Wednesday, February 25, 2015

  • National Engineers Week

    UCF Main Campus

    Events hosted by the CECS American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and CECS student organizations will showcase the exciting world of engineering. Events include: CECS Club Showcase, Multicultural Knight, Jeopardy, Rocket Launches, and many, many others. The 2015 event calendar can be found at: http://cecs.ucf.edu

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  • Guided Arboretum Tour (Recurring Event)

    Timothy R. Newman Nature Pavilion

    Join Ray Jarrett, arborist, biologist and coordinator of UCF’s Urban Forestry and Natural Lands Programs, on an exciting tour of the Arboretum offering participants the chance to learn about UCF’s flora, fauna and the Prescribed Burn Program. The tour will depart from the Arboretum office behind the HEC and CREOL buildings. For more information please visit www.arboretum.ucf.edu

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  • Healthy Eating 101 Cooking Demo

    Leisure Pool Services

    Learn how to cook healthy and on a budget from a UCF Student Health Services' dietitian. Foods will be made using some of the fresh foods grown right here at UCF that are available to students for free! Come learn more and sample our tasty creations!

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  • Why Internships?

    Cocoa: Bldg 3 Rm 255

    Representatives from TQL will give students perspective on the different types of internships (class credit, paid, unpaid, etc.), as well as tips on how to get started in their search, and making the most of an internship.

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  • Beginner Illustrator Class [Gradients & Shapes] (Recurring Event)

    Technology Commons I: 102C

    Come check out the Tech Common's FREE beginner Adobe Illustrator series of workshops. Open to students, faculty, and staff.Become a pro with Illustrator's extremely useful blend and gradient mesh tools. Learn how to easily create beautiful gradients of color and iterations of shapes. This is very useful for those interested in logo and icon design.Please bring your own computer with …

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  • Speaker: Dr. Bernice King

    Student Union: Pegasus Ballroom

    Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Bernice King will be coming to UCF to share wise words to those in attendance regarding mentoring and self-worth.

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  • CSWF & FCTL Book Club - For Faculty Only

    Classroom Building I: 207

    CSWF& FCTL Book Club. “Mad Men and Working Women” co-authored by UCF faculty member Kimberly WilmotVoss. Chapters: Introduction and Chapters1 – 4. This book offers interpretiveand contextual tools to read the AMC television series Mad Men,providing a much-needed historical explanation and exposition regarding thestatus of women in an era that has been painted as pre- or non-feminist. Inchapters aimed at …

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  • Startup Brainstorming Hour

    Student Union: The Blackstone LaunchPad

    Do you have an idea, startup or passion that you want to grow but don't know how? Then come out to this week's Startup Brainstorming Hour where you can share your idea or startup and receive crowdsourced feedback and help from like minded students. This community event lasts an hour and is open to all students at all stages of …

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  • CANCELED: Drive (UCF FACULTY AND STAFF ONLY) LIF132 (Recurring Event)

    Human Resource: OD & Training: HR 105 ABC

    If you or your team is in need of a refreshing way to learn tools to re-energize your personal and professional lives, I suggest you join me in a fast paced journey through Daniel Pink’s book Drive. Participants will get fueled up on dynamic tools to meet today’s motivation challenges. Participants will also get up to speed on why Pink …

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  • Personal Finance Series: Credit – Building a Successful Budget

    Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146

    Learn to make the most of your money, the importance of emergency funds, how to save for a future expense, and know about Paying Yourself first.To register for this workshop, please go to http://ucf.qualtrics.com//SE/?SID=SV_4IY2Teu7UifFTLv.

