| USF Sarasota-Manatee campus will break ground Wednesday afternoon on first-ever student housing |
| SARASOTA, Fla. (March 1, 2023) – The University of South Florida on Wednesday will host a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Sarasota-Manatee campus’s first-ever student center and residential housing complex.
The groundbreaking will take place at 2 p.m. in the campus courtyard on the Sarasota-Manatee campus, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Members of the media should follow signs for reserved parking. When the six-story, 100,000-square-foot building is completed in time for the fall 2024 semester, as many as 200 students will be able to live on the Sarasota-Manatee campus for the first time. For more information about the new student center and residential housing complex on the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus, click here. ### |
| About the University of South Florida
The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report’s national university rankings than USF. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF is designated as a Preeminent State Research University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing it in the most elite category among the state’s 12 public universities. USF has earned widespread national recognition for its success graduating under-represented minority and limited-income students at rates equal to or higher than white and higher income students. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu. |
