The University of South Florida is a high-impact, global research university located in beautiful Tampa Bay on Florida's spectacular west coast. It is one of the largest public universities in the nation, and among the top 50 universities, public or private, for federal research expenditures. The university is one of only four Florida public universities classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in the top tier of research universities, a distinction attained by only 2.3 percent of all universities.

At the heart of USF is a vibrant, diverse and engaged student body. More than 47,000 students are enrolled in the USF System, a system of three separately accredited institutions – USF Tampa, USF St. Petersburg and USF Sarasota-Manatee – with an annual budget of $1.5 billion and an annual economic impact of $3.7 billion. The university's main Tampa campus is home to USF Health, including the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Public Health and Pharmacy.

The Diversity and Equal Opportunity Office is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating, a comprehensive institutional diversity program and university-wide multi-faceted inclusion and diversity initiatives to support the University’s commitment to diversity, inclusiveness and equal opportunity.






Diversity & Inclusion Objectives

• To enhance USF’s Diversity Management capability
• To integrate Diversity management into USF’s system through education, policies, practices, cultural change, and shared responsibility
• To enable colleges, divisions and units to accept responsibility and accountability for diversity management using their effective planning and review processes
• To provide colleges, divisions and units with facilitating infrastructure and knowledge from the Diversity and Equal Opportunity Office
• To provide leadership in support of diversity initiatives in all units and departments of the University
• To enhance the quality of the University’s workforce, and develop culturally relevant inclusion skills for the diverse workplace of the 21st Century through educational and training opportunities
• To provide support for enhancing the working and learning environment/climate that supports the well-being of all individuals at the University
• To advocate for infusion of diversity concepts in the general education curriculum including multiple perspectives, and teaching strategies that prepare students for success in a diverse, and global workplace