{"id":9382,"date":"2014-03-24T10:34:19","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=9382"},"modified":"2016-12-01T13:34:06","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T18:34:06","slug":"miss-america-to-speak-on-celebrating-diversity-through-cultural-competency-at-ucf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/miss-america-to-speak-on-celebrating-diversity-through-cultural-competency-at-ucf\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss America to Speak on Celebrating Diversity Through Cultural Competency at UCF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/03\/Nina-Davuluri.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-9383 lazyload\" alt=\"Nina Davuluri\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/03\/Nina-Davuluri.jpg\" width=\"171\" height=\"240\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 171px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 171\/240;\" \/><\/a>Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, will visit UCF on Tuesday, March 25, to be the keynote speaker for a Month of the Women celebration sponsored by the campus Multicultural Student Center.<\/p>\n<p>Davuluri, the first contestant of Indian descent to win the Miss America competition, will speak on her platform: Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency.<\/p>\n<p>She also is a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Education&#8217;s national STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Coalition. As a STEM graduate, one of Davuluri&#8217;s personal platforms is the importance of women in STEM careers.\u00a0She serves as the national goodwill ambassador for the Children\u2019s Miracle Network Hospitals as well.<\/p>\n<p>Davuluri, who is from Syracuse, N.Y., graduated from the University of Michigan and plans to become a cardiologist. She travels about 20,000 miles each month promoting her platform and the Miss America pageant.<\/p>\n<p>The free program will be at the FAIRWINDS Alumni Center. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for the 6:30 p.m. program, and seating is limited. Free parking will be available in Garage F.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact the <a href=\"http:\/\/msc.sdes.ucf.edu\/\">Multicultural Student Center <\/a>at 407-823-0401 or <a href=\"mailto:msc@ucf.edu\">msc@ucf.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, will visit UCF on Tuesday, March 25, to be the keynote speaker for a Month of the Women celebration sponsored by the campus Multicultural Student Center. Davuluri, the first contestant of Indian descent to win the Miss America competition, will speak on her platform: Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency. 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