said. my control and my composure, it...I’m ready to be back though.” happens and he’ll be back “I think once we start getting Midfielders Trey Jackson, next game. He’ll be ready...he’s momentum, it should definitely so it’s definitely something that Alex Zis and forward Avionne always looking to better himself be a much better season for I’ll take in and learn from.” us because we’ll start scoring Officials issued Skublak a Flanagan all scored in the on and off the field.”

Even though the Bulls more and we’ll concede less yellow card at the end of the game. Even though he couldn’t first half against the Buckeyes, contribute on the pitch, don’t have a record to show which will result in wins.”

Skublak returns to action then changed their decision Skublak said he saw the second for it, Skublak and coach Bob win coming.

Butehorn think that playing a Saturday against FGCU (2-2) in to give him a red card at the “We haven’t really had a tough schedule will pay off as Fort Myers. beginning of the second half.

The senior forward — and Because the red card was break since the last game, so the season progresses.

I think the momentum swing “I like playing good teams,” his competitive nature — is technically issued in the second half, Skublak had to sit out that we have is going to be very Skublak said. “I like having itching to get back on the pitch.

“I’m one of the most the entirety of Monday’s match good for this game coming up,” good competition and just Skublak said before the FAU showing everybody what we’re competitive players I know,” against FAU (2-3).

Skublak has been the main win. “We know we’re a good made of...I feel like a heavy Skublak said. “I think it comes conduit of the Bulls’ offense, team and it was just a matter schedule is definitely the one from wanting it, it’s just heart...I feel like it’s important for every but was forced to take a back of time before the momentum for us.”

Skublak, despite his intensity soccer player, not just the ones seat in USF’s 4-1 win over FAU started moving our way.”

Zis and Skublak live together. and compulsion to win, was playing in college, to have that on Monday.

“They had great goals,” Before the game, the pair had quick to give praise to his kind of heart and desire to play Skublak said of his teammates. a conversation about Skublak teammates — especially keeper this sport.”

Harrison Devenish-Meares.

“I knew that they were coming sitting out.

“He was mad that he got “If you don’t get scored on,

RUNDOWN USF women’s soccer game canceled

USF women’s soccer already had a two-week break built into its schedule, but due to Hurricane Florence, it now has to wait an extra week before taking the pitch again.

The Bulls’ game scheduled for Thursday evening against Western Carolina was canceled due to potential impacts from Florence, which is currently heading toward the Carolinas.

Western Carolina University, which is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, anticipated some impact from Florence — but not enough to warrant a change to its university operations. However, due to potential travel risks for the Catamounts on their return from Tampa, the game was canceled on Tuesday.

The cancelation means the No. 19 Bulls (4-1) are scheduled to go 20 days between games, having last played at Navy on Sept. 7. USF was scheduled to play Delaware in Annapolis, Maryland, on Sept. 9, but that game was canceled after inclement weather led to an unplayable field.

The Bulls’ next scheduled game is their AAC season opener against UConn on Sept.

27 in Storrs, Connecticut.

USF Athletics is looking to replacing the Western Carolina game with one against a different opponent later in the season, though nothing was announced as of Wednesday evening.