Friday, November 20, 2015

  • Half Marathon Training

    Recreation and Wellness Center

    This 12-week program is designed to gradually build up the participant’s cardiovascular endurance in preparation for the OUC Half-Marathon on Saturday, December 5, 2015. This program is open to beginner and advanced runners – all skill levels are welcomed! Groups will meet three days per week to run pre-determined courses throughout the UCF community. This is a free program, students …

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  • Artist Joy Postle: Inspired by Nature

    John C. Hitt Library

    The Art of Joy Postle will be on display on the main floor of the John C. Hitt Library during the month of November.

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  • Project Pack the Pantry

    Knights Helping Knights Pantry: Ferrell Commons

    Throughout National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week (NHHAW) we hope to make an impact on campus and in the community by collecting donated items to support those in need. Donated items will benefit our very own Knights Helping Knights Pantry and The White Linen Project. For more information about these organizations please visit each organization’s website http://studentunion.ucf.edu/knights-pantry/ for the Pantry, …

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  • Managing Your Credit

    Online

    Do you know how to consistently manage your credit? This online workshop is open all semester for students to learn the tricks of the trade of managing and building excellent credit.

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  • Maintaining a Positive Income Cycle

    Online

    Scheduling conflicts? Priorities out of order? Unhealthy spending habits? Whatever your reason for a negative income cycle, this online workshop can be beneficial to all students hoping to learn how to maintain a steady and positive income.

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  • "How to Teach Your Children to Be Entrepreneurial": UCF College of Business Dean’s Speaker Series

    Citrus Club Orlando

    *Fee is $20 per person which includes breakfast and parking at the Citrus Club.*Jim Combs, Ph.D., and his colleagues are studying the issues surrounding how family businesses are working and preparing for the next generation to take the control of the company. In their work they have concluded that there are five factors that distinguish the very entrepreneurial families, those …

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  • Collective Bargaining Notice (Recurring Event)

    Leesburg

    The next collective bargaining session between the University of Central Florida and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) will take place at 10:00AM on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in the Human Resources Department, Innovative Center (IC) room 102.

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  • Blood Drive (Recurring Event)

    Student Union

    Blood drives are one of the many ways our Knight family demonstrates its giving spirit. Come join us on the Big Red Bus! Knights Bleed Black & Gold! Visit http://BloodDrives-UCF.org for information for students, faculty, and staff regarding drives, events, volunteering, blood donor facts, advocacy, and UCF training and educational opportunities.Students, faculty, and staff interested in working with the Knights …

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  • Blood Drive (Recurring Event)

    Veterans Commemorative Site

    Blood drives are one of the many ways our Knight family demonstrates its giving spirit. Come join us on the Big Red Bus! Knights Bleed Black & Gold! Visit http://BloodDrives-UCF.org for information for students, faculty, and staff regarding drives, events, volunteering, blood donor facts, advocacy, and UCF training and educational opportunities.Students, faculty, and staff interested in working with the Knights …

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  • Magic Tree House: Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens (Recurring Event)

    Orlando Shakespeare Theater

    Magic Tree House characters Jack and Annie are sent to Victorian England, where Charles Dickens is suffering from a severe case of writer's block. Posing as chimney sweeps, the time traveling siblings team up with light hearted, helpful versions of Christmas Past, Present, and Future to inspire Mr. Dickens to write A Christmas Carol.

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  • International Faculty Experience Abroad

    Morgridge International Reading Center: Global Communications Room

    College of Education and Human Performance faculty members who were raised and educated abroad, from many different locations, will share their education and learning experiences in relation to current international standards and comparative education.

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  • CANCELED: Rent-A-Pup Event (Recurring Event)

    Burnett Honors College

    Come meet the Pet Rescue by Judy dogs!All you need is your ID to "rent" a dog that you can walk around campus for 15-20 minutes! There is no cost to rent a dog but donations are always welcome! The event will be right in front of the Burnett Honors College (BHC) at UCF.

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  • Magic Tree House: Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens (Recurring Event)

    Orlando Shakespeare Theater

    Magic Tree House characters Jack and Annie are sent to Victorian England, where Charles Dickens is suffering from a severe case of writer's block. Posing as chimney sweeps, the time traveling siblings team up with light hearted, helpful versions of Christmas Past, Present, and Future to inspire Mr. Dickens to write A Christmas Carol.

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  • Create Industry Changing Impact Through Business

    Student Union: The Blackstone LaunchPad

    Are you at the crossroads of choosing between creating social change and starting a business? Well, join the club. That is the plight many entrepreneurs are in. But the badly kept secret is, you can do both! Limbitless Solutions is starting a revolution within the realms of business that is changing the moral landscape of this nation. You definitely have …

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  • Change Lives Through Businesses and Nonprofits!

    Student Union: The Blackstone LaunchPad

    Come out and learn how to start a non profit organization and help to change lives with Tyler Petresky, one of the Co-founders of Limbitless Solutions. You may have seen Limbitless' bionic arms with Iron Man or even the Blue Man Group. Tyler will be telling the story of Limbitless, the hardships they overcame and how he has improved on …

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  • Meditation Room (Recurring Event)

    RWC @ Knights Plaza

    Just be. Enjoy this space for a few peaceful moments or an entire hour. This space is provided to you for silent meditation and reflection every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2-3pm. In order to respect others in this space, please put all your belongings in the cubbies quietly, silence cell phones, and find a comfortable spot to sit in …

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  • Dr. Kristen A. Fichthorn - Penn State University

    PSB: 161

    Growth and Assembly of Nanoscale Materials: Insights from Simulation Achieving the controlled synthesis of colloidal nanomaterials with selected shapes and sizes is an important goal for a variety of applications that can exploit their unique properties (e.g., optical, catalytic, magnetic, etc.). In the past decade, a number of promising solution-phase synthesis techniques have been developed to fabricate various nanostructures. A …

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  • Dinner and a Movie

    Arboretum

    Looking for something different to do on a Friday night? Join us for a cooking demo and a screening of the popular documentary A Place at the Table. The cooking demo, led by Wellness and Health Promotion Services, is an interactive experience that teaches students about healthy food options and how to prepare a healthy meal. All attendees will be …

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  • FreshU Cooking Demo (Recurring Event)

    Timothy R. Newman Nature Pavilion

    Come learn how to make healthy, delicious food, try a sample of what we make, and take home the recipe! We use simple ingredients to make affordable meals. Most meals can be made in 30 minutes or less and use ingredients that can be found in the Knights Helping Knights Pantry, Tower Gardens, and Community Garden of the UCF Arboretum.

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  • International Graduate Student Panel

    Student Union: Sand Key Meeting Room (Room 220)

    Join the conversation! Graduate Student Association(GSA) is organizing this panel to promote interactions between current international graduate students and other students on campus to hear about the experiences of that population. It is a time of conversation to share stories and opportunity for a better understanding of their needs, challenges, and successes in order to create and new paths addressing …

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  • UCF Volleyball vs. Memphis

    The Venue

    Come out to watch our UCF Knights take on the Memphis Tigers!

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  • UCF Women's Basketball vs. FAMU

    Addition Financial Arena

    Come out and watch as our UCF Knights take on the FAMU Rattlers!

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  • Trans* Day of Rememberance

    Reflecting Pond

    The Transgender Day of Remembrance was started by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. Transgender Day of Remembrance recognizes the individuals lost due to anti-transgender violence and suicide. The event raises awareness of hate crimes against transgender individuals, in addition to providing a …

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