Florida Tomorrow University of Florida's Term Paper

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The intents of the program are manifold, not the least of which is to help students to better realize the impact which they can have on the improvement of the global community through the application and extension of the education which they will receive at the University. Perhaps more importantly though is the chance to see a real and tangible outcome from one's efforts, whether this is manifested in an athletic booster club's donation of sports equipment to a local high school in need or in the construction of a technology sophisticated library facility for a Florida community, or even the collective of departmental efforts to instruct a contraception program in the developing sphere where HIV / AIDS is rampant.

In all of these applications, the University has proudly recommended itself as a context where the future community and world leaders in the improvement and progress of current conditions are able to place their skills into real practice.
In addition, for those attached to the campus or attached to the members of its community, Florida Tomorrow, is a clear way to express interest in a wide array of socially constructive outlets for donation.

According to the University website, the increasingly prominent program should serve as "a tangible opportunity to invest in the dreams of people who believe in the power of knowledge and the tenacity of the human spirit at one of the nation's premier universities." (UF, 1)

There is a tone of notable social optimism in the mission and vision expressed by the University, which proposes to operate as an example to many other universities, which are likely to have the economic, community and human resources to take on some of the world's most daunting challenges. Accordingly, the integration of its many departments and programs may be seen as a template for future modes of activism descending from students and such….....

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