Eleven UF Students Earn Florida Legislative Internships

Eleven University of Florida students have been named as legislative interns for the 2023 session of the Florida State Legislature. The selected students are Erina Anwar; Zoe Golomb; Katherine Gray; Chelsea Hernandez; Charles Horowitz; Saika Janvier; Javier Kowalchuk; Dylan Pace; Sebastian Palomino; Maria Varas; and Elizabeth Wolcott. Each spring, the Bob Graham Center for Public […]

UF Awarded ‘Highly Established’ Seal for Campus Vote Plan

The University of Florida is among the nation’s first 121 institutions to be awarded the Highly Established Action Plan seal for its efforts to develop a strong, nonpartisan democratic engagement plan during the recent mid-term elections. The recognition was given by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, an initiative that helps colleges and universities increase […]

UF Recognized Among ‘Most Engaged Campuses’ for College Student Voting

The University of Florida is one of 394 college students recognized for its efforts to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement in the 2022 election. (Washington, DC) The University of Florida has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting. The ALL IN Most […]

Center Announces Courses for Spring 2023

Faculty with the Bob Graham Center for Public Service will be offering these four courses for Spring 2023. New! IDS4930: Public Service Management and Leadership Download the course flyer || Syllabus The goal of this course is to expose students to the broad set of management and leadership skills necessary in the public and non-profit […]

UF Seminar: Teaching Civil Discourse in the College Classroom

This two-day symposium, Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28, is designed for doctoral students, faculty and staff at the University of Florida. It will focus on the challenges of teaching in today’s polarized political environment. It will be held in the Keene Faculty Center. Dr. John Rose, Associate Director of the Civil Discourse Project […]

Thirteen UF Students Named Askew Scholars for 2022-23

A new cohort of thirteen University of Florida students have begun a significant year-long research opportunity in 2022-23 as Reubin Askew Scholars at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service. Askew Scholars are selected annually through a competitive process based on their scholarship and commitment to community service and civic engagement. In addition to receiving […]

Florida, Tennessee Square Off in Fall ’22 Voter Challenge

In the run up to their SEC rivalry football game on Sept. 24, Florida and Tennessee are competing off the field to see which school can do a better job of increasing its level of voter participation in the 2022 national mid-term election. The schools have challenged each other to see which school can get […]

Graham Center Names Six New Haskell Scholars

The Bob Graham Center is pleased to announce the six University of Florida faculty who have been selected as recipients of the 2022-23 Haskell Faculty Research Award. These faculty scholars will receive a grant of up to $3,000 to fund research on topics related to the Graham Center’s principles of civic engagement, public leadership, and […]

FCI: Where Digital Technology and Public Service Intersect

In partnership with the Bob Graham Center, the Florida Community Innovation Foundation is helping University of Florida students better understand how the intersection of digital technology and public service can come together to serve Floridians. FCI is an innovative data science nonprofit founded in the wake of the COVID 19 outbreak by a small group […]

Center Announces Courses for Fall 2022

Faculty with the Bob Graham Center for Public Service will be offering these courses for Fall 2022. IDH2930: (Un)Common Reads: Democracy in Black and White – Florida’s History of Bi-Racial Democracy Download the course flyer This seminar-style course will involve reading and responding to Emancipation Betrayed: The Hidden History of Black Organizing and White Violence in […]

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