Monday, September 23, 2019

  • Half Marathon Training Program

    Recreation and Wellness Center

    This 12 week half marathon running program will prepare participants for the OUC Half Marathon in December. The training group meets Wednesdays and Fridays at 7am outside the RWC. No previous half marathon experience is required, however previous fitness experience is recommended. Our pacers will be running under a 15 minute mile to comply with OUC's race pace requirement. More …

    Fall
  • UCF Reading Clinic at Main Campus

    Teaching Academy

    Would your child benefit from more one-to-one and small group instruction in reading and writing? Would you like more specific information about your child's reading performance and at-home suggestions? This fall, the College of Community Innovation and Education is offering a reading clinic for K-6 students on UCF's main campus. Your child will be paired with an undergraduate education student …

    Fall
  • Where to Publish: Finding the Right Venue to Publish Your Research (Recurring Event)

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    How do you decide which journals are the best fit for your manuscript? Are there other potential publishing venues that might be a good fit for your research? This workshop covers criteria to consider when planning where to submit your work for publication. We will look at factors like acceptance rates, audience, indexing, cost to publish, and open access, among …

    Fall
  • UCF Reading Clinic at South Lake Campus

    UCF South Lake Campus

    Would your child benefit from more one-to-one and small group instruction in reading and writing? Would you like more specific information about your child's reading performance and at-home suggestions? This fall, the College of Community Innovation and Education is offering a reading clinic for K-5 students on UCF's South Lake campus. Your child will be paired with an undergraduate education …

    Fall
  • Fit Course: Group Exercise

    Recreation and Wellness Center: Multipurpose Room

    This 4 week course is designed to provide students with the practical skills need to effectively teach different formats of group exercise classes. Concepts will include group fitness class safety, musicality, class design and formatting, choreography, modifications, and rhythmical muscle toning movement to develop aerobic fitness. Concepts taught will include proper warm-up and cool down techniques, class progression, stretching, cueing/transitioning, …

    Fall
  • Hidden Artists Exhibit (Recurring Event)

    John C. Hitt Library

    Hidden Artists is a group of UCF employees who create art outside of their daily jobs. Founded by Judy Bragg Pardo, Hidden Artists have exhibited together since 2008. From painting, drawing, photography, jewelry, and mixed media, the works of these artistic employees are on display at the exhibit wall of the John C. Hitt Library. The exhibit features works from …

    Fall
  • How to make the most of an internship experience with Alexa Riccardi Cabal

    Rosen College of Hospitality Management

    This workshop is part of the Rosen Professional Internships Leadership Development Series, where executives and professionals of the tourism, entertainment, and hospitality industries share their experiences and leadership advice with graduate and undergraduate students. All Rosen College and UCF students are invited to participate and join the presentation at the Darden Auditorium, located next to the Rosen College main entrance. …

    Fall
  • Guided Meditation (Recurring Event)

    UnionWest 2nd floor, RWC @ Downtown

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

    Fall
  • Endnote and Refworks: Citing Made Easy – Online (Recurring Event)

    Online

    Citation Management Tools allow you to dedicate more time to research! Join us to learn how to export citations from library databases, organize citations, generate bibliographies, and format citations in a Word document. Endnote & RefWorks can help make managing your references and formatting citations easy! This online webinar will briefly introduce the basics for BOTH products. Students must register …

    Fall
  • Virtual Reality as an Innovation Catalyst for Convergence Research - Dr. Carolina Cruz-Neira

    L3Harris Engineering Center: 101

    Virtual reality has been pushing the edge of innovation in engineering, design, health care, science, training and many other areas, proving itself as a valuable tool to improve, accelerate, and advance processes, research, training, and product-to-market operations. The innovation has happened from creative multidisciplinary collaborations coming together to address complex problems. This talk covers the speaker’s over 25 years of …

    Fall
  • Colorism in the Latin American Community

    Student Union: Cape Florida Ballroom

    Join MSC as we have put together an interactive discussion to bring awareness to the importance of understanding colorism in the Latin American community.

    Fall
  • Lunch and Learn with an Employer: Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) - Impressing the Recruiter

    Career Services and Experiential Learning: 121

    Learn tips for impressing a recruiter from the OCPS recruiter for UCF! For an RSVP (https://ucf.joinhandshake.com/events/332904/share_preview) to be honored you must arrive promptly by the start of the event. Career Services may be unable to honor the RSVP of late arrivals.

    Fall
  • Mindfulness Monday (Recurring Event)

    Counseling and Psychological Services

    Looking for a more peaceful approach to your week? Come experience a new way of being and learn mindfulness skills! Part of a weekly workshop series. CAPS workshops are free, require no sign-up, and space is provided on a first-come-first-serve basis to currently enrolled students.

    Fall
  • Lower Upper Blast (Recurring Event)

    UnionWest 2nd floor, RWC @ Downtown

    Focus on the muscular endurance of your glutes, quads, hamstrings, abductors / adductors, calves and upper body including your chest, back, deltoids, biceps and triceps in this 45 minute class.

    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
  • Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, Episodes 3 & 4 -- DIV363

    Barbara Ying Center: 140

    Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today. The six episodes in this series cover all …

    Fall
  • mySciences Day- Biology

    Student Union: Pegasus Ballroom

    mySciences Day: Department of Biology Monday, September 23, 20192:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Learn how to make the most out of your time here at UCF in the Biology major. During this event you’ll hear from: College of Sciences advising staff Biology Department advising staff Biology graduate students Pre-Health & Pre-Law Advising staff Learn about: Internships and …

    Fall
  • Preparing for Career Expo

    Career Services and Experiential Learning: 121

    In this session, attendees will discover what employers expect from students before, during and after career expo. Conversations will include how to research employers, what to wear, what to bring with you, and how to successfully communicate with employers.

    Fall
  • EXCHANGE: Grant Thornton Series - "The Business of Socks" with Steve Rollins, Senior Vice President - Rock ‘Em

    The Exchange: BA1 Rm 148

    Register on COBA pass https://coba.it.ucf.edu/pass/login?ReturnUrl=%2fpass Presenter Bio Steve Rollins is the Senior Vice President of Rock ‘Em Socks, a sports licensed and lifestyle focused sock brand located in Orlando, FL. The company was started by his college classmate in a dorm room at UCF in 2011. Originally a customer, Steve took the opportunity to join the brand in it’s infancy …

    Fall
  • Pop Pilates (Recurring Event)

    UnionWest 2nd floor, RWC @ Downtown

    POP Pilates is a Group Exercise fusion class thatincorporates strength, cardio, and dance into a choreographed, mat-based, and Pilates inspired workout!

    Fall
  • IGNITE: Texas Instruments Meet & Greet

    L3Harris Engineering Center: 101

    Come learn how you can prepare for your career and IGNITE in STEM through a series of interactive, engaging and mind stimulating discussion facilitated by Texas Instruments. Refreshments will be served to the first 60 registered students who sign-in before the event. Seating is limited. REGISTER NOW!

    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