INSTITUTE ON BLACK LIFE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Event Date & Time
Date: Thursday, Feburary 1, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PMEvent Location
Marshall Student Center (MSC)
Third Floor - Room 3707
4103 USF Cedar Circle
Tampa, FL 33620The USF Institute on Black Life (IBL) will co-host its annual conference with the Office of Veteran Success. The conference theme is ‘Black Life and the Military.’ Topics specifically address the historic role of the military in Black life, addressing successes such as career and professional development opportunities, and upward mobility and challenges with racial injustice, health and mental well-being. The theme aligns with the University of South Florida’s research commitment to global and national security. USF is home to a robust Office of Veteran Success, a pioneering Military Leadership Center (JMLC), Army, Naval, and Air Force ROTC programs, a Global and National Security Institute, and a USF Institute of Applied Engineering (IAE) in collaboration with the Department of Defense. The university also liaises with several National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense at historically black colleges and universities.
The African American Burial Ground and Black Cemetery Network Panel Memories in Mind: Honoring Veterans and the History of Memorial Park Cemetery, Tampa, FL will be held from 3:00 - 3:30pm
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