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The Mission of the Division of Student
Affairs is to provide opportunities for student
engagement, learning and discovery in a diverse
environment that will optimize their university
experience and prepare them to serve a global
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| Greetings!!
Welcome to the first edition of the electronic
version of Family Connection from the Office of
the Vice President for Student Affairs at the University
of Florida.
Our goal is to provide parents and family members
with information that is timely, useful and interesting.
Please let me know if we are successful.
Go Gators!
Myra F. Morgan
Director of External Relations
Division of Student Affairs
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| Featured Speaker
Series |
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This series is designed to help students think
about important issues as well as meet their
peers. These speakers will cover areas of college
life and touch on subjects that students will encounter
during their college careers. Please encourage
your student to attend!
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| Issues and Trends in Student
Technology |
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| Off Campus Life |
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Is your student considering living off
campus? The Gator Guide to Off Campus
Life will help students decide whether they are
ready to live off campus and provides tips on how
to be a great Gator neighbor. Check out the
website:
http://www.dso.ufl.edu/offcampus/gatorguide.php.
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| Family Fund |
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The Division of Student Affairs is committed to
helping students not only be contributing members of
society but to be leaders in a global community. You can
help support programs and services that enhance the
education of every undergraduate student at the
University of Florida. To make a gift online,
visit The Family
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 University Police
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The University of Florida Police Department
invites all women to participate in R.A.D.
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Rape Aggression Defense System: A physical
defense system for women
The UFPD would like to invite and
encourage all women to participate in a self-defense
course specifically designed for females. This course
has been designed to build confidence and promote
safety.
The Rape Aggression Defense System
(R.A.D.), one of the many programs offered by UFPD's
Community Services Division, is dedicated to teaching
basic self-defense to women. The overall goal of R.A.D.
is to educate, enhance and empower women to take action
in reducing their risk of victimization.
R.A.D. emphasizes awareness as well as
self-defense, and it addresses the threat from both a
stranger and an acquaintance perspective through
realistic and dynamic hands-on training.
The course is taught in three sections by
law enforcement officers certified to provide R.A.D.
training. Students will be taught options for various
types of situations and how and why to make a decision
to resist or not when confronted. Students will also
learn stances, yelling, movement, blocking and escape
methods.
The course is FREE and is offered each
month, but enrollment is limited to ensure personalized
instruction, so act now:
For more information or to register for
R.A.D. courses, contact UFPD's Community Services
Division at (352)-392-1409, e-mail Officer Jake Pruitt
at jrpruitt@ufl.edu or visit the Web
site: http://www.police.ufl.edu/csd/csd_rad.asp. |
 Educating Leaders to Serve in a
Global Community |
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One of the Key Strategic Areas for the Division of
Student Affairs is Global Understanding and
Diversity. Each issue of the Family
Connection will showcase efforts related to
international issues for students.
The world is changing rapidly- advancing
technology, global communication and commerce, greater
ethnic and gender diversity in the work force.
Today's college graduates have more opportunity than
ever to "act global" as individuals; they must think of
themselves as individuals collaborating and competing
with individuals all over the world.
UF's Career Resource
Center has the GoinGlobal Career Guides,
providing information about more than 10,000 resources
for international employment in the U.S. or
abroad. This includes information about employment
opportunities and trends, work permits and visa
regulations, finance and compensation information, and
much more. See GoinGlobal for more
details.
This video on YouTube demonstrates why the Division
of Student Affairs thinks it is so important for
students to be prepared for a global community:Shift
Happens | |
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