With the official launch of the Gulf Scholars Program in the fall of 2024, the Bob Graham Center for Public Service hosted a panel symposium, Our Gulf, Our Future: Navigating the Tides Together. The diversity of the panelists clearly represented the interdisciplinary nature of the program.
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This spring, UF Gulf Scholars Program is excited to offer several funded experiential learning opportunities that fulfill the Experiential Learning + Gulf Impact Project requirement for the Gulf Scholars medallion.
Read more "Apply Today for New Gulf Scholars Experiential Learning Opportunities"
This program lets you earn your degree while using your unique skillset to tackle complex environmental, social, economic, and health challenges facing the Gulf of Mexico region.
Read more "Enrollment in UF Gulf Scholars Medallion Program Now Open"
This trip, scheduled for November 22-26, 2024, offers you a chance to volunteer, learn, and network at a site of archaeological and environmental importance.
We encourage each of you to step out of your comfort zone, lend a hand, and help our neighbors recover.
Read more "Students: How You Can Help Cedar Key and Other Communities Affected by Hurricane Helene"
These grants are designed to support innovative projects and enhance student engagement with the Gulf of Mexico’s diverse challenges and opportunities.
During the field excursion, which takes place June 11-15, 2024, students will interview residents of Pensacola, Florida who were impacted by several toxic waste sites, including one dubbed “Mount Dioxin.”
Read more "Seven UF Students Selected for UF Gulf Scholars Oral History Field Excursion"
These classes, which range from general education to upper division, will expose students from various majors to complex challenges facing Gulf communities, such as sea level rise, increased urban development, and socioeconomic disparities.
UF Gulf Scholars will bring new Gulf-focused academic courses and public programs, experiential and place-based learning opportunities, and support for faculty-mentored Gulf Impact Projects to UF.
Read more "Graham Center Home to New Interdisciplinary Gulf Scholars Program"
Selected students will work with seasoned oral historians to interview residents of Pensacola, Florida who were impacted by several toxic waste sites.
Recipients will receive $4,000 for new courses and $2,000 for the enhancement of existing courses related to the Gulf of Mexico.
Read more "Applications for UF Gulf Scholars Course Development/Enhancement Grants Now Open"
Want to learn how you can get involved in UF Gulf Scholars? Join us for this lunchtime info session.
Read more "UF Faculty: Join us 4/16 for a Gulf Scholars Info Session"