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Florida and Water: A History
Join Steven Noll, master lecturer in the University of Florida Department of History, who will be the guest speaker at this month's installment of the public lecture series, Evenings at …
SciArt Meetup: Reptiles and Amphibians
Florida Museum of Natural History 3215 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL, United StatesArtists and designers are invited to visit the Florida Museum of Natural History after hours for SciArt Meetups to explore exhibits and create art inspired by Florida nature and culture! …
Dissertation Writing Workshop: Writing a Comprehensive Literature Review
Pugh 170Join Vernetta K. Williams, PhD, and learn the ins and outs of how to write a comprehensive literature review - a collection of articles, books, and other sources on a …
Picture Perfect
Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida
Humanities and the Sunshine State: Florida Water Stories High School Summer Seminar
University of FloridaFloridians have an extensive relationship with water. From the food we eat, to our favorite pastimes, to the industries that flourish here, to our changing and diverse population, Florida’s most …
Humanities and the Sunshine State: Teaching Florida’s Climates Educator Workshop
University of FloridaRecognizing that people in Florida shape their environment, but they are also sensitive to environmental changes, Humanities and the Sunshine State: Teaching Florida’s Climates is a unique, interdisciplinary residential educator …
Innovate + Create
Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida
Digital Collaborations on Black History in Florida Project
Smathers Library 100 1523 Union Rd, Gainesville, FL, United StatesThis two-day workshop is designed to explore a new approach to transformative collaboration between Black community organizations in North Florida and the UF Smathers Libraries. The workshop will bring together …
Media Mix
Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FloridaIs Your Writing Clear? How to Simplify Complex Research Ideas in Writing
J. Wayne Reitz Union Chamber RoomJoin Dr. Vernetta K. Williams for the latest Dissertation Writing Workshop. Scholarly writing requires synthesizing and analyzing information from numerous sources. Articulating ideas from multiple sources in a logical, clear …
Phillips Center Open House
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 3201 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL, United StatesJoin the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to enjoy great fun, delicious food, and showstopper prizes at the first ever Open House at the Phillips Center. 2019-20 season performance …
Having an Inclusive Classroom for Globalization: Leading International Students through Gaps
201 Bryant Space Science Center 1772 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FL, United StatesLearn to identify the needs, difficulties, and challenges that international students face, and discuss the various reasons behind their behaviors. Together, participants will identify visible and invisible gaps between the …
Conversations for a Culture of Inclusion
201 Bryant Space Science Center 1772 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FL, United StatesDo 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, FL, United StatesThe 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, FL, United StatesThis 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, FL, United StatesExplore 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, FL, United StatesDiscover 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, FL, United StatesUNFORTUNATELY, 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, FL, United StatesJoin 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, FL, United StatesDiscuss 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, FL, United StatesJoin 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, FL, United StatesFinding 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 …