Get ready because Week of Welcome is quickly approaching at USF, and we’re kicking things off in a big way! The Bull Market Team is thrilled to invite you to the 2025 Green and Gold Bull Market, our signature Week of Welcome event that brings the heart of USF to life. This year’s Market marks the official start of the 2025–2026 academic year, and we’re excited to connect thousands of new and returning Bulls with departments and our incredible Tampa Bay community. --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1982264

Join us for some food, fellowship, and bible study!! Rides can be provided! --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1961182

The Monthly BSB Trip Advisor Trainings equip faculty and staff with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively support Bulls Service Breaks (BSB). These sessions cover risk management, financial procedures, mentorship strategies, and leadership development to ensure a safe and impactful service experience. Advisors engage in scenario-based learning, discussions on social issues, and best practices for guiding student leaders. By attending, Trip Advisors enhance their ability to mentor students, manage logistics, and uphold USF’s commitment to civic engagement. --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1977685

The CERT program is critical to engage everyone in the United States in making their communities safer, more prepared, and more resilient when incidents occur. Community-based preparedness planning allows us to prepare for and respond to anticipated disruptions and potential hazards following a disaster. Studies of behavior following disasters have shown that groups working together in the disaster period perform more effectively if there has been prior planning and training for disaster response. . . . . The CERT Basic Training provides individuals who complete this course with the basic skills required to help themselves and help others in the event of a catastrophic disaster since emergency services personnel cannot help everyone immediately. By working together, the CERT Basic training will prepare lay responders to be able to help save lives and protect property using the basic techniques in this course. With training and practice, and by working as a team, you will be able to protect yourself and maximize your capability to help the greatest number of people after a disaster. The target audience for this course is individuals who desire the skills and knowledge required to prepare for and respond to a disaster.. . . . CERT Basic Training Program Modules . . . . Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness . . Unit 2: CERT Organization. . Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations Part 1. . Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations Part 2. . Unit 5: Disaster Psychology. . Unit 6: Fire Safety and Utility Controls . . Unit 7: Light Search and Rescue Operations . . Unit 8: Terrorism, Hazmat & CBRNE. . Unit 9: Disaster Simulation & Evaluation . . . . Overall Course Objectives. . . . Upon completing this course, the participants should be able to:. . 1. Take steps to prepare themselves, their families, and their communities for a disaster;. . 2. Describe the function and organization of a CERT program and the role CERTs serve in immediate disaster response; . . 3. Recognize life-threatening conditions and apply appropriate life-saving techniques, conduct patient head-to-toe assessments, employ basic treatment for injuries, and understand disaster medical operations;. . 4. Describe the post-disaster emotional environment and the steps that volunteers can take to relieve their own stressors and those of disaster survivors;. . 5. Identify and reduce potential fire hazards in their homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods and perform basic fire suppression strategies, resources, and safety measures;. . 6. Describe the most common techniques associated with light search and rescue operations including identifying planning and size-up requirements, searching a structure, debris removal, survivor extrication, and rescuer safety; and . . 7. Explain current terrorism trends and measures CERT volunteers can take to increase preparedness before and safety during a terrorism incident.. . . . In addition to the overall course objectives listed above, each unit has specific objectives.. . --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1979343

The CERT program is critical to engage everyone in the United States in making their communities safer, more prepared, and more resilient when incidents occur. Community-based preparedness planning allows us to prepare for and respond to anticipated disruptions and potential hazards following a disaster. Studies of behavior following disasters have shown that groups working together in the disaster period perform more effectively if there has been prior planning and training for disaster response. . . . . The CERT Basic Training provides individuals who complete this course with the basic skills required to help themselves and help others in the event of a catastrophic disaster since emergency services personnel cannot help everyone immediately. By working together, the CERT Basic training will prepare lay responders to be able to help save lives and protect property using the basic techniques in this course. With training and practice, and by working as a team, you will be able to protect yourself and maximize your capability to help the greatest number of people after a disaster. The target audience for this course is individuals who desire the skills and knowledge required to prepare for and respond to a disaster.. . . . CERT Basic Training Program Modules . . . . Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness . . Unit 2: CERT Organization. . Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations Part 1. . Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations Part 2. . Unit 5: Disaster Psychology. . Unit 6: Fire Safety and Utility Controls . . Unit 7: Light Search and Rescue Operations . . Unit 8: Terrorism, Hazmat & CBRNE. . Unit 9: Disaster Simulation & Evaluation . . . . Overall Course Objectives. . . . Upon completing this course, the participants should be able to:. . 1. Take steps to prepare themselves, their families, and their communities for a disaster;. . 2. Describe the function and organization of a CERT program and the role CERTs serve in immediate disaster response; . . 3. Recognize life-threatening conditions and apply appropriate life-saving techniques, conduct patient head-to-toe assessments, employ basic treatment for injuries, and understand disaster medical operations;. . 4. Describe the post-disaster emotional environment and the steps that volunteers can take to relieve their own stressors and those of disaster survivors;. . 5. Identify and reduce potential fire hazards in their homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods and perform basic fire suppression strategies, resources, and safety measures;. . 6. Describe the most common techniques associated with light search and rescue operations including identifying planning and size-up requirements, searching a structure, debris removal, survivor extrication, and rescuer safety; and . . 7. Explain current terrorism trends and measures CERT volunteers can take to increase preparedness before and safety during a terrorism incident.. . . . In addition to the overall course objectives listed above, each unit has specific objectives.. . --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1979344

(All three days must be attended for certification: Thursdays (5pm-10pm), Friday (5pm-10pm), Saturday (9am-6pm) --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1979345