Alumni Outcomes

USF graduates are going on to greatness

USF alumni are influencing policy, driving innovation, and improving diagnoses as professionals and partners, academics and neighbors.

Discover how they’re using their USF educations to change the world in a range of fields: science and technology, business and entrepreneurship, arts, culture and media, social justice and public service, and nursing and public health.

Science & Technology

Environmental Trailblazer

Keoki Kakigi ’13 leads the charge to make Portland's Moda Center the first zero-waste sports stadium.

Keoki Kakigi, Bachelor's in Physics ’13

Changing the Face of Computer Science From Here

Alyssa Pohahau cracked the code on success: if you don’t know, ask.

ALYSSA POHAHAU, BACHELOR'S IN COMPUTER SCIENCE '14

Einstein Was Right All Along

Jordan Palamos ’12 helped to prove Einstein's Theory of General Relativity.

Jordan Palamos, Bachelor's in Physics '12

Business & Entrepreneurship

Lauren Carletta BSN '14, posing with SHE tampon products

Fan of Stitch Fix, Blue Apron? Now there's SHE

Nursing alumna turned entrepreneur creates organic tampon subscription service.

Lauren (Esser) Carletta, Bachelor's in Nursing '14

Alexander Hwang poses with cooking utensils

Korean Home-Style Cooking Meets the Olympic Games

Alexander Hwang MBA ’12 served more than 2,000 meals a day at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Alexander Hwang, MBA ’12

Sandra Lupien '15 and business partner Sam Schabacker sit at one of their tables

Dying Trees Get New Life

Sandra Lupien '15 crafts unique furniture from California trees felled by beetles and drought.

Sandra Lupien, Bachelor's in Management '15

Arts, Culture & Media

Headlines with Heart

Fed up with “death and destruction,” former reporter Toan Lam ’00 now looks for stories that inspire.

TOAN LAM, Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies '00

Tara August, Alumni - MA Sport Management

A Unicorn in the Sports Entertainment Industry

In a male-dominated field, Tara August MA ‘04 has risen through the ranks to manage some of the biggest names in sports.

Tara August, Master's in Sport Management ‘04

"The Good Dinosaur” Artist’s Path From USF to Pixar

Three years into a biology degree, Rosana Sullivan ’07 decided to take a portrait painting class. The rest is prehistoric.

Rosana Sullivan, Bachelor's in Fine Arts '07

Social Justice & Public Service

Art and Activism

Zach Wyner MFA ’09 teaches incarcerated kids to express themselves through writing.

Zach Wyner, MFA in Writing ’09

Injustice in the Criminal Justice System

A close encounter with police put Cristal Harris on the path to public defense.

Cristal Harris JD ’17

Help for Refugees

Meron Semedar MA ’17 knows how to advocate for displaced people. He is one.

Meron Seminar, MA International Studies '17

Nursing & Public Health

Heart of a Healer

Seanny survived a brutal dictatorship. Now she focuses her life on caring for others.

SEANNY MIN, DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE '09

USFer Sets the Standard for Vet Care

In a coma for 22 days, Christian Dillon '05 beat the odds and now brings therapeutic exercise to former soldiers.

Christian Dillon, Bachelor's in Exercise & Sports Science '05

Kerry Paige Nesseler '78 discusses health disparities.

Where There's a Disparity There's a Way

Kerry Paige Nesseler '78 leads U.S. Office of Global Health.

Kerry Paige Nesseler, Bachelor's in Nursing ’78

USF’s Career Services Center director, Alex Hochman, takes 15 students on a trip to Playstation.

Job Whisperers

From interview tips to company field trips, the Priscilla A. Scotlan Career Services Center gives students and alumni career guidance for life.

Read the story

Career Services Center

USF promotes an entrepreneurial spirit, and I was definitely influenced by that."

Lauren Carletta BSN '14, Co-founder of SHE