President Bill Clinton Speaks at Spring 2007 Convocation

Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States, addressed 7,000 students, faculty and members of the UM community at the BankUnited Center on March 1, 2007 as the Spring Convocation speaker. In his first apperance at the University of Miami, Clinton discussed a wide variety of global and domestic issues, such as the the role of the U.S. in a post 9/11 world. His speech came just a day after Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" presentation. After his speech, Clinton stayed behind to greet the hundreds of students waiting for a chance to shake his hand.

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Al Gore Presents "An Inconvenient Truth" At The U - Feb. 27, 2007

Three nights after accepting Hollywood’s biggest honor, former Vice President Al Gore took center stage at the University of Miami’s BankUnited Center Wednesday evening, presenting a multimedia version of his bestselling book and Academy Award-winning documentary on the perils of global warming. Gore, a distinguished guest for the University Lecture Series, presented "An Inconvenient Truth" to thousands of students, faculty, staff, and invited guests. As part of the evening-long series of events, Gore also hosted a book signing and private reception in the BankUnited Center’s Hurricane 100 Room. The event was part of the University’s ongoing series of programs to heighten environmental awareness and advocacy.

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Tim Russert Visits The U - Aug. 27, 2007

Tim Russert, managing editor and moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, delivers a recognizable salute to thousands of UM students, faculty, staff, and invited guests at the BankUnited Center on Aug. 27, 2007 before his address, titled “A View from Washington,” which was presented at the fourth annual Fall Convocation.

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Dominican Republic and School of Communication Announce Joint Programs in New Media - Sept. 17, 2007

School of Communication, Dominican Republic launch New Media Journalism ProgramThe School of Communication and the Dominican Republic have teamed up on a new program in multimedia journalistic expertise and research that will target rural and marginal urban areas in the Latin American country.


“This program [with the University of Miami] will be very important. Actually we have various projects in mind, but the one we are launching today is a training program for journalists in rural areas. These journalists will be working as part our new Community Technology Centers (CTC’s),” said Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández, who visited the school to announce the initiative.


School of Communication Dean Sam L Grogg welcomed the relationship “as clearly an opportunity to share with one another expertise and knowledge that will insure the ongoing development of a free and technologically advanced press throughout our hemisphere.”

University of Miami Potential Site for 2008 Presidential Debate

Worth Repeating: UM on short list to host 2008 Presidential DebateAlmost three years after President Bush and U.S. Senator John Kerry squared off at the University of Miami in the first Presidential Debate of 2004, UM has again made the short list of potential sites that will serve as focal points of discussion leading up to the 2008 election.

The University is among 19 prospective sites that are being considered by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) to host a 2008 Presidential Debate. Over the next several months, the CPD will conduct site surveys and will announce the final locations and dates next October.

UM was among only four sites that the CPD chose to host general election debates three years ago, hosting the first of three debates between Bush and Kerry on September 30. Almost two years of planning and preparation went into the University’s efforts to host the debate, which was viewed on live television by more than 60 million people.

The University ensured that the debate was not just a one-day affair, building a robust program of special events held over several months and reflecting the theme Celebrating American Democracy and Diversity. Powerhouse speakers such as the Dalai Lama, political strategists James Carville and Mary Matalin, and poet Maya Angelou visited the Coral Gables campus. Schools, colleges, and student organizations hosted panel discussions. Exhibits included a rare, original copy of the Declaration of Independence on display at the Whitten University Center. Major national and cable news networks broadcast several hours of debate coverage from locations all over the UM campus, and the Wellness Center served as Press Hall, accommodating more than 3,000 credentialed media.

For video of 2004 Presidential Debate between Sen. John Kerry and President George Bush, click on the link below:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gr6tW4-lcjk

Univision and University of Miami Make History With First Spanish-language Presidential Forum - Sept. 9, 2007

With a BankUnited Center audience of 3,500 in attendance and millions more watching on live television, seven of the Democratic presidential candidates addressed issues of importance to the Hispanic population in a first-of-its-kind forum in Spanish held on the Coral Gables campus. The Democratic Presidential Candidates Forum, hosted by Univision and UM, provided an opportunity for the candidates to speak directly to the growing Hispanic electorate. Top, Democratic presidential candidates gather on stage just moments before the forum began. Middle, a few of the more than 1,500 students who attended the forum. Bottom, 140 representatives from local, national, and international media covered the story from the Hurricane 100 Room, which was transformed into an international media center.

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http://www6.miami.edu/communications/events/destino2008/