FGCU's Office of Public Policy Events was established in response to Florida's HB 931. The bill mandates state universities to "organize, publicize, and stage debates or group forums at the state university" (HB 931 [a] 1). As such, OPPE fosters civil discourse on contemporary public policy issues of relevance to our faculty, staff, students, and community members. As stated in our FGCU Guiding Principles, we welcome the sharing of diverse viewpoints in an atmosphere of civility and mutual respect to produce a more sustainable society.
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Post-Election Panel: How to Navigate Conversations About Politics (Nov. 20, 2024)
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Post-Election Panel: How to Navigate Conversations About Politics
- Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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Doors Open: 5 p.m.
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Event: 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
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AB9, Room 106
Let's Agree to Disagree | 2nd Annual Reaffirmation to Civil Discourse
- Friday, September 20, 2024
- Doors Open: 3:30 p.m.
- Event: 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
- Edwards Hall, Room 112
- Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Reception: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Main program: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Cohen Student Union Ballroom, Room 201
Student Debate: Is Social Media Censorship Protecting or Limiting College Students?
- Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm
- Edwards Hall 112
Affirmative Action in University Admissions and the Cost of Higher Education
- Monday, October 16, 2023
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Cohen Student Union Ballroom
- Wednesday, September 6, 2023
- 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Cohen Student Union Ballroom
Primary Contact:
- Dr. Jan-Martijn Meij, Director, jmeij@fgcu.edu
Support Staff:
- Dr. Sangki Min, Data Analytics & Reporting, samin@fgcu.edu
- Julie Eacho, Event Coordination, jeacho@fgcu.edu
- Rosario Welle, Web Manager, rwelle@fgcu.edu
- Jennifer Goen, Governmental Liason, jgoen@fgcu.edu
- Dr. Tracy Elliott, Library Archives, Dissemination, telliott@fgcu.edu
Student Members:
- Rayna Smith, Student Representative
- Sophia Ribeiro, Student Representative
- Liberty Barber, Student Representative
Faculty Member:
- Dr. Dan Vo, Faculty Senate Liason, Speaker, and Topic Generation, dvo@fgcu.edu
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