| A Message from our Office
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| Welcome Back and Happy New Year!
Maintaining Global Dialogue is a monthly newsletter issued by the Office of Global Perspectives and International Initiatives (GPII). As part of UCF Global, GPII leads efforts to build UCF’s international partnerships, boost UCF’s international profile, create opportunities for students and faculty, and connect the UCF campus and Central Florida community to global cultures and ideas.
This newsletter brings you valuable information and updates about GPII’s substantive events, podcasts, TV show, publications, lectures, news and initiatives. In addition to our newsletter, you can stay connected with all that is happening at GPII via the GPII website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We look forward to another successful and productive year despite the challenges and hardships posed by the pandemic. Stay tuned and be sure to contact us if you have questions.
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– Mirvate El Jerdi, Senior Coordinator and Special Advisor for MENA
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 | Drawing by Nina Kertselli
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| | Designing for Interaction & Integration:
Artists in Exile
February 17, 2022 from 1:00PM to 2:00PM
The Middle Eastern Studies Program and GPII are excited to invite you to an in-person presentation titled: “Designing for Interaction & Integration: Artists in Exile.” Dr. Zeynep Arda, the Chair of the Visual Communication Design Department at Izmir University of Economics in Turkey, will discuss the identity issues, resilience, and evolvement of artists in exile. This discussion is moderated by Dr. Victor M. Davila, an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Illustration at UCF’s School of Visual Art and Design.
Mark your calendars for this in-person event in Room 101 of the Barbara Ying Center.
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Global Perspectives TV Show
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Global Perspectives Hosts Rep. Anna Eskamani
Florida Representative Anna Eskamani discusses her Iranian heritage upbringing and how using multicultural experiences may modernize democracy by integrating culture identity into politics.
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Global Perspectives Hosts the Honorable Leon E. Panetta
Former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Leon Panetta discusses public service, politics, national security, and the state of foreign affairs.
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GPII Podcasts
Listen to originally produced podcasts from UCF Global Perspectives and International Initiatives to get insights and news from around the globe.
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| | | Hakan Özoğlu on Mark Bristol and the Founding of US-Turkey Ties in the 20th Century
Our very own Dr. Hakan Özoğlu, GPII Director of Middle Eastern Studies, discusses his latest book on Turkey Book Talk. Özoğlu is the author of “The Decline of the Ottoman Empire and the Rise of the Turkish Republic: Observations of an American Diplomat, 1919-1927” (Edinburgh University Press).
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| GPII Welcomes New Spring 2022 Interns and Fellows
We are pleased to announce the selection of our Spring 2022 intern cohort who are already hard at work on various projects around the office! Throughout the semester, they will support the Office of Global Perspectives and International Initiatives, its centers, and various initiatives expanding the office’s outreach and social media presence. You will see them at speaker events, around in the GPII office, and on the GPII website where they will be posting research articles on current affairs. We are looking forward to seeing their contributions to the office this semester!
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| | | Sustainability of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean
GPII’s very own David Dumke and Dr. Thomas Crisman recently published a manuscript on sustainability of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean (Winters et al. 2022). This paper is a companion work to their prior work in Puerto Rico (Crisman et al. 2021).
Both publications demonstrated that infrastructure and governance are failing in all islands studied, while environment and human communities are resilient to sudden disasters and long-term climate change. Government institutions must develop reliable databases to support adaptative management plans.
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| | | Dr. Potter Speaks on Human Trafficking
Dr. Roberto Hugh Potter, GPII Director of UCF Center for Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, presented for participants in the “Global Health Conference: Healthcare Activism and the New Scope of Practice" held on January 15. The workshop session was titled "Human Trafficking Through a Healthcare Lens" and focused on the global impact of human trafficking through the scope of healthcare.
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| | | A Celebration of India’s Republic Day
January 28, 2022, the India Center presented a poetry reading by poet Dr. Vidhu Aggarwal, Professor of English at Rollins College and author of the 2021 hybrid poetry book Daughter Isotope. The music was by Nandu Muley, UCF Honors College. This event was cosponsored by the Indian Student Association.
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| | | Combatting Human Trafficking One Operation at a Time
Jamielyn Davis - UCF Center for Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Intern
Jamielyn Davis explores the human trafficking operations being uncovered in Florida, the importance of awareness and education for combating human trafficking, and volunteering and supporting anti-trafficking organizations.
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| | | The Nuclear Question in Iran
Desiree Winns - Diplomacy, Peace, and Securities
Studies Intern
Desiree Winns discusses the significant risk of the Iranian nuclear activity, the attempts to control and regulate such activity, and the U.S. involvement in the Middle East.
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