TODAY! March 21 | 6 pm | In-Person & Online

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Bob Graham Center Student Fellows join with the Bob Graham Center for Public Service to host the 2024 Joan S. Forrest Women in Leadership Forum.


Please join us in the Pugh Hall Ocora as we highlight the inspiring stories of our panelists and listen to the insights and advice they will share for the next generation of leaders. 


Our panelists are:

  • Ellen Connelly Taaffe, MBA, Women’s Leadership Director at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management;
  • Mary Kate Flynn, MBA, MHA, UF Health Operations Manager;
  • Reina Saco, J.D., City of Gainesville Commissioner; and
  • Trysh Travis, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Associate Professor at UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.


This in-person program is free and open to the public. All are invited to a welcome reception at 5 pm in the O’Neill Reading Room on the 2nd floor of Pugh Hall. A livestream is also available.


More Upcoming Events

MAR 27 | 6 pm | Cade Museum


Join Douglas Brinkley, NYT best-selling author, discussing his new book, Silent Spring Revolution, chronicling the Sixties' environmental movement. Explore presidential insights on activism during Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Book sales, signing, and reception to follow. Learn More

MAR 28 | 4 pm | Smathers Library/Livestream


Discover the intertwining narratives of migration and militarization at the heart of South Florida's Homestead Temporary Shelter. Emma Shaw Crane of Columbia University sheds light on the camp's connection to a nearby military base, challenging perceptions of detention as exceptions. This is the final event in the Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere’s Scales of Belonging speaker series. Learn More

The Bob Graham Center for Public Service is committed to ensuring its programs and opportunities are accessible to all individuals. Please refer questions about accessibility and requests for accommodations to the Bob Graham Center.

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