BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UNIFY BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4151968/fall-2026-svad-faculty-exhibition/ DTSTAMP:20261028T100000 DTSTART:20261028T100000 DTEND:20261028T170000 LOCATION:UCF Art Gallery SUMMARY:Fall 2026 SVAD Faculty Exhibition URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4151968/fall-2026-svad-faculty-exhibition/ DESCRIPTION:The UCF Art Gallery is proud to present a dynamic exhibition of artworks by the faculty of the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design. These professional artists have received both national and international recognition for their engaging and thought-provoking works. The exhibition showcases a wide range of traditional and contemporary media and processes including drawing, digital art, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. \n\nThis event coincides with Art Knight! 2026. \n\nLink to learn more: [https://cah.ucf.edu/gallery/exhibit/fall-2026-svad-faculty-exhibition/](https://cah.ucf.edu/gallery/exhibit/fall-2026-svad-faculty-exhibition/) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4179229/rosen-college-fall-2026-career-fair/ DTSTAMP:20261028T100000 DTSTART:20261028T100000 DTEND:20261028T140000 LOCATION:Rosen College: Darden Auditorium, Room 101 SUMMARY:Rosen College Fall 2026 Career Fair URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4179229/rosen-college-fall-2026-career-fair/ DESCRIPTION:Network with employers, explore career opportunities and receive a free headshot to enhance your professional development. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4180219/personalize-student-learning-experiences-using-canvas-mastery-paths/ DTSTAMP:20261028T100000 DTSTART:20261028T100000 DTEND:20261028T113000 LOCATION:Faculty Multimedia Center, Classroom Building 1: Room 201 SUMMARY:Personalize Student Learning Experiences Using Canvas Mastery Paths URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4180219/personalize-student-learning-experiences-using-canvas-mastery-paths/ DESCRIPTION:In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to build Mastery Paths (MP) in Webcourses@UCF. MP enables you to deliver personalized learning experiences tailored to student performance, providing extra support where it's needed most at zero cost to students. Backed by research and real classroom use, our facilitators will share how MP has improved student achievement and satisfaction. After this workshop, you'll walk away with the practical steps and the confidence to implement MP in your course.\n\nIn this workshop, you'll learn how to: \n\n * Understand the impact MP has had on UCF students. \n * Discuss principles and best practices of teaching and learning with MPs. \n * Design an MP course module incorporating Personalized Adaptive Learning techniques. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is limited to faculty, staff and GTA's only. \nRegistration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/38ac1755/?appointmentTypeIds[]=86036636 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4206594/big-red-bus-donate-blood-and-get-ticket-to-howl-o-scream/ DTSTAMP:20261028T110000 DTSTART:20261028T110000 DTEND:20261028T170000 LOCATION:UCF Memory Mall SUMMARY:Big Red Bus - Donate Blood and get ticket to Howl-O-Scream! URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4206594/big-red-bus-donate-blood-and-get-ticket-to-howl-o-scream/ DESCRIPTION:From now until Halloween - all donors will receive a t-shirt plus one ticket to SeaWorld's Howl-O-Scream! (while supplies last)\n\nHelp us maintain a safe and ready blood supply for cancer patients, trauma patients, or when unexpected tragedies occur. The OneBlood bus will park on Memory Mall near the Veterans Memorial.\n\nWalk-ups are welcomed, and appointments are appreciated!\nRegistration Link: https://donor.oneblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/1808974\nRegistration Info: Save time - Schedule your appointment now! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4191186/adult-first-aidcpraed-blended-learning/ DTSTAMP:20261028T130000 DTSTART:20261028T130000 DTEND:20261028T150000 LOCATION:RWC Wet Classroom SUMMARY:Adult First Aid/CPR/AED - Blended Learning URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4191186/adult-first-aidcpraed-blended-learning/ DESCRIPTION:The Recreation and Wellness Center (RWC) offers American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED and First Aid Blended Learning classes. The Blended Learning class includes an online portion (most participants can complete it in approximately two hours) and an instructor-led class skills session (approximately two hours). The online portion must be completed prior to attending the in-class skills session.\n\nEach participant who successfully completes the course will earn an American Red Cross certificate in Adult First Aid and CPR with AED. The certificate is valid for two years.