After participating in Harvard’s Institute of Politics National Campaign Conference, six UF students decided to create a similar public policy summit centered on Florida public policy. The idea was to have students from different Florida institutions come together for a weekend of meaningful discussion and collaboration on some of our generation’s most pressing issues. The goals of the Summit for the participants were determined to be:
- Meet and network with engaged students from around the state
- Participate in meaningful conversation and debate about a critical public policy issue(s) in higher education in a small group setting
- Develop a professional and persuasive policy proposal
- Bring the small group policy proposals to the larger group for debate on their validity
- Develop a strategy to continue the discussion to develop and implement a long-term action plan
SUMMIT THEMES
2015 – Online Voter Registration in Florida
2016 – Lobbying and Advocacy
2017 – Constitutional Revision Commission
2018 – Future of Florida’s Environment
2019 – Technology and Public Policy
2020 – Criminal Justice Reform
2021 – Healthcare Policy
2022 – Economic Policy
2023 – Education Policy K-12