The Spring 2012 Symposium is here!
Monday, March 19, 2010—Fairwinds Alumni Center, University of Central Florida
This year's symposium titled, “The Federal Budget: An Unsolvable Problem?”, revolves around the 2012 election and the federal budget crisis. Visit the symposium page for more information on the symposium. Don't forget to register!
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Florida Joint Center for Citizenship
The Florida Joint Center for Citizenship is a civic education partnership between the Lou Frey Institute at UCF and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at UF. For more information visit http://www.floridacitizen.org.
Visit the Symposium Archives
The Institute hosts two major symposia each year. The archives contain the full presentations of more than 100 nationally and internationally recognized scholars, public leaders and policy experts. A wide range of topics cover many of the contemporary issues facing the nation. To explore the archives go to the symposia page.
News We Can Use
Perhaps you introduced your class to a new experiential learning project and it turned out to be a big hit. Or maybe a student in your class was recognized for a civic project. Maybe there is an award you’d like to brag about. If you have a story that revolves around teaching civics and civic engagement, then it’s news we can use. Send in your stories and pictures for possible use on our LFI website news feed and Facebook page so we can keep everyone on the civics education forefront. Email us at lfi@ucf.edu.