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Let students be able to explore their interests/ hobbies without being held back from the university they are attending. (save Tampa Toned)

Let students be able to explore their interests/ hobbies without being held back from the university they are attending. (save Tampa Toned)

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 5 months ago
My name is justin DoBosh and I attend the university of Tampa. I have created a personal trainer company called Tampa Toned because I have a passion for fitness but I am a communications major. I have put a lot of effort into this company such as making a fully functional website, T-shirts, and business cards. I have employed 5 other UT students and we have been working on this for a long time. But today (2/9/12) when I went into our gym on campus called McNiff I was approached by a trainer their who told me I was not able to train people in the gym unless I was a McNiff trainer. However in UT's mission statement they say “Students participate in learning partnerships with faculty and the community through independent studies, internships, re-search, and other practical experiences that complement classroom learning.” But this contrary to what the trainer at McNiff told me. So join the petition if you believe student should be able to pursue their dreams with out being held back by the University they attend!

Updates

February 10, 2012

I really cannot keep track of how many people have reached out to me saying they have dealt with the exact same roadblocks while trying to build their own things. It is honestly exhausting to keep running into these walls when all we want to do is work hard and actually apply what we are learning during our time here. I am still waiting on an actual email back from the administration which is just typical but I am not going to let them sweep this under the rug.

February 10, 2012

Seeing all this energy flowing back toward Tampa Toned is honestly surreal because I honestly just wanted to handle my business without getting shut down. It feels like we are actually onto something big here and I am already picturing how we can get the gym people to hear us out since this is way bigger than just one gym floor now.

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Jessica Anderson
14 years ago Featured

I used Tampa Toned last semester and they were awesome. Way better than the generic gym trainers anyway.

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Sarah Sanders
14 years ago Featured

Go Justin! UT needs to get with the program and support entrepreneurship instead of blocking it behind stupid red tape.

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Tyler Nichols
14 years ago Featured

This is ridiculous. The school should be proud of students trying to start businesses on their own time. Let the man work.

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Amanda Rhodes
14 years ago Featured

They always talk about mission statements but never actually live up to them. Free enterprise.

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David Cho
14 years ago Featured

Ridiculous power trip by the McNiff staff. Let these kids train.

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Mike Montgomery
14 years ago Featured

Total BS. They preach about real world experience but then stop you the second you actually try to do something real.

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