Thursday, February 13, 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
  • CANCELED: Cash Flow Management: Tapping into a Hidden Resource (Recurring Event)

    Florida SBDC at UCF

    Presented by Pauline Davis, FSBDC at UCF Consultant “Cash is King”. Every business has a hidden store of cash and hidden cash leaks. Utilizing the cash flow management strategies of large corporations, learn how to find, preserve, and use cash to manage and grow your business and increase profits. By applying these tactics you can vastly reduce the need for …

    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-Building your Online Brand (Recurring Event)

    Career Services and Experiential Learning: 121

    Social media can be an effective tool in your job search. Discover the do’s and don’ts of social media usage and how you can build a professional online brand to support your career goals! To join this Zoom session, register with the following links: 3.24.2020: https://ucf.zoom.us/meeting/register/uJwvcu2gqT8p1TVdyfRs94-404LBtOU8Pw 4.15.2020: https://ucf.zoom.us/j/581626834

    Fall
  • Learn Quechua! (Free Incan language classes) (Recurring Event)

    Online

    These sessions will be held online. Free Quechua classes at UCF UCF offers free classes in basic Quechua, taught by Department of Modern Languages & Literatures instructor Ms. Norma Ledesma. With an emphasis on Quechua vocabulary and expressions related to medicine, food, and travel, these classes will give students a lively, robust introduction to the language of the Inca Empire, …

    Fall
  • Apps to Help Organize Your Research Life (Recurring Event)

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    Do you ever wonder if there is a great app out there that you are missing out on? Need help staying organized, taking notes, or need a better way to communicate with classmates over shared projects? Well look no further as this session will introduce helpful and important apps that all grad students should love and use! We will cover …

    Fall
  • Gun Violence Support

    Counseling and Psychological Services

    CAPS workshops are free, require no sign-up, and space is provided on a first-come-first-serve basis to currently enrolled students.

    Fall
  • Yoga Nidra Meditation with Hammocks (Recurring Event)

    RWC @ Knights Plaza

    Yoga Nidra is an ancient meditation practice from India. Though the literal translation of Nidra is “sleep” it also means “a changing state of consciousness” which is brought about as you connect with your mind and body. This meditation practice uses aerial hammocks to aid the body in feeling relaxed and comfortable, yoga mats are also available for a stationary …

    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
  • Online Info Session: Research Administration Graduate Programs

    Online

    Are you a research administration professional looking to take the next steps in your career? Have you considered a graduate degree in research administration? UCF offers a graduate degree and graduate certificate in research administration. The fully online program focuses on cutting-edge research administration techniques and emphasizes a curriculum that can be designed to suit your specific needs. Learn more …

    Fall
  • Couponing 101 (Recurring Event)

    RWC: 206

    Healthy doesn’t have to be expensive. Learn the basics of couponing and save money on grocery items during our Couponing 101 Workshop. Discover how you can get name brand items for less or even free. You will receive coupons and a coupon organizer to get you started.

    Fall
  • Getting Started in Undergraduate Research (Recurring Event)

    Trevor Colbourn Hall: 201

    Are you interested in learning more about research? Not sure where to start or how to navigate all the programs available? This workshop will discuss how to expand your academic experience through undergraduate research. While UCF has transitioned online, all OUR workshops will be done through Zoom Meetings and must be signed up for at least 1 hour prior to …

    Fall
  • Tips and Resources to Find the Jobs You Want

    Boardroom 102J

    *All students and faculty are welcome: Entertainment, Event, Hospitality, and Restaurant*

    Fall
  • Immigration 101 -- DIV441

    UCF Global: 101

    Immigration is a prominent topic in the national discourse and affects the lives of millions of people, yet it is incredibly complex and difficult to understand. The Immigration 101 workshop explores basic immigration concepts so that participants walk away with a better understanding of this important topic.

    Fall
  • UCF I-Corps Pizza Social

    Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership: BA1,135

    Need Some Dough? Think outside the box. Learn more at the I-Corps Pizza Social. We have all the ingredients to help develop and build a business around your ideas! Come network with us and learn more at this free social, open to students and faculty. Top off with teams sharing their experience from a past cohort. Don't miss your opportunity …

    Fall
  • Joust New Venture Competition Application Workshop 1

    Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership: BA1,135

    The Joust New Venture Competition presented by Viatek celebrates the entrepreneurial efforts of student starters across our campus, introduces them to community leaders, and provides key resources to help launch their ventures. The top four ventures will earn up to $75,000 in cash and essential business services provided by some of our region’s most forward-thinking sponsors and donors. The Joust …

    Fall
  • Gender in Islamic Philosophical Ethics: Metaphysical Tension Between Equality and Hierarchy of Being

    Mathematical Sciences Building: 360

    Please join us for a virtual lecture featuring Dr. Zahra Ayubi, on Gender in Islamic Philosophical Ethics: Metaphysical Tension Between Equality and Hierarchy of Being. Abstract Dr. Ayubi explores the way in which medieval Islamic philosophers forged a hierarchical virtue ethics that exalted the status of men over women. In doing so, they often ignored or contradicted conceptions of equality …

    Fall
  • CANCELED: Continuum- Violence Prevention Certificate Series (Recurring Event)

    RWC: 249

    Participants will place various scenarios on a continuum spanning from harmless to interpersonal violence. See where each scenario falls according to individual participants and how this relates to rape culture in our society.

    Fall
  • IEEE MTT/AP Orlando Chapter & Raj Mittra Distinguished Lecture Program: Damped Sinusoidal Signals Energizing Pulsed Helical Antennas

    L3Harris Engineering Center: 113

    Abstract: CW sources of sinusoidal signals and transmitting systems are the mainstay in many areas of civilized life such as communication, radar, radio and microwave cooking. Recently damped sinusoidal sources are finding their place in vulnerability studies of electronic systems. While a CW source is of single frequency, a damped sinusoidal source has a moderate bandwidth. We describe several such …

    Fall
  • Cultural Dance: Afrobeat

    Recreation and Wellness Center

    Come out and get your groove on. African Student Organization will be teaching students how to dance.

    Fall
  • CANCELED: Express 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
  • UCF Trumpet Day

    Rehearsal Hall: Auditorium

    The University of Central Florida’s Trumpet Day features activities designed for high school, college, and community trumpet players, including performances and masterclasses. Featuring Guest Artist Ansel Norris. Ansel Norris has distinguished himself as a soloist, orchestral and chamber musician of enthusiasm and diverse taste. He currently resides in Naples, Florida, where he enjoys an eclectic musical career with the Naples …

    Fall