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UF department of Housing and Residence Education announces Multicultural Student Award recipients

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Katherine (Kat) Warwick, a senior civil engineering major from Melbourne, Fla., and Harshva Deoghare, a doctoral candidate in public health and rehabilitation science from India, were selected as the department of Housing and Residence Education Multicultural Student Award recipients for 2009.
Warwick and Deohgare were selected based on their contributions to promoting [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Friday, June 12, 2009.

UF to receive award for programs involving people with disabilities

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is being recognized by a statewide organization for helping young people with disabilities gain exposure to the world of work.
The Florida Governor’s Alliance for the Employment of Citizens with Disabilities (The Able Trust) will award UF the Business Mentor of the Year Award for its outstanding commitment [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Thursday, June 11, 2009.

Swinson receives Outstanding Alumnus Award for 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mark Swinson, chief scientist for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, received the 2009 Outstanding Alumnus Award for the University of Florida department of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
The award recognized Swinson for outstanding leadership and management excellence in the fields of engineering and information technology for national [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Thursday, June 11, 2009.

Sun Sports partners with UF students to make TV commercials

Sun Sports’ new campaign for “Breakfast with the Gators,” set to launch in August, is not only made for Gators. It’s also made by Gators.
After months of brainstorming, eight University of Florida advertising students recently saw their ideas come to life on the set of a television commercial they created for Sun Sports’ “Breakfast [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

UF’s PBS station wins national broadcasting awards

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Manned mostly by students, the University of Florida’s Public Broadcasting Service station recently won two national Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards.
“It’s a confirmation of our hands-on, high-expectations method of teaching and learning,” WUFT-TV News Director Mark Leeps said. “We push our students to deal with daily deadline [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

UF’s online programs can help tourism industry prepare plans for catastrophic events

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – With the start of the hurricane season, the University of Florida is ready to help tourism industry professionals prepare for any crisis, whether caused by nature or man.
The Tourism Crisis Management Institute at UF offers an online tourism crisis management certificate program for destination management organizations, attractions industry professionals and lodging industry [...]

Filed under Announcements, Happenings, InsideUF (Campus) on Monday, June 8, 2009.

Former head of Florida Humanities Council to direct Graham Center

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The president of a Florida foundation and former foreign service officer has been named the first director of the Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida. Ann Henderson will take the reins from interim Director Tony Rosenbaum on July 1.
Henderson has worked in nonprofit management in Florida for 20 [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Thursday, June 4, 2009.

State Department gives UF grant to explore U.S. foreign policy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Eighteen academics from around the world are coming to the University of Florida to better understand and appreciate the intricacies of U.S. foreign policy.
The U.S. Department of State has renewed the UF political science department’s grant of nearly $290,000 to conduct the 2009 Study of the United States Institute on U.S. [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Wednesday, June 3, 2009.