Thursday, October 11, 2012

  • Collection Drive for Live United Flea Market

    Rehearsal Hall

    We are currently seeking donations for gently used items! Fundraiser event for the United Way Investing in Results Fund. Donations can be dropped off at Rehearsal Hall, CDL (LIB Lower Level), UCF Police, Office of Instructional Resources (CL1), and Research Pavillion through October 16th. Flea Market will take place on Oct. 17th at the John T. Washington Breezeway (close to …

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  • International Education Week Photo Contest - 1st International Education Week Photo Contest

    Online

    “1st Annual International Education Week Photo ContestEvery year, UCF celebrates International Education Week as a collaborative effort initiated by the U.S Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, to promote programs of international education and exchange between the United States and the rest of the world. The UCF International Services Center is excited to announce a call for …

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  • Behavior Activation for Treating Depression CE Workshop - by Dr. Carl W. Lejuez

    Student Union

    There is a clear clinical need for parsimonious behavioral interventions targeting depression that can be integrated into real world clinical settings, such as primary care, community-based programs, educational settings with youth, or residential treatment. Behavioral Activation (BA) is one particular behavioral approach that has gained widespread acceptance as a treatment for depression, and it has an emerging body of empirical …

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  • World Sight Day 2012 /Education for the Sighted - Student Disability Services

    Teaching Academy: 322

    World Sight Day 2012 / Education for the Sighted: Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMLocation: Teaching Academy (TA) 130WSD 2012 Program Agenda 10:00 AM to 10:45 - Sight Ed 101 - A UCF faculty member will present a classroom lecture simulation demonstrating how inaccessibility “feels” to students who may not see well or not at all.Intermission/Break11:00 …

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  • Google Mediating Knowledge Between the Commons and Capital: A Critical Digital Artist's Perspective. - a Presentation by Dr. Constance Kampf of Arhus University, Denmark.

    Colbourn Hall

    UCF's Writing Across the Curriculum Program and the Ph.D Program in Texts and Technology are co-hosting the following talk:Ubermorgen.com is a collective of digital artists focused on interventionist art that reveals and unveils the interactions between the commons and the capital in digital enterprises. One of their works, Google Will Eat Itself (GWEI) is described as:GWEI - Google Will Eat …

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  • HERO Rent-A-Pup - Walk a dog at UCF!!

    Burnett Honors College

    Come meet the Pet Rescue by Judy dogs at October's HERO Rent-A-PupWhen: October 11thWhere: In front of Burnett Honors College at UCFTime: 11:00 am - 3:00 pmAll you need is your ID to "rent" a dog that you can walk around campus for 15-20 minutes! There is NO COST to rent a dog, but donations are always welcomed. If you …

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  • The Ally Project

    Student Union

    Join the Multicultural Student Center and LGBTQ Services as we celebrate the beginning of LGBT History Month and National Coming Out day in the Student Union Atrium and patio stage. Students, faculty and staff can get more information the month as well as get information on becoming an Ally for the LGBTQ community. Prizes will be given out throughout the …

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  • Going Blind - Coming Out of the Dark About Vision Loss

    Teaching Academy

    Going Blind is a unique documentary film that increases public awareness of sight loss and low vision issues profoundly affecting the lives of more and more people around the world.

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  • Strategies for Graduate Students to Manage Stress

    Colbourn Hall

    The Counseling Center will offer an interactive presentation on stress management. The presentation will cover the definition, causes and signs of stress. Stress remedies will also be reviewed. Time will be allotted for questions and answers. This is free and open to the UCF community. Please RSVP with your name and PID to gradworkshops@ucf.edu. The workshops will be in the …

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  • Risk Taking Among Adolescents Lecture - by Dr. Carl W. Lejuez

    Student Union

    This lecture will follow the Behavior Activation Therapy workshop, and will offer 1.5 CE's to licensed professionals.

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  • UCF Creed - IED College Life Skills Workshop

    Student Union

    Learn how to establish your reputation as one which encompasses the UCF Creed: Integrity, Scholarship, Community, Creativity, Excellence. It is a great reputation to have!

