Nearly 20 years ago when current President Rhea Law was chair of the USF Board of Trustees, the University of South Florida set out a bold vision to earn an invitation into the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU). Today, we are among the 71 leading research universities to achieve that distinction. With our community as our superpower, USF is leading the charge to shape the future and drive innovation in the Tampa Bay region. Visit BeBold.usf.edu to learn more.

Throughout the last year, USF’s membership in the Association of American Universities has become a springboard to an array of benefits for the USF community, Tampa Bay region and state of Florida. From the successful recruitment and retention of world-class faculty and students to more corporations and community organizations inquiring and establishing new partnerships with the university – AAU membership is fueling USF’s momentum in significant ways.

USF leadership take a look back on the moment they learned about USF's invitation to the Association of American Universities one year ago.

Throughout the last year, USF’s membership in the Association of American Universities has become a springboard to an array of benefits for the USF community, Tampa Bay region and state of Florida. From the successful recruitment and retention of world-class faculty and students to more corporations and community organizations inquiring and establishing new partnerships with the university – AAU membership is fueling USF’s momentum in significant ways.

The May 5th ceremony at 1:30 p.m. features Bachelor’s degree recipients from the following departments of the College of Arts and Sciences: Chemistry, Integrative Biology, Mathematics and Statistics, Molecular Biosciences, and Physics.

The May 5th ceremony at 6:00 p.m. features Bachelor's degree recipients from the colleges of Behavioral and Community Sciences and Education and the Office of Undergraduate Studies.

The May 5th ceremony at 9:00 a.m. features Bachelor’s degree recipients from the following departments of the College of Arts and Sciences: Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications; Anthropology; Economics; School of Geosciences; School of Information; School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies; Journalism and Digital Communication; Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences; Sustainability Studies; and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

The University of South Florida awarded more than 7,000 degrees during spring commencement exercises May 2-5 in the Yuengling Center on the Tampa campus. The ceremonies include recipients of approximately 5,260 bachelor’s, 1,618 master’s, 179 doctoral and six specialist degrees.