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The Bob Graham Center for Public Service provides a wide variety of programs for students and the larger public on topics related to public service, public leadership and civic engagement.

Latest Past Events

2025 Research Symposium

Pugh Hall 296 Buckiman Drive, Gainesville

The Bob Graham Center’s annual Undergraduate Research Symposium featured panel-style research presentations from undergraduate students funded through the Center’s undergraduate research programs. The Bob Graham Center’s Undergraduate Research Symposium ran from 9 am to 11:45 am, and featured panel-style research presentations followed by a discussion at the end of each session. Students involved with the

Careers in Public Service: Graham Center Young Alums

Zoom

Curious about a career in public service? Three recent UF grads -- Hannah Townley, Gus Duran and Grace Banahan -- shared their journeys, challenges, and lessons as they have embarked on their public service careers. This event featured a panel discussion, followed by a moderated Q&A session. Watch the recording. About the Speakers Hannah Townley

Fight the Power: A History of the UF Student Activist Movement Since 1963

Smathers Library Rm 100 Gainesville

Watch the recorded presentation Learn about campus protest history, including the history of the student activist movement at the University of Florida since 1963. This discussion, led by Smathers Discovery Fellow and Graham Center Askew Scholar Aron Ali-McClory, shows the relationships between institutions and their communities, and the connections between generations of Gator activists. Drawing from