Wed Jan 8
Henry “Cody” Miller ’11 (BA English – Literature Track) was awarded the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2016. During his seven years as a high school English teacher and in his current role, he positions texts as vehicles to discuss broader socio-political issues in students’ lives and worlds. He leads professional development…
Wed Jan 8
When I was an early career academic, I started to hear and read the words “interdisciplinary research” everywhere. As human beings are wont to do, I immediately thought of myself, and wondered how it applied to me and what I was doing. The connections seemed so tenuous and often a little far out (such as…
Mon Jan 6
Some collaborations come about naturally, while others require out-of-the-box innovation. In many creative fields, developing specialized skills requires collaborating with those outside your discipline. Two collaborations within the UCF College of Arts and Humanities highlight the intersection of performance, technology and production: musical theatre students are suiting up in motion capture suits to work with…
Fri Dec 20
Interdisciplinary artist Mär Martinez followed her muse to a big win at this year’s FusionFest multicultural festival, receiving the $1,000 grand prize in the event’s Visual Art competition. Martinez is a studio art and art history double major. “I was absolutely thrilled to be the recipient of the Fusion Best in Show Visual Art Award!…
