Tue Apr 7
Celebrating the success and achievements of our faulty and staff is one of the most important values of the College of Arts and Humanities. This year, 30 faculty members have received promotion or tenure to recognize their dedication to the university. Congratulations and charge on to all our colleagues! Communication and Media Lisa Danker Peter…
Tue Apr 7
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program presents the inaugural Gloria Anzaldúa Research Excellence Award winners. This award is to be given in early spring of each year for the amount of $1,000.00 to two awardees. This research excellence award stipend supports individuals pursuing advanced research near completion and of value to women’s and gender scholars, general audiences,…
Fri Apr 3
Each year during Women’s History Month, LIFE at UCF generously celebrates women faculty for their contributions. For 2020, the award criteria focused on commitment to do extraordinary things, designed to celebrate a successful initiative spearheaded by a woman faculty member. “LIFE at UCF has been honored to be a part of celebrating women faculty for…
Wed Apr 1
Menagerie: Spring 2020 SVAD Biannual BFA Exhibition I provides the opportunity for senior undergraduate students majoring in book arts, ceramics, drawing, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture to share their research and artistic practice. Exhibiting artists include: Alba Baez Breton, Ryan De La Crvz, Alejandro Estrada Patiño, Na’ah Gordon, Rachael Hilcken, Skye Honey, Kalee Iturrioz, E. Jacobsen, Casey Melrose, Crystal Modeste, Baonhu Nguyen, Cheyenne Otocki, Asia Skelton, Catalina Penagos Soto, Gretchen…
Wed Apr 1
This year’s Pegasus Professors are world renowned researchers and respected teachers, certainly deserving of the university’s top award for faculty. During an entire career at UCF, faculty who are exceptional in every area — teaching, research and service — are recognized for their work. These awards are determined by the president, and recipients receive a…
Mon Mar 30
Like many activities previously scheduled for this spring, the organizers of the NEA Big Read: Central Florida had to rethink their programming. The event, which was set to take place at UCF Celebrates the Arts and the UCF Art Gallery, will continue on, but differently. The exhibitions, readings and in-person discussions have been replaced with a virtual launch and series of…
Mon Mar 30
Film students from UCF took the first and third grand prizes at the second annual Vibrant Media Productions Student Film Festival in February with Sarah Holland’s short film Egghead & Twinkie winning first and Abiesel Baez and Kahlil Collazo’s PLUGGED winning third. Holland credits the UCF Film program with her success and ability to see her visions realized. Students from several colleges throughout Central…
Thu Mar 26
UCF English graduate Jaquira DÃaz ’06 was named Wednesday as one of the 10 winners of the 2020 Whiting Award for emerging writers, earning her a $50,000 prize. Her debut memoir, Ordinary Girls, is about her challenging childhood growing up in the projects of Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, and her coming of age. Judges for the award,…
Thu Mar 26
UCF student, faculty, staff and alumni artists have found themselves in the unprecedented circumstance of isolating themselves. Concerts and performances have been canceled, exhibitions are moving online and pedagogy is happening virtually. Traditional year-end experiences like senior recitals and UCF Celebrates the Arts are no longer happening. What we have seen on social media, however,…
Fri Mar 20
The Philosophy Department has been off to a great first quarter of 2020! Since the beginning of the Spring 2020 semester seven faculty members have been recognized for their dedication to research and teaching. The UCF Research Incentive Awards (RIA) program supports outstanding research, scholarly and creative activity that advances the body of knowledge in…
Fri Mar 13
The UCF College of Arts and Humanities is cancelling upcoming events, including the annual festival, UCF Celebrates the Arts. Keeping our UCF community safe and informed is our top priority. UCF, and all universities in the State University System, are taking precautions to help minimize the risk of the spread of the coronavirus. We know…
Fri Mar 6
Class Name WST3371 Women and Leadership Instructor Anne Bubriski When is it offered? Fall and Spring. How many students in a class? Honors: Maximum 20. Online: Maximum 45. Prerequisites ENC1102 (Composition II) From the Professor Why should a student take this class? It’s so empowering for the students. It’s one of my favorite classes. The…
Fri Mar 6
Jeffery Redding, the 2019 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Recipient, is the newly announced Director of Choral Activities at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Redding has led his choirs in performances at national, regional, and state conventions of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). His choirs have earned first place awards at Heritage Festivals of…
Thu Mar 5
Isaiah Morales is developing a virtual reality application that would allow students strapped for cash to explore graduate schools around the world, without ever having to leave their hometowns. Because VR isn’t widely used beyond the entertainment industry, Morales decided to research ways it could be used to help open opportunities to underrepresented groups such…
Tue Mar 3
UCF’s graduate game design program is No. 1 in North America, according to The Princeton Review and PC Gamer magazine, which today announced their 2020 rankings. This is the second time in the past five years that UCF’s interactive entertainment graduate program at the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy has taken the top spot. UCF’s undergraduate program in game design also ranked…
Mon Mar 2
Women’s History Month started on March 1, and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program has lined up several events to celebrate women all month long. Women’s First Project Exhibit: Friday, February 28 through Thursday, April 30 Reception: Tuesday, March 3, 20204:00 – 6:00 pmJohn C. Hitt Library room 223 The exhibit team who worked on this project…
Thu Feb 27
Should you steal medicine to save someone’s life? That question is the core of the Heinz dilemma. Thanks to Dr. Mark Fagiano, you may soon experience the dilemma in virtual reality. An example of philosopher Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, the Heinz dilemma is a thought experiment on what someone should do in the face…
Thu Feb 27
Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin spoke at the UCF Africana Studies’ second annual Dr. John Washington Lecture Series. Professor Goodwin is the Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California-Irvine School of Law and is the founder and director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy, creator of its Reproductive Justice Initiative, and the author…
Mon Feb 24
French student Elizabeth McDonald will be the first student to partake in an overseas internship as part of the requirements for the new French Translation and Interpretation Certificate. The certificate program includes an internship course (FRT 4991) requiring students to work for a minimum of one month in a entity of their choice outside of the…
Thu Feb 20
Doctors aren’t the only people who can contribute to the understanding of disease outbreaks. Historians can provide valuable research about past pandemics to provide insights into what could happen today, including the recent outbreak of the coronavirus. That’s where UCF history student Andrew Kishuni comes in. Kishuni, an honors undergraduate thesis student, is researching the connection between…