Events at UCF

Thursday, January 25, 2018

• UCF Art Gallery Presents Finding Home: The Global Refugee Crisis

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 12 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. UCF Art Gallery

  Finding Home: The Global Refugee Crisis will be on exhibit at the UCF Art Gallery January 8 - February 2, 2018. Featuring work by Reem Bassous, Alexis Callender, Pam Cooper, Joe Cory, Lauren Greenwald, Hiwa K, Hyung-in Kim, George Lorio, Adrienne Der Marderosian, Casey May McGuire, Vukasin Nedeljkovic, Binod Shrestha, Eun-Kyung Suh and Lance Winn, the exhibition explores borders as …

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• Biggest Winner

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 12 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. Recreation and Wellness Center

  The Biggest Winner challenge is a 12-week program (with a one week try out) designed to help students improve exercise and nutrition habits in order to improve total wellness, along with reducing the risk of chronic disease. Students will receive assistance and guidance from certified trainers to help implement healthy behavioral changes that will increase their quality of life. Benefits …

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• Women in TECH

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 1:30 a.m. until 2:45 a.m. Barbara Ying Center

  The Women's and Gender Studies program together with the Women's Executive Council of Central Florida invite you to an interactive panel on women and the field of Technology. Executive experts in Technology will answer questions and give suggestions for better practices. Free and open to the public.

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• Blood Drive (Recurring Event)

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Veterans Commemorative Site

  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 Bleed Black and Gold Blood Drive Advisory Council, please contact BloodDrives@ucf.edu. Thank you for making a difference!

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• We Shall Remain Certificate Series: Episodes 1 & 2 (Recurring Event)

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. UCF Cocoa: Bldg 3: 325

  Course number: DIV292Facilitator: Barbara ThompsonWe Shall Remain: America Through Native Eyes is a PBS series of five heartbreaking, inspiring stories highlighting Native ingenuity and resilience over the course of 300 years, establishing Native history as an essential part of American history.Must attend all five episodes to receive completion certificate.

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• Diversity Certificate Series: Module 1 (Recurring Event)

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Barbara Ying Center: 140

  Must attend all four modules to receive completion certificate. Module 1 DIV 285 Thursday, January 25 from 9:00am-11:00am Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Monday, February 19 from 2:30pm-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 2 DIV 286 Thursday, February 1 from 9:00am-11:00am Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Monday, …

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• CANCELED: Preparing Bids & Proposals

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Florida SBDC at UCF

  Presented by Tom Wurth, Vice President, Unique Surety Bonding & InsuranceThis session provides an overview and stimulates discussion on how to effectively write and submit a compliant proposal in response to a government solicitation. The seminar will provide an understanding of Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Proposal (RFP) and Request for Quotation (RFQ) and an analysis of how they …

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• Wellness Coaching (Recurring Event)

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Recreation and Wellness Center: 111 (WHPS Classroom)

  Connect with a Wellness Coach to achieve your personal well-being goals and learn how to apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP coaching is available at Wellness and Health Promotion Services every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

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• Let's Talk: Conversation from the Ball Pit

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Student Union Atrium

  Knights, let nostalgia take you back to a time when differences were not important because you just wanted to have fun on the playground. Join us in the ball pit for fun, conversation, and laughs.

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• Couponing 101 (Recurring Event)

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 12 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Student Union: Sand Key Meeting Room (Room 220)

  Healthy doesn’t have to be expensive. Learn the basics of couponing and save money on grocery items during our Couponing 101 Workshop. Discover how you can get name brand items for less or even free. You will receive coupons and a coupon organizer to get you started.

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• Library Research and Literature Review Strategies (Recurring Event)

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146

  What strategies do you use to conduct library research? This session highlights effective strategies to locate sources for literature reviews and academic projects. Learn about cited reference searches and database search strategies, how to create alerts to stay up to date, tips to customize Google Scholar, and options to manage sources using Mendeley and RefWorks. Please bring your laptop to …

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• Preparing for the Career Expo (Recurring Event)

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. Career Services and Experiential Learning: 121

  Discover what employers expect from students before, during and after a career expo.

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• Stand Out, Be You! TiPS Transfer Workshop Series

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. Student Union: 224: Egmont Key Meeting Room

  The TiPS (Transferring into Professional Success) Leaders of TTS will be hosting their first workshop on ways to navigate cultural biases and embrace your unique and authentic self. Join the conversation, make some connections, and transfer into professional success!

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• History Department Research Colloquium: Dr. Luis Martinez Fernandez, Professor of History

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146

  Professor of History, Dr. Luis Martinez Fernandez presents “Love Potions, Fried Plantains, and Goddesses of the Waterways: Transculturation in Early Colonial Cuba.” Dr. Martinez Fernandez will discuss the processes of cultural hybridity, creolization, and transculturation in sixteenth and seventeenth-century Cuba. Instead of looking at these phenomena as abstractions, the paper incorporates real individual men and women who were part of …

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• Climb After Closing

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. Recreation and Wellness Center

  Stop by the RWC and see if you have what it takes to scale the rock wall. Learn facts about drugs as youmake your way to the top. Recite as many as you can for a prize.

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• UCF Professional Master's in Business Analytics Info Session

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. UCF Executive Development Center

  This admissions event will include details for the UCF Professional Master of Science in Management/Business Analytics Track. The presentation provides information about the program curriculum, learning outcomes, cohort format and schedule, executive mentoring program, admission requirements and application process. Admission staff, faculty and alumni will be available for Q&A. Register at www.ucfbigdata0125.eventbrite.com.

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• Science Cafe: Observation of the Astronomical Philosopher's Stone

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. PSB 160

  Richard Klemm, Ph.D. January 25th ProfessorDepartment of PhysicsUniversity of Central Florida Observation of the Astronomical Philosopher’s Stone The question of why there are heavy elements such as gold, silver, and uranium on the Earth has been a mystery until 2017. From detailed simulations of colliding black holes, the largest nucleus of an element that could be obtained is that of …

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• Pentecost (Recurring Event)

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Theatre

  A fresco that could revolutionize Western Art is unearthed in an abandoned church in Eastern Europe. The discovery causes a dramatic struggle as representatives from the worlds of art history, religion, and politics stake their claims for the ultimate prize. The unexpected arrival of twelve refugees sets events spiraling toward an explosive climax. By David Edgar • Directed by Christopher …

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• H2O: Meeting for the Dechurched, Unchurched, Spiritually Curious & Christian (Recurring Event)

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 7:45 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Student Union: 220

  Led by former Atheists, H2O College is a non-denominational group of Dechurched, Unchurched, & Spiritually Curious UCF students that hang out together weekly to explore their beliefs as well a place for Christians to find true community. Many that attend would classify themselves as "Unchurched" (meaning never attended any church) or "De-Churched" (those that have 'been burned' by the church …

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• Guest Artist Recital: line upon line, percussion

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Rehearsal Hall: Auditorium

  Guest Artist recital featuring the percussion group, line upon line. Free and open to the public, no ticket required.

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• Thursday Bachata Class! (Recurring Event)

  Jan. 25, 2018 at 8:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. Harris Corporation Engineering 119: HEC 119

  Check out this opportunity to dance, socialize, and have a good time with Latin Rhythm, UCF's largest Latin dance organization! We are a supportive group of students passionate about dance and the positive energy it brings. Whether you are a first timer or an experienced dancer, we teach all levels of Bachata every other Thursday. Class is followed by a …

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