What's up on campus

By Times staff report
© St. Petersburg Times
published February 10, 2002

Eckerd College

4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg

864-8297

The Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, canon for spiritual formation and director of the Cathedral Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage at Washington National Cathedral, will lead an evening chapel service at 7:30 p.m. today at Griffin Chapel. Sutton is an Episcopal priest and a leader of ecumenical retreats and conferences throughout the country. His sermon is titled "From Love to Justice: A Force More Powerful." The service is the first of a series of events celebrating Black History Month.

National College Fair

Tampa Convention Center

333 S Franklin St., Tampa

(813) 274-8511

The Tampa Convention Center will host the Tampa National College Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Students and parents can meet with admission representatives from 140 national and international, public and private, two- and four-year colleges and universities, more than 30 from Florida. Four workshops will be offered: "The ABCs of the Admission Process" at 2 and 4 p.m.; "Testing . . . testing" and "Financial Aid," each at 1 and 2 p.m.; and "So What Is College REALLY Like?" at noon and 1 p.m. For information, visit the National Association for College Admission Counseling Web site at www.nacac.com or call 864-8297.

University of South Florida

4202 E Fowler Ave., Tampa

USF in Tampa is celebrating Black Emphasis Month with the following events this week:

• Second Annual Black Heritage Gospel Explosion, 5 p.m. today at Cooper Hall, Room 103.
• Black Comedy Tour, 8 p.m. Monday at the Special Events Center.
• African-American Health Fair, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza.
• The Golden Renaissance Ball, 8 p.m. Thursday at the Marshall Center Ballroom.
• Lecture: Lawrence Ross, author of Divine Nine, speaks on History of African-American Fraternities and Sororities, 7 p.m. Friday at the Special Events Center.

For information, call (813) 974-8892 or visit www.usf.edu/BEM.

-- Area universities and colleges offer educational lectures and programs open to the public. The Times lists these events in an occasional column. All events are free unless otherwise indicated. Send information at least two weeks in advance to Catherine Cushing, the Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731.

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