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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Greetings from the Center for European Studies at the University of Florida

Welcome to the inaugural post of the Center for European Studies at the University of Florida (http://www.ces.ufl.edu/).  We are very happy to have you join us, albeit virtually, and look forward to sharing information about our upcoming events, students, and faculty.  As a Title VI Center, our primary goal is to assist in the development of area and language skills among the country's best students by fostering rich academic and cultural environments, including broad language and area studies courses, degree options, and study abroad opportunities.  And naturally, as we are a Center focused on Europe, we seek to promote greater understanding and awareness of European culture, politics, and society.

This upcoming year should prove to be a very exciting one for the Center as we have a number of significant projects in the works.  The Center received a "Getting to Know Europe" grant from the European Union delegation and as a result we will be working with local area high-school students on an oral history project that highlights the European roots of many Alachua county residents.  Also as part of this grant we will host a Russian and Polish photography exhibit at the Harn, in addition to several conferences and talks.  The Center will also be sponsoring some very interesting new courses developed by our graduate students and faculty.  So please be sure to check back frequently to see what's happening here at the Center.  

Each week we will feature guest bloggers from among our faculty and students that will highlight their research, work for the Center, or travel abroad.  We look forward to your comments and hope that you will find our entries engaging, intriguing, and even entertaining.  

Until the next post then, cheers and happy travels!    

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