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  • ASA's Childhoood Carnival meeting

    Student Union: Pegasus Ballroom

    ASA is presenting this fun filled event that will bring back your most cherished cartoons. Games include:Picture Booth with Powerpuff Girls and The FlintstonesHey Arnold Football ThrowReed’s Magic School Bus Rugrat’s Ring TossLooney PongDexter’s Lab Nerf TimePin the Cat on the DogPick the PokeballRocket Power ThrowDoug's Donuts will be a special game that will consist of ONLY two rounds. It …

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  • Peace Corp Information Session

    Career Services and Experiential Learning

    The Peace Corps' mission has three simple goals: 1. Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.2. Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.3. Helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.Learn about opportunities with the Peace Corps!For additional information visit: …

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  • Peace Corps Information Session

    Career Services and Experiential Learning

    Join me for an information session on how to become a Peace Corps Volunteer. Volunteer opportunities with the Peace Corps are plentiful in the 79 countries we currently serve in. Becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer will allow you to immerse yourself in a new culture, learn a new langauge, and transfer your skill set to an international community requesting your …

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  • Florida Water and Land Legacy Kick-Off Event

    Nicholson School of Communication and Media

    Want to take part in the biggest campaign to protect Florida water and lands? Come on out and learn about how you can take part in this exciting campaign launched by the notable environmental organizations such as the Sierra Club, The Nature Conservancy, and the Audubon Society. Funding to conservation projects have been devastated.This initiative is imperative because the degradation …

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  • Urban and Regional Planning Distinguished Lecture

    Off-Campus

    UCF will launch its Urban and Regional Planning Lecture Series for 2012-13 with a presentation by Professor Catherine L. Ross from the Georgia Institute for Technology in Atlanta. Ross is deputy director of the National Center for Transportation Productivity and Management, Harry West Professor of City and Regional Planning, and director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development. …

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  • The Exit Interview - A Comic Look at Existential Uncertainty and Metaphysical Isolation

    Orlando Shakespeare Theater

    $12 student tickets a half hour before the show/ $10 off all advance tickets - The Big Three—Religion, Sex and Politics—are the big targets of hilarity in one of the funniest and smartest contemporary comedies in years. Dick Fig is getting the hatchet from an unctuous HR pawn at a nameless university. His exit interview gets off to a rocky …

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  • Race - A Gripping, No-Holds-Barred Courtroom Drama

    Orlando Shakespeare Theater

    $12 student tickets half hour before show/ $10 off all advanced tickets - Fresh off Broadway, this high-voltage drama tackles the most incendiary topic of our time. Three attorneys, two black and one white, are called on to represent a wealthy white man charged with assaulting a young black woman. With the palpable tension of a fierce cross-examination and no …

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  • Divas of Diversity

    The Venue

    Join the Multicultural Student Center as we celebrate one aspect of the LGBTQ community, drag queens, during LGBT History Month. DIVAS OF DIVERSITY includes the diva sharing their story of discrimination and acceptance, a powerful drag show performance. The unforgettable cast of the hit show RuPaul’s Drag Race will be putting on their heels to entertain and educate you. The …

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  • Financial Management Association & Young Investors Joint Meeting - Presenting Fidelity and Bank of America

    Psychology Building

    FMA & YIC will be hosting Fidelity and Bank of America for a joint meeting. Fidelity will be giving a presentation on technical analysis and Bank of America will be discussing career opportunities with the company.

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  • FMA and Young Investors Club Joint Meeting - Fidelity and Bank of America

    Psychology Building

    FMA & YIC will be hosting Fidelity and Bank of America for a joint meeting. Fidelity will be giving a presentation on technical analysis and Bank of America will be discussing career opportunities with the company. Come out and join us in PSY 106 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 p.m.

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  • Relay for Life Kickoff Celebration

    Student Union

    Come enjoy the official kickoff as we begin the countdown towards the 2013 UCF Relay for Life. Join other teams as we Ukight in our efforts to raise funds for this noble cause. You will have the opportunity to register your team and obtain more information about the event. Remember to invite and bring as many people as possible. This …

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  • Theatre UCF presents "Good Boys and True" (Recurring Event)

    Theatre

    Prep-school senior Brandon Hardy is brilliant, athletic, popular, and charming--the kind of student that makes St. Joe's School for Boys proud to call its own. However, his privileged life threatens to collapse when a disturbing videotape is found on campus. As the resulting scandal takes unexpected turns, Brandon's mother Elizabeth must sort fact from fiction from family and confront unsettling …

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  • UCF Homecomings: Volunteer Interest Session

    Student Union

    Interested in volunteering at UCF’s most exciting week? Come learn how!

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