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  • Beginner Illustrator Class [Gradients & Shapes] (Recurring Event)

    Technology Commons I: 102C

    Come check out the Tech Common's FREE beginner Adobe Illustrator series of workshops. Open to students, faculty, and staff.Become a pro with Illustrator's extremely useful blend and gradient mesh tools. Learn how to easily create beautiful gradients of color and iterations of shapes. This is very useful for those interested in logo and icon design.Please bring your own computer with …

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  • Beginner InDesign Class [Create Interactive PDFs] (Recurring Event)

    Technology Commons I: 102C

    Come check out the Tech Commons' FREE Adobe InDesign series of workshops. Adobe InDesign is the ideal software for creating professional and eye-catching publications and prints. These workshops are beginner level and ideal for those with no experience in InDesign. Open to students, faculty, and staff.Learn how to build an interactive PDF form from the ground up. Easily create text …

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  • Diversity Workshop: Secular and Religious Minority Awareness (SRMA) (Recurring Event)

    Research Pavilion: Diversity Initiatives (Room 169)

    50% of Americans report experiencing or witnessing faith-related discriminationor mistreatment of individuals. Join us to learn about how you can play a rolein helping others feel valued and creating an atmosphere of respect forindividuals of all faith and non-faith perspectives. The SRMA workshop providesa safe, open, empowering discussion, focusing on addressing the gap in serviceto demographics most marginalized and with …

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  • How To Impress Investors & Potential Customers

    Business Administration I: 135

    Come out and learn exactly how to impress potential investors and customers while discovering who is truly in your target market through a technique called Customer Discovery. You will be equipped with the tools necessary to guarantee the success of your product or service from the founders of Neo Reach (https://neoreach.com/), P.J. and Jesse, who have raised $2.5 million from …

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  • Written Job Search Communication (Recurring Event)

    Career Services and Experiential Learning: 115

    Present yourself favorably on paper. Well written applications, cover letters and thank you letters are essential and will distinguish you from the competition.

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  • Graduate Test Prep Overview

    Student Union: Garden Key Meeting Room (Room 221)

    For anyone interested on attending professional school, this workshop will focus on ways to prepare for graduate entrance exams.

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  • Peace Corps Information Session

    Career Services and Experiential Learning: 121

    Joining the Peace Corps is an excellent opportunity to launch your career, see the world, and make a difference in an international community! Peace Corps service is a personal and professional experience like no other. Volunteers live and work abroad sharing their skills and culture while traveling and learning about cultures around the world.Come hear stories from a former Peace …

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  • How It Works For You: Networking Techniques (Recurring Event)

    Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146

    Eighty percent of all jobs are not advertised. Tap into the hidden job market by learning how to network effectively. Learn what to do before, during and after a networking event.To register for this workshop, please go to http://ucf.qualtrics.com//SE/?SID=SV_4IY2Teu7UifFTLv.

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  • Circle K International Weekly Meeting (Recurring Event)

    Student Union

    Come out to our weekly meeting to find a new and fun way to serve! Circle K International is the world's largest collegiate service organization. If you are interested in continuing your journey in the Kiwanis family or interested in starting a new adventure, then feel free to check out our weekly meeting. We are in Rm 221 in the …

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  • CapTel Service Specialists, Inc. Information Session

    Career Services and Experiential Learning: 115

    Learn more about CapTel ServiceSpecialists- a unique call center serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearingcommunity. Conveniently located next door to UCF in Research Park, we work withyour school schedule!

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  • Type 1 - An educational and fun support group for students with diabetes (Recurring Event)

    Marketplace Dining Hall

    Are you a student with Type 1 diabetes? Then you should join us! Type 1 is a support group for students where we talk about college life with diabetes… alcohol, relationships, roommates, late night snacks, exercise and more. The group is led by medical professionals at UCF and pulls from a number of community resources. Your college experience will be …

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  • Shimmy Knights Belly Dance Club (Recurring Event)

    Student Union

    Shimmy Knights is the belly dance club here at UCF! If you are interested in learning how to belly dance, join us for our weekly meetings!When: Wednesdays, 9pm-10:45pm Where: Student Union Room 221We are a club dedicated to sharing the joys of belly dance and promoting positive self image.No prior dance experience is needed; we will teach you everything you …

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