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2020 Summer Job And Internships
The Urban League of Hillsborough County (ULHC) is search- ing for candidates for several administrative opportunities (In- surance, Law and Electrical industries) within Hillsborough County at various locations.
To be eligible one must be a rising High School Junior up to and including a rising College Sophomore. To be considered you must provide a copy of your latest report card/transcript, a let- ter sharing your goals for working this summer for a ULHC Sum- mer Program and have reliable transportation to include public transportation.
Job Candidates selected will be required to provide additional information for the selection process. Compensation will be fair and based upon the specific work assignment. All of the oppor- tunities require Business Casual attire and are located within Drug and Alcohol free work environments.
Nearly 7,500 USF Degrees To Be Conferred Virtually During May 9 Ceremonies
For the first time in its his- tory, the University of South Florida will hold virtual com- mencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 9, 2020, to rec- ognize thousands of graduates who are unable to participate in traditional, in-person cere- monies due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
USF President Steven Currall will preside over cere- monies for campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, that will in- clude conferring nearly 7,500 degrees.
The spring 2020 class fea- tures 43 students who hold a perfect 4.0 GPA, 272 student
veterans and graduates from 50 states and more than 100 nations. The youngest gradu- ate is Natalie Rodriguez, 18, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Aging Studies. The oldest graduate is 68 years old. Of the degrees to be awarded, approx- imately 6,617 are from USF in Tampa, 544 from USF St. Pe- tersburg and 280 from USF Sarasota-Manatee.
Each virtual ceremony will include many elements that traditionally occur during an in-person ceremony, including remarks from Currall and each USF campus student body president, recognition of the Outstanding Graduate Award
winners and graduates who earned a 4.0 GPA and confer- ring of the degrees. Instead of graduates walking across the stage one at a time, each cere- mony will feature the names of every graduate on screen. The ceremonies will be available for viewing beginning at 10 a. m. on May 9 through the USF commencement website.
Spring graduates have also been invited to participate in USF’s traditional in-person commencement ceremonies in August, which are contingent upon ongoing guidance from federal, state and local govern- ment and public health officials regarding large gatherings.
COVID-19 Tests Offered In East Tampa
On Monday, May 11th, May 13th, and May 14th, free COVID- 19 testing will be offered at Lee Davis Community Resource Cen- ter, (corner N. 22nd Street and E. 26th Avenue. The testing will take place from 8 a.m. until 12 noon.
Residents are encouraged to get tested regardless to whether they have symptoms or have been in contact with an individual who has the virus.
Drive-thru and walk-up testing is available. To schedule an appointment or to obtain more information, call (813) 272- 5900. The call center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Centre For Women Gets $420,000 SBA Grant For Its Women’s Business Centre
The U. S. Small Business Administration has an- nounced a $420,000 grant award to the Tampa Bay Women's Business Centre at the Helen Gordon Davis Cen- tre for Women. The grant will fund the Centre's CARES Proj- ect which is designed to help female entrepreneurs and women business owners with training, education, and coun- seling as they navigate the im- pact of the COVID-19 virus.
Ann W. Madsen, Execu- tive Director of the Centre for Women and Vice Chair of the Association of Women's Busi- ness Centers (AWBC), said the grant will make it possible to expand staff and technology at the current site and open a satellite office in St. Peters- burg to more conveniently
serve clients in Pinellas County.
The Tampa Bay Women's Business Centre is the only SBA-designated WBC on the west coast of Florida. It opened in 2013 and with the help of Congresswoman Kathy Castor secured a grant from the SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership in 2014 to become part of the network of 117 Women's Business Cen- ters nationwide.
Congresswoman Castor
said: "The Centre for Women provides crucial assistance to small business owners. Its services are especially vital during the COVID-19 pan- demic and its economic fall- out. The Women’s Business Centre will assist women- owned, small businesses who
need it to apply for emergency loans, achieve greater eco- nomic security for their fami- lies, and mitigate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Bradley Stevenson, Fi- nance Manager at The Centre for Women, has been pro- moted to Project Manager. He will lead a team of experts who can help guide clients on how to take advantage of funding opportunities.
Since the Tampa Bay Women's Business Centre first opened thousands of women have been provided with coun- seling, educational programs and help with access to capital.
For more information about the program contact the Centre for Women at 813-251- 8437 or check out the website, www.thecentre.org.
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