“Bringing the World to USF”
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
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USF WORLD
BRINGING THE WORLD TO USF
MOHSEN MILANI Executive Director and Professor
Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies (CSDS) 2012-2016 Achievements at a Glance
The CSDS plays an important role in making our university a globally-engaged institution. We conduct cutting-edge research about global challenges and increase student and faculty awareness. We have organized conferences in collaboration with the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and with the Near East South Asia [NESA] Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. Our activities have reached the global stage and increased our university’s academic reputation and international visibility.
Organized 6 international conferences and 22 Conversations on global security Brought 72 speakers to USF including:
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Former Ambassadors Pulitzer Prize winners and 2 columnists for the New York Times and Washington Post
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Leading Experts and Academics
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Government Officials and Policy Makers
Our success would not have been possible without the generous support of President Judy Genshaft, Provost Ralph Wilcox, Vice Provost Roger Brindley, Dean Eric Eisenberg, members of our Advisory Board, and supporters like yourself. Thank you for your support.
Students, faculty, and members of the community attended the events
ADVISORY BOARD
Student-Engagement Achievements
THE HONORABLE RAYMOND O. GROSS
A Graduate Certificate in Global Strategy & Decision Making (in collaboration with the Patel College of Sustainability) was approved in 2016
is Chair of the CSDS Advisory Board, Retired Circuit Judge in the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida (1995-2014).
KAREN A. HOLBROOK, PhD
A two-year Global Conversation Series Program, fully funded by USF Student Government ($100,000), began in 2016
1 CSDS Charitable Scholarship of $1,500 was awarded to a USF
student; independent studies for credit were offered to USF students
Sr. Advisor to the President at the University of South Florida. Prior to this position, she was Senior Vice President for Global Affairs and International Research at USF.
2 internships offered to USF undergraduate students
REAR ADMIRAL JON W. BAYLESS, JR.
28 USF classes attended CSDS events
United States Navy (Ret), is a consultant to the Aerospace and Defense Industry, with a 31-year career in which he held six different commands.
1 visiting scholar from the Australian National University was accepted to join the Center at no cost to USF
ROBERT T. WILHITE
is a retired senior banking executive. He served for 12 years as a Trustee of Bethune-Cookman College in Florida and as an Executive Committee member and Chair of the Finance Committee.
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1. Ambassador John Limbert, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran, former US Ambassador to Mauritania, and former hostage in Iran 2. Mr. Michael Morell, Former Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
3. Ambassador Christopher Hill, Former US Ambassador to Iraq, South Korea, Poland and Republic of Macedonia 4. Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Former Ambassador to UN, Israel, Russia, India, El Salvador, Jordan & Nigeria 5. Mr. David Ignatius, Associate Director and columnist, The Washington Post 6. Vice Admiral Mark Fox, Deputy Commander, US Central Command 7. Ambassador John Beyrle (left), Former US Ambassador to the Russian Federation and Bulgaria 8. Mr. Steve Coll, President of New America Foundation, & Writer for the New Yorker, Recipient of two Pulitzer Prize Awards 9. Mr. Roger Cohen (left), Columnist for the New York Times 10. Brigadier General (Ret.) Shlomo Brom, Senior Research Associate, Institute for National Security Studies, Israel
M A K E A GLOBAL IM P A C T As USF World’s Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies (CSDS) is developing its Five-Year Strategic Plan, contributions from generous and globally-conscious donors like you have a significant impact. A gift to the CSDS furthers USF’s goal of providing information, ideas and experiences that prepare USF students to succeed in an increasingly global economy. To contribute online, please visit: www.usf.edu/ua/woint
USF students wait in line to attend the standing-room only talk “The Rise of ISIS in Iraq & Syria: Implications for the United States.”
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The Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies brings some of the world’s leading thinkers to the campus of the University of South Florida for important conversations on the complex and dangerous problems of our time. As a globally engaged university, our goal is to promote the open exchange of ideas. The Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies plays an important role in achieving this objective. – USF SYSTEM PRESIDENT JUDY GENSHAFT
“Through its various programs, USF’s Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies plays a vital and expanding role in educating and increasing the awareness of our students and community about emerging global challenges faced by the United States. – RALPH WILCOX, USF PROVOST AND USF SYSTEM EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
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The CSDS has brought internationally renowned leaders to USF to engage with students, faculty and Tampa Bay community. The support of the Ambassadors, Consul Generals, academics, politicians, journalists, and military leaders reflects the increasing credibility and profile of USF. – ROGER BRINDLEY, VICE PROVOST AND USF SYSTEM ASS0CIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR USF WORLD
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