International Speakers Program
The objective of the International Speakers Program is to encourage discussion and debate at UF on major international and global issues. We do this by providing matching funds to departments, schools, and colleges that bring speakers to campus to address issues with an international or global focus of broad interest.
Proposing a Speaker
Proposals requesting our support may be submitted at any time and will be reviewed in a timely manner. The dean, director, or department chair of the proposing school, college, center, or department submits proposals to UFIC. A proposal should include the following information:
- Speaker's name and resume
- Proposed time, topic, and location of presentation
- Estimate of audience size and composition and a description of what efforts will be made to publicize the event.
- Brief description of the anticipated outcomes
- Description of other activities to be accomplished by the speaker while he/she is on campus
- Budget including other sources of funding
- Name(s), rank, and campus address (including email) of faculty responsible for the speaker's itinerary
- Statement of support and endorsement of the dean.
Criteria for Selection
Criteria for selection include the potential of the project for advancing international and global education at UF, the extent of interaction with students, particularly undergraduates, and the degree to which the project supports the international objectives of the department, school or college. Preference will be given to those proposals that also have committed funds from the department, school, college, center or other funding and reach a broad audience. Bonus points will be given for the timeliness of the topic and speakers that are proposed and supported by more than one department.
Any logistical, advertising or other support for the speaker's presentations will be the responsibility of the inviting department, school, college or center. UFIC can provide advice and additional funds to assist in publicizing the event. Speakers at conferences or workshops are eligible for support as long as the event is advertised and open to the public.
Financial Support
Typically the Program will underwrite up to half of the cost of a speaker, not to exceed $1500. Preference will be given to those proposals that also have committed funds from the department, school, college, center or other funding. Occasionally, additional funds are made available for promotional use.
Reports
A brief report on the speaker's presentation and affiliated activities is to be submitted via email to the International Center within two weeks after the speaker's presentation(s). This report should summarize the activities and include a brief summary of the speaker's remarks. The report will be posted on the UFIC website.
Questions regarding the International Speakers Program Fund should be directed to:
Leonardo A. Villalón, Ph.D.
Dean, International Center
or Vanessa Fayo
Executive Secretary
352 273-1536
Past Speakers and Activities
Speaker / Activity | Dates |
Ambassador Miriam Hughes, " Careers in Foreign Service” | April 2010 |
Dr. Peter Pritchard, “Lonesome George and the Battle for Galapagos” | Jan. 2010 |
Ambassador Dr. Edward Brynn, "The survival of contemporary slavery in Mauritania, Mali, and Niger" | March 2008 |
Colonel (Ret.) Ann Wright, “Dissent: Voices of Conscience” | Jan. 2008 |
M. Jean-François, “The Social Dimension of Globalization: The Role of the International Labor Organizations” & “Democratization in Global Perspective” | Nov. 2007 |
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, “An Open Letter to the New President: Six Changes to U.S. Foreign Policy" | Nov. 2007 |
Karen DeYoung, “Does the Bush Administration Care About Diplomacy” | April 2007 |
Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas, "Emerging Democracies: Senegal As a Case Study & A Current Perspective of Entangled Alliances: Greece, Turkey and Cyprus" | Feb. 2007 |
Col. Kim Olson (Ret.), “Iraq and Back – Inside the War to Win the Peace" | Jan. 2007 |
Mort Rosenblum, “Understanding International Issues – Why Media Fails Us” | Nov. 2006 |
Alejandro Toledo, “Poverty and the Future of Democracy in Latin America” | Oct.2006 |
Dr. Sanam Vakil, "War with Iran - Avoidable or Inevitable" | Oct.2006 |
Conference: Exploring Religion, Nature & Culture | April 6 - 9, 2006 |
Deborah Bryceson, "Risking Death for Survival" | April 14, 2006 |
