Past Events
UCF Community Summit on Environment and Global Climate Change
Featuring presentations by food and faith speaker Fred Bahnson and climate security expert Andrew Holland
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Cape Florida Ballroom, UCF Student Union
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office in partnership with the UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies and Office of Interdisciplinary Studies. Other sponsors include UCF SGA, The Burnett Honors College, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF Isle of Man Small Countries Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, Chastang Charitable Foundation, American Security Project, UCF Political Science Department, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Public forum. Click here to see the event flyer, and here to read a press release about the event.
Naomi Tutu
Striving for Justice: Searching for Common Ground
Race and gender justice activist, and daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, Chastang Charitable Foundation, CliftonLarsonAllen, Valencia Peace and Justice Initiative, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Women’s Studies Program, UCF Center for Success of Women Faculty, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation.
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Click here to read a press release about this event.
Lou Frey Institute Symposium
From the Chambers to the Cloud: Connecting Citizens and Local Governments
A symposium to explore the use of technology and social media as a means to engage citizens with their local government and community.
Time: 9:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
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To register, or for more information, please the event website.
2014 Florida International Summit
Global Health and Medical Diplomacy: Haiti and Florida
A statewide conference featuring subject-matter experts from academia, government and healthcare industries.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: University Center, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Sponsors: Florida Network for Global Studies
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Advance registration required. Please visit the event website for more information.
Human Trafficking Awareness Forum: Survivor Perspectives
Featuring presentations and discussions by human trafficking survivors, such as Chong Kim and Natasha Herzig.
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Key West Ballroom
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Advance registration is required, but provided at no cost thanks to event sponsors. For more information or to register, please email global@ucf.edu.
Ramon F. Jurado
Visiting Panama Through Its Popular Culture
Panamanian Novelist
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
Sponsors: UCF Latin American Studies Program and UCF Global Perspectives Office
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Open forum.
One Billion Rising: The New Face of South Asia
Featuring Persis Khambatta and Jamie McIntyre
A forum featuring Persis Khambatta, a fellow with the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Jamie McIntyre, a newscaster for NPR’s “All Things Considered” and adjunct professor at the Philip Merrill College at the University of Maryland
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
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Click here to see the event flyer.
Jamie McIntyre
The New Age of Journalism in Sri Lanka
NPR Newscaster and Journalism Professor, Philip Merrill College, University of Maryland
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, The India Center at UCF, UCF Diplomacy Studies Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, The India Group, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, Chastang Charitable Foundation, CliftonLarsonAllen, UCF Burnett Honors College, UCF Political Science Department, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation.
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A featured speaker in the public forum, “One Billion Rising: The New Face of South Asia,” and visitor for other community meetings. Click here to see a press release about the event.
Persis Khambatta
India Today: Big Changes on the Horizon
Fellow, Wadhwani Chair in India-U.S. Policy Studies, Center for Strategic International Studies
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, The India Center at UCF, UCF Diplomacy Studies Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, The India Group, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, Chastang Charitable Foundation, CliftonLarsonAllen, UCF Burnett Honors College, UCF Political Science Department, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation.
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A featured speaker in the public forum, “One Billion Rising: The New Face of South Asia,” and visitor for other community meetings. Click here to see a press release about the event.
Allan Goodman
The Importance of Cross-Cultural Educational Exchanges
President and CEO, Institute of International Education
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Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Diplomacy Studies Program, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, Chastang Charitable Foundation, CliftonLarsonAllen and the Global Connections Foundation
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Community meetings