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Thu Mar 3
The University of Central Florida is teaming up with Amazon’s Career Choice program — an educational benefits opportunity for Amazon employees to earn an education and learn new skills for their careers at Amazon or elsewhere. The Career Choice program is available to hourly, full- or part-time employees at Amazon who have worked at the…
Wed Mar 2
Universal Knights is back for 2022 with access to Universal’s Island of Adventure. The free event will allow 11,000 currently enrolled UCF students exclusive access to April 24 from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Students must enter the park by 8 p.m. to attend. A limited number of guest tickets will also be available for purchase.…
Tue Feb 22
As we continue our efforts to go “Back to Basics” with our financial and operational management at UCF, we added a component around campus engagement. Either myself, members of my team, or subject-matter experts from around campus have been sharing key themes that undergird our financial operations with colleagues and students. In recent meetings we…
Mon Feb 21
UCF Alumni has announced its annual 30 Under 30 Award winners. They are inventors, entrepreneurs, engineers, athletes, academics, teachers and nurses on the frontlines of the pandemic, and more. Each member of the 2022 class has demonstrated great professional success, a commitment to helping others, and a track record of giving back to UCF and…
Mon Feb 21
After going virtual in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the annual UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival returns to UCF’s campus this month with a host of renowned jazz musicians. The 15th year of the event will feature two nights of performances, both taking place in the Nicholson Communication and Media Auditorium. The festival will…
Mon Feb 21
In episode 19 — the fourth of season two of Knights Do That — we speak with Brandon Nightingale ’16 ’19MA, a UCF 30 Under 30 alumni and the archivist at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. In this episode, Nightingale discusses how his journey starting at UCF as an electrical engineering major has led him…
Fri Feb 18
Fairways to Leadership is a new RSO at UCF that aims to promote diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace while providing education and professional opportunities to its members. Leadership is at the forefront of the program whose mission is to develop the leadership abilities of college students from diverse communities using golf. Students are…
Thu Feb 17
UCF’s College of Medicine and HCA Healthcare are starting their first residencies at Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee — in dermatology and psychiatry, two specialties where the state has a tremendous need for more physicians. Both programs, which recently received initial Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accreditation, are seeking applicants to begin…
Thu Feb 17
More than 200 guests gathered at the James M. Seneff Plaza to celebrate the campus’ transformational effect in downtown Orlando on Thursday, Feb. 10. The crowd represented dedicated donors and community partners; business and industry leaders; government champions; and UCF and Valencia College students, faculty, and staff. Reflecting on the shared vision of the downtown…
Thu Feb 17
Iwas 15 years old. It was my first year on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas yearbook staff. I spent my summers at yearbook camp and my weekends at journalism workshops. I’d spend my time at events, writing articles, conducting interviews and working with my fellow classmates on our award-winning yearbook. I loved what I did, and…
Fri Feb 11
UCF’s Dr. Phillips Academic Commons recently earned LEED Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), a third-party green building rating system globally recognized as a symbol of sustainability. The new designation represents UCF’s 30th LEED certification. “The Dr. Phillips Academic Commons LEED Gold certification represents UCF’s strong commitment to LEED and environmental stewardship,” says Curt Wade, UCF’s…
Fri Feb 11
The UCF College of Business will host a Field of Dreams-themed, 22nd annual Hall of Fame gala Thursday, April 14, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Rosen Shingle Creek. More than 600 College of Business alumni, faculty, students, corporate partners, and friends of UCF are expected to attend this signature annual event that honors the college’s most…
Thu Feb 10
Every year, UCF brings its best and brightest artists to Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts for a large-scale celebration of the things that make our world more interesting and beautiful. This year, UCF Celebrates the Arts is bigger than ever, with a multi-day production of an award-winning, family-friendly musical, concerts in the new Steinmetz Hall,…
Tue Feb 8
When Frederick “Austin” Rivers ’20MPA first began working toward his master of public administration, he wasn’t planning to start a nonprofit — but plans change. In 2020, Rivers founded Knit the Rainbow, a nonprofit that provides handmade, warm garments for LGBTQ+ youth facing homelessness in New York City. His inspiration stemmed from a group project for a Strategic Planning…
Mon Feb 7
UCF and HCA Healthcare are starting their first Emergency Medical Services fellowship program and are seeking applicants to begin training in July 2022. The fellowship, which recently received initial ACGME accreditation, is only the fourth accredited EMS fellowship in Florida. A subspecialty of emergency medicine, EMS fellowships train physicians for medical oversight of pre- and…
Sun Feb 6
Earth has discovered it has a secret valentine — an asteroid called 2020 XL5. An international team of astronomers confirmed this week that the asteroid shares our planet’s orbit, only the second asteroid ever discovered to do that. The revelation is important because these Earth Trojans may help explain how planets formed in the solar…
Wed Feb 2
Events of the past few days have been difficult for many. From bomb threats at historically black colleges and universities in Florida and around the nation to local demonstrations of anti-Semitism, many in our community are affected by these distressing acts. As Knights, we stand together to condemn hate, bigotry and acts of intimidation, in…
Tue Feb 1
Lift every voice and sing. The unity call of the Black National Anthem is also part of the mission of UCF’s Gospel & Cultural Choir. For many Knights, the Gospel & Cultural Choir provides a welcoming space and a sense of community and belonging on campus. For the past four decades, it has also given…
Tue Feb 1
The opioid crisis has been significantly exacerbated during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has a reported a 35% increase in the number of estimated overdose deaths from opioids during the period April 2020-21 when compared to the same period the year before. As the battle against opioid overdose deaths…
Tue Feb 1
Even in the darkest of times, storytelling can shine a light. Theatre UCF’s immersive, stirring production of Indecent demonstrates just that, transporting audiences to the early 20th century and weaving a tale of the transformative power of art. The show opened on Thursday, Jan. 28 and received a standing ovation from its enraptured audience. Indecent, written by Pulitzer…