David Phillipson, "The Rise & Fall of the Aksumites: An Ancient Civilization in the Horn of Africa" | March 31, 2006 |
Benjamin R. Barber, "The Politics of Fear and the War of Terror" | March 31, 2006 |
Scott Ritter, Speaker, Former Chief Weapons Inspectore for the UN Special Commission in Iraq | March 28, 2006 |
Byung Man Ahn, President of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies | March 23, 2006 |
Hugh Williams, Diplomat-in-Residence of the US Dept. of State | March 21, 2006 |
Arno Bornkamp, International Saxophone Soloist and Master Teacher | February 25, 2006 |
Bologna Degree Evaluation Workshop, Mariam Assefa | February 28, 2006 |
John J Mearsheimer - Current US National Security Policy | February 9, 2006 |
Chinese New Year Show | February 5, 2006 |
Binnaz Toprak, Professor and Chair at Bosphorus University in Istanbul, Turkey, "Islam and Democracy in Turkey | October 31, 2005 |
Global Narratives and Latin American Transnational Cultures Symposia Series | October 27 & 29, 2005 |
El Anatsui Exhibition, Professor of Sculpture in Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka | August 16 - October 16, 2005 |
Language, Nation & Globalization: First Graduate Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Hispanic/Latin American Literatures, Linguistics and Cultures | October 13-14, 2005 |
Ambassador Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the U.S.: The United States and France in a World Transformed, Constans Theater | October 3 , 2005 |
Wesley K. Clark: Four-star General and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander of Europe and NATO | September 14, 2005 |
Kristina Tiedje: French Anthropologist | September 6, 2005 |
El Anatsui, Artist: Lecture, Artist Gallery Talk and Recycled Creations Art-Making Activity | August 16 & 18, 2005 |
Kyle Horch, saxophone. Professor, Royal College of Music, London, England |
April 9, 2005 |
20th and 21st Century French and Francophone Studies International Colloquium | March 31- April 2, 2005 |
Joe Galloway: Iraq - two years and counting - was it worth it, when will it end | March 24, 2005 |
States of Violence Conference- "The Conduct of War in Africa" |
March 17-19, 2005 |
Turkish-German Film Screening with Filmmaker Seyhan Derin | March 9, 2005 |
Conference on Tropical Forests 2005 | February 13-15, 2005 |
E. Ashley Wills: India, Outsourcing, and Other Trade Issues | February 11, 2005 |
Robert Hosokawa: We Knew We Weren't the Enemy | January 25, 2005 |
Art from the Rucksack II: Limerick, Ireland/Gainesville, Florida Exchange Exhibition | August 24 - September 25, 2004 |
Saxophone Recital of Canadian and French music by Dr. William Street | April 17, 2004 |
Tom Fiedler, Miami Herald | March 29, 2004 |
David Ballard, U.S. Department of State's Office of Foreign Press | March 23, 2004 |
The Latin American Business Environment: Corporate and Career Opportunities | March 20, 2004 |
Public Concert - Dr. Matthew Gould(guitarist) & Ms. Beth Ilana Schneider (Violinist) | February 11, 2004 |
Dawn-Marie Driscoll, Bentley College, Center for Business Ethics | February 6, 2004 |
Conference on the syntax and semantics of Semitic Language | October 10 - 12, 2003 |
The 2003 American Liszt Society Festival | March 27 - 29, 2003 |
In Celebration of Women's History Month: A Symposium: Women Making New Worlds |
March 19, 2003 |
The Carter Lectures on the Dynamics of Islam, African Studies | February 21, 2003 |
The Media Workship, "Covering Africa: Focus on Islam" | February 20, 2003 |
Hunger in Africa | February 4, 2003 |
The Presidency, Congress, and the War on Terrorsim: Scholarly Perspectives Conference | February 7, 2003 |
Knowledge & Power in the Discipline of International Relations | March 22-23, 2002 |
Tropical Forests Conference | February 2002 |
Michael Torke, School of Music | November Conference |
Bill Freund, African Studies | November 13, 2001 |
Paul F. Diehl, Political Science | November 8, 2001 |
Dipesh Chakrabarty, History | September 28, 2001 |
Dr. Gabriela Vargas Cetina and Dr. Estefan Igor Ayora, History | September 28, 2001 |
Keto Mshigeni, African Studies | April 24, 2001 |
Wolde-ab Yissak, African Studies | April 23, 2001 |
Guillermo Calvo, Economics | April 22, 2001 |
Paul Gootenberg, History | April 22, 2001 |
William G. Thom, African Studies | April 21, 2001 |
Linda Fasulo, Model United Nations | April 17, 2001 |
Sidney Mintz, Anthropology | April 15, 2001 |