Friday, February 15, 2013

  • Scholastic Bookfair

    Teaching Academy: 117

    The Student National Education Association at UCF will be hosting a Scholastic Bookfair for a community project.

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  • RWC Outdoor Adventure 10th Annual Adventure Race - The Search for Knight's Gold

    Recreation and Wellness Center

    Ahoy, me Hearties!Come join Outdoor Adventure for our 10th Annual Adventure Race. This year you can expect traditional elements of our past adventure races such as biking, trekking, and the high ropes, but should also be prepared to face some new obstacles! Unlike years past, we are going to have an overarching theme throughout the race. So all ye lads …

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  • Urban and Regional Planning Distinguished Lecture

    Off-Campus

    UCF will continue its Urban and Regional Planning Distinguished Lecture Series with a presentation by Robert "Bob" Graham, author and former U.S. senator and Florida governor. The focus of his talk will be on water management. A moderated discussion period with 4 panelists and questions from the audience will follow his presentation.Click here to register for this event

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  • The 5th UCF Annual Counseling Conference

    Teaching Academy

    The goal of the 5th Annual UCF Counseling Conference is to provide a quality professional development opportunity for counselors and counselors-in-training by facilitating relevant presentations of issues in the field of counseling. This is a two-day event that has over eighty assorted presentations and will draw hundreds of attendees. This conference is for diverse helping professionals in many specialties, including: …

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  • Introduction to the Materials Characterization Facility - Come See Our Microscopes

    Orlando Tech Center Building 300

    Explanation of the MCF equipment capabilities, as well as a description of the operating procedures. This is a very useful way for new faculty and students to become aware of what MCF has to offer.

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  • Oral Communication in Academia Series: Enhancing Student Comprehension - Pathways to Success

    Colbourn Hall

    Students often lack the courage to ask questions or request clarification in front of their peers. We will cover several strategies for increasing student comprehension during class activities: lecture, discussion, group work, answering questions. Please RSVP by registering here: http://www.admin.graduate.ucf.edu/surveyASP/TakeSurvey.asp?SurveyID=52Hn57MLm5l5G

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  • Anxiety 101 - Anxiety 101 (Recurring Event)

    Counseling and Psychological Services

    This drop-in workshop helps students develop skills in coping with anxious thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Students will learn about myths and realities of anxiety and develop practical skills that they can use. This is a recurring workshop on Fridays 12:00 - 1:00 pmduring spring semester. Beginning February 15; ending April 19.

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  • UCF’s Asteroid Viewing Party 2013 - College of Sciences

    Student Union

    Join international leaders in asteroid and comet research at the University of Central Florida in Orlando for a special “viewing party” that will climax with an exclusive look at the asteroid 2012 DA14 zipping between Earth and orbiting communication satellites — the closest fly by in recorded history.Experts say there is no chance the asteroid will hit Earth, this time. …

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  • UCF vs. UT Arlington - UCF Women's Softball

    Softball Stadium

    (UCF Holiday Inn Select)

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  • VUCF Presents: "A Little Knight of Love"

    Life Care Center

    Who said Valentine's Day was just for couples? Come out and enjoy karaoke, love song jeopardy, crafts, and dancing with seniors at Life Care Center. Carpool will meet at 5:15pm in Lake Claire and we are looking for 25-30 volunteers. RSVP with your name and NID to Renee at vucf_elderly@ucf.edu.

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  • UCF vs. Siena - UCF Men's Baseball

    No Location

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  • UCF Chamber Orchestra Concert

    Rehearsal Hall: Auditorium

    No description provided.

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  • Brother Outsider Documentary

    Student Union

    As a part of Black History Month, LGBTQ Services will be hosting a screening of the documentary of Brother Outsider, an account of the life of Bayard Rustin, who is often referred to as "the unknown hero" of the civil rights movement.

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  • Othello - Shakespeare’s Emotionally Gripping Thriller of Jealousy, Passion, and Revenge

    Orlando Shakespeare Theater

    $12 student tickets half hour before the show/ $10 off all advanced tickets – Othello, a celebrated general, yet an outsider, defies social convention and marries Desdemona, a Venetian aristocrat. Enter Othello’s most trusted lieutenant, the “honest” Iago, who nurses a vengeful hate for his commander. As Iago draws Othello and the audience into a spider web of half-truths, scandal …

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  • The Odyssey - Shipwrecks, Sirens, and Sex Goddesses meet Cannibalism, Death, and Revenge

    Orlando Shakespeare Theater

    Acclaimed solo artist Charlie Bethel (Beowulf) re-imagines Homer’s famous myth in a faithful yet utterly accessible format for those who slept through Greek Lit. Voyage across land and sea, through the underworld, to the top of Mt. Olympus with the brave and courageous hero, Odysseus, as he valiantly seeks his homeland and the arms of his wife and child. You’re …

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