Friday, September 20, 2013

  • Caribbean Expressions: Art, Life & Culture

    Visual Arts Building

    The University of Central Florida Art Gallery is proud to present an exhibition featuring Caribbean art from the Bryant Collection, the Shoemaker Collection and the General Library Collection, all on loan from UCF Special Collections, as well as works from the private collection of renowned artist, Edouard Duval Carrié. Celebrated artists such as Wilson Bigaud, Préfète Duffaut, Prospere Pierre-Louis, Mallica …

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  • UCF Blood Drive - Every donation saves three lives!

    Student Union

    The blood supplies are getting low at the blood bank and we need all the help that we can get.Join us on the Big Red Bus at the Student Union from 10:30 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. on September 18, 19, and 20. Donor incentives provided by OneBlood are a free movie ticket, free haircut from SportClips, and a free small …

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  • Introduction To The Materials Characterization Facility - COME AND LOOK AT OUR MICROSCOPES!

    Orlando Tech Center Building 300

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

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  • Collective Bargaining Notice

    Innovative Center: Suite 100, Room 105

    The next collective bargaining session between the University of Central Florida and the Police Benevolent Association will take place at 9:30a.m., on Friday, September 20, 2013, in the Innovative Center (IC) room 104.

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  • Oral Communication in Academia Series: Session 2: Dealing with Communication Anxiety - Pathways to Success Workshop

    Classroom Building I

    Many people deal with some level of communication anxiety when speaking in public. Whether you lead a small discussion, teach a large lecture, or present at meetings or conferences, nerves can get the best of you. We will learn some techniques to alleviate speaking anxiety and boost confidence. Please RSVP here: http://www.admin.graduate.ucf.edu/surveyASP/TakeSurvey.asp?SurveyID=52Hn57MLm5l5G

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  • Endless Possibilities: Todd Stansbury, VP & Director of Athletics, UCF - A personal story about becoming a leader

    Student Union

    The Engineering Leadership & Innovation Institute (eli2) at UCF hosts Todd Stansbury as part of its "Leaders Up Close" Fall 2013 Seminar Series. All are welcome to attend this special Athletics Edition.Mr. Stansbury will share his story of the endless possibilities that guided his journey towards becoming the athletics director at the nation's second-largest university. He will offer advice on …

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  • Financing Study Abroad - How to Finance Your Study Abroad Experience

    Millican Hall

    Are you interested in studying abroad, but are not sure you can afford it? Learn about scholarship and financial aid opportunities at this special information session. Every student should have the opportunity to study abroad, join us to learn how you can!

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  • Partially Integrable PT-Symmetric Hierarchies - Of Some Canonical Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations

    Physical Sciences Building

    In this talk, we shall consider generalizations of the work of Bender and co-workers to derive new partially-integrable hierarchies of various PT -symmetric, nonlinear partial differential equations. The possible integrable members are identified employing the Painleve Test, a necessary but not sufficient integrability condition, and are indexed by the integer n, corresponding to the negative of the order of the …

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  • Foreign Film Club - Another Year by Mike Leigh

    Nicholson School of Communication and Media

    Come enjoy a great film and lively discussion!

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  • The Taming of the Shrew - Signature Series (Recurring Event)

    Orlando Shakespeare Theater

    $12 student rush tickets / $10 off advanced purchase. Sweet-tempered daddy's girl Bianca can have her pick of suitors—but not until her sister, the fiery-tongued Kate, is married off. Rising to the challenge is fortune-seeking Petruchio, but can he match Kate jab for jab? Set in the rootin'-tootin' Wild West, Shakespeare's most outrageous comedy bursts onto the Margeson Theater stage …

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  • The Cortez Method (Recurring Event)

    Orlando Shakespeare Theater

    $12 student rush tickets / $10 off advanced purchase. - What happens when you make a bad decision for all the right reasons? Sara and Bill will do whatever it takes to prepare for their new arrival, but an unexpected visit from Bill's older brother unravels their plans and makes it clear their shiny future has been built on the …

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  • Theatre UCF presents THE UNDERPANTS (Recurring Event)

    Theatre

    The Underpantsby Steve Martin, adapted from Carl Sternheim Black Box: September 19-22, September 26-29, October 3-5Much to the dismay of boorish Theo Maske, his wife created a public scandal when she accidentally lost her underpants in public. Theo decides to keep her out of public view to avoid future incidents, but chaos ensues when some witnesses to the incident decide …

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