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Arbor Day festivities sprout all over campus

Posted by Nicholas Trobiano ⋅ April 20, 2012 ⋅ Leave a Comment

Filed Under Arbor Day, environment, student group, sustainability, University of South Florida, USF, USF World

The Arbor Day Foundation planted nearly 300 trees Friday throughout the USF Tampa Bay campus in celebration of Arbor Day. In total, Live Oak Trees and Huntsmen Tree Supplier donated more than 1,000 for the celebration with help from donations and fundraising from the student organization Net Impact. A dedication ceremony also took place at the Patel Center for Global Solutions this afternoon, at which USF was recognized as National Tree Campus USA. (PHOTO: Nicholas Trobiano/The Digital Bullpen)

About Nicholas Trobiano

Nicholas Trobiano is a magazine journalism major at the University of South Florida and freelance designer and photographer. He works as a a style intern for Creative Loafing Tampa and a graphic design intern for USF's Communications and Marketing department, where he most recently helped coordinate the NBC 2012 Republic Presidential Candidates Debate in Janurary 2012. He previously served as the graphic arts manager, entertainment editor, and assistant montage editor of USF’s student newspaper, “The Oracle,” as well as a news intern for WUSF Public Media. In 2011, he received a scholarship for his studies at the University of South Florida from the School of Mass Communications and the School's Garner Rose O'Brien Halderman Scholarship providers. When he is out of the office, he enjoys running, cooking, tweeting, and a great bottle of wine with friends. He currently resides in Tampa, Florida.

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