Education Students Help Seniors Take a Step Toward Fitness
Exercise science students in the College of Education are going into the Temple Terrace community to coach older adults seeking to improve their strength and recover from injury and illness.
USF Student Buddies Provide Life Saving Support.
USF students are at the heart of Health Buddies - a Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay program pairing volunteers with seniors to reduce loneliness and hospitalization. A cornerstone of USF's Age Friendly University commitment, student buddies make regular calls over 12 weeks to boost well-being and connect clients to critical resources. They are life savers.
USF Students Connect with Isolated Older Adults
Research shows even small gestures can brighten the day of someone who is alone. Students from three clubs within Aging Studies created Valentines Day greetings for older adults with few family connections.
Finding a Home in the USF Community
USF News featured Joan Sudsy Tschiderer, who has been a part of the USF St. Petersburg campus community for more than five decades. She earned two degrees in 1971 and 1984 and still contributes to the campus community.