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Photo Gallery: Welcome Home Celebration

The Judy Genshaft Honors College celebrated the start of the 2023 Fall semester and the opening of its new building on the 51在线鈥檚 Tampa campus with a Welcome Home Celebration and Student Lunch on August 18, 2023. Hosted by USF President Emerita Judy Genshaft and her husband Steven Greenbaum, Honors students, faculty, and parents enjoyed delicious food, desserts, and refreshments from local food trucks. Honors community members celebrated while listening to live music outside before touring the building's classrooms, creative spaces, cultural studios, and student collaboration spaces.

"This is a space where we can finally come together. Students and faculty can bring their skills and ideas, explore possibilities in our unique learning spaces, and take on the challenges of our complex world.鈥 - Lindy Davidson, associate dean of academic affairs

The Welcome Home Celebration was a successful kickoff to the new semester and the culmination of years of anticipation for the new Honors building for the entire Honors community. 鈥淭he event was a great success,鈥 said Dr. Charles Adams, Judy Genshaft endowed dean of the college. 鈥淭he food was great, the mood was festive, and it was great to see the students and their families so excited for the new academic year. We鈥檙e very grateful to Dr. Genshaft and Mr. Greenbaum for making it all possible!鈥

It was a day of food, smiles, and excitement as Honors community members dream about what鈥檚 possible in the facility. 鈥淭he advancements to be achieved in the new Honors building are up to the imagination and ingenuity of our Honors students,鈥 mused Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Lindy Davidson. 鈥淔rom the sandbox classrooms where student will come together to learn, to the creative studios, the possibilities are truly limitless.鈥

Two students smile while walking the halls of the Honors college

Honors Bulls tour the bright halls of the new Honors building. 

USF President Rhea Law smiles alongside students and parents

USF President Rhea Law joining the fun, celebrating alongside Honors Bulls and their families.  

Two students smile while holding sodas and food from food trucks

Honors students enjoy an array of food options, including gyros, burritos, sliders, and ice cream.

Three students smile on the second floor terrace.

Honors students gather on the spacious terraces. The second-level area serves as space for Honors college events, student activities, and studying.   

Visitor smiles at the Loraine Genshaft food and culture studio

Bulls explore the many features of the Leona Genshaft Food and Culture Studio.  

Three students talk in the learning lofts at the Honors building

Thirty-nine signature learning lofts are the perfect spot for Honors students to socialize and study.

Student smiles wearing headphones and standing in front of a microphone in the multimedia studio.

Multimedia studios are equipped with professional tools for students to produce audiovisual projects, podcasts, and videos.   

University and Honors College leadership smile alongside President Emerita Genshaft and Mr. Greenbaum.

University and Honors College leadership celebrate with President Emerita Genshaft and Mr. Greenbaum. 

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