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

In an era of rapidly evolving methodologies and technological advancements, this symposium promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in qualitative inquiry. Join us as we delve into the rich and broad tapestry of qualitative methodologies and gain invaluable insights into the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities that shape the future of qualitative research. . . . . The 8th Interdisciplinary Symposium on Qualitative Methodologies will be held on Friday, April 11 (virtual) and Saturday, April 12 (in-person) at the USF Tampa campus. The symposium provides a space where students, faculty, and other participating researchers can engage in scholarly conversations that will contribute towards understanding diverse qualitative methodologies and their applications.. . . . In this two-day hybrid symposium, we welcome all types of qualitative research approaches, and we are open to ongoing or completed empirical, theoretical or arts-based research. We encourage submissions from a wide range of qualitative research representing Anthropology, Business, Communications, Education, Health, Linguistics, Public Health, Sociology, Women's and Gender Studies, among others. --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1979329

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 | 9:30am-11:30am --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1972185

Join us in the Student Technology Center, located in Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, for a crash-course workshop on crocheting!. . Weekly, Friday's all day --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1977339

Come to Lil Muddys Fun Bunch to use our clay and glaze resources for free!. . . . Lil Muddys provides clay, glazes, tools, and equipment to make your pieces come to life! In order to come to open studio you MUST reserve a time slot. If you reserve a time slot and don't show up- after your 3rd offense you will be blacklisted. Please cancel your slot if you cannot make it. --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1975236