The University of Central Florida Puerto Rico Research Hub (Hub) will host the second annual “Puerto Rico Baseball Day” on Saturday, March 4. The Hub is partnering with Major League Baseball, the UCF Athletic Department, UCF Baseball, and UCF Global on this special day, which recognizes and celebrates Puerto Rico’s rich baseball heritage, Florida’s unique […]
Posted March 2, 2023
The federal funding will be used to provide insight to community leaders and government officials on how best to serve communities with significant Puerto Rican populations. The UCF Puerto Rico Research Hub (PRRH) has been awarded $500,000 in funding to expand its research capabilities to better track key social and economic trends. The funding is part […]
Posted February 10, 2023
It was an honor to sit in on one of Dr. Reynolds’ lectures on September 8, 2022. He teaches IDH 4030H- Honors Windows to the World. This course is focused on understanding. I was lucky to catch reverend Dr. Gary Mason as a guest speaker in the course. Mason specializes in teaching the past and […]
Posted October 11, 2022
The University of Central Florida Puerto Rico Research Hub (Hub) will host the first annual “Puerto Rico Baseball Day” on Saturday, March 26. The Hub is partnering with Major League Baseball, the UCF Athletic Department, UCF Baseball, and UCF Global on this special day, which recognizes and celebrates Puerto Rico’s rich baseball heritage, Florida’s unique […]
Posted March 21, 2022
The University of Central Florida’s UCF Global Perspectives & International Initiatives and El Karama, an NGO based in Cairo, Egypt, have agreed to jointly establish a “Global Women’s Thinktank.” Based at UCF, this thinktank will promote the work of Karama and its partners, raising awareness about key women’s issues in the Middle East-North African region, […]
Posted November 29, 2021
Harriet Elam-Thomas who directed the Diplomacy Program at UCF, is retiring from the university. Some of her career accomplishments include serving as U.S. Ambassador to Senegal from 1999-2003; Chief of Mission to Guinea-Bissau; Acting Director of USIA; Cultural Attaché at the American Embassy in Athens; Country Affairs Officer for Greece, Turkey and Cyprus; Director of […]
Posted September 29, 2021
The UCF Puerto Rico Research Hub (PRRH) is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a slate of activities, including hosting a series of panel discussions on key issues facing the Puerto Rican and larger Hispanic community. During the month, which runs from September 15 – October 15, 2021, expert panelists will share stories and provide critical […]
Posted September 10, 2021
The UCF Puerto Rico Research Hub, founded by Dr. Fernando I. Rivera in wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017, has relocated from the College of Sciences to UCF Global. It will join the Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives (GPII) and continue to serve as the center of activities dedicated to the study of […]
Posted August 9, 2021
For almost two decades, I heard about the International Career Advancement Program (ICAP). Based on the alums I met, I knew instinctively that it was an extraordinary initiative. In March 2021, I received a request from one of my esteemed diplomatic colleagues, Ambassador Ruth A. Davis (Ret.), to serve as a senior advisor for the […]
Posted August 3, 2021
On Friday, April 9, 2021 the La Soufrière volcano erupted, resulting in devastation and mass evacuations in the Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). The volcano has erupted several times since and is likely to remain active for the next six months – jeopardizing the lives and livelihoods of the people […]
Posted April 20, 2021
