Wednesday, November 20, 2019

  • Core Blast (Recurring Event)

    UnionWest 2nd floor, RWC @ Downtown

    This 15-minute express workoutfocuses on core conditioning, endurance, and strength! Itis the perfect complementto your own workout or our Lower Upper Blastto build a stronger core.

    Fall
  • Napercise (Recurring Event)

    RWC @ Knights Plaza

    The best way for muscle recovery, building up your immune system and retention of information is a power nap! Join us for a safe, clean, supervised rest (30 mins after set up) and feel invigorated to power through the rest of your day!

    Fall
  • IEW - Cultural Traditions of India: Music and Art

    Burnett Honors College: Reading Room

    Pandit Nandkishor Muley, Sanjana Deshmukh, and the students of UCF's Burnett Honors College will showcase the music, visual art, and food of India.

    Fall
  • Non-Tenure Earning Faculty Community Meeting

    Teaching Academy: 130

    Our interdisciplinary non-tenure earning (NTE) community drives our UCF Collective Impact while developing and retaining NTE faculty. Monthly forums provide NTE faculty professional and leadership development and peer support. All NTE faculty have an open invitation to join us monthly. You may choose an action team or you may choose to network with your NTE colleagues regarding best practices or …

    Fall
  • Author Rights Workshop with Sarah Norris - NaNoWriMo

    John C. Hitt Library: 223

    You're more than half way through National Novel Writing Month. It's time to learn how to be a copyright savvy author to protect your work. This workshop is an overview of: • Copyright and licensing, as it pertains to publishing • Your rights as an author and tips on how to keep them • Copyright and author rights resources Please …

    Fall
  • IEW - Russian Tea Hour

    Trevor Colbourn Hall: 358B

    This event is hosted by Dr. Kourova and will be about different language and cultural program opportunities for students in Russia.

    Fall
  • Honors in the Major Public Defense: Francesca Felicella

    VAB: Conference Room

    Women's Work: Materializing Feminist Thought in Lucy Lippard's c.7,500 Exhibitionby Francesca Felicella Committee members: Dr. Melissa GeppertDr. Ilenia Colón MendozaDr. Maria Cristina Santana.Thesis Statement:This thesis aims to explore the c.7,500 exhibition curated by Lucy Lippard as a culminating point for Lippard’s activism in the arts and women’s representation in conceptualism. Understanding Lippard’s political involvement within the arts and the networks …

    Fall
  • All Hands on Deck: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Protect Coastal Systems

    UCF Downtown

    Professor Graham Worthy will offer the opportunity to learn about the interdisciplinary approach to protecting costal systems. Location: UCF Downtown CMB- 182A

    Fall
  • 3-Minute Thesis

    Live Oak Event Center: 4115 Pyxis Lane, Orlando, FL 32816

    The 3MT competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by doctoral students. Developed by the University of Queensland, the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation and research communication skills. Participants are judged on the ability to effectively convey the essence and importance of their research in an engaging way to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes, with one PowerPoint slide. A …

    Fall
  • Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Fall 2019

    Live Oak Event Center: 4115 Pyxis Lane, Orlando, FL 32816

    Doctoral research will be presented in a novel and exciting way at UCF’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Doctoral students will communicate their research in just three short minutes and with only one PowerPoint slide to judges from the central Florida community while competing to win monetary prizes. Hosted by the College of Graduate Studies and Blackstone LaunchPad, 3MT is …

    Fall
  • Presidential Search Student, Faculty, and Staff Open Forum - November 20, 2019

    UCF College of Medicine: 102: UCF College of Medicine: 102

    Faculty, staff and students are invited to the first open forum at the College of Medicine in Lake Nona from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20

    Fall
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance

    SJA Lounge SU 207: SU 207

    Join us for this special event celebrating the lives of Transgender individuals.

    Fall
  • Trans* In College Book Club, Discussion Meeting 10 -- DIV456.0001

    CB1: 205

    The Division of Teaching and Learning is hosting a campus wide book club for faculty, staff, and students. The book, Trans* In College by Z Nicolazzo (University of Arizona), is a foundational study on trans students' experiences across large universities like ours. Through reading and conversing, members will learn about the experiences of students, peers, colleagues, and friends, and how …

    Fall
  • A Geometric Method of Hoverability Analysis for Multirotor UAVs - Dr. Tatsuya Ibuki

    HEC: 113

    ABSTRACT This talk presents a novel geometric method to investigate what structure of multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can achieve stable hovering, i.e., hoverability. The hoverability is indispensable for a multirotor UAV to conduct its task safely, and even when a rotor fails, it should be satisfied to prevent an accident. The proposed geometric method reveals the relationship between the …

    Fall
  • Academic Job Search- Graduate Series

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    Overview of the job search timeline, pre-application/application process, and expectations of faculty interviews. Please RSVP through the UCF Graduate Studies Center.

    Fall
  • The Academic Job Search

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    Are you prepared to begin the job search process? This workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of the academic job search. We will discuss the job search timeline, pre-application and application process, as well as expectations of faculty interviews. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student Center under Graduate Students then Pathways to Success.

    Fall
  • Bootcamp (Recurring Event)

    UnionWest 2nd floor, RWC @ Downtown

    This circuit style class provides a full body work out, using limited equipment. It includes a wide variety of exercise techniques, such as cardiovascular work, strength training, and plyometrics.

    Fall
  • November GEEOlogue Meeting

    Teaching Academy: 130

    Wednesday, November 20, 2019 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Teaching Academy Room 130 For our last GEEOlogue meeting of the semester, we will be focusing on the 3 R’s: Reducing, Reusing and Recycling! Learn about the importance of the R’s and how we can reduce our ecological footprint with a presentation by Lori Forsman, Orange County Sustainability Programs Manager. …

    Fall
  • Info Session: MA in Spanish

    Trevor Colbourn Hall 358B

    Please RSVP by November 15 to Susan.Jefferson@ucf.edu The Master of Arts in Spanish focuses on the language, literature and civilization of Spain, Latin America and Hispanics within the United States. The core courses are designed to establish a foundation on conducting research in literature, culture and linguistics, as well as to enable students to understand the mechanisms of the Spanish …

    Fall
  • Free Space Optics Panel

    CREOL : 103

    SOS will be hosting a panel on Free Space Optical Communications in CREOL 103 at 6pm. The panel will feature our very own Dr. Peter J. Delfyett, Dr. Guifang Li and guest speaker Roger McGarrahan, the CEO of Pathfinder Digital. Pathfinder Digital was recently awarded a contract with NASA to study the feasibility of using free space optics from the …

    Fall
  • UCF Professional MBA Information Session

    UCF Executive Development Center

    This admissions event will provide details for the UCF Professional MBA, part-time and full-time programs. Details include: curriculum, learning outcomes, schedules, location options, admission requirements and applications process. RSVP to https://ucfpmba1120.eventbrite.com

    Fall
  • Graham Allen at UCF

    Health & Public Affairs: 112

    Join Turning Point USA at the University of Central Florida as we present, An Evening with Graham Allen: The Constitution from a Veteran's Perspective. Event will be held in the Health and Public Affairs Building (HPA 1) in room 112. Tickets are FREE and can be reserved at bit.ly/gallenucf

    Fall
  • Zumba (Recurring Event)

    UnionWest 2nd floor, RWC @ Downtown

    A dance fitness class using Latin and International music with a combination of rhythms that keep you moving to the beat! No dance experience necessary!

    Fall