\n\nTo register for this class, please call 407-823-2408 or walk into the RWC administrative office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and someone will assist you.\nRegistration Link: https://ucfrwc.org/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=d852f400-9a57-40d7-9d72-b60cff4ad06c&semesterId=421e6710-c6e2-49d9-82a8-890f63091995 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4214271/faculty-collective-bargaining-notice/ DTSTAMP:20261028T133000 DTSTART:20261028T133000 DTEND:20261028T153000 LOCATION:Virtual SUMMARY:Faculty Collective Bargaining Notice URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4214271/faculty-collective-bargaining-notice/ DESCRIPTION:The next collective bargaining session between the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees and the United Faculty of Florida will take place on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted via Teams. Look for the link in the Virtual Events section.\n\nVirtual Location URL: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YmRlNWUzMTItNDlkYy00NzZjLWExOTQtYmMxMWRlZjBhOGFh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22bb932f15-ef38-42ba-91fc-f3c59d5dd1f1%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22757ecd58-8cc1-403b-934d-577a53c0e247%22%7d END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4215761/writers-in-the-sun-reading-by-ucf-alum-jaquira-diaz/ DTSTAMP:20261028T133000 DTSTART:20261028T133000 DTEND:20261028T150000 LOCATION:Trevor Colbourn Hall: TCH 325 SUMMARY:Writers in the Sun Reading by UCF alum Jaquira Diaz URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4215761/writers-in-the-sun-reading-by-ucf-alum-jaquira-diaz/ DESCRIPTION:Writers in the Sun Reading with Jaquira Diaz\n\nJoin Writers in the Sun for a reading with UCF alum Jaquira Diaz, author of the award-winning memoir Ordinary Girls and the upcoming paperback edition of her novel This Is the Only Kingdom.\n\nOrdinary Girls received a Florida Book Prize, and Diaz's work explores themes of identity, family, place and belonging. During her visit, Diaz will also be interviewed for the Writers in the Sun podcast.\n\nThe reading is co-sponsored by Women's and Gender Studies, CHDR, the Puerto Rico Research Hub and the Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Program.\n\nOpen to the public. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4223263/ucf-space-week-mars-to-table-feeding-the-future-of-human-space/ DTSTAMP:20261028T133000 DTSTART:20261028T133000 DTEND:20261028T150000 LOCATION:John C. Hitt Library: 402 SUMMARY:UCF Space Week: Mars to Table - Feeding the Future of Human Space URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4223263/ucf-space-week-mars-to-table-feeding-the-future-of-human-space/ DESCRIPTION:As humans prepare for long-duration missions to Mars, food must become more than nutrition--it must become infrastructure. Join Dr. Amy Gregory and Chef Cesar Rivera-Cruzado as they showcase the University of Central Florida's innovative Closed-Loop Culinary Ecosystem (CLCE), a hospitality-inspired Mars food system that integrates food production, culinary experience, behavioral health, and crew performance into a single mission architecture. Explore how we can feed astronauts for 500 sols on Mars and enjoy a space food tasting experience inspired by the future of deep-space dining.\n\nFor more information, visit the [Library's event page](https://ucf.libcal.com/calendar/ucf-libraries-events/fall-2026-mars-to-table).\nRegistration Link: https://ucf.libcal.com/calendar/ucf-libraries-events/fall-2026-mars-to-table END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4189835/creating-accessible-designs-using-canva/ DTSTAMP:20261028T150000 DTSTART:20261028T150000 DTEND:20261028T160000 LOCATION:Virtual SUMMARY:Creating Accessible Designs Using Canva URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4189835/creating-accessible-designs-using-canva/ DESCRIPTION:Creating Accessible Designs Using Canva introduces the basics of designing inclusive digital content using Canva. Learn how to apply accessibility principles in Canva by using high-contrast colors, accessible fonts, alt text and screen reader-friendly layouts. Participants are strongly encouraged to complete "How to Create Accessible PDFs" beforehand to build foundational knowledge. A Canva account and device are recommended for hands-on practice.\n\nFor UCF employees, register on Workday using the "Register Now" button. \n\nFor students, join the waiting room using the [Open Virtual Location Link].\n\nVirtual Location URL: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/282160107071102?p=ZwXQc7spOrV14xTVH7\nRegistration Link: https://www.myworkday.com/ucf/learning/course/c567b981359f1000c14d10f3c1830000?type=9882927d138b100019b6a2df1a46018b\nRegistration Info: For UCF employees, register on Workday using the "Register Now" button. For students, join the waiting room using the [Open Virtual Location Link]. