The University of Tampa
The University of Tampa and when its headquarters moved from the local high school to what is now known as Plant Hall. Riding on the truck was its president, Frederic H. Spaulding, the former principal of Hillsborough High School and the man who had been the motivating force behind establishing the first local university for Tampa’s high school graduates.
Plant Hall, the main academic and administrative building for the University, already had an extraordinary history. Formerly the Tampa Bay Hotel, the building represented, and still remains, a symbol of the city and its history. Local historians credit its builder, railroad and shipping magnate Henry B. Plant, with the transformation of Tampa from a sleepy fishing village to what would become a vibrant city of the 21st century.
The rooms that once hosted Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, Sarah Bernhart, Babe Ruth (who signed his first baseball contract in the hotel’s grand dining room), Clara Barton, Stephen Crane, Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, the Prince of Wales, the Queen of England and many other celebrities of their day, are today’s classrooms, laboratories, public rooms, academic and administrative offices–the heart of the University that now fans out around Plant Hall.
Courses Offered
Graduate Programs
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Science in Accounting
- Master of Science in Finance
- Master of Science in Marketing
- Nonprofit Management
- Master of Education
- Master of Science in Nursing
Colleges
- College of Arts and Letters
- John H. Sykes College of Business
- College of Natural and Health Sciences
- College of Social Sciences, Mathematics and Education
Contact Details
The University of Tampa
401 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33606-1490
(813) 253-3333
Official Website: http://www.ut.edu/
