Rosen College of Hospitality Management, 9907 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819
]]>Prefer to schedule an appointment with a peer mentor? Schedule one here: https://calendly.com/iacepeeradvising
]]>Yvette Cummings Arendt states: “My studio practice thematically explores child abuse, adolescence and maternal struggles. My abuse happened as a child; now as the mother of three young girls I confront these memories from multiple perspectives. The work presents a moment of transition between the abuses of the past, the joys and fears of present life, and the challenges that await my daughters.”
Silent Lines will include large-scale paintings, an ongoing small-scale painting series, and a mixed-media installation to provide a platform to facilitate discussions of empowerment for sexual assault survivors in the era of the #metoo movement.
Yvette Cummings Arendt received her Masters of Fine Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati’s School of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. Her work has been exhibited in multiple group and solo exhibitions throughout the South and Midwest, has been featured in the Contemporary South at Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh, NC and was recently the recipient of the 701 CCA Prize 2016 for South Carolina artists under 40. More Information
Exhibition Dates: Jan. 10-Feb. 14
Opening Reception: Thursday, Jan. 10 from 5-7 p.m. RSVP
Artist Talk: Friday, Jan. 11 at 10 a.m.
Each candidate will give a presentation at an open forum held at the FAIRWINDS Alumni Center in the grand ballroom. The new vice president will lead and organize an infrastructure to foster community engagement, develop partnerships to bring about transformative change and identify and support target areas to maximize inclusive excellence at UCF. The vice president will develop an institutional framework for equity, inclusion and diversity that supports the university’s mission and strategic plan, ensuring the pillars of equity, inclusion and diversity are embedded at all levels.
More information on the finalists – including forum times and links for web casts, candidate details and forum feedback – can be found here. Your feedback is important to this process. Surveys should be completed within 24 hours of each forum.
I pray for my son daily, yet I wonder if it’s enough.
I advocate for my community through dialogue with the police, but is it enough.
Will all I do be enough to keep my son alive because of #BlackLivesMatter #MySonMatters.
]]>Leveraging Equilibrium Polymerization Thermodynamics to Produce New Materials from Stubborn Monomers
Justin G. Kennemur Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Florida State University
Abstract: A launch-point for potentially transformative materials is the synthetic design of polymer microstructures capable of offering precise and unique branch periodicities outside of those provided by traditional monomers and methods. The concept of using low ring strain cycloolefin monomers, such as cyclopentenes, for enthalpy-driven ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) is contradictory since the release of ring-strain is the driving force for success. Our research has leveraged thermodynamic principles to gain near living-like control and high conversion from variable temperature (VT)-ROMP of these systems. We have now carried this success forward to instill more precise architectural complexities such as highly isotactic and regioregular systems, precision polyelectrolytes, and bottlebrush polymers with precise five-carbon branch periodicities. Our findings on the efficacy of targeted materials and their properties will be discussed.
Biography: Dr. Justin G. Kennemur graduated from Radford University, VA (B.S. Chemistry, 2002) then worked in the industry for three years at Polymer Solutions Incorporated in Blacksburg, VA as an Analytical Polymer Chemist. He received a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry at North Carolina State University in 2010 under the advisement of Professor Bruce M. Novak. After a post-doctoral appointment at the University of Minnesota co-advised by Professors Marc A. Hillmyer and Frank S. Bates, he began his independent career in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State University in August of 2014. As a principal investigator, JGK has received an ACS-PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award (2015), the NSF CAREER Award (2018) and was awarded as a 2018 ACS PMSE Young Investigator. He is also particularly proud of receiving the 2017-2018 Florida State University Undergraduate Teaching Award, a student-driven award, for his efforts in organic chemistry instruction.
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Thursday, January 24 from 12:00pm-2:00pm
Facilitator: Joshua "JJ" Johnson
Location: Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
What does the word Veteran mean to you? What does a veteran look like to you? When and how do you celebrate our veterans? At the University of Central Florida, there are over 1,300 student veterans from all walks of life. The student veteran panel is designed to provide insight on the who are veterans are and what it means to them to be veteran friendly. This two-hour discussion will look at their experiences, dispel rumors and stereotypes of a student veteran, and offer insight on what it means to be student veteran friendly.
]]>Stay for 30 minutes after the class to learn how to apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to help fund healthy eating habits!
]]>Managing Turmoil in the Middle East
Ambassador Eric S. Edelman, Ph.D.
Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS
Conflicting news about the Middle East can be puzzling. Is ISIS really defeated in Syria? Is Turkey still a U.S. ally? What’s happened to the Iran Nuclear Deal? Ambassador Eric S. Edelman will draw from his experience as U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Finland and as author of Revolution and Aftermath: Forging a New Strategy Toward Iran (2018), to bring clarity to today’s turmoil in the Middle East.
]]>Space is limited so please sign up on the RWC’s website under Group Exercise classes, http://rwc.sdes.ucf.edu/programs/fitness/group-exercise
]]>There will also be a film shown on the following dates:
Thursday, January 15
Thursday, February 7
Thursday, March 7
What makes you tick! What is it that you really want to do with your life? This workshop will help you explore what is it that you really want to do.
]]>Meet alumni from each of our MBA programs and hear about their MBA experience. Our admissions staff will be available for Q&A after the presentation.
RSVP to www.ucfmba0124.eventbrite.com
]]>Come learn more about how Omega Phi Alpha National Service Sorority serves, the members of the sorority, the university community, the community-at-large and the nations of the world. We will also be doing a fun service project this night. Make sure you come Tuesday and Wednesday too so you can learn about our sisterhood and general info. All majors, backgrounds and years are welcome. Make your life sweeter, rush OPA.
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