Past Events
Perspectives on Terrorism from the Academy and the Field
This is event features a panel of experts from academia and the government will discuss terrorism, counterterrorism and whether current efforts are working. Panelists include Dr. Sebastian Gorka, the Major General Matthew C. Horner Distinguished Chair of Military Theory at the Marine Corps University, and Adrianne George, the National Counterterrorism Center’s Domestic Representative in Miami, among others.
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Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Dean's Conference Room, College of Sciences Building, UCF
Sponsors: UCF Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence and the Global Perspectives Office
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This event is open to the public.
UCF Book Festival 2015
Featuring Terry McMillan
The UCF Book Festival is an annual literary event held in the spring at the University of Central Florida. The purpose of the UCF Book Festival is to bring a literary cultural experience to the Central Florida community from infants to seniors by fueling interest and engagement in reading and literature, and showcasing accomplished and emerging authors. The Festival features internationally recognized authors and illustrators, book signings and sales, exhibitors, cooking demonstrations, book appraisals, and literary activities for all ages
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Morgridge International Reading Center
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The UCF Book Festival is open to the public. Visit the official website for additional information. Click here to read more about Terry McMillan.
Terry McMillan
Speaking from the Heart
Keynote presentation of the 2015 UCF Book Festival.
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Morgridge International Reading Center, UCF
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The UCF Book Festival is open to the public. Visit the official website for additional information. Click here to read more about Terry McMillan.
David Newman
Borders, territorial dimensions of ethnic struggles and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Prominent scholar, journalist and political activist
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Campus meetings.
Cathy Areu
Hands-on Success: The Entrepreneurial Element
Publisher, founder and owner of Catalina magazine
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: PSY 101, UCF
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Campus and community meetings. This visit is a feature of a regular speaker series on Latin America and the Caribbean. Click here to view the flyer for the breakfast roundtable discussion. Advance registration required.
Water Security in the Middle East
An interdisciplinary symposium to promote discourse and thinking about issues pertaining to water security in the Middle East and North Africa region
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Location: Garden Key, UCF Student Union
Sponsors: UCF Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research and Studies, The Hollings Center, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Stormwater Management Academy
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This event, coordinated by Peter Jacques (UCF Political Science Department) and Hassan Arafat (United Arab Emirates University Masdar Institute), follows an international dialogue, “High and Dry: The Middle East Water Challenge,” in Istanbul, Turkey last year.
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Michaela Dodge
U.S. Nuclear Security
Policy analyst for defense and strategic policy at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies
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Campus and community meetings.
2015 Florida International Summit
Opportunities and Challenges for Human Society and Development
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m
Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union
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Click for here for the event program. Advance registration required. For more information about the event and registration, please email nicole.medinacollazo@ucf.edu. Click here to read a review of the summit.
Sarah Shourd
A Sliver of Light
One of the three hikers imprisoned in Iran, 2009-2010. Now a teacher and activist.
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union
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All are welcome to attend this open forum.
A special presentation of the LIFE Global Issues Series.
Vivek Wadhwa
The Next Wave Globalization: China, India & How the U.S. Can Keep Its Competitive Edge in the Midst of Global Innovation
Fellow at Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University; Director of Research at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization at the Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University; and Distinguished Fellow at Singularity University. He is author of “The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent.”
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Pegasus Ballroom, Student Union
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All are welcome to attend this open forum.
A special presentation of the LIFE Global Issues Series.