Student-Run Arts Ambassador Program Looks to Increase Arts Engagement on Campus
Tue Aug 23
While they both share a love for the arts, UCF students like Giuseppe Pipicella and Isabella Moreno might never cross paths. Pipicella is a third-year MFA acting student in the School of Performing Arts, and Moreno is an undergraduate studying character animation in the School of Visual Arts and Design. But with the creation of…
UCF Welcomes 4,000 New Graduate Students to Campus for Fall 2022
Tue Aug 23
Nearly 4,000 new graduate students will join 4,300 returning graduate students at UCF next week as fall classes begin Monday, Aug. 22. For some, it will be a new experience, and for many of UCF’s returning students, they may find some changes that were implemented pre- and post-COVID. The College of Graduate Studies and other…
Celebrating UCF’s 2022 Summer Grads
Tue Aug 16
Check out some of the ways summer UCF grads made their mark while making their university proud.
Annual Belize Trip Trains Students, Assists International Community
Wed Aug 10
Traveling to Hopkins Village, Belize, feels like a homecoming for Citizen Science GIS after six years of research and community work. Each summer brings a surprise, though. A new degree of urgency was injected into this year’s projects when Associate Professor Timothy Hawthorne, Ph.D., and the student team saw just how badly the beach had…
85-Year-Old UCF Grad Earns Master’s, Strengthens Dedication to Lifelong Learning
Wed Aug 10
Virginia Perwin ’22MA has a lot in common with other students who received a master’s degree at UCF this weekend. She likes to keep active by spending time with her family, gardening and ziplining. She engages in community work by teaching people how to read. She was a first-generation student. The difference is that while…
Industrial Engineering Doctoral Student Receives UCF’s 400,000th Degree
Wed Aug 10
For as long as she can remember, Laura Segarra ’22PhD has always been drawn to space, science and math. She still has her elementary school books with colorful illustrations of the universe. She laughs about almost catching the kitchen on fire during a combustion experiment. And she has vivid memories of being at her grandmother’s farm in…
UCF Mechanical Engineering Student Named Station1 Frontiers Fellow
Wed Aug 10
Samir Ali considers himself a builder and fixer by nature. He believes those skills are what every person needs to not make their own lives better, but to help the world around them. With such a philosophy, it’s no wonder that the mechanical engineering major was chosen to participate in the 2022 Station1 Frontiers Fellowship,…
Two UCF Med Students Receive Prestigious National Scholarship
Wed Aug 10
For the first time in history, two UCF medical students have received the prestigious American Medical Association’s Physicians of Tomorrow award – a national scholarship based on academic excellence, volunteerism and research activities. The program offers $10,000 in tuition assistance to medical students approaching their final year of school. The highly competitive scholarships based on financial…
New Undergraduate Social Work and the Law Certificate Provides Insight into How Two Disciplines Support Mutual Goals
Wed Aug 10
SOCIAL WORK New Undergraduate Social Work and the Law Certificate Provides Insight into How Two Disciplines Support Mutual Goals WRITTEN BY: UCF SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK | AUGUST 8, 2022 New Social Work and the Law certificate will provide undergraduate students an understanding of the intersection between social work and the law in order to…
Michael Wainstein Reappointed as Director of School of Performing Arts
Wed Aug 10
Michael Wainstein, director of the UCF School of Performing Arts, has been reappointed for a second five-year term. The decision follows an assessment of Director Wainstein and the school under his leadership. The process included feedback from faculty and staff, as well as college administration. The committee that oversaw Wainstein’s five-year assessment found him to…
7 UCF Health Docs Named Orlando’s Best for 2022
Wed Aug 10
Seven UCF Health doctors have been named Top Physicians in a 2022 Orlando Family Magazine reader’s poll. The physicians are all UCF College of Medicine faculty and provide care at UCF Health, the medical school’s academic practice. The practice offers primary and specialty care to patients across the community at two locations — in East Orlando just…
Faculty Resources for Fall Class Preparation
Tue Aug 9
Below are several key academic policies, regulations and resources to help you prepare for the new academic year, including fostering an equitable, inclusive and vibrant learning environment. Syllabus requirements Course materials availability Final exams Make-up assignments Religious observances Student conduct and academic integrity Student academic misconduct review process Office of Military and Veteran Student Success…
Updating You On Knight Vision
Mon Aug 8
The launch of Knight Vision on July 1 went well, but as expected, there are still issues that require our attention. We appreciate your feedback and patience as we continue to stand up these new systems, and we are committed to transparency and open communication about issues and progress. We continue to ask for grace,…
Provost’s Fall Welcome and Key Updates for Faculty
Mon Aug 8
Dear Faculty Colleagues: I am pleased to welcome all of you to the start of a new academic year and to provide the following important updates. First, President Alexander Cartwright and I invite you to a faculty assembly and reception on Tuesday, Aug. 16, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. More details, including the location, are forthcoming. I…
Summer ’22 PhD Graduates Given Warm Send-Off
Fri Aug 5
Doctorate graduates were given a warm and personal send-off Thursday in a longstanding College of Sciences tradition. Remarks by Dean Maggy Tomova, Ph.D., were followed by individual recognition of the Summer ’22 graduates in attendance. A toast sent them forward into their next milestones, which varied from academia to postdoctoral research and national laboratories. Click here for…
First-gen Immigrant Reflects on Contributions to Local Community Before Graduation
Fri Aug 5
On Aug. 9, 2016, two days after her 16th birthday, Victoria Orindas and her family immigrated to the United States from the Republic of Moldova. The very next day, she started high school. “Waking up in a whole new country and starting school the same day didn’t really give me the time to experience culture shock,”…
UCF Provides Fast Track to the Front Lines For Grads in Accelerated Nursing Program
Thu Aug 4
An IT analyst and project manager. A high school chemistry teacher. A private pilot. They come from various career paths, but now share similar futures. This week, after a one-year intensive degree program, they will cross UCF’s commencement stage prepared to enter the workforce in a different role — as nurses. The three are among…
UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management Again Named Nation’s Best
Thu Aug 4
UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management has once again ranked as the premier hospitality and tourism program in the nation, as rated by the ShanghaiRankings listing of 500 of the world’s top universities. For the third year in a row, the ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022 ranked Rosen College’s hospitality program No.1 in…
100 Young Scientists Graduate From Burnett School this Saturday
Thu Aug 4
On Saturday, Aug. 6, some 100 young scientists will graduate from the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences during UCF’s Summer 2022 commencement. Those earning degrees include 88 undergraduates and 18 master’s and Ph.D. students. Approximately 3,900 degrees will be conferred during three UCF ceremonies Aug. 5-6 held in the Addition Financial Arena. Burnett graduates will…
UCF Counselor Education Doctoral Graduate Achieves Triple Knight Status
Thu Aug 4
Sarah Mendoza is looking forward to a career in higher education, teaching the next generation of counselors, and advocating for systemic change through the power of empathy education as she graduates this weekend from the UCF’s Counselor Education doctoral program. Her passion for mental health started back in 2002 when she first joined UCF as an…
