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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

Election Myth-Busting

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

Voting is challenging enough without having to separate fact from fiction. We’re here to do it for you! RSVP NOW Please join Gators Vote on Wednesday, October 5 at 6:00 PM in the O’Neill Reading room for our first-ever election myth-busting event. We’ll be dispelling the most common voting myths and taking your questions. Our

Civic Scholars Info Session

Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville

The Civic Scholars program of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service offers UF undergraduates an opportunity to engage in a semester of entry-level research. Students will gain an introductory understanding of quantitative and qualitative research approaches. They will also learn about critical issues impacting the state of Florida. On Oct. 4, 2022, we held

Preserving African American Communities And Landmarks

Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center 837 SE 7th Ave, Gainesville

Without a thorough reckoning with our country’s complex and challenging history, especially when it comes to race, we will not be able to overcome intolerance, injustice, and inequality. That is why, in November 2017, the National Trust for Historic Preservation launched its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a $25 million campaign to reconstruct a