Bob Graham Center for Public Service

Stand Up & Holler: Gator Nation Giving Day is an all-day fundraising event, calling on the University of Florida alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and families and friends to come together to support UF and all of its areas of positive impact in our state, nation and world. Make a gift to any one of …

Back by popular demand, it was Trivia Night at the Graham Center! This time we're celebrated Presidents' Day. Participants tested their knowledge of U.S. presidents past and present, and enjoyed pizza, an ice cream bar and prizes, plus the area's most awesome DJ Tom Collette.

The Reubin Askew Scholars application period is now open. The application will close on Sunday, February 19 at 11:59 pm. Askew Scholars receive $2,000 over the course of an academic year to support a significant research or public service project. Applicants from any undergraduate major and college at the University of Florida may apply. The GPA …

Together with the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, the Graham Center presented an in-person book reading of Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power Through One Family’s Journey by author Dan Berger. A free book signing will follow. The book is the story of the Black Power movement through the experiences of UF …

Monday, February 27, 2023 6 - 7 p.m. Livestream Link Russia's largescale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has changed the geo-political landscape in the transatlantic community in a way not seen since World War II. One of the invasion's most significant consequences has been to instill cohesion and restore a sense of purpose to NATO. …

Interested in building a civically engaged community? The Gators Vote Cabinet is a partnership of organizations committed to promoting a civic culture on campus. Join us this Friday at 2 pm in the O'Neill Reading Room on the second floor of Pugh Hall to discuss civic learning initiatives. Fill out this form to be a …

The Bob Graham Center for Public Service is excited to partner with the University of Florida Federal Relations Team to offer exciting opportunities for in-person work in the nation’s capital each spring, summer, and fall semester. During the course of the semester, interns will have the opportunity to work with the UF Federal Relations team, …

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.

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 and Matter Transformed One Another examines eight inventions -- clocks, steel rails, copper communication cables, photographic film, light bulbs, hard disks, scientific labware, and silicon …

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. This event was a collaborative initiative with the Department of Linguistics, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. A panel of teachers and students …