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2008 RIKER LECTURE
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"Would You Recognize Racism When It Happens Around You?"
The 2008 Riker Lecture will be held on Wednesday, October 29 at 3:30 pm in the University Auditorium with Dr. Vasti Torres: "Would You Recognize Racism When It Happens Around You?" Sponsored by The Division of Student Affairs and the Department of Housing and Residence Education at the University of Florida, the Riker Lecture has brought distinguished professionals and faculty in student affairs and higher education administration for more than a decade including Dr. Marcia Baxter Magolda, Dr. Patricia King, and Dr. Ernest Pascarella. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Dr. Torres' research focuses on how the ethnic identity of Latino students influences their college experience. She has written numerous articles on Latino college students, survey development and use, as well as other diversity issues. In 2007 - 2008 she became the first Latina president of a national student affairs association - ACPA. Dr. Torres holds a B.A. from Stetson University, a M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Student Affairs Administration from The University of Georgia.
The Riker Lecture honors Dr. Harold Riker, who worked for UF for more than 50 years in administrative and academic roles. Riker was hired as an assistant director of the student union in 1938 after completing his bachelor's and master's degrees at UF. Following his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he was named director of housing. Later, he joined the faculty in the College of Education after earning his doctoral degree from Columbia University in New York. As a professor in the counselor education department, Riker developed and taught courses that addressed counseling and other mental health needs of adults and the elderly. He was a driving force in the formation of the Florida Council on Aging and served as a delegate to the White House Conference on Families and the White House Conference on Aging. He retired in 1991 and passed away in 1998. |
STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES
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Student Legal Services is a professional legal office that has been providing free advice, confidential counseling and legal assistance to the students of the University of Florida since 1977. Funded by Student Government through Activities and Service fees, SLS is essentially a pre-paid legal service for full time UF students. SLS is staffed by four licensed attorneys who are available to offer students assistance in understanding the factors that should be considered in addressing their legal problem, in determining if a lawyers services are or are not necessary and to provide them appropriate assistance, representation and/or referral.
Student Legal Services provides full representation in:
- Landlord/Tenant matters such as: repairs, security deposits, eviction, lease termination.
- Family Law matters such as: uncontested divorce, step-parent adoption and name changes
- Expunging and Sealing criminal charges
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GATOR NIGHTS
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 Gator Nights is the leading late night program in the Southeast and takes place every Friday night during the Fall, Spring, and Summer B semesters. Gator Nights takes place in the Reitz Union and the Southwest Recreation Center from 6:30pm-2am. The program offers FREE first run movies, bands, comedians, improv shows, arts and crafts, novelties, interactive games, cultural events, interactive lectures, dances, DJ's, artists, video game tournaments, popcorn and soda, and most importantly FREE midnight breakfast! The game room is also open for UF students and their guests AND the Southwest Recreation Center stays open until 2am!
Gator Nights began on August 25, 2000 after the Student Activities staff attended WVUp All Night, the late night program at West Virginia University. Almost 1800 students attended the first Gator Nights and it has been a Gator tradition ever since! The average weekly attendance at Gator Nights is about 1300 to 1800 depending upon the week and the movie playing. As a result of the popularity, several other universities have visited Gator Nights in an effort to implement a similar program on their campuses.
The popularity of the program has led to several changes in the amount of services and programs we provide since the program's inception in the year 2000. Specifically, due to the fact that we had to turn people away from both the 9pm and the 11:30pm movie showings every week, in 2003 we added a third movie time at 6:30pm every Friday to accommodate our audience. We also show the Gator Nights film on Saturdays at 8pm and 10:30pm. We have also added a 2nd novelty act to each night to shorten the time one has to wait to participate in a novelty program. In an effort to increase awareness of all campus programs from Thursday-Sunday evenings at UF student activities staff created Stuff To Do. This website lets students know what is going on, not only on Fridays at the Union, but all over campus Thursday-Sunday nights! |
ACADEMIC UPDATE
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In accordance with the Faculty Senate resolution of December 14, 2006, the University of Florida's grading scale will be changed to include minus grades effective the Summer 2009 term. The decision was made in order to provide faculty with more options for assigning grades and to more accurately reflect the grade earned by the student.
To see the comparative chart depicting the changes to the official grading scale, visit: Minus Grades.
A list of frequently asked questions regarding minus grade implementation may be found on ISIS. If your student does not see thier question, they can click on the "Contact Us" link in ISIS to send thier question or call 352-392-1374 x7237. Your son or daughter may also wish to contact their college, department or academic advisor to discuss curriculum specific questions. |
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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 Fund.
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