Askew Institute on Politics and Society

Askew Institute on
Politics and Society
Pugh Hall
Formation	1994
Type	Public Policy
Headquarters	University of Florida
Location	United States
Executive Director	Dr. David Colburn
Website	Official website

The Askew Institute on Politics and Society at the University of Florida was established in 1994 with the primary goal to examine the critical issues facing the region, and to find a consensus to address these issues.^[1]

History

The Institute was named in honor of the 37th Governor of Florida Reubin Askew. The Askew Institute addresses important issues facing the region in a non-partisan fashion and the topics addressed are placed in the proper historical context.^[2]

Activities

The main event for the institute is an annual statewide meeting intended to promote dialogue between state leaders and citizens about public policy issues facing the state as well as to gather recommendations on how best to respond to them.

The institute also convenes several smaller meetings across the state in partnership with agencies such as the State University System of Florida, the Florida Department of Education, and the Institute of Child Health Policy at the University of Florida.^[3]

Governor Askew is the convener of all the Annual Meetings and has been assisted by various state, business, and academic leaders throughout the years. The institute partners with three statewide organizations with similar goals: the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government at Florida State University, the Collins Center for Public Policy, and Leadership Florida.

Mission

This institute tackles three main issues. The first issue is bringing key leaders to the table so that they may discuss the critical issues facing the region. In addition this institute looks heavily into prior precedents so that these leaders will be able to place these issues into the proper context. Lastly this institute serves to assist leaders of the region in meeting the needs of the citizens.

External links

University of Florida

Colleges and schools	Accounting Agricultural and Life Sciences Building Construction Business Administration Dentistry Design, Construction and Planning Education Engineering Fine Arts Health and Human Performance Journalism and Communications Law Liberal Arts and Sciences Medicine Medicine-Jacksonville Nursing Pharmacy Public Health and Health Professions Veterinary Medicine Other units Center for Public Service Continuing Education International Center

Research and development	Askew Institute Bridge Software Institute Cancer Hospital Cancer and Genetics Research Complex Gatorade George A. Smathers Libraries Digital Collection Emerging Pathogens Institute Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy Gran Telescopio Canarias Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Mag Lab McKnight Brain Institute P. K. Yonge Research School Sanford-Burnham Institute Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator Trusopt UF Health Shands Hospital UF Health Jacksonville University of Florida Health Science Center UF Training Reactor Whitney Marine Lab

People	Alumni Board of Trustees University Presidents Faculty and administrators Honorary degree recipients Alumni Association Investment Corporation

Sports	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Cross country Football Men's golf Women's golf Women's gymnastics Women's lacrosse Women's soccer Softball Swimming and diving Men's tennis Women's tennis Track and field Women's volleyball Overview: Florida Gators

Culture and lore	History of the University of Florida 34th Street Wall ACCENT Speakers Bureau Albert and Alberta Alec Courtelis Award Dazzlers Florida Blue Key Florida Opportunity Scholars Program Fraternities and sororities Gator Chomp Gator Growl Hillel at UF Marching Band Miss University of Florida President's House Progressive Black Journalists Oral History Program Theatre Strike Force "The Orange and Blue" "We Are the Boys" University of Florida ROTC

Media	The Independent Florida Alligator Subtropics WUFT TV WUFT FM / WJUF WRUF AM WRUF FM WRUF LD University Press of Florida

Campus	List of buildings Baughman Center Century Tower Constans Theatre Cooperative Living Organization Florida Gymnasium J. Wayne Reitz Union Lake Alice Murphree Area Museum of Natural History Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Plaza of the Americas RTS Campus Service Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art Southwest Recreation Center Student housing The Hub University Auditorium University of Florida Campus Historic District Yulee Area

University of Florida Gainesville, Florida

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, February 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

Askew Institute on Politics and Society

History

Activities

Mission

See also

Notes

External links