Previous Events

2/04/10

Paula Allen

Human rights activist, photojournalist and author of Flowers in the Desert

Date February 4, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
Access Open Forum
Topic Against All Odds: Women Around the World Demand Justice

Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Women's Studies Program, UCF International Services Center, UCF Women's Research Center, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation

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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Covering the World: Journalists Speak"

1/28/10

India in Central Florida: Science & Technology Connections for Cultural Advancement from the Ancient to Modern World

(This regional event will highlight a number of India’s science and technology advancements from the ancient to modern world. Guests will have access to various research projects being conducted by UCF professors connected to the Indian community. Indian art, food, fashion, jewelry, music and dance will be featured throughout the day.)

Date January 28, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location Orlando Science Center
Access Open Forum with Admission to the Orlando Science Center
Topic India in Central Florida: Science & Technology Connections for Cultural Advancement from the Ancient to Modern World

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For more information, contact Kellen Nixon at 407.514.2073 or email knixon@osc.org

1/23/10

ZORA! Festival 2010

(an international festival, co-sponsored with the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc., the Zora Neale Hurston Arts and Humanities Lecture Series, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners)

Date January 23 - 31, 2010
Location Eatonville, Florida, and other sites in Central Florida
Access Open Festival
Topic ZORA! Festival 2010: "The Legacy Festival: Reflection on the Life and Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston 40 Years After Her Death"

1/21/10

Amitabh Pal

Co-Editor, The Progressive Media Project

Date January 21, 2010

Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, UCF Political Science Department and the Global Connections Foundation

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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Covering the World: Journalists Speak"

1/21/10

Jamie McIntyre

Former CNN Senior Pentagon Correspondent, blogger and consultant

Date Janury 21, 2010

Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, UCF Political Science Department and the Global Connections Foundation

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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Covering the World: Journalists Speak"

1/21/10

James Hill

Managing Editor, The Washington Post Writers Group

Date January 21, 2010

Sponsors   UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, UCF Political Science Department and the Global Connections Foundation UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, UCF Political Science Department and the Global Connections Foundation

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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Covering the World: Journalists Speak"

1/21/10

News Media in Transition: Trends and Future Prospects

Date January 21, 2010, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
Access Open Forum
Topic News Media in Transition: Trends and Future Prospects

Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, UCF Political Science Department UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation

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Invited Speakers - Sara R. Brady, Sara Brady Public Relations (formerly with Bright House Networks); Ruben Funes, Editor-in-Chief, La Prensa; Charlotte Hall, Editor, the Orlando Sentinel; James Hill, Managing Editor, The Washington Post Writers Group; Jamie McIntyre, former CNN Senior Pentagon Correspondent, blogger and consultant; Amitabh Pal, Co-Editor, The Progressive Media Project.

Keynote address by Suzanne Seggerman, President and Co-Founder, Games for Change and former documentary film producer for PBS.

1/21/10 Suzanne Seggerman

President and Co-founder, Games for Change and former documentary film producer for PBS

Date January 21, 2010
Topic Exploring the Emerging Role of Electronic Media as Meaningful Culture

Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, UCF Political Science Department and the Global Connections Foundation

More Information Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Covering the World: Journalists Speak"

1/14/10

Peter Pritchard

Director, Chelonian Research Institute and a Time magazine designated "Hero of the Planet"

Date January 14, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
Access Open Forum
Topic Lonesome George and the Battle for Galapagos

Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF Political Science Department, UCF LIFE, UCF Focus the Nation and the Global Connections Foundation

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Lonesome George is the last remaining Pinta Island Giant Tortoise. When he dies, his species will be extinct. He is an icon of his native Galapagos Islands and a symbol of the battle to preserve their unique wildlife which is under threat from illegal fishing, the demands of a booming population and an ever-expanding tourism industry.

 

Pritchard, one of the world’s foremost turtle and tortoise experts and a Time magazine-designated “Hero of the Planet,” is best known for his work in the Galapagos and Guyana. Guyana’s beaches serve as nesting grounds for four of the world’s seven known sea turtle species. Those turtles were being overhunted by residents until Pritchard developed measures to save the creatures by recruiting the hunters to become their protectors. 

 

Classroom discussions and community meetings; a co-curricular component of the UCF General Education Program Unifying Theme: "The Environment and Global Climate Change"; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "The Environment, Energy and National/Global Security"

12/02/09 Jack Mendelsohn

Arms-control Specialist, formerly with Center for Defense Information, Lawyers Alliance for World Security, Arms Control Association and U.S. Department of State

Date December 2-3, 2009
Topic Prospects for Arms Control in the Middle East and North Africa

Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation

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