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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.

Lunch and Learn with Andrew Shodell

Pugh Hall, O’Neill Reading Room (Room 201) 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, FL, United States

What steps can you take today to enhance your ability to build a better future? UF fourth-year English and political science student Andrew Shodell is hosting a lunch-and-learn conversation and Q&A on March 7 at noon in Pugh Hall’s O’Neill Reading Room (Room 201). Lunch is provided to those who RSVP before 5 pm on Mar. 6.

Ainissa Ramirez: The Alchemy of Us

Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, United States

Dr. Ainissa Ramirez, best known as a masterful science communicator and author of The Alchemy of Us, delivered an in-person lecture on March 8. The Alchemy of Us: How Humans

Bringing African American History To K-12 Classrooms

Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, United States

Educational specialist Dr. Rebekah Cordova spoke about creating new lesson plans on African American history for K-12 classrooms using the oral histories captured by the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program.

2023 Joan S. Forrest Women in Leadership Forum

Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, United States

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Bob Graham Center for Public Service hosted the 2023 Joan S. Forrest Women in Leadership Forum. This year’s Forum featured a diverse set

Careers for International Studies Majors

O'Neill Reading Room, 2nd floor, Pugh Hall

UF International Studies grads Emma Frierson ('20) and Amila Tica ('17) hosted a lunch-and-learn conversation and Q&A on Wednesday, April 5. They spoke about their journeys to Gainesville and how

2023 Graham Center Research Symposium

Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, United States

The Bob Graham Center’s annual Research Symposium features panel-style research presentations from undergraduate students funded through the Center. Doors will open at 8:30 am and presentations begin at 9:30 am.