Friday, April 07, 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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  • Triathlon Training

    Recreation and Wellness Center

    This 12 week program will run from January 31st through April 7th and will perpare participants for the Ron Jon Cocoa Beach Sprint Triathlon (swim 1/4 mile, bike 12.5 miles, run 3.1 miles). We will train on Tuesday and Friday mornings. There is a bike requirment for the race, but not for the training. Both new and veteran triathletes welcomed, …

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  • UCF Advanced Research Computing Day

    L3Harris Engineering Center: 101

    The UCF Advanced Research Computing Center (ARCC) announces UCF Research Computing Day 2017. This half-day event will be held on Friday, April 7th in room 101 of the Harris Engineering Center. It will cover UCF's 3,256-core high performance computing system (known as Stokes) available for research use, the UCF Research Network for high-speed data transfer, access to national resources, and …

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  • 2017 Public Administration Research Conference

    FAIRWINDS Alumni Center

    The 2017 Public Administration Research Conference theme is "Managing in a Networked World: Challenges and Opportunities." The conference will feature a panel of Orlando leaders who will discuss the Pulse nightclub tragedy response. Rich Diviney, director of outreach for the Barry-Wehmiller Leadership Institute, will be a keynote speaker. The conference is open to the public. Scholars, practitioners and students are …

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  • Farm to Table Cooking Demo

    Timothy R. Newman Nature Pavilion

    Stop by UCF Arboretum's Nature Pavilion for a mouth watering cooking demonstration by Chef Jason Fridrich, a hospitality instructor at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management. With more than 28 years of experience in the industry, Chef Fridrich will be making a delicious meal featuring the seasonal produce grown at the Arboretum's Community Garden! Participants will learn how to incorporate …

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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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  • Mini Golf

    Recreation and Wellness Center

    2 person mini golf scramble held at congo river golf course. Best round of the day wins the tournament. Sign up online at rec.ucf.edu/IM.

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  • 2017 Financial Wellness Series: Retiring From UCF (UCF Employees Only) (Recurring Event)

    UCF Human Resources - Innovative Center: Training Room

    Presented by: UCF HR Benefits Section Our HR Benefits Section representatives will discuss the steps each employee should take when retiring from UCF. This includes time lines, distribution options and insurance options for upcoming retirees. Live Video Webcast: http://ucf.adobeconnect.com/retiring_from_ucf UCF employees can register for each session by logging into Employee Self Service (https://my.ucf.edu): COURSE#: RET04, SESSION: 0009 (4/7 session) or …

    Fall
  • Global Citizen Panel

    LEAD Lounge: Ferrell Commons 7E Ste 165

    Do you consider yourself a global citizen? Do you know what global citizenship represents? Join us for the Global Citizen Panel, hosted by the LEAD Scholars Academy in conjunction with the Global Leadership Program. Participants will have to opportunity to hear from a range of faculty, staff, and students with proven global experience. Questions are always welcome - our panelists …

    Fall
  • FIEA: Can I Study Video Games?

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Lobby

    Ever wonder how a video game is made or how you can earn a degree studying games? Students and staff from the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, UCF’s graduate game-development program, present an interactive installation that demonstrates the technical and creative aspects of game development. Meet FIEA professors, students and staff and see some of the best games from this top-ranked …

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  • Theatre UCF Makeup Demonstration

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Lobby

    UCF Students and faculty from the Advanced Makeup Techniques class present makeup demos on a variety of types of theatrical makeup, including characters, special effect, facial hair, aged, animal, fantasy and the Monster from The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein! http://arts.cah.ucf.edu/event/theatre-ucf-makeup-demonstration/

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  • Tableaux Vivants

    Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Lobby

    The UCF School of Visual Arts & Design 3D Art students and instructors under the creative direction of Debi Starr have teamed up to design and produce “living art” tableaux vivants displays. http://arts.cah.ucf.edu/event/tableaux-vivants-2/

    Fall
  • 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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  • Oklahoma!

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

    Music by Richard Rodgers Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Directed by Earl D. Weaver Part of UCF Celebrates the Arts 2017 Friday, April 7, 2017 at 8:00 pm Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 7:30 pm Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre …

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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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