Wednesday, March 28, 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
  • The UCF Art Gallery Presents: The 2018 Annual MFA Exhibition

    UCF Art Gallery

    The 2018 Annual MFA Exhibition is a group exhibition showcasing the thesis work of Master of Fine Arts candidates. The work includes Forrest DeBlois’ paintings and drawings of Florida’s environment and animal inhabitants; Mark Gerstein’s haunting mosaics of video, photo collage, and sculpture; Ryan Michael Gleason’s melancholic hallway and a room within a room of enigmatic domestic images; Diane Parks’ …

    Fall
  • Blood Drive

    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
  • CAH Staff Awards

    Student Union 218CD: Student Union 218CD

    The College of Arts and Humanities presents awards to two USPS employees and one A&P employee for their outstanding work and contribution to their school, department or program, and to the College of Arts and Humanities. Awards will be given to USPS and A&P staff members in memory of the late Dr. David Vickers and Tony Travaglini, and in honor …

    Fall
  • UCF Green Jobs Fair 2018

    Student Union: Key West Ballroom (Room 218)

    Come join us for UCF's annual Green Jobs Fair! The Green Jobs Fair is a free, student-organized career fair with a focus on environmental sustainability. With a topic as broad and far-reaching as sustainability, we strive to represent all majors. Get discovered, as there will be opportunities for careers, internships, and volunteer experiences! Check out our event's page at ucfgreenjobsfair.wordpress.com. …

    Fall
  • Authorship, Credit and Collaborative Scholarship and Research: Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid – CORE (Recurring Event)

    Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146

    This workshop will help to clarify rules governing authorship of peer-reviewed publications, with particular focus on archival journals. We will identify issues and decision making with respect to authorship through the instructor’s personal experiences and example case studies. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student Center under Graduate Students then Pathways to Success.

    Fall
  • GKT Math (Small Group Session) (Recurring Event)

    Education: 208

    This session allows for a small group of students studying for the GKT mathematics section to work independently or in groups with the aid of a tutor. Bring your own books with specific questions in mind, or allow us to provide you with a handout, and together we can work through the problems step by step. Limited seating: Please email …

    Fall
  • Build Winning Resumes- WEBINAR

    Online

    Find out how to get your resume noticed. This is a webinar, be sure to register prior to the session here.

    Fall
  • Wellness Wednesdays: Reaching Your Potential! - CAPS Workshops (Recurring Event)

    Counseling and Psychological Services: Group room

    Learn and gain support in reaching your New Year’s goals and resolutions! Stay on-track with help from our monthly drop-in meetings. CAPS workshops are free, require no sign-up, and seats are provided on a first-come first-serve basis.

    Fall
  • Lunch and Learn with Theatre For Young Audiences (Recurring Event)

    PAC: M143

    The first-year Theatre for Young Audiences M.F.A. students invite you to their inaugural Lunch-and-Learn series! Bring your lunch and join us on Wednesdays from 12 pm – 1 pm as we explore a variety of topics - from taboo to to-do - in the world of Theatre for Young Audiences. Discussions will center around books, plays, and guest speakers. All …

    Fall
  • SBA “All Small” Mentor-Protégé Program

    Florida SBDC at UCF

    On October 1, 2016, the Small Business Administration (SBA) started the recently expanded Mentor Protégé Program, which was previously only open to 8(a) socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses! Now ALL OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES can participate in the SBA’s Mentor Protégé Program and take full advantage of Joint Venturing and other Business Development Opportunities previously only available to 8(a) businesses. …

    Fall
  • Public Service Career Showcase

    Student Union: Pegasus Ballroom

    The School of Public Administration and Career Services are hosting the 2018 Public Service Career Showcase! Come meet with employers from the public, private and nonprofit sectors, and learn about their open job, internship and volunteer opportunities. This event is open to all UCF students and alumni. We encourage you to bring your resumes. In preparation for the showcase, a …

    Fall
  • Optimizing Your Online Presence (Recurring Event)

    Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146

    Part 1: Citation Metrics & Measuring Impact Citation metrics provide quantitative data used to evaluate the impact of a scholar’s research. Several methods and tools exist to assist scholars with obtaining information about citation counts and impact data, such as ISI Web of Science, Google Scholar, and other citation counting tools by discipline. Metrics also assist scholars with identifying key …

    Fall
  • Author’s Talk: “Discovering the North-West Passage: The Journey From Research to Publication”

    John C. Hitt Library: 223

    Join author, historian, and political cartoonist Glenn M. Stein for a talk about researching, writing, and publishing his book, Discovering the North-West Passage: The Four-Year Arctic Odyssey of H.M.S Investigator and the McClure Expedition. A maritime and polar historian, Stein is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, life member of the American Polar Society, and a member of the …

    Fall
  • Stoneman Douglas Support - CAPS Be Well Do Well Workshops (Recurring Event)

    Counseling and Psychological Services: Group room

    This free three-workshop series will help Stoneman Douglas alumni or any students affected by the events in Parkland to: Understand common reactions to tragedies Find positive ways to cope Connect with others - Workshops are free, require no sign-up, and seats are provided on a first-come first-serve basis. - For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations, please contact us …

    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
  • Honors in the Major Information Session (Recurring Event)

    The Burnett Honors College: BHC 130

    Ready to undertake original and independent work in your major? Come learn more about our eligibility requirements, program benefits, and the steps to complete an Honors in the Major thesis/creative project! In this program, students research, write, and defend an original thesis/creative project that is published through the university library. Open to all undergraduate UCF students. Learn more: https://honors.ucf.edu/honors-in-the-major-information-sessions/

    Fall
  • GKT Mathematics Workshop (Recurring Event)

    Teaching Academy: TA116

    The Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) General Knowledge Test (GKT) workshops will cover the Mathematics Section. These workshops are progressive; the four competencies (Competency 1: Number Sense; Competency 2: Measurement & Geometry; Competency 3: Coordinate Plane & Algebraic Thinking and; Competency 4: Data/Probability) will be dissucused over the course of the workshops. The last workshop will cover all topics outlined …

    Fall
  • How It Works For You: Networking Techniques (Recurring Event)

    Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146

    Overcome fears and anxiety related to networking by using outcome based thinking. Learn what to do before, during and after a networking event. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student Center under Graduate Students then Pathways to Success.

    Fall
  • Networking Techniques- Graduate Series (Recurring Event)

    Colbourn Hall: 146

    Learn what to do before, during, and after a networking event. Overcome fears and anxiety related to networking. Please RSVP through the UCF Graduate Studies Center.

    Fall
  • FreshU Kitchen Cooking Class - By RSVP Only (Recurring Event)

    Neptune 158: Multipurpose Room

    Wellness and Health Promotion Services (WHPS) is proud to offer:FreshU Kitchen Cooking Class Get hands on experience in the kitchen and learn how to make delicious, healthy food! You get to eat what you make and take home the leftovers too. Check out our schedule below. All classes take place in the Multipurpose Room of the Neptune Housing Community (behind …

    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
  • UCF Professional MBA Valencia West

    Valencia College West Campus

    This information session will provide details about UCF's Part-Time Professional MBA being offered at the Valencia West campus in fall 2018. The event discussion will include curriculum, learning outcomes, schedule, admission requirements and application process. RSVP to www.ucfpmba0328.eventbrite.com

    Fall