Tuesday, February 11, 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
  • 5k Training (Recurring Event)

    RWC@Downtown

    This 6 week 5K running program will meet in-person (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8am) at RWC @ Downtown. No previous 5K training is required. This program is open to all Downtown Students! Sign up here: http://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4VdrfyWyaal9QUZ

    Fall
  • Angela Rentfro - Drury Hotels - Setting Expectations and Delivering Feedback

    Rosen College of Hospitality Management: Darden Auditorium

    This event is part of the Rosen College Professional Internship Leadership Workshop Series and counts toward Internship II requirements. 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
  • Sustainable Training Series - sustainability training for faculty and staff (Recurring Event)

    Please check myUCF registration for up to date loctions

    Sustainability Initiatives is pleased to offer Faculty and Staff the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in sustainability through the Sustainable Training Series. You can pursue the STS certificate or select training sessions individually. With peers from across campus, you’ll deepen your sustainability skillset and learn how these concepts are related and can be applied to our work at UCF. …

    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
  • Virtual- Freshman Edition: Building Winning Resumes (Recurring Event)

    Career Services and Experiential Learning: Room 221

    This will be a virtual webinar and can be accessed by signing into Handshake. Resume building workshop for freshman students highlighting how to incorporate collegiate co-curricular experiences on resume. This session is not available for GEB points. View webinar instructions in Handshake: http://ucf.joinhandshake.com/

    Fall
  • CFHLA Meet and Greet - JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes

    Rosen College of Hospitality Management: CFHLA Student Lounge (Room 202)

    *All students are welcome: Entertainment, Event, Hospitality, and Restaurant* Taking place on the second floor CFHLA Student Lounge. A chance to meet employers at a one-on-one tabling event.

    Fall
  • FreshU Mobile Kitchen Cooking Demo (Recurring Event)

    Memory Mall

    Wellness and Health Promotion Services Presents the FreshU Mobile Demonstration Kitchen. FreshU Kitchen Cooking Demos teach students how to incorporate fruits and vegetables into their diets and reduce food waste. Students will get to see the process, taste the dish, and take home a recipe card so they can try making it themselves later.

    Fall
  • A Lunch Discussion on The Global Water Crisis - With Dr. Thomas Crisman (USF)

    UCF Global: 101

    Presented by the UCF Office of Global Perspectives and International Initiatives. Dr. Thomas CrismanProfessor of BiologyUniversity of South Florida In this lunch discussion, Dr. Thomas Crisman, U.S. State Department Jefferson Fellow and Professor of Biology at the University of South Florida, will address global water challenges. How does water factor into food security, economic development, sustainability, ecology and environmental protection? …

    Fall
  • Writing A Strong Proposal For Our Summer Fellowships And Research Grants (Recurring Event)

    Trevor Colbourn Hall: 201

    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
  • Presentation Skills - Online

    Online

    Does the idea of giving a presentation freak you out? I have good news and bad news. Bad news: presentations are unavoidable in your courses and in your future career path. Good news: presentation skills are something you can easily improve! This session will provide some tips, tricks, and ideas for how to become a better presenter. Students must register …

    Fall
  • Take Charge Tuesday: Test Anxiety (Recurring Event)

    Counseling and Psychological Services

    Sometimes worrying and feeling tense can make exams difficult. Come to learn and apply strategies to manage anxiety in a healthy way and take steps to better show what you know on test day! 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
  • Transfer Talks

    UCF Sanford/Lake Mary UP Bldg.: Room 1205

    Learn about DirectConnect to UCF, degree programs, application deadlines, financial aid, and scholarship information in an interactive, informal group session.

    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
  • Faculty Excellence Leadership Series: Leading Through the Unexpected

    Teaching Academy: 130

    Plans change, processes are re-written and the unexpected can and does happen. What does a leader do? We can’t guarantee answers for everything, but we have leaders who have been through a lot and will share their experiences with you. Speakers: Pamela “Sissi” Carroll, Dean, College of Community Innovation and Education Michael Johnson, Interim Provost Jeff Moore, Dean, College of …

    Fall
  • Time Management: Strategies for Personal and Academic Success as a Graduate Student

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    Managing your use of time is a key to living a successful, productive, and happy life! This presentation will address specific time management strategies including planning, balancing activities, setting priorities, making a schedule to fit all that you have to do and want to do as a graduate student, and other useful tips for making the most of your time. …

    Fall
  • Learning to Reconstruct for MRI

    HEC 101: 101

    Speaker: Mehmet Akçakaya From: University of Minnesota Abstract Lengthy data acquisition times remain a bottleneck in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Thus accelerated imaging methodologies have received great interest over the last three dec- ades. Recently, deep learning (DL) techniques have gathered interest as a means to improve reconstruction quality for accelerated MRI. DL-based reconstruction techniques can be broadly divided into two …

    Fall
  • Marriott International Employer Event

    Rosen College of Hospitality Management: Disney Dining Room

    Information Session and Interviews. *All students are welcome: Entertainment, Event, Hospitality, and Restaurant*

    Fall
  • Virtual Information Session, BSN degree (via ZOOM) (Recurring Event)

    Online

    For Zoom Details and to Pre-register for this Virtual Information Session, visit http://ucfnursing.eventbrite.com UCF’s BSN Information Sessions are designed to help prospective BSN students understand the process and steps for applying to UCF's limited-access, upper-division BSN programs which include the Traditional, Second Degree, and Concurrent options. The online RN to BSN option will also be discussed. Attendees will learn about …

    Fall
  • Creative Careers: Hilton Vacation Club

    The Center of Entrepreneurial Leadership): BA 1-135

    Many students transfer the entrepreneurial skills learned at UCF to a wide variety of employment opportunities in the public, private, and government sectors. Meet these “intrapreneurs” - employees who are using their entrepreneurial prowess to promote creativity and innovation in their workplaces. Join us and connect with innovative companies that value employees with entrepreneurial mindsets and skills. Learn how entrepreneurship …

    Fall
  • CANCELED: Title IX and Benefits of Reporting- Violence Prevention Workshop Series (Recurring Event)

    RWC: 249

    Learn more about UCF's Let's Be Clear campaign and Title IX at the University, as well as rescources at our university. Become a more active UCF community member by taking initiative and enhancing one's civic responsibilities. Participants will leave this workshop feeling more comfortable reporting Title IX issues, have a greater knowledge of reporting options, and will have gained enhanced …

    Fall
  • Deloitte Employer Event

    Boardroom 102R

    Brand Operations Services Information Session. *All students are welcome: Entertainment, Event, Hospitality, and Restaurant*

    Fall
  • Transfer Advocate Certificate Series: Session 1 -- DIV393

    Barbara Ying Ctr. Room 140--CMMS 81

    Session 1 will introduce participants to the transfer student population and discuss what makes them diverse. Attendees will also reflect on assumptions and stereotypes associated with the transfer student experience, distinguishing fact from fiction. This is the first session in the Transfer Advocate Certificate Series.

    Fall