Conversations for a Culture of Inclusion
201 Bryant Space Science Center 1772 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FLDo you engage with your colleagues in a way that brings out their best? Does your team collaborate in a way that combines the unique talents and abilities of each …
Setting Global-Cultural Limits 30-Years After Berlin 1989
Pugh Hall 302Calling for student volunteers! If you would like to get connected to a student group connected to the projects described below, come to the organizational meeting on Thursday, August 29, …
Classrooms, Community, and Critical Conversations
201 Bryant Space Science Center 1772 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FLThe foundation of trust is imperative for critical dialogue which can enhance learning, identity development, and intercultural communication among students. Participants will learn the best practices for building community and …
Teaching with Technology
201 Bryant Space Science Center 1772 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FLThis community will explore teaching with technology including delivering courses and teaching with emerging technologies online or in a physical classroom.
Visiting Artists Lecture: Felipe Baeza
Little Hall 101Felipe Baeza, born in Guanajuato, Mexico, incorporates painting and printmaking to examine his own biography and interests in migration, sexuality, and anthropology. Baeza’s art practice aims to assert an individuality …
ePortfolios
201 Bryant Space Science Center 1772 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FLExplore teaching with ePortfolios! Instructors and instructional designers will explore approaches to ePortfolio pedagogy including project management, mentorship, peer-review, and assessment.
Social Learning Through Portfolios
201 Bryant Space Science Center 1772 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FLDiscover a tool developed to enhance the demonstrated benefits of learner portfolios by harnessing the power of social networking. The tool, designed for foundational language courses, allows students to collaborate, …
Fall Kickoff for the Humanities Engagement Scholars Program
Walker 200Are you interested in the humanities beyond your major? Do you enjoy attending events about the humanities at UF and in the community? Do you like to talk about the …
EVENT CANCELLED – De Gullah/Geechee: Living Resilience and Sustainability Culturally – Queen Quet
Health Professions/Nursing/Pharmacy Complex Room G-101 1225 Center Dr, Gainesville, FLUNFORTUNATELY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE DORIAN. Queen Quet is a global climate change leader that is the visionary behind the "Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank" which centers …
Chant, Identity, and Christian Formation in Early Medieval Iberia – Rebecca Maloy
Friends of Music RoomThis paper considers the role of liturgical chant--both texts and melodies—in the cultural renewal of early Medieval Iberia. Between the seventh and eleventh centuries, Christian worship on the Iberian Peninsula …
Ethics and the Dilemma of Documenting an Endangered Language in Ghana – James Essegbey
Grinter 404 1523 Union Rd, Gainesville, FLJoin Professor James Essegbey of the University of Florida for his talk "Ethics and the Dilemma of Documenting an Endangered Language in Ghana".
Bharata Natyam Dance Performance by Viraja and Shyamjith Kiran (Kalakshetra alumni)
Hippodrome CinemaThe Center for the study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra), University of Florida, presents a Bharata Natyam Dance Performance by: Viraja and Shyamjith Kiran (Kalakshetra alumni). Viraja and Shyamjith Kiran were …
Too Close: The Ethics of Displaying Art in the Era of #MeToo
Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FloridaWhen high-profile artists are accused of sexual misconduct, how should the art world respond? Inspired by CENTURY's Chuck Close photograph of Lorna Simpson, and John Berger’s provocative claim that “looking …
Course Evaluations: Increasing Response Rates and Interpreting Results
201 Bryant Space Science Center 1772 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FLDiscuss strategies to increase response rates for course evaluations and delve into the new GatorEvals individual faculty reports. Discover ways in which you can use this data for course improvement.
