Monday, April 10, 2017

  • Diversity Certificate Series (Recurring Event)

    Barbara Ying Center: 140

    Must attend all four modules to receive completion certificate.Facilitator: Rachel Luce-HittThis four-module program is designed as an introductory overview series of workshops to provoke thought with respect to diversity in general, and more specifically, with respect to several important dimensions of diversity. Participants must attend all four modules to receive completion certificate.Dates Modules 1 and 2: Thursday, February 23 and …

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  • April is Financial Literacy Awareness Month!

    UCF Main Campus

    April is Financial Literacy Awareness Month! There are events happening throughout the month of April to assist students being financially well: - April 5, 2017 Salary Negotiation and Understanding Your Paycheck (2:00pm - 3:00pm in CSEL Room 121) - April 13, 2017 FUNNY MONEY featuring Colin Ryan (Doors open at 5:30pm, 6:30pm - 8:00pm Morgridge International Reading Center) - April …

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  • UCF Celebrates the Arts 2017

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Lobby

    UCF Celebrates the Arts 2017 April 7-14, 2017 The Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts comes alive with a showcase of UCF music, visual arts, and theatre! “I enjoyed EVERYTHING! The students were amazing and we really enjoyed seeing some familiar faces. Providing free performances allows those who normally wouldn’t be able to come to the theater a chance to …

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  • SVAD Banner Art and Arcade Games

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Walt Disney Theater

    Experience top-of-the-line interactive gaming from the UCF School of Visual Arts & Design’s game design students. Housed in custom-built classic arcade cabinets, patrons will be able to play video games created by undergraduate students. This year’s lobby banners display examples of undergraduate student artworks from the areas of Character Animation, Experimental Animation, Architecture, Ceramics, Drawing, Design, Digital Media, Film, Graphic …

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  • Without Borders

    Gallery at Avalon Island

    “Without Borders” features painting, video, sound, sculpture, photography, and performance art by artists from diverse cultural and ideological backgrounds. This show explores themes of identity, perception, blackness, feminism, gender roles, and interactivity. “Without Borders” is a statement of our unique perspectives. http://arts.cah.ucf.edu/event/without-borders/

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  • Theatre UCF Costume Exhibit

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Lobby

    Ooh la la! Get a sneak peek into corsets and petticoats designed and constructed in Theatre UCF’s costume shop. http://arts.cah.ucf.edu/event/theatre-ucf-costume-exhibit/

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  • A Memory Wingding: Nostalgia and Ephemera in UCF Undergraduate Fine Art

    City Arts Factory

    This exhibition features the paintings, photography, and sculpture of eight artists from UCF’s undergraduate BFA program. The show includes works by Gabe Cortese, Emile Mausner, Samantha McCoy, Jordan Pascal, Christopher Rivera, Andrew Snow, Sheherazade Thenard, and Lila Villalobos who all share the theme of the aesthetics of remembrance in psychologically charged spaces. http://arts.cah.ucf.edu/event/a-memory-wingding-nostalgia-and-ephemera-in-ucf-undergraduate-fine-art/

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  • SVAD Multi-media “Multiples” Exhibit

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Lobby

    Discover conceptual visual art pieces in unexpected places throughout the Dr. Phillips Center! Taught as an introduction to principals in conceptual, non-narrative visual art, School of Visual Art and Design professor Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz challenges students to produce interpretations that explored repetitive forms, which would be then used to solve site-specific installation art problems. http://arts.cah.ucf.edu/event/svad-multiples-exhibit/

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  • In the Eyes of the Hungry: Florida’s Changing Landscape

    Terrance Gallery at Orlando City Hall

    Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read and inspired by John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, In the Eyes of the Hungry: Florida’s Changing Landscape inspires and contributes to conversations about demographic, geographic, and ecological shifts, with an emphasis on human relationships with the environment. The selected artists, which include School of Visual Arts & Design faculty …

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  • NSF GRFP Fellowship Training

    Student Union: Egmont Key Meeting Room (Room 224)

    Learn about the National Science Foundation Fellowship, and receive tips and information on what you need to do to effectively complete the application process.

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  • Marchioli Collective Impact Innovation Seminar Series

    Teaching Academy: 130

    Are you interested in learning how to take an idea from conceptualization to innovation? Join Dr. Jennifer Kent-Walsh – professor of communication sciences and disorders and recent winner of the first Marchioli Collective Impact Innovation Award – as she shares the strategies used to develop her nationally acclaimed innovative center, the Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST), during …

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  • Dear Healthy Knight Q&A

    Student Union

    Wellness and Health Promotion Services invites you to a question and answer session about stress management and relief techniques.

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  • Health Fair: Journey to Health!

    Student Union: Cape Florida Ballroom (Room 316AB)

    Join MAPS (Multicultural Association of Pre-Health Students) and HAPS (Health Awareness and Prevention Society) for their first-ever Health Fair on Monday, April 10th from 2:00 - 4:30pm in Student Union Room 316AB! We will be partnering with organizations on campus to provide healthcare screenings, healthy snacks, and information about disease prevention. Stop by anytime for free health screenings, food, and …

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  • The Power of "Hidden" Bias (Recurring Event)

    Barbara Ying Center: 140

    Facilitator: Barbara Thompson A fundamental quality of the human mind is to group objects into categories based on a wide range of discernible characteristics. This ability helped early people to distinguish friend from foe and was instrumental in our ancestors’ survival. As adaptive as this response may sometimes be, it also is the foundation of the biases, stereotypes, and prejudices …

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  • Biology Seminar_Dr. Debbie Kelly

    Biological Sciences: 209

    “A Bird’s Eye View of Comparative Cognition.” presented by Dr. Debbie Kelly

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  • Meditation Class (Recurring Event)

    RWC @ Knights Plaza

    Just Be Meditation Class - Take time to Just Be and join WHPS in a guided meditation class! Students only. Come reduce your stress and learn the basics of meditation.

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  • Criminal Justice Lecture Featuring Rod Brunson, Ph.D.

    FAIRWINDS Alumni Center

    The College of Health and Public Affairs, along with the faculty of the Department of Criminal Justice, invites you to attend an exciting and timely lecture by Rod K. Brunson, Ph.D., dean of the Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice, on April 10, 5:30-7 p.m., at UCF's FAIRWINDS Alumni Center. His lecture is titled "A Moment of Pause: Examining the …

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  • Introduction to Al-Anon (Recurring Event)

    Research Pavilion

    This meeting is held every Monday (unless otherwise noted on the UCF calendar) from 6:30pm to 7pm at thePoint @ UCF in Research Park: SUITE 135, 12424 Research Pkwy #250, Orlando, FL. This meeting is meant to introduce you to Al-Anon meetings and answer questions like, “How does an Al-Anon meeting work?” “What must we do to participate?” “How do …

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  • UCF Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band Concert

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Walt Disney Theater

    Enjoy UCF Music’s premier band ensembles in a beautiful concert setting. http://arts.cah.ucf.edu/event/wind-ensemble-and-symphonic-band/

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  • The Bard Takes Broadway

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Pugh Theater

    Shakespeare’s world was as thoroughly permeated with popular music as our own. Chanteuse Laura Hodos (accompanied by UCF professor Brian Hoffman) creates an elegant and effervescent evening of music showcasing the Bard’s influence on the Great White Way! Laura and Brian will be bringing you the best of Broadway—as creatively sparked by Will Shakespeare himself. Enjoy songs you know, songs …

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