06/13/25 — This community roundup series highlights the ways that ±«Óătv St. Pete faculty, staff, students and administration are active in the community.
College of Arts and Sciences
6 CAS students walking in front of Cooper Hall
$4.8M Mellon Foundation grant opens internship opportunities for ±«Óătv humanities students
For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities — invited the ±«Óătv to submit a proposal last spring for one of its humanities internship grants. The foundation awarded the college a five-year, $4.8 million grant that will support up to 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships. The beneficiaries will be undergraduate students majoring in humanities.
Alumna creates community impact by putting anthropology in action
Aria Garling credits ±«Óătv for influencing her nonprofit work and helping her design meaningful, intergenerational programs.
fountain on St. Petersburg campus