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University of Central Florida Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives records, 2000-2017, bulk 2005-2006

 

Summary

Creator:
Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives
Abstract:
The University of Central Florida Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives Records collection, 2001-2013, contains presentations from the Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives. It mainly consists of printed and recorded presentations, newspaper clippings, VHS tapes, and CDs, relating to the Global Perspectives & International Initiatives office. This collection provides insight into the presentations and projects that the Global Perspectives & International Initiatives office led and participated in. The UCF Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives was founded to support students and offices on campus with international activities and learning. They also collaborate with national and international partners on projects, research, events, and initiatives. The focus of this work being on the study of modern slavery, human trafficking, diplomacy, and other foreign affairs.
Extent:
5 Linear Feet 8 boxes and 1 flat file
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Background

Scope and content:

The University of Central Florida Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives Records collection, 2001-2013, contains presentations from the Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives. It mainly consists of printed and recorded presentations, newspaper clippings, VHS tapes, and CDs, relating to the Global Perspectives & International Initiatives office. This collection provides insight into the presentations and projects that the Global Perspectives & International Initiatives office led and participated in.

Series I: Office Files, 2003-2012, contains printed presentations, photographs, and news clippings from the Global Perspectives & International Initiatives office. This series is arranged by chronological order.

Series II: Multimedia, 2001-2014, contains CDs and VHS tapes documenting presentations and other media from the Global Perspectives & International Initiatives office. The bulk of this series is the recorded presentations on CDs. This series is arranged by chronological order.

Series III: Memorabilia, 1963, 2011-2012, 2017, contains a ceramic Pegasus sculpture and three Telly Awards awarded to WUCF TV for the Global Perspectives show in 2011, 2012, and 2017.

Biographical / historical:

The UCF Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives was founded to support students and offices on campus with international activities and learning. They also collaborate with national and international partners on projects, research, events, and initiatives. The focus of this work being on the study of modern slavery, human trafficking, diplomacy, and other foreign affairs.

The Global Perspectives show is one of the most recognizable initiatives from the Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives. The program aims to show different views from around the world through interviews, specials, and informative long-form content. It allows students to expose themselves to new concepts and ideas through an informative and conscious lens.

John Bersia obtained his bachelor's degree in political science in 1977 at the University of Central Florida. He began working at UCF in 2001, where he worked as a special assistant to the president of Global Perspectives. Eventually he went on to work as a professor and founded the Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery at UCF in 2018.

Acquisition information:
Transferred by Kimberly Lauver in 2021 (Accession no. CFU2021_04).
Processing information:

Processed by Alyssa Adkins in 2025; additional processing and finding aid prepared by Angela Sainz Aponte in 2026.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series by like-item and chronological order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The entire collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Location of this collection:
John C. Hitt Library
12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2
Orlando
FL
32816-8030
USA