Since its inception in 2012, Giving Tuesday has focused on celebrating philanthropy, volunteerism and community service as a way to highlight the powerful difference people can make when they come together to help others. Each year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, people from around the world can reflect and act on the importance of generosity following the retail rush of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE
Give. Include UCF among your generous plans on Giving Tuesday and make a donation of any amount. All gifts are important and make a collective difference.
Advocate. Spread the word on UCF’s behalf and help us multiply our impact. Sign up to be a social media ambassador and help us reach a broader audience.
SUPPORT UCF’S GREATEST NEEDS
Make an impact when and where it’s needed most. By giving to UCF’s Greatest Needs Fund, you can help ensure the university has the financial flexibility necessary to respond quickly to exceptional opportunities. Big or small, your gift helps bolster academic, inclusive and operational excellence at UCF.
Your gift to UCF supports innovation and social mobility — thank you for your generosity!
Learn more about UCF Giving Tuesday at ucf.edu/givingtuesday.
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Judging is open to ALL our alumni and industry partners. The event will have a hybrid virtual/in-person format this year, and your location will not place any restrictions on your ability to participate!
November 30th & December 1st
Virtual Judging of Project Video Submissions
(ALL DAY on your own time)
Friday December 3rd
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET
In-Person Showcase on UCF Main Campus with Finalists of all disciplines!
4 – 5:30 p.m. ET
Awards & Networking Reception
(Awards will be streamed via Zoom)
You do not have to be present locally and able to attend the Friday event in order to participate as a virtual judge! The deadline to register is Monday, November 15. REGISTER NOW and join your fellow alumni in reviewing the incredible work of our graduating seniors.
Please note we will be hosting an interactive virtual judges training webinar session on Monday, November 22, that will provide information on judge expectations, an explanation of the project scoring process, and a comprehensive overview of the event timeline for fall’s Showcase.
We are looking forward to another fantastic showcase and hope to see you there!
Register: https://ucfalumni.com/cecsseniordesign
]]>Discover these and other innovative projects created by UCF engineering and computer science students at the Fall 2021 Virtual+Live Senior Design Showcase.
Visit the Senior Design Showcase page for the Fall 2021 Senior Design Program with all project summaries.
Students worked in collaborative teams during their senior year to bring their inventions to fruition. The teams explain their designs and demonstrate their prototypes in the showcase of videos.
These innovative projects demonstrate students' knowledge and application of engineering and advanced computing concepts, and provide solutions to real-world problems, many of which are industry-sponsored. Still other projects are sponsored by UCF faculty to solve teaching challenges and make research tasks more efficient.
While Senior Design is an academic requirement for graduation, the showcase includes a competitive element. Nearly 200 UCF engineering and computer science alumni nationwide will serve as volunteer judges virtually beginning Novemer 30 to determine the best project in each discipline, best interdisciplinary project and best in show.
]]>Exhibition Dates: November 18 - December 7
Opening Reception: Thursday, Nov. 18 from 5-7 p.m. Register Here
Need help registering? Contact the UCF Box Office: 407.823.1500
Additional programming and virtual exhibition links will be coming soon!
Insider Tip: Planning to attend all of the opening receptions this season? Register once for our new UCF Art Gallery Season Pass and you’ll have access to attend each reception without having to register each time. Also, you’ll receive a limited-edition UCF Art Gallery memento! Register Here
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The UCF Art Gallery at the University of Central Florida serves as a catalyst for visual art experiences and education, culture, and community engagement. Our mission is to encourage dialogue and engagement between students, faculty, members of the community, and artists by providing a framework for intellectual and creative inquiry. The gallery hosts exhibitions and programming that examine cultural and social contexts and support contemporary art practices. For more information about exhibitions and programming, visit https://gallery.cah.ucf.edu/
Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Virtual exhibitions are available at: https://gallery.cah.ucf.edu/
Closed on major holidays
Admission is FREE
Free parking is available in Garage F next to CFE Arena. $5 parking lot H-4 or Garage I requires purchasing a visitor permit from a kiosk. Please note that visitors should park in green student spaces ONLY, as the $5 daily permit does not cover red and blue spaces.
Visit https://ucf.startuptree.co/event/s/ZDxTeePCnQ8nNNfLkgnVdt/%252450K for more information.
]]>Workshop will meet at the first floor of the student Union stair well near the Hydroponic tower.
]]>Ethics is usually thought of as involving no quantification — it is about discussing principles and resolving dilemmas with arguments just in words. But many ethical decisions require a degree of quantification, precise or imprecise. Just because humans have an equal ethical worth (itself not quantifiable), they sometimes need to be counted, as in taking a course of military or healthcare action that minimizes number of deaths. More subtle cases include compensation calculations, monetary debts, and healthcare allocation using quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). The talk gives an overview of where quantification is needed in ethics and how it meshes with non-quantitative considerations.
Speaker Bio
Dr. James Franklin was Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. His research interests include the philosophy of mathematics, the history of ideas (especially probability) and extreme risk theory. His books include Corrupting the Youth: A History of Philosophy in Australia and An Aristotelian Realist Philosophy of Mathematics. He was awarded the 2005 Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics. He taught the world’s first course on Professional Issues and Ethics in Mathematics.
About Ethically Speaking
Ethically Speaking is a campus-wide partnership that brings internationally renowned leaders to UCF to discuss cutting-edge topics in ethics. All members of UCF and the community we serve are encouraged to attend. More information on this speaker series and upcoming talks can be found at https://ethicscenter.research.ucf.edu/speaker-series/
The session will be led by Beth Stone, a Yoga Alliance certified instructor. Participants are encouraged to bring their own yoga mats or beach towels.
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