Monday, February 03, 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
  • Joust New Venture Competition Applications Released

    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
  • 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
  • Ecoalition: Valentine's Day Gift Workshop

    Student Union Patio

    Don't "waste" your love! Join Sustainability Initiatives as we handcraft sustainable gifts for Valentine's Day. Upgrade your shopping list from items that contribute to pollution to gifts from the heart and the planet. We'll be making biodegradable planters, heart-shaped tea bags, and seed bombs. Stop by the Student Union Patio on February 3rd from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM to …

    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
  • 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: 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
  • NIH F31 Grant Writing Workshop

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    Writing a grant application like this early in your training can be intimidating, and is certainly time consuming. But don’t hold back: This workshop will provide you with guidelines and tools to prepare a successful application for National Research Service Award (NRSA) F31 pre-doctoral fellowship training grant proposals. We will highlight the different components necessary to the application, do’s and …

    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
  • Writing an Abstract for a Conference (Including SURE) (Recurring Event)

    Trevor Colbourn Hall: 201

    Acquire skills to write a strong abstract and to synthesize your research or creative work for a presentation. This workshop is ideal for students planning to apply to the Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence. No RSVP required. All workshops are first come, first serve unless otherwise noted. Note: This workshop is for students already working on a research project. Questions? …

    Fall
  • Diversity Certificate Series, Module 2 -- DIV286

    Barbara Ying Ctr. Room 140--CMMS 81

    Module 2 --Race and Faith/Non-Faith Perspectives 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.

    Fall
  • La Tavola Italiana - Italian conversation hour (Recurring Event)

    Trevor Colbourn Hall: Room 358B

    UCF Italian students, meet with us for an online Italian conversation hour....improve your Italian communication skills & meet new friends. Sponsored by La Societá Italiana UCF. Join at https://ucf.zoom.us/j/4509355985

    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
  • FreshU Kitchen Cooking Demo

    UnionWest 6th Floor: Collaborative Zone

    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
  • 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