(from left) Alyson Perry, Lauren Iler and Kelsey Bare wear their "Future Employee" T-shirts.
Around 2010, during the university’s "Take Your Child to Work Day," three friends piled onto a couch for a quick photo at their parents’ behest. At the time, they were in their early teens, living lives that prioritized playing sports and spending time with their friends and family. Yet, the matching, whimsical T-shirts they wore that day made a bold prediction: "Future Employee."
Today, USF is proud to employ those three lifelong friends. Alyson Perry, learning and development facilitator and USF alum, Kelsey Bare, senior unit research administrator and Lauren Iler, sponsored research administrator and USF alum, have all followed in their parents' footsteps, building their own meaningful careers within the very institution that hosted them almost two decades ago.
Perry notes about her work, "Few know how much time, collaboration and commitment it takes to develop the Sponsored Programs training materials that are available to the research community at USF. If we can make things look and feel easy, then we are doing it right.”
If given the chance, Bare would tell her 13-year-old self, "Slow down and enjoy the phases of life. Most things that you think you will never get over or through will pass and get better."
Iler would tell her friends, "We’re still going to be friends in the future, and ‘yes’ we really will work here, so be nice to everyone.”
These three Bold Bulls are a testament to USF’s impact spanning generations. In a couple of months, Perry’s first child will celebrate his first birthday. All things considered, hopefully he’s ready for a green-and-gold "Future Employee" onesie.
P-Card Sharing: A small action that can lead to big fraud
May is home to National Scam Survivor Day, created in 2024 by the Better Business Bureau Institute for Marketplace Trust. This makes May the perfect month to highlight a growing risk across universities: Procurement Card (P-Card) sharing and misuse. Read the monthly Fraud Flash Report, brought to you by the Office of Internal Audit.
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Stay Informed
Safe computing tip: Avoiding ‘ClickFix’ scams
ClickFix scams are sneaky online malware that try to trick people into installing harmful software through a few pressured clicks, usually via error messages or urgent alerts.
This graphic from IT shows how these work. Explore all the safe computing tips, including more on malware, on the IT Hub.
Commencement parking advisory
Commencement ceremonies will be held at the Yuengling Center from Thursday, May 7, through Sunday, May 10. Expect heavy traffic and high parking demand, particularly at the Leroy Collins Boulevard and Bull Run Drive entrances off Fowler Avenue and in the lots along Alumni, Genshaft and Holly Drives and Leroy Collins Boulevard. Remember to allow extra travel time and watch for pedestrian traffic near Alumni, Genshaft, Sago and Elm Drives.
To receive campus parking notifications, join the USF Parking Advisory Group.
Share your input on multifamily housing in the future Fletcher District
Input from USF faculty, staff and graduate assistants is invaluable in shaping the multifamily housing component of the Fletcher District project. Responses to this 5-10-minute survey are anonymous and will be aggregated to inform the project’s market analysis. There is also an opportunity to enter a prize drawing.
Join us for an upcoming webinar co‑hosted with Microsoft and USF Analytics exploring how Excel and Copilot work together — combining practical tool guidance with real USF data and use cases. Click here to register.
Featured Events
Bulls Coaches Tour
Tickets: FREE for employees ($20 for the public)
All tickets include light snacks and refreshments. Hear from the leaders shaping the future of Bulls Athletics. CEO of Athletics, Rob Higgins, will be joined by new head coaches Brian Hartline (football), Kristy Curry (women’s basketball) and Chris Mack (men’s basketball), along with additional head coaches, for engaging panel discussions.
USF Day at the Rays returns! Show your Bull pride as the Rays take on the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 1:40 p.m. at Tropicana Field. Use code 26USF to receive discounted tickets and a free USF-Rays co-branded hoodie. Last day to purchase tickets is July 24.
