Bulls Service Breaks (BSB) is the USF Tampa campus alternative service breaks program in the CLCE. The goal of the experience is to engage in immersive, reflective programs and services focused on moving students from Volunteers to Conscientious to Community Collaborators on the Community Collaborator Continuum. BSB is a part of a national movement whose purpose is to raise awareness of root causes of social issues and injustices through education, direct service, and immersive cultural exchange. Each BSB trip is rooted in the Break Away Nine Components of a Quality Alternative Break, which are: strong direct service, orientation, education, training, reflection, reorientation, diversity and social justice, and full engagement. The social issues explored on each BSB Trip align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.. . . . The BSB experience consists of three critical parts:. . • Pre-Trip Transformation: Prepare participants for on-site, immersive experience and provide initial education, orientation and training about site-specific social issues. . • On-Trip Immersion: Participants work alongside communities to look critically at the root causes of social issues and evaluate the role they have in the community.. . • Post-Trip Re-Orientation: Participants commit to find avenues for continued community involvement and take action locally. . . . The Tampa Bay Aquatic Preserves, managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, highlight the best of what our state has to offer: open water, inlet bays, tidally influenced creeks and rivers, oyster reefs, seagrass beds, salt marshes and mangrove forests. These habitats are vital to Florida's iconic wildlife such as manatees, dolphins, fishes, oysters, and an abundance of wading, nesting and migratory birds. Although not widely known, TBAP even has a variety of corals in its hard-bottom areas. . . . . Estimated cost: $40 for transportation, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to camp on a local island, food, educational and training materials, and experiences.. . . . Experience counts for approximately 20 Community Service hours.. . . . Registering for this trip on BullsConnect does not guarantee attendance on the trip. Once you register, please look for email communications from CLCE staff with further instructions on how to reserve your spot on the trip. If you do not hear from our staff, please contact us at civicengagement@usf.edu. . . . To learn more about TBAP, visit: https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/off-the-beaten-path-tampa-bay-aquatic-preserve-restoration-alternative-spring-break/ --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1971316

Join the Department of Molecular Biosciences and the MBS Graduate Student Association this Friday for a seminar talk given by Dr. Hiran Warnakulasuriya. Students are encouraged to arrive early, as coffee will be served prior to the event from 9am to 9:30am. The seminar will begin promptly at 9:30am and finish at or around 10:30am. --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1974235

GARDENING (On-going). . Join us in increasing access to healthy food by filling new seed trays, pruning the plants, weeding beds, harvesting ready food, tending to seedlings, and transferring mature seedlings into available bed spaces, as well as working the compost pile.. . Location: Harvest Hope Community Garden (13704 North 20th Street · Tampa, FL 33613). . Estimated Duration: 2 hours. . Availability: Every Friday | 9:00am-11:00am --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1972185

Are you interested in employment before or after graduation as an F-1 student?. . Please review the information on the Office of International Services’ website on OPT to understand what OPT is and how you may be eligible for it during your academic program or after completion of your program. Also, watch the OPT Informational Videos to review your options and how you may apply.. . Are you interested in applying for Optional Practical Training, or OPT?. . Join the OIS International Advisors for a Q&A. During this session, we will provide a space for discussion regarding Optional Practical training. Please bring your questions and concerns on OPT; we would happily advise. You must have already reviewed the provided OPT information on the OIS website prior to attending this OPT Q&A. Please come with developed questions! --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1961699

Hey Bulls! Join us at WellFed community food pantry in conjunction with UACDC! We will be distributing free, nutritious food to those in need in the community.. . . . IMPORTANT: Please sign up through: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eadaa2ba2fec70-harvest#/ (signing up for this event will automatically redirect you here). . This event will be at Harvest Hope Park (13704 N 20th St Tampa, FL, 33613), about a 5 minute drive away from campus every Friday from 9am-11am. The Red Line at Bullrunner goes close to this park, just across the street.. . . . If you have any questions beforehand contact service chair Angela at attaarmaha@usf.edu. --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1973908

Our end-of-the-year celebration for all members of the club. This will be a formal event with dinner catered. Students will be allowed a +1. --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1973542