At the 2010 Gator Global Initiative, students will learn more about leaving a positive mark on the world.
The event will take place today and Saturday in Pugh Hall and will educate students and organizations about social issues.
The Gator Global Initiative was started two years ago by Mary Kay Carodine, the assistant vice president for student affairs. The conference was modeled after Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative University and focuses on global health, energy and climate change/sustainability, poverty alleviation and education.
“Every career is in some way connected to these issues,” Carodine said. “The Gator Global Initiative will help students become global citizens and more marketable in their careers.”
The goal of the conference is to give students the resources they need to take on social issues that plague society on a local and global scale.
Carodine said students will attend skill sessions to learn about focusing their passions, partnering with nonprofits, creating a business plan and funding a project.
