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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

Former Governor Buddy MacKay: “How Florida Happened”

A Samuel Proctor Oral History Program event Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay discussed his life in politics and the political, economic and environmental outlook for the Sunshine State during a visit Sept. 23 to the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service. A former state lawmaker, U.S. representative, governor and diplomat, Kenneth Hood “Buddy” MacKay

The Impact to the Land and the Sea from the Gulf Oil Disaster

The impact of the BP oil spill on the region’s land and water resources was the subject of an expert panel assembled at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service on September 14."The Impact to the Land and the Sea from the Gulf Oil Disaster" took place at 7 p.m. September 14 in the Pugh

Words Matter! Gender Bias in the Media

The Florida Commission on the Status of Women hosted a Gender Bias in the Media Roundtable discussion at the Ocora Room at Pugh Hall, Bob Graham Center for Public Service, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Representatives from women's groups, academia, and media, shared with participants their perspectives and experiences in dealing with gender bias or