By Dr. Angela Miller, UFIC’s Liaison for Outreach, Diversity, & Inclusion
In honor of the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations (UN), the Gainesville chapter of the United Nations Association hosted a luncheon on October 25th at the Gainesville Woman’s Club under the theme: Peace Matters – Why?
During...
Over the summer of 2018, an interdisciplinary undergraduate student team including Jahza Klochko (Construction Management), Gabriella Villalobos and Jeanette Misuraca (Architecture), and Julia Walton (Landscape Architecture) traveled to the Dominican Republic to work alongside Fundación Grupo Puntacana as part of the...
The University of Florida International Center congratulates the following applicants on being selected to receive the 2018 Alec Courtelis, Scarborough-Maud Fraser and Diane Fisher Awards. Congratulations!
Alec Courtelis Award
1st Place $3,000 Award: Hao Gan, College of Agricultural and...
During this past summer, First Generation Gators saw the world through a different lens while participating in Study Abroad programs. On Oct. 2nd a panel of First-Generation Study Abroad Alumni shared their experience on Study Abroad programs. First Generation Gators, eager to study abroad filled the room to learn how...
Last month, Multicultural and Diversity Affairs officially broke ground on the Institute of Black Culture and Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures. This was a groundbreaking like none other, and not even the rain could stop the excitement. Instead, the rain only brought everyone closer together! The beautiful words of...
On September 18, 2018, the University of Florida International Center hosted a virtual exchange faculty showcase. This event was organized by the UF Collaborative International Teaching Network (CITN) with the sponsorship of the Creative Campus and Learning without Borders initiatives.
The event featured nine...
The UF International Center was recently recognized for increased donations during the UF Campaign for Charities. Our own Vanessa Fayo was also recognized as Outstanding Volunteer 2017. Congrats Vanessa, and thank you for your service and for representing us so well!
Source: IFAS Blogs
Students involved in research projects receive more than financial support for their degrees from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. I am being mentored in writing...
SA+AH professor Kaira M. Cabañas’s Learning from Madness: Brazilian Modernism and Global Contemporary Art was published by the University of Chicago Press. On account of this scholarly work, Yve-Alain Bois, Institute for Advanced Study, writes: “Kaira Cabañas’s study is an efficient antidote to what she calls the ‘...