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4221428/ucf-space-week-from-orbit-to-archives-gallery-talk/ DTSTAMP:20261028T150000 DTSTART:20261028T150000 DTEND:20261028T160000 LOCATION:UCF Libraries Special Collections and University Archives Gallery: Hitt Library - 4th floor room 403 SUMMARY:UCF Space Week: From Orbit to Archives Gallery Talk URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4221428/ucf-space-week-from-orbit-to-archives-gallery-talk/ DESCRIPTION:Join David Benjamin, Head of [Special Collections & University Archives](https://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/), for a Gallery Talk featuring UCF Libraries' Space Week exhibition: From Orbit to Archives. \n\nDiscover UCF's place in the story of space exploration through photographs, memorabilia and more! A Special Collections & University Archives Exhibit inside the 4th Floor Gallery. Exhibition talks will be held inside the Gallery on [October 27th at 4:15pm](https://ucf.libcal.com/calendar/ucf-libraries-events/fall-2026-space-week-from-orbit-to-archives-gallery-talk-1) and [October 28th at 3pm](https://ucf.libcal.com/calendar/ucf-libraries-events/fall-2026-space-week-from-orbit-to-archives-gallery-talk-2)!\n\nThis exhibition will be on view from Monday, October 12th through Friday, December 18th, 2026 and features selections from the [University of Central Florida Libraries Special Collections & University Archives' Space Program collections](https://scua.library.ucf.edu/repositories/4/classifications/15), highlighting the history, culture, and excitement of human exploration beyond Earth. The University of Central Florida's connection to the space industry dates to its founding as Florida Technological University in 1963, when it was established to support Florida's growing aerospace and defense workforce. Through photographs, ephemera, memorabilia, technical publications, and other unique materials, the exhibition documents key milestones in space exploration while illustrating its lasting influence on science, technology, education, and popular culture. These materials help preserve the stories, achievements, and experiences of the people and organizations that shaped the American space race. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4221432/career-and-wellness-peer-support-group/ DTSTAMP:20261028T160000 DTSTART:20261028T160000 DTEND:20261028T170000 LOCATION:CSEL 115: CSEL 115 SUMMARY:Career and Wellness Peer Support Group URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4221432/career-and-wellness-peer-support-group/ DESCRIPTION:"Your career journey and well-being are connected. You don't have to navigate either alone."\n\nThe Career & Wellness Peer Support Group provides a welcoming and supportive space for students to connect with peers while exploring career goals, personal growth, and overall well-being.\n\nThrough guided discussions, and shared experiences, participants will gain strategies for managing stress, building confidence, and navigating career uncertainty\n\nSome topics of exploration include career decision-making, imposter phenomenon, self-care, job and internship searches, networking, and work-life balance.\n\nWhether you're feeling unsure about your next steps or simply looking to connect with others facing similar challenges, this group offers a community-centered environment focused on growth, encouragement, and success facilitated by Masters-level Mental Health Counseling Graduate Interns.\n\nWho should attend? \nAll students are welcome.\n\nDates: Wednesday Sept. 2nd, Sept. 9th, Sept. 30th, Oct. 7th, Oct. 14th, Oct. 21st, Oct. 28th, Nov. 4th\n\nTime: 4pm-5pm\n\nLocation: Kenneth G. Dixon Career Development Center Building Room 115. The groups are in-person and open. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4185298/narcotics-anonymous/ DTSTAMP:20261028T190000 DTSTART:20261028T190000 DTEND:20261028T200000 LOCATION:Ferrell Commons 171: Pride Commons SUMMARY:Narcotics Anonymous URL:https://events.ucf.edu/event/4185298/narcotics-anonymous/ DESCRIPTION:This group meets every Wednesday. May meet outdoors during building closures for holidays. \n\nNA is a non-profit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs have become a major problem. We meet regularly to help each other live drug-free. There are no dues or fees, the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Our fellowship focuses primarily on recovery from the disease of addiction. Anyone may join us regardless of age, race, sexual identity, creed, religion, or lack of religion.\n\nFor more information about this meeting visit [studenthealth.ucf.edu/recovery/](https://studenthealth.ucf.edu/recovery/) or call the NA Helpline at 407-425-5157. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR