Previous Events
4/15/10
Ambassador Ulric Haynes
Former U.S. envoy to Algeria, with extensive experience in Haiti and the Caribbean
Date April 15, 2010Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Task Force H.O.P.E. for Haiti, UCF Haitian Studies Project, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings
4/15/10
"Coping with Disaster: Long-Term Strategies for Haiti"
Date April 15, 2020, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
Access Open Forum
Topic "Coping with Disaster: Long-Term Strategies for Haiti"
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Task Force H.O.P.E. for Haiti, UCF Haitian Studies Project, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Invited Speakers - Ambassador Ulric Haynes, former U.S. envoy to Algeria, with extensive experience in Haiti and the Caribbean; Luther Luedtke, President and CEO, Education Development Center, Inc., which has worked in Haiti for more than 20 years; Marc Prou, Executive Director, Haitian Studies Association, and Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston
4/13/10
George A. Lopez
The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Peace Studies, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Notre Dame University
Date April 13-15, 2010Topic State violence and coercion, with an emphasis on economic sanctions
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, The Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship benefactor team, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, LarsonAllen LLP, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF History Department, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East”
4/13/10
Jeffrey Helsing
Deputy Director, Education and Training Center/Domestic, United States Institute of Peace
Date April 13-15, 2010Topic Conflict Management and Resolution
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, The Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship benefactor team, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, LarsonAllen LLP, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF History Department, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East”
4/07/10
UCF Community Summit on Environment and Global Climate Change 2010
(a regional forum and co-curricular component of the “UCF General Education Program Unifying Theme: The Environment and Global Climate Change,” with the cooperation of UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Focus the Nation, Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date April 7, 2010, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Location Fairwinds Alumni Center, Grand Ballroom, UCF
Access Advance Registration Required
Topic UCF Community Summit on Environment and Global Climate Change 2010
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A feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "The Environment, Energy and National/Global Security"
4/06/10
Alexandra Harney
Investigative journalist and author of The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage
Date April 6, 2010Topic The Future of Chinese Manufacturing and the Global Economy
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, UCF College of Business Administration, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, CPH Engineers, Inc., UCF China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Program, The India Program at UCF, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande India Program Endowed Fund, LarsonAllen LLP, Junior Achievement of Central Florida, Inc., UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, 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"
4/06/10
Anupam Srivastava
Director of the Asia Program, Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia
Date April 6, 2010Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, UCF College of Business Administration, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, CPH Engineers, Inc., UCF China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Program, The India Program at UCF, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande India Program Endowed Fund, LarsonAllen LLP, Junior Achievement of Central Florida, Inc., UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE and the the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings
4/06/10
Central Florida Global Economic Forum 2010: "Inside the Chinese and Indian Markets"
(a regional forum sponsored by UCF Global Perspectives Office, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission and the Global Connections Foundation, in partnership with UCF College of Business Administration, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, CPH Engineers, Inc., UCF China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Program, The India Program at UCF, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande India Program Endowed Fund, LarsonAllen LLP, Junior Achievement of Central Florida, Inc., UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center and UCF LIFE)
Date April 6, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
Access Advance Registration Required
Topic "Central Florida Global Economic Forum 2010: Inside the Chinese and Indian Markets"
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Invited Speakers - Alexandra Harney, investigative journalist and author of The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage; Anupam Srivastava, Director of the Asia Program, Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia
RSVP to global@mail.ucf.edu or 407-823-0935
3/23/10
Scott Worden
Senior Rule of Law Adviser, Rule of Law Center for Innovation, United States Institute of Peace; former Adviser to the U.N. Mission in Afghanistan
Date March 23, 2010Topic Afghanistan's Political Evolution
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Middle East Studies Program, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East"
3/23/10
Jeff Smith
Kraemer Strategy Fellow, American Foreign Policy Council
Date March 23, 2010Topic The Implications of Iraq's Elections for Security and Stability
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Middle East Studies Program, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center and the Global Connections Foundation
