Friday, October 11, 2013

  • UCF United Way Campaign

    UCF Main Campus

    October is Live United Month at UCF - and we have been challenged to raise $150,000 to support charitable agencies in our local community. A longstanding tradition for our Knight Family, our workplace giving campaign has raised over $2 million to date.Thank you all for the difference you have made!To participate in the 2013 Live United Campaign, please visit ucf.edu/LiveUnited …

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  • RunUnited - Where fitness meets philanthropy.

    No Location

    Modeled after the virtual runs that are gaining great popularity, RunUnited challenges our campus community to log the miles you run/walk/crawl (or bike or swim) through October 31. Sign up at any time during October!Asking friends and family to sponsor your miles, raise money for a charity of your choice through our United Way campaign - or consider sponsoring one …

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  • Lifeguard Certification Class

    Recreation and Wellness Center

    The lifeguards at the RWC are all Certified in American Red Cross Lifeguarding, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and First Aid. Lifeguard classes are taught by the Lifeguard Instructor Staff in house in fall and spring of each school year.The pre-requisites to entering the lifeguard classes consist of timed brick retrieval, 300 yard swim and a two minute water tread. …

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  • 2013 UCF School of Visual Arts & Design Faculty Exhibit - Opening Reception

    Visual Arts Building

    The University of Central Florida Art Gallery is proud to present a dynamic new exhibit of artworks by the Faculty of the School of Visual Arts and Design. These professional artists have received both national and international recognition for their engaging and thought provoking creations.The exhibit showcases a wide range of traditional and time-based media including painting, sculpture, book arts, …

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  • Strategies for Managing Anxiety: Challenging Irrational Thinking and Beliefs

    Counseling and Psychological Services

    Each person experiences anxiety differently. Come learn new ways to reduce anxiety in your life!Today's Topic: Challenging Irrational Thinking and Beliefs

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  • Pride Coalition Volunteer Training

    Ferrell Commons

    If you are interested in volunteering with Pride Coalition, come to this training. For more information, please contact pridevol@ucf.edu.

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  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Patricia Pukkila - Undergraduate Research - What is College For?: Engaging Students in Intellectual Work Through Multiple Modes of Mentoring

    Student Union

    Overview: Faculty value opportunities for creative pursuits and discovery, which provide both motivation and deep satisfaction. Involving undergraduates in these activities is important for numerous reasons. This session will explore multiple ways to make research, scholarship, and creative performance distinctive features of the undergraduate experience.

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  • Research on the Learning and Teaching of Upper-level Thermal and Statistical Physics - Dr. John R. Thompson - University of Maine

    Physical Sciences Building

    Within the last decade, physics education researchers have begun to extend the tools and methods used at the introductory level to conduct systematic investigations of student learning of thermal and statistical physics in the upper division. Most research in thermodynamics has focused on student ideas about the first and second laws and the associated concepts (e.g., work, heat, entropy). Several …

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  • Dracula: The Journal of Jonathan Harker (Recurring Event)

    Orlando Shakespeare Theater

    $12 student rush tickets / $10 off advanced purchase. - Centuries before True Blood and the Twilight Series, the original Prince of Darkness reigned over the shadowy world of the undead. Experience the celebrated gothic scream-fest in a one-man tour-de-force that uses Stoker's original text of journal entries, letters, and newspaper clippings. Jam-packed with plenty of thrills and chills, Dracula's …

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