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Moez Limayem unanimously selected by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏBoard of Trustees as the university’s next president

Moez Limayem currently serves as president of the University of North Florida and was the Lynn Pippenger Dean of the Muma College of Business at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏfor 10 years. His appointment is subject to confirmation by the Florida Board of Governors (BOG), which oversees the State University System.

October 21, 2025University News

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Presidential finalist Moez Limayem’s visit to USF

Moez Limayem will visit all three ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏcampuses on Monday, Oct. 13. Students, faculty, staff and administrators will have the opportunity to participate in forums and learn more about the sole finalist as the ninth president in USF’s history.

October 7, 2025University News

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Moez Limayem named the sole finalist for ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ president

Limayem served as the Lynn Pippenger Dean of the Muma College of Business at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏfor 10 years prior to becoming UNF’s president in 2022. He has been recognized by Florida Trend as one of the state’s 500 most influential business leaders and received an award from the National Academy of Inventors for his many contributions to innovation and invention.

September 30, 2025University News

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Opportunities to get involved in USF’s presidential search

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresidential Search Committee will hold a virtual listening session and launch a digital survey to develop the draft position profile.

July 1, 2025University News

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An update on the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏpresidential search

Mike Griffin, chair of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresidential Search Committee and vice chair of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏBoard of Trustees, provides an update on the presidential search selection process and how the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏcommunity can get involved.

June 20, 2025University News

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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏprovides presidential search updates

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏBoard of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford announced that Mike Griffin, Board of Trustees vice chair and ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏalum, has agreed to serve as chair of the 14-member Presidential Search Committee. To assist the committee, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏhas retained a highly regarded firm that worked with the university in its last presidential search.

February 20, 2025University News

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Rhea Law selected as ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ president-elect

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Board of Trustees voted unanimously to name Rhea Law as the university’s president-elect. Law, who has been USF’s interim president since August, will become the university’s eighth president and the first ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏalum to fill the role, pending confirmation by the Florida Board of Governors (BOG) next week.

March 22, 2022University News

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Presidential candidates meet with ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏcommunity during campus visits

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏcommunity had the opportunity to interact with the two candidates seeking to become the university’s eighth president – the final step before both of them interview with the Board of Trustees.

March 21, 2022University News

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresidential Search Committee

Two candidates for ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏpresident advance to next steps in the search process

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresidential Search Committee interviewed Interim President Rhea Law and Jeffrey Talley and voted to advance both candidates to the next round, which includes visits on each of USF’s three campuses on March 21.

March 4, 2022University News

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Two candidates for ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏpresident advance to search committee interviews on March 4

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresidential Search Committee has decided to move forward with Rhea Law, USF’s interim president, and Jeffrey Talley, a senior executive with military, academic, corporate and government experience.

March 1, 2022University News

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ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏPresidential Search Committee holds its first meeting

The 15-member ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Presidential Search Committee has met for the first time, which included an overview of the search process and an initial discussion with the search firm, SP&A Executive Search.

September 15, 2021University News

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