October 11, 2025 – USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Christian Hardigree will depart the campus to serve as the next president of Texas A&M University-Victoria. She has not stated what prompted her decision to leave an “extraordinary place” with an “amazing upward trajectory” after three years. Hardigree replaced former Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock, who led USF St. Petersburg for five years, in July 2022. Her final day at the school is Nov. 3, and USF will share details on the search for a replacement in the coming weeks.
