Monday, January 27, 2020

  • Exhibit: Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Native Village’: Historic Eatonville Remembered

    John C. Hitt Library

    The UCF History Department exhibit, Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Native Village’: Historic Eatonville Remembered, hosted on the first-floor gallery wall in the John C. Hitt Library, explores Hurston’s anthropological research into the people, history, and culture of Eatonville. Curated by UCF Associate Professor of History and Director of Public History Dr. Scot French, the exhibit features photographs related to Hurston’s investigation …

    Fall
  • Performance Standard for UCFs Cultural Competencies -- DIV150

    Online

    ONLINE COURSE Visit https://diversity.ucf.edu/training/online-workshops/ for registration instructions. You must complete all three sections with a score of 75% or higher to receive credit.This is a three part online workshop: Cognitive Domain Affective Domain Skill-Building Domain Cultural competency is the ability to function effectively in the presence of socio-cultural diversity. In 2008, Diversity Track (Summer Faculty Development Conference) scholars proposed 21 …

    Fall
  • Luis Martinez - Dazian Creative Fabric Environments - Creative Content Management

    Rosen College of Hospitality Management: Darden Auditorium

    This event is part of the Rosen College Professional Internship Leadership Workshop Series. Professional attire is required. The workshop starts promptly at 8:00 AM. No late arrivals are allowed in the auditorium. All students, Faculty and Staff are welcome to attend, walk in!

    Fall
  • Gaudnekolor Pop by Walter Gaudnek (Recurring Event)

    UCF Art Gallery

    GAUDNEKOLOR POP, a solo exhibition by Walter Gaudnek, celebrates the artist’s 50th and final year as a professor in the School of Visual Arts and Design at the University of Central Florida. Walter Gaudnek and his daughter Yve Gaudnek (a current UCF film student) selected works for the exhibition that highlight the use of color in poetic figurative settings between …

    Fall
  • Business, Engineering & Medicine RSO Fair

    Student Union: Key West Ballroom (Room 218)

    The Business, Engineering, and Medicine RSO Fair is a great opportunity for students interested in networking with other pre-professional students and learning more about how they can be successful candidates for graduate programs such as medical school, law school, or professional opportunities outside of UCF.

    Fall
  • CANCELED: Violence Prevention Certificate Series Green Dot Training (Recurring Event)

    Student Union

    These Green Dot bystander intervention trainings are specifically for students completing the Violence Prevention Certificate Series. If you are not completing the Violence Prevention Certificate Series and would like to do a Green Dot training please attend one of their general student sessions.

    Fall
  • Mindfulness Monday

    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
  • CANCELED: Lunch and Learn with an Employer (Recurring Event)

    Career Services and Experiential Learning: 121

    Lunch and Learn with an Employer. Lunch will be provided. RSVP via Handshake https://app.joinhandshake.com Spring 2020 Lunch & Learn Schedule: 1/22- OCPS - Impressing the Recruiter (1pm - 2pm) 1/27- RSM - Prepare for the Career Expo 2/5- Cintas - Transferable Skills 2/11- Liberty Mutual- Walking in Your Purpose 2/26- Boosterthon - You Have The Job, Now What? 3/4- Addition …

    Fall
  • CANCELED: Restorative Yoga (Recurring Event)

    UnionWest 2nd floor, RWC @ Downtown

    This class will begin with deep stretching and restorative yoga poses,then finish with a guided meditation focusing on relaxing the body and drawing attention within. You will leave feeling great!

    Fall
  • Cuba Study Abroad Info Session (Recurring Event)

    Trevor Colbourn Hall: Room 358B

    Spend Summer A in Cuba! Come to the Info Sessions to find out how to to get started. Cuba: History, Culture, and Society Study Abroad Summer A 2020 Information Sessions January 27th and February 3rd from 12:30pm-1:30pm in TCH 358B. For more information contact kacie.tartt@ucf.edu Study Abroad Cuba

    Fall
  • Starter Resources: UCF I-Corps

    Starter Space: 135 BA 1

    Join us as we learn about a key resource for UCF innovators! The UCF I-Corps program at UCF fosters innovation among faculty and students promotes regional coordination and linkages in the innovation ecosystem, as well as develops a National Innovation Network.

    Fall
  • CANCELED: Yoga (Recurring Event)

    UnionWest 2nd floor, RWC @ Downtown

    Come move with your breath and intention. Find space and move freely to find your flexibility. This is an all levels 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
  • Efficient graph convolution with spherical kernel for semantic segmentation of 3D point clouds

    L3Harris Engineering Center: 101

    Speaker: Ajmal Mian From: The University of Western Australia Abstract Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) use rectangular kernels to learn features from data that follow grid like structures such as images. However, 3D point clouds from LiDARs are unstructured. We propose a spherical kernel to directly learn from unstructured point clouds. Our kernel systematically quantizes the local 3D space to identify …

    Fall
  • Diversity Certificate Series, Module 1 -- DIV285

    Barbara Ying Ctr. Room 140--CMMS 81

    Module 1 -- Introduction to Workplace Diversity and Inclusion This four-module program is designed as an introductory overview series of workshops to provoke thought with respect to diversity in general, and more specifically, with respect to several important dimensions of diversity. Participants must attend all four modules to receive completion certificate. This four-module program is designed as an introductory overview …

    Fall
  • Understanding a Research Literature Review (Recurring Event)

    Trevor Colbourn Hall: 201

    Need to write a literature review as an undergraduate? Learn about the purpose and structure of a literature review in academic research. At this workshop. you will also learn how to get started writing your own literature review.

    Fall
  • EXCHANGE: Grant Thornton Speaker Series with Dr. Ilene E. Wilkins, CEO of UCP of Central Florida

    The Exchange: BA1 Rm 148

    Business students - register on COBA Pass https://coba.it.ucf.edu/pass/login?ReturnUrl=%2fpass

    Fall
  • Spring 2020 Lottery Knight

    Student Union: Cape Florida Ballroom (Room 316CD)

    Are you interested in going on an ABP Trip during Spring Break trip? Join us at our largest event of the semester, Lottery Knight, to sign up for a trip! Our selection process is through a randomized lottery. Once your name is called, you are able to select which trip you want to go on. We require a $100 deposit …

    Fall
  • CANCELED: Circuit Training (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
  • Texas Instruments Info Session

    HEC 101: 101

    Texas Instruments Info Session RSVP via Handshake https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/402401

    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
  • CANCELED: Express Total Body Blast (Recurring Event)

    UnionWest 2nd floor, RWC @ Downtown

    In just 30-minutes, each workout targets your chest, back, shoulders, and arms with weights, bands, or body weight, while strengthening your legs and glutes with power moves, plyometrics, and more! Core work trains your body for functional stability, and you will be energized to push harder with killer music, friendly competition, and encouraging, motivated people ready to “Bring It” to …

    Fall
  • CANCELED: Power Yoga (Recurring Event)

    UnionWest 2nd floor, RWC @ Downtown

    A faster paced yoga class that will challenge the body and the mind. This class will get your heart beating, as well as offer strength based poses. Variations will be offered for all levels. The room may be heated.

    Fall