Donald Trump and the Death of Evangelical Christianity – Randall Balmer
Pugh Hall OcoraA prize-winning historian and commentator on religion in American life, Randall Balmer holds the John Phillips Chair in Religion and is Director of the Society of Fellows at Dartmouth College. …
The President’s Arts and Humanities Luncheon: Jack Davis
Dasburg House 450 Village Dr, Gainesville, FLJoin President Kent and Linda Fuchs at their campus home to hear UF Professor of History and 2018 Pulitzer Prize winner Jack Davis discuss the meaning and evolving importance of …
Expert Scholarly Information Search: Finding the Sources You Need in the Library and on the Web
Bartram Hall 211 876 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FLFinding scholarly sources like books, journal articles and “gray literature” is a key academic skill. This workshop outlines the key dimensions of scholarly information search, discusses major search tools, and …
Pathways to Excellence: Self-Review Tips
201 Bryant Space Science Center 1772 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FLDo you teach online courses? Are you interested in applying for the new Exemplary Online Award or would you just like some useful feedback on your online courses? This workshop …
Imagining Climate Change: Fostering Dialogue and Lessons Learned – Terry Harpold
Turlington 3018 330 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FLSince 2015, UF’s Imagining Climate Change initiative has sponsored or co-sponsored nearly two dozen colloquia, invited lectures, performances, readings, and film screenings on the UF campus and in the wider …
Workers Movements and the Arab Popular Uprisings of 2011 – Joel Beinin
Pugh Hall OcoraArab workers, especially in Egypt and Tunisia, participated prominently in the popular uprisings of 2011. They were motivated by declining standards of living and loss of job security in the …
Museum Nights: Transcultural Engagements
Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FloridaMaría Rogal, Professor of Graphic Design and Heidi Powell, Assistant Professor of Art Education will discuss how collaborations in Guatemala (Powell) and México (Rogal) provide rich opportunities to explore complexity …
Evenings at Whitney: Wonderful Wooden Wrecks and the Mysteries Within
Whitney Laboratory Lohman Auditorium 9505 N Ocean Shore Blvd, St. Augustine, FLBrendan Burke, Associate Director of Lighthouse Archaeology at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, will be the guest speaker.
15th Gainesville Latino Film Festival – Opening Night Film: De Ollas y Sueños
Chandler Auditorium (Harn Museum of Art)Can an entire nation be represented by its cuisine? This documentary journeys to the kitchens of Peru’s coast, highlands and jungle, as well as Peruvian expat communities in Paris, London, …
Pitch Perfect! Creating a Captivating Research Presentation for Graduate Students in the Humanities
Walker 200Just in time for the Three Minute Thesis competition, the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere presents "Pitch Perfect! Creating a Captivating Research Presentation for Graduate Students in …
Developing Effective, Outcome-Based Tests (Part 1)
201 Bryant Space Science Center 1772 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FLPractice using backward design to incorporate student learning outcomes into your course, align the learning outcomes with course content, develop effective multiple-choice tests to assess student achievement of the learning …
Shadow Geology: Gold and Subterranean Knowledge on the West African Savannah – Robyn d’Avignon
Grinter 404 1523 Union Rd, Gainesville, FLJoin Professor Robyn d’Avignon of New York University for her lecture "Shadow Geology: Gold and Subterranean Knowledge on the West African Savannah." Robyn d’Avignon is an historian and anthropologist of …
15th Gainesville Latino Film Festival – Sabores del Perú Cooking Demonstration
Working Food Community Center 219 NW 10th Ave, Gainesville, FLChef Rama comes from a family that shares in a love for food. His uncle, who is of Japanese descent, headed one of the best restaurants in Miraflores and Rama …
15th Gainesville Latino Film Festival – Family Event: Von Humboldt Exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History
Florida Museum of Natural History 3215 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FLIn coordination with the Gainesville Latino Film Festival, celebrate the biodiversity and culture of Latin American at the Florida Museum. This year honors the 250th anniversary of Alexander Von Humboldt’s …
Language to Live In
Alachua County Library Headquarters 401 East University Ave, GainesvilleRetired UF English Professor R. Allen Shoaf will read from his new book of poems.
Reframing: Site, Culture, Data
Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FloridaMeghan Moe Beitiks, Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studio Art; Jillian Browning, Teaching Lab Specialist in Photography, Painting and Drawing; and Lynn Tomaszewski, Director of SA+AH and Professor of Practice will present …