Wednesday, February 05, 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
  • CANCELED: Well-Being Challenge (Recurring Event)

    RWC@Downtown: Group Exercise Studio

    Join a team of motivated individuals and get ready to become your healthiest self. The Downtown Well-Being challenge will encompass all areas of wellness and help you practice healthy habits that you can apply all year long. Register here: o https://bit.ly/2r05t1m

    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
  • 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
  • Building my Promotion Dossier - Assistant and Associate Professors

    Teaching Academy: 130

    Do you plan to apply for promotion during the 2020-21 cycle? If so, please join Dr. Jana Jasinski for an informative discussion of best practices for preparing and assembling your promotion dossier. In this session, you will learn what materials are required for your dossier and receive valuable tips for presenting your work. Bring your questions and concerns, and come …

    Fall
  • Identifying and Applying for Graduate Funding Opportunities

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    Do you need help identifying and applying for graduate funding? This workshop will discuss various types of graduate funding, provide students with suggestions on how to craft a competitive fellowship application, and offer tips on how to search for assistantships. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student Center under Graduate Students then Pathways to Success.

    Fall
  • CFHLA Meet and Greet - Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

    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
  • Therapeutic Art

    Counseling and Psychological Services

    This experiential workshop will explore the creative and therapeutic aspects of making art as a means to improve mental health and overall wellness. CAPS workshops are free, require no sign-up, and space is provided on a first-come-first-serve basis to currently enrolled students.

    Fall
  • Gather Luncheon

    Memory Mall

    The 4th Annual Gather Luncheon will be on February 5th to offer 500 students a FREE healthy three-course meal and the opportunity to connect with fellow knights. The purpose of this program is to encourage students to be present and in the moment, while making new connections. This is accomplished by creating a positive and engaging atmosphere, and providing a …

    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: Navigating Difficult Relationships- Violence Prevention Certificate Series (Recurring Event)

    RWC: 249

    Learn how to identify and recognize red flags of unhealthy behaviors in relationships. Participants will watch a short video and discuss the cycle of abuse.

    Fall
  • Virtual Career Lab: Resumes (Recurring Event)

    Career Services and Experiential Learning: 115

    Join us online during this WORKING lab hour to learn how to effectively create or update your resume! You will not only learn best strategies, but you will be applying it all at the same time with the help of a career counselor. Walk away knowing that you have begun crafting a winning resume! View available Virtual Career Labs in …

    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
  • Café Francophone - French Conversation - cancelled through the end of March (Recurring Event)

    Trevor Colbourn Hall: Room 358B

    Come to the French café to improve your French communication skills and meet new friends. This activity is for students who want to improve their French skills, and native speakers are welcome. Feel free to stop by for as much time as you can and bring your coffee! Intermediate session is 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, Beginner session is 2:30 …

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

    Career Services and Experiential Learning: 121

    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
  • 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
  • CANCELED: Public Service Student Alliance - General Meeting (Recurring Event)

    Dr. Phillips Academic Commons: 151

    Join us for the next Public Service Student Alliance Meeting! Open to ALL SPA students. Meet new faces, reconnect with familiar ones, and learn about SPA's student organizations and how you can get involved. Special guests include representatives from the Leaugue of Women Voters.

    Fall
  • Faculty Book Talk: "A Satellite Empire: Romanian Rule in Southwestern Ukraine, 1941-1944" presented by Dr. Vladimir Solonari

    Trevor Colbourn Hall: 351

    Dr. Vladimir Solonari, UCF Associate Professor of History will discuss his new book, A Satellite Empire: Romanian Rule in Southwestern Ukraine, 1941-1944" in the 2020 Faculty Book Talk Series. Solonari's invaluable contribution to World War II history focuses on three main aspects of Romanian rule of Transnistria: with fascinating insights from recently opened archives, Solonari examines the conquest and delimitation …

    Fall
  • FTCE Mathematics Workshop 1

    Education Complex: Curriculum Materials Center

    Competency 1: Number Sense Classifications/order of Operations/Negative operations/Fractions, decimals, percent/comparisons

    Fall
  • Feeding Knights Everywhere

    Neptune 158: Multipurpose Room

    The Residence Hall Association (RHA) and National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) are partnering with the organization Feeding Children Everywhere to host a service event called Feeding Knights Everywhere. During this event, volunteers will package 10,000 meals to donate to Knights Pantry. Sign up to volunteer:: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWMYCytYT-IFAa-hMQWjwDrNiy__iOAb7wpCsZBD04NRIiiw/viewform For more information on Feeding Children Everywhere: https://www.feedingchildreneverywhere.com/hunger-project/

    Fall
  • Presentation on LOTIS, a GIS mapping program/tool

    Dr. Phillips Academic Commons

    Come join UCF’s Masters in Urban and Regional Planning Students at the new UCF Downtown Campus for an exclusive presentation on LOTIS – an innovative GIS mapping program which overlays street network data with land parcel data to create an amazing interactive tool that helps planners identify opportunities in their community both from a transportation and land use perspective. Join …

    Fall
  • Sober Knights (Recurring Event)

    Research Pavilion

    This meeting is held every Wednesday (unless otherwise noted on the UCF calendar) from 7pm to 8pm at the CRC Center in Research Park: SUITE 135, 12424 Research Pkwy, Orlando, FL. Please call 407-823-0859 to be let into the building if the door is locked. Sober Knights is a group of students of all ages who like to have fun …

    Fall
  • CANCELED: Core Blast (Recurring Event)

    UnionWest 2nd floor, RWC @ Downtown

    This 15-minute express workout focuses on core conditioning, endurance, and strength! It is the perfect complement to your own workout or our Lower Upper Blast to build a stronger core.

    Fall