Past Events
Wes Moore
The Other Wes Moore
Best-selling author and youth advocate
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union
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A feature of The Burnett Honors College’s Honors Symposium. Everyone is welcome to attend this public forum.
Interfaith Forum
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union
Sponsors: UCF Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program, UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Al Ghazali Islamic Studies Program, UCF Office of Diversity and Inclusion
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A forum hosted by the Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research and Studies. Keynote presenters include U.N. High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser and Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Mr. Arsalan Suleman. Click here to view the event flyer.
This event is a feature of UCF’s Diversity Week. Breakfast and lunch are provided. Advanced registration is required, but provided at no cost. For more information about the event and registration, please email andrea.delacamara@ucf.edu.
Julian Bond
The Road to Freedom: From Alabama to Obama
Former Chairman of the NAACP
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union
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A keynote presentation of UCF’s Diversity Breakfast, and a feature of Diversity Week 2014. For more information about the breakfast, Diversity Week or UCF’s Office of Diversity Initiatives, please visit this website.
This event is also a feature of UCF’s Civil Rights Series, which celebrates the Civil Rights Act and its impact on the world.
Student Discussion Group with Julian Bond
Join former NAACP president Julian Bond as he discusses race issues in America with a small group of students. Light refreshments included. Click here to view the event flyer.
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Location: Student Union 218AB
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Student Development and Enrollment Services, UCF Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Bipartisanship Matters: A National Forum
Join three leaders of the D.C.-based Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) for a moderated discussion on increasing bipartisanship in America. Former senator Olympia Snowe, BPC founder and president Jason Grumet and social entrepreneur Molly Barker each bring different perspectives on the local, national and international need for greater bipartisanship in America. Click here to read the press release. Click here to view the flyer.
Click here to read a write up about the event.
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, Bipartisan Policy Center, UCF Student Government Association, UCF Political Science Department, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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All are welcome to attend this open forum.
Lou Frey Institute Symposium
Time: 9:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Fairwinds Alumni Center Ballroom, UCF
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Visit http://loufreyinstitute.org/ for more information about this event.
Women and Leadership: A Global Perspective
Daughters of the Civil Rights Movement
Featuring civil rights activists Cheryl Brown Henderson and Peggy Wallace Kennedy
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Cape Florida Ballroom, UCF Student Union
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office and General Jay Garner, UCF Women’s Studies Program, UCF LIFE, the Global Connections Foundation and the UCF Student Government Association
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This 8th annual Women and Leadership forum is also a featured event of UCF’s Women’s Studies Program’s 20th anniversary celebration week. Visit the Women’s Studies Program website for more information about the program or its celebration week events. Everyone is invited to this public forum.
This event is a feature of UCF’s Civil Rights Series, which celebrates the Civil Rights Act and its impact on the world.
Click here to read more information about the event. Click here to read the write up after the event.
Cheryl Brown Henderson
A Daughter of the Civil Rights Movement
Civil rights activist and daughter of the late Rev. Oliver L. Brown (Brown vs. Board of Education)
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Cape Florida Ballroom, UCF Student Union
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A feature of the 8th annual forum, “Women and Leadership: A Global Perspective.” Everyone is welcome to attend the public forum.
Henderson’s visit is also a feature of UCF’s Civil Rights Series, which celebrates the Civil Rights Act and its impact on the world.
Peggy Wallace Kennedy
A Daughter of the Civil Rights Movement
Civil rights activist and daughter of the late former governor of Alabama, George C. Wallace
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Cape Florida Ballroom, UCF Student Union
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A feature of the 8th annual forum, “Women and Leadership: A Global Perspective.” Everyone is welcome to attend the public forum.
Kennedy’s visit is also a feature of UCF’s Civil Rights Series, which celebrates the Civil Rights Act and its impact on the world.
Lawrence Rubin
Security and the Middle East
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Location: Campus and Community Meetings
Sponsors: UCF Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research and Studies, UCF Global Perspectives Office