{"id":51256,"date":"2013-07-24T12:38:19","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T16:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=51256"},"modified":"2023-11-20T16:30:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T21:30:25","slug":"speaker-series-connects-global-ideas-with-local-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/speaker-series-connects-global-ideas-with-local-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Series Connects Global Ideas with Local Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UCF Global Perspectives Office each year helps bring prominent figures to campus to speak about pressing world issues and topics. The office\u2019s annual theme this year, \u201cWhat is Global is Local,\u201d connects issues from thousands of miles away to our own daily lives.<\/p>\n<p>The events, which are free and open to the public, include:<\/p>\n<li>\u201cWomen and Leadership: A Global Perspective,\u201d featuring MTV producer Shannon Fitzgerald on taking success to the next level at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the Key West Ballroom of the Student Union.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAn Afternoon with Downton Abbey,\u201d with discussions from best-selling author and Downton insider Jessica Fellowes at 3 p.m., Monday, Sept. 30, in the Cape Florida Ballroom of the Student Union, prior to the Season 4 premiere of the hit show in January on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wucftv.org\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WUCF TV<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Square: Egypt\u2019s Ongoing Struggles for Democracy,\u201d with award-winning documentarian and activist Jehane Noujaim at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union.<\/li>\n<p>Everyone is welcome to attend, connect and ask questions at any Global Perspectives event. 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