Wednesday, September 20, 2017

  • Hurricane Response Blood Drive (Recurring Event)

    Millican Hall

    There is a critical need for blood donors following Hurricane Irma. Please join us on the Big Red Bus and help save lives. Blood drives are one of the many ways our Knight family demonstrates its giving spirit. Come join us on the Big Red Bus! Knights Bleed Black & Gold! Visit http://BloodDrives-UCF.org for information for students, faculty, and staff …

    Fall
  • Hurricane Response Blood Drive (Recurring Event)

    Veterans Commemorative Site

    There is a critical need for blood donors following Hurricane Irma. Please join us on the Big Red Bus and help save lives. Blood drives are one of the many ways our Knight family demonstrates its giving spirit. Come join us on the Big Red Bus! Knights Bleed Black & Gold! Visit http://BloodDrives-UCF.org for information for students, faculty, and staff …

    Fall
  • QPR-a-Thon

    Student Union: 316A

    QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) is a program designed for everyone to learn what can be done to prevent suicide. The training session is a one-hour presentation where you will learn the signs of suicide and three basic principles of how to help save a life. QPR is designed for students, faculty, and staff, and anyone at UCF. On Wednesday, September …

    Fall
  • Video Captioning Accessibility (Recurring Event)

    Classroom Building I: Room 202 (Faculty Multimedia Center)

    Course number: DIV295 Facilitator: Brad Held This hands-on workshop will teach individuals how to add captions to their video content. The workshop will examine the following areas: Best practice for displaying captions (Accuracy, Placement, Fonts, Length, Auto Captioning). Most popular used programs in digital content creation (Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut and Camtasia). How to add captions …

    Fall
  • Fall 2017 UCF Internship & Co-op Fair

    Student Union: Pegasus Ballroom

    The Fall 2017 Internship and Co-op Fair features more than 50 employers from throughout the U.S. to discuss internship and co-op opportunities. This university wide event is open to all majors. Students must be professionally dressed. For more information, please visit http://explearning.ucf.edu/

    Fall
  • The EXCHANGE : Entrepreneurship Speaker Series (Recurring Event)

    The Exchange: BA1 Rm 148

    Join us in welcoming a seasoned entrepreneur from the community to discuss their experiences, struggles, and successes they've experienced while starting a business. They will share their unique journey to entrepreneurship and illustrate how you can start something TODAY! September 6th - Kaityln Cook, Owner of South Street and Company September 20th - Brent Henderson, CEO Party Tutor & Zupp …

    Fall
  • Ethics: Personal Integrity as a Graduate Student – CORE (Recurring Event)

    Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146

    This workshop is an examination of relevant issues involved in the concept of "integrity" in one's role as a graduate student. Among the issues discussed are professional codes of conduct the meaning of "honor" and personal responsibility. CORE Academic Integrity Workshop Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student Center under Graduate Students then Pathways to Success.

    Fall
  • Hidden Artists at UCF John C. Hitt Library: Sept. 1-29--Reception Sept. 21 (Recurring Event)

    John C. Hitt Library: main floor

    Hidden Artists: The Tradition Continues University of Central Florida has many talented employees who use their creativity in their daily jobs. Some of these employees are “visual artists” who create artwork on their own time for themselves, their families and/or for the public. They are the “Hidden Artists.” The Hidden Artists will exhibit at the John C. Hitt Library from …

    Fall
  • Hungry Sofia at UCF

    Student Union: Cape Florida Ballroom (Room 316CD)

    A Cuban Chef and Author, we're bringing Ms. Ana Sofia Palaez to UCF to demonstrate simple recipes, as well as introduce our student body to her book!

    Fall
  • Tutor Homeless Students with Children Beyond Our Borders (Recurring Event)

    Great Value Suites: 7100 S Orange Blossom Trail

    Children Beyond Our Border's UCF Chapter is looking for volunteers that can tutor every Wednesday from 2-6pm for the entire semester. The students are considered homeless for they are living an a long-term stay motel. Volunteers will be assisting students with their homework as well as encouraging them throughout the year with their school work. Come out and join us …

    Fall
  • Intellectual and Other Conflicts of Interest: Your Rights and Responsibilities – ELECTIVE

    Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146

    This workshop addresses the various conflicts of interest encountered by faculty during their academic and research tenure. The session will address conflicts of interest between faculty and students, financial conflicts of interests related to sponsored research and conflicts of commitments related to faculty members institutional assignments and their private business or consulting activity. The objective of the session is to …

    Fall
  • Integrating Textual Sources Effectively

    Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146

    The selection of textual sources and their incorporation in evidence-based writing can present problems for aspiring academic writers. Workshop participants will learn to distinguish types of evidence relevant in their academic discipline and will be introduced to Joseph Bizup’s BEAM schema that focuses on the function of a source in a document. Students must register for all workshops through their …

    Fall
  • Beginner Swim Lessons (Recurring Event)

    Recreation and Wellness Center: Lap Pool

    This class is designed to help participants feel comfortable and confident in the water, as well as develop fundamental skills for swimming. This course is intended for new swimmers. Participants will learn basic freestyle and backstroke.

    Fall
  • Advanced Swim Lesson (Recurring Event)

    Recreation and Wellness Center: Lap Pool

    This course is designed to provide participants with coordination and refinement of their strokes. Participants should be able to swim with more ease, efficiency, power and smoothness and over greater distances after this course. Flip turns on the front and back are introduced. This course provides an intense interval training swimming work out. This is a great course for competitive …

    Fall
  • How to Start Your Business

    Florida SBDC at UCF

    A three-hour seminar designed to help entrepreneurs understand what it takes to start a business. Topics include business plans, legal forms of business, and licensing requirements. * Registration fee includes access to Marketing for Business Success, Financing Alternatives, Business Plan Writing webinars. Fee: $30 Register Now

    Fall
  • WE are Fierce

    The Center of Entrepreneurial Leadership): BA 1-135

    Special Guest Speaker: Director of Marketing & Client Engagement (UpRoar PR) - Marilyn Vaca Join the conversation in learning how to advocate for yourself as a woman. Hear about the tricks of the trade to being a self-advocate to contribute to your personal success as your work towards your personal and professional goals. Using the Leadership Model principle "Advocate Fiercely," …

    Fall
  • Spoken Word, Hispanic Identity: Mine, Yours, Ours

    Colbourn Hall: 146

    To celebrate the voices and stories of (extra) ordinary members of our community, both UCF and beyond, we invite you to share your "Spoken Word Poetry" on what it means to be Hispanic in Central Florida or part of Central Florida’s Hispanic community. We also welcome the reading or recitation of your published/unpublished poetry, or poetry written by your favorite …

    Fall
  • Iphigenia and Other Daughters (Recurring Event)

    Theatre

    A modern retelling of the fall of the House of Atreus, this play follows the children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, siblings who are both players in the family tragedy and victims of it. The cycle of blood and vengeance seems inescapable until the final reunion of a lost sister and brother brings the bloody family saga to its mystical end. …

    Fall
  • UCF Coding Boot Camp Virtual Information Session, 20 Sep, 9PM

    Online

    Learn to Code at UCF Coding Boot Camp. If you’re interested in an exciting career in web development—UCF Coding Boot Camp can help you get there.Get the inside scoop on this dynamic, full-stack web development program when you RSVP for the virtual info session September 20 at 9 p.m. ET—Powered by Trilogy Education Services. RSVP at: https://codingbootcamp.ce.ucf.edu/webinar/ Web development is …

    Fall