Monday, February 19, 2018

  • Biggest Winner

    Recreation and Wellness Center

    The Biggest Winner challenge is a 12 week program (with a one week try out) designed to help students improve exercise and nutrition habits in order to improve total wellness, along with reducing the risk of chronic disease. Students will receive assistance and guidance from certified trainers to help implement healthy behavioral changes that will increase their quality of life. …

    Fall
  • UCF Creed Art Contest- Now in it's 5th year!

    Ferrell Commons

    The University of Central Florida presents the 2018 Creed Art Contest: A call for UCF student artists for a chance to win an Apple iPad! Students are encouraged to submit original 2-D or 3-D pieces of artwork that represent the UCF Creed Values of Integrity, Scholarship, Community, Creativity or Excellence. This year's theme: UCF Creed: Make it Shine! Eligibility: Students …

    Fall
  • Blood Drive (Recurring Event)

    Veterans Commemorative Site

    Knights Bleed Black & Gold! Visit http://BloodDrives-UCF.org for information for students, faculty, and staff regarding drives, events, volunteering, blood donor facts, advocacy, and UCF training and educational opportunities.Students, faculty, and staff interested in serving with the Knights Bleed Black and Gold Blood Drive Advisory Council, please contact BloodDrives@ucf.edu. Thank you for making a difference! Event runs on multiple dates (select …

    Fall
  • Leadership Week: Discovering Leadership in Disney

    Ferrell Commons: 168

    Discoving Leadership in Disney - Leadership Movie Series: Meet the Robinsons (11am) and Mulan (12pm)

    Fall
  • Dr. John T. Washington Community Service Awards and Scholarship Luncheon

    Student Union: Pegasus Ballroom

    Honoring His Legacy There are many titles that one could use to describe Dr. John T. Washington, professor, colleague, minister, student advisor or community leade His life was invaluable to many people because he had the ability to influence others in so many ways. Though an ordinary man, the manner in which he lived his life was a vivid example …

    Fall
  • GKT English Language Workshop (Recurring Event)

    TA: 301

    The Florida Teacher Certification Examinations General Knowledge Test workshops will cover the English Language Skills. These workshops are progressive; the three competencies (1. Knowledge of Language Structure; 2. Knowledge of Vocabulary Application and; 3. Knowledge of Standard English Convention) will be discussed over the course of the workshops. If you need assistance with passing this section of the GKT, please …

    Fall
  • Legendary Jazz Artist Bob James Comes to WUCF FM

    Nicholson School of Communication and Media

    Grammy Award-winning jazz keyboardist Bob James joins WUCF’s 89.9 for “Live from Studio A” on Monday, February 19. With over 58 albums and innumerable awards throughout his five-decade career, James will perform live from the WUCF studios on the campus of the University of Central Florida. Bob James was first discovered by Quincy Jones at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival …

    Fall
  • How to: Write A Strong Proposal For Our Summer Fellowships And Research Grants (Recurring Event)

    Student Union: Garden Key Meeting Room (Room 221)

    This workshop will assist undergraduates in the process of writing a strong research or grant proposal. The content of the workshop is aimed at those planning to submit a UCF Undergraduate Research Grant or Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) application. No RSVP required. All workshops are first come, first serve unless otherwise noted. Questions? Feel free to contact the Office …

    Fall
  • Leadership Week: UCF Cares Certification Track: UCF Creed: Learn It & Live It

    Student Union: 220 (Sand Key)

    UCF Cares Cerification TRACK: The UCF Creed: Learn It & Live It

    Fall
  • Diversity Certificate Series: Module 1 (Recurring Event)

    Barbara Ying Center: 140

    Must attend all four modules to receive completion certificate. Module 1 DIV 285 Thursday, January 25 from 9:00am-11:00am Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Monday, February 19 from 2:30pm-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 2 DIV 286 Thursday, February 1 from 9:00am-11:00am Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Monday, …

    Fall
  • Biology Seminar _ Dr. Giovanna McClenachan

    Biological Sciences: 209

    "Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency After Major Disturbances." presented by Dr. Giovanna McClenachan

    Fall
  • UCF Softball vs. Hofstra

    Softball Stadium

    Come on out to support your Knights! Find the full schedule here: http://ucfknights.com/schedule.aspx?path=softball

    Fall
  • Data Management: Perils of Fabrication, Falsification, and Confidentiality – CORE (Recurring Event)

    Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146

    This workshop addresses research misconduct in the form of fabrication of data or experimental outcomes, falsifying data or originality of material (e.g., plagiarism) and breech of confidentially of data as it relates to human subjects or contractual obligations. An historical perspective is given to highlight some infamous examples of misconduct and the ensuing scandals when they were publicized. Some mechanisms …

    Fall
  • Transient Enrollment Workshop (Recurring Event)

    Teaching Academy: 301

    Planning to take courses back home during the summer? Learn about the process to enroll in courses at another institution and ensure the courses transfer back to UCF. We will cover both the online process for Florida public institutions and the paper process for private or out-of-state institutions. FTIC students are eligible to receive 1000 LINK points.

    Fall
  • Starter Meetup: Unmask your inner Superhero

    Starter Space: 135 BA 1

    Starter Meetups are a gathering of the entrepreneurial community where we invite UCF’s heroic talent (designers, creatives, and business-types) to meet each other, chat, play games, and unmask potential collaborations. We offer light refreshments, music, and competitive amusements like ping-pong, corn hole, and Rock Band on our PlayStation. We aim to create a fun, festive environment for making acquaintances and …

    Fall
  • Qigong and Meditation Series

    Arboretum: Trailer 525

    Come join us in the Arboretum Park for an introduction to the art of Qigong where you’ll practice meditation used for health and building awareness of how the body moves through space. Yoga mats are not provided, so please bring your own if you wish!

    Fall
  • Leadership Week Keynote Speaker - Jane Elliot

    Student Union Pegasus Ballroom

    Presenting a keynote based off “Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes” discrimination experiment. The sensitizing exercise, in which participants are labeled inferior or superior based on the color of their eyes, began in a third-grade classroom in all-white, all-Christian Riceville, Iowa, immediately after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It has been repeated with dramatic results with children and adults …

    Fall
  • Guided Meditation (Recurring Event)

    RWC @ Knights Plaza

    Learn how to just be. This class for students and RWC members introduces the basics of meditating and offers different guided meditations each week.

    Fall