Bullseye
USF was officially established this year, though it wouldn't open its doors to students until 1960.
What is 1956?
The Centers for Autism and Related Disabilities were established in Florida statute this year.
What is 1993?
Known around CARD-USF simply by its initials, this business initiative was founded in 2009 to help local businesses and attractions better serve individuals with autism and their families.
What is AF (the Autism Friendly Business Initiative)?
Before CARD-USF, this staff member worked as a pediatric physical therapist, having graduated from UCF's Physical Therapy program.
Who is Lourdes Quiñones?
This acronym belongs to the state office overseeing programs and services for students with disabilities across Florida's public schools.
What is BEES?
Before adopting the Bulls, USF athletic teams competed under this nickname — named for a breed of cattle — until it was changed in the late 1980s.
What are the Golden Brahmans?
This CARD-USF staff member holds the record for longest-tenured staff member, having joined the team in 2004
Who is Mindy Stevens?
edit: Despite looking like an acronym, this all-caps USF program name for young adults with disabilities is actually just a brand name meant to evoke a fresh start and forward momentum.
What is LAUNCH?
Before pivoting to education, this CARD-USF staffer spent six years working as a nurse after earning her B.S. in Nursing from Duquesne University in 1989.
Who is Christine Maughan?
This buzzy nickname belongs to the room directly across from the break room — the true hub of activity in the office.
What is the Bee Hive?
CARD-USF's home college — the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences — was established in this year, home to the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute among its many centers.
What is 2008?
Supported in part by donor funds raised under Florida's statutory 2% requirement, this digital collection gives CARD-USF families and professionals free access to autism-related resources online.
What is the CARD e-Library?
This Florida program name isn't an acronym at all — it's named after a 9-year-old boy with autism who died after wandering from home in 2014, and it provides free wearable tracking devices to families through CARD centers.
What is Project Leo?
This USF Grad played trombone in a high school jazz band.
Who is Andy Schelb?
Unlike most bees, this highly social species communicates the location of food sources to hivemates through a distinctive "waggle" dance.
What is the honeybee?
In this year, USF football rocketed to No. 2 in the AP poll — still the program's highest ranking ever — after a Friday night upset of West Virginia.
What is 2007
The original CARD-USF logo featured its lettering in navy blue alongside a row of figures in this many different colors.
Some joke that USF really stands for this silly phrase — because once you're a Bull, good luck ever leaving Tampa.
What is "You Stay Forever"?
This staffer attended three different high schools.
Who is Chris Darken?
These two autism-therapy credentials/terms — one a professional certification, one the broader treatment approach it's certified in — both hum with the letter "B."
What are BCBA and ABA?
When USF was founded, its original school colors were green, gold, and this hue — later dropped.
What is purple?
Among the 14 counties CARD-USF serves, this county has 1,242 registered constituents.
What is Polk County?
This acronym for an active statewide Florida network that supports school districts with resources for students with disabilities.
What is FDLRS?
The number of CARD-USF staff that have attended classes at USF.
What is nine?
Long before running this hive, "Dr. Bee" competed in a national marketing competition inside this NFL Stadium — and still has the occasional stress dream about wandering its halls looking for her competition room.
What is the Superdome?