Lou Frey Institute Symposia
Contemporary issues facing the nation.
This archive contains presentations of more than 100 nationally and internationally recognized scholars, public leaders and policy experts.
2016 Road to the White House
Fall 2015
New technologies and new campaign finance rules are changing the ways in which American political parties compete to win elections. This symposium will bring sc…
The Federal Budget: Making Tough Choices
Fall 2014
The Federal budget deficit is just under 500 billion dollars. Resolving that deficit will require difficult decisions about what we, as a nation, wish to do abo…
From the Chambers to the Cloud: Connecting Citizens and Local Governments
Spring 2014
New technologies are providing new ways for citizens to engage with their governments and with each other to work on community issues. This symposium brings tec…
Simulation: Evolutionary Past, Boundless Future
Fall 2013
Senator Bill Nelson and Congressman John Mica will be the opening keynotes when approximately 500 students from across the state of Florida visit UCF's campus t…
Water and Florida's Future
Spring 2013
Speakers from government, industry and the environmental community gathered during the Frey Institute's Spring symposium to discuss a welter of questions about …
The U.S. Constitution: Confronting the 21st Century
Fall 2012
First among the priorities of the Frey Institute is communicating the founding ideals of the country and how those impose obligations of informed engagement amo…
The Federal Budget: An Unsolvable Crisis?
Spring 2012
Shifting in format, the spring 2012 symposium adopted a workshop series of presentations designed to provide our audience, primarily high school students, with …
Campaign 2012: New Rules of the Road?
Fall 2011
As the symposia have developed, the Frey Institute has sought to tailor its message to its primary audience: high school and college students. Today's "digital …
The U.S. and China: What Does the Future Hold?
Spring 2011
From human rights to monetary policy and national security, the United States' relationship with China is often troubled and challenging for the president and C…
Florida's Future: The Space Program and Beyond
Fall 2010
Florida and the Space Program have been intertwined for decades. The Fall 2010 symposium considered NASA's uncertain future and its impact on Florida's economy.…
Congress and Bipartisanship: Can't We All Just Get Along?
Spring 2010
Many Americans criticize Congress for its members' unwillingness to comprise and not act in a bipartisan fashion. The Frey Institute's spring 2010 focuses on th…
New Generation. New Economy. New Opportunities
Fall 2009
The Frey Institute continued its tradition of discussing topical questions and issues relevant to a multigenerational audience in the fall of 2009. As students …
The First 100 Days
Spring 2009
The spring 2009 Frey Institute symposium combined serious and comedic analyses of how the Obama administration has handled economic policies, national security …
Considering the Middle East
Fall 2008
The region of the Middle East has been critical to U.S. and world politics in the past few decades. The Frey Institute in its fall 2008 symposium considered suc…
The Road to the White House: Tough Choices
Spring 2008
The spring 2008 symposium continued the theme set in the fall event: presidential elections. Presenters included policy commentators, political activists from m…
Presidential Elections: The Road to the White House
Fall 2007
In the fall of 2007, the Frey Institute symposium addressed the coming presidential election in 2008. Commentators included Thomas Mann of The Brookings Institu…
Environmental Policy: Issues, Concerns, and Solutions
Spring 2007
The Frey Institute addressed environmental policy in the spring 2007 symposium, as global warming and water quality concerns make headlines across the country. …
U.S. Immigration Policy: Open Borders or Closed Doors?
Fall 2006
In the fall 2006 symposium, the Frey Institute once again addressed a controversial and emotional issue: immigration policy for the nation. Speakers at the even…
A Day with the Florida Governors
Spring 2006
The Frey Institute once again made history when it hosted all of the former Florida governors at one event. Governors Claude Kirk, Reubin Askew, Bob Graham, Bob…
Church and State: Blurring the Line?
Fall 2005
In the fall of 2005, the Frey Institute continued its tradition of addressing topical issues in a balanced manner. The fall symposium, now in a single-day forma…
Money and Politics: Are Elections for Sale?
Spring 2005
The spring 2005 symposium explores in-depth the relationship between money and elections in the constitutional republic of the United States. Speakers included …
The Space Program: Past and Future, Public or Private?
Fall 2004
This year, 2004, marks the 35th anniversary of man's triumphant landing on the surface of the Moon, fulfilling President John F. Kennedy's vision to land a man …
The Impact of Watergate: A 30-Year Retrospective
Spring 2004
During the third Frey Institute symposium, the 30th anniversary of the Watergate scandal and President Nixon's eventual and historic resignation was considered.…
The U.S. and the U.N.: Building Block or Stumbling Block for American Foreign Policy?
Fall 2003
In the wake of the U.S.'s increased military posture on the global stage following 9-11, the Frey Institute considered the evolving relationship between the nat…
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