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.
How AI is Transforming Business: Planet Money’s Jess Jiang
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesNPR’s Jess Jiang, an Emmy-winning journalist and Senior Supervising Editor of the economics podcast Planet Money, led a panel discussion on AI disruption, virtual reality, and the future of work featuring UF Professor of Journalism Sriram Kalyanaraman and UF Professor of Business Jim Hoover. The panel was moderated by fourth-year political science and journalism student …
Home in the City: The Art and Science of Urban Living
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesWhat makes a city feel inviting, a place to call home? We were joined on Feb. 8 at 5:30 in the Ocora by three dynamic professionals from anthropology, art, and cultural placemaking who addressed urban design and its civic challenges. Our speakers share a commitment to addressing environmental and social issues through design. Explore the …
Gator Nation Giving Day
We’re rallying the Bob Graham Center community to support initiatives fostering leadership and civic engagement. Join us as we Stand Up & Holler for a brighter future.
The Barefoot Mailman and Florida’s Post Office Murals
Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL, United StatesPost office murals are visible and enduring symbols of New Deal ideology that provide lasting evidence of governmental art patronage during the Great Depression. Not just for picking up mail or sending packages, post offices offered patrons during the 1930s a place to meet neighbors and catch up on the news. In Florida, 16 new …
Presidents’ Day Trivia
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesBack by popular demand! The Bob Graham Center presents the 2nd annual Presidents Day trivia contest. Registration is at capacity. Visitors are welcome to come by and cheer on our competitors. Image Gallery https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBfRL4
Name, Image and Blackness: Race and College Football
This lecture by Dr. Leonard Moore looked at the racial dynamics of college football in the South in light of recent developments: the transfer portal, NIL, conference realignment, anti-DEI legislation, and the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions. The most dynamic of these developments has been Name, Image, and …
Balancing First Amendment Rights with Misinformation on Social Media
O'Neill Reading Rm, 2nd Floor, Pugh HallBalancing First Amendment Rights with Misinformation on Social Media is the second in the “Policy Over Pastries” series of civil discourse discussions sponsored by the Gators Vote Civic Engagement Cabinet. The purpose of the series is to pair leaders of campus student organizations with subject-matter experts and foster a productive yet relaxed small-group discussion about today’s …
Primer on Primaries: How the Primary Process Affects America Today
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesEver wondered how party primaries began? Curious about how the primary process affects America today? The Bob Graham Center hosted a dynamic panel discussion on U.S. presidential preference primaries and the current political contest featuring experts in elections, journalism, and history on March 19, 2024. Panelists were Matt Jacobs, Ph.D., Myiah Hutchens, Ph.D., and Suzanne …
2024 Joan S. Forrest Women in Leadership Forum
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesIn honor of Women’s History Month, the Bob Graham Center Student Fellows joined with the Bob Graham Center for Public Service to host the 2024 Joan S. Forrest Women in Leadership Forum on March 21, 2024 at 6 pm in the Pugh Hall Ocora. Panelists were: Ellen Connelly Taaffe, Women’s Leadership Director at Northwestern University …
From Campus to Community: Harnessing Civic Engagement for Climate Action
O'Neill Reading Room, 2nd floor, Pugh HallJoin the movement for change! The Thompson Earth Systems Institute and the Bob Graham Center invite UF students, faculty and staff to an inspiring workshop featuring leading experts at the forefront of environmental education, civic engagement and climate action. If you want to gain valuable insights and practical strategies for addressing climate change, then join …