Tuesday, February 28, 2023

  • Women on Weights

    RWC @ Knights Plaza

    Join us as we celebrate Women's History Month! The RWC's Women on Weights Program is designed to teach female-identifying patrons how to lift weights, execute proper form, and feel more confident in the gym. No experience is required, and all levels are welcome. This event runs Tuesday 2/28 and Thursday 3/2 from 7:30am-9:00am in the RWC at Knights Plaza.

    Fall
  • Blind Date with a Book 2023 at Downtown Campus Library (Recurring Event)

    Downtown Campus Library: DPAC 265

    The Downtown Campus Library is bringing back one of our most popular programs, Blind Date with a Book! Celebrate Valentine’s Day by finding a match among our eligible books. Each book comes with a dating profile and bookmark. Popular fiction books have all been giftwrapped. No chance to judge a book by its cover here; you have to find the …

    Fall
  • Big Red Bus - Donate Blood Today!

    UCF Memory Mall

    Help us maintain a safe and ready blood supply for cancer patients, trauma patients, or when unexpected tragedies occur. The OneBlood bus will park on Memory Mall near the Veterans Memorial. Walk-ups are welcomed, and appointments are appreciated!

    Fall
  • (Dis)comfort: 2023 MFA Exhibition (Recurring Event)

    UCF Art Gallery

    (Dis)comfort navigates constructed human experiences, environments, and practices meant to soothe the existential discomfort integral to the lived experience. This exhibition showcases the thesis work of three Master of Fine Arts candidates in the Studio Art & Design MFA track at the UCF School of Visual Arts & Design. Leeann Rae utilizes charcoal and soft pastel to dissect our understanding …

    Fall
  • Explore the Sweeter Side of Majors and Careers

    UCF Main Campus

    Does choosing a major feel like getting a toothache? It doesn't have to be so painful! There is a SWEETER SIDE to choosing a major or career.    "Sweeter Side" takes place from Tuesday, February 28 until Thursday, March 2 with workshops and activities to help you explore majors and discover career options.  Check out the full schedule of events …

    Fall
  • Drop-In Drafting Lab (Recurring Event)

    Trevor Cobourn Hall 109: Trevor Colbourn Hall 109

    Starting a writing assignment, and don’t know where to begin? The University Writing Center’s Drop-In Drafting Lab can help! No appointments required — you can drop in during our open hours and: clarify assignment expectations develop a plan brainstorm ideas or just spend time writing!  Any and all writers are welcome! The Drafting Lab will be unavailable on the following …

    Fall
  • Optimizing Your Online Presence (Recurring Event)

    Graduate Student Center Presentation Room: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 208

    This session covers evaluating your publishing impacts and managing your online researcher profile. Learn about methods and tools to obtain citation counts and impact data, metrics to assist in identifying key journals and notable researchers, and why it’s important to develop an online profile using sites, such as ORCID, Research Gate, Academia.edu, PIVOT, Plum Analytics, and Google Scholar. This workshop …

    Fall
  • Asexuality and Aromance

    Virtual

    This workshop will explore the asexuality (ace) spectrum and aromantic (aro) spectrum to aid attendees in distinguishing between kinds of attraction and identifying identities within the ace/aro umbrellas. This workshop is part of the Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) Well-Being Online Workshop (WOW) series.  To learn more about CAPS and other workshops, please visit caps.sdes.ucf.edu.

    Fall
  • Student Conduct Board Information Session (Recurring Event)

    Virtual

    The Student Conduct Board consists of members of the UCF community who serve as hearing officers for formal hearings through the student conduct and student organizational conduct review process. The Student Conduct Board allows students and student organizations the right to be heard by other UCF Community members in cases where they have been charged with violations of the Rules …

    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 setting up), and feel invigorated to power through the rest of your day!

    Fall
  • Scientific Computing with Python

    Virtual

    This is an introduction to programming in Python for people with little or no previous programming experience. It uses plotting as its motivating example. This lesson references JupyterLab, but can also be followed using a regular Python interpreter as well. This lesson uses Python 3.  Presenter(s):John Aedo, Ph.D. Registration link: https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bwQYaNZZBOBJS86 Research Computing and Data Workshops SeriesWe are pleased to bring to …

    Fall
  • Graduate Writing Group (Recurring Event)

    Trevor Colbourn Hall 109: Trevor Colbourn Hall 109

    The University Writing Center and Writing Across the Curriculum presents the Graduate Writing Group. These are weekly drop-in hours where graduate students can find a time dedicated to work on: writing assignments thesis and dissertations and other research projects The Graduate Writing Group is also a place to meet other graduate students and provides an opportunity to get feedback about …

    Fall
  • Thesis and Dissertation Formatting with Word (Recurring Event)

    Graduate Student Center Presentation Room: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 208

    Attend this workshop to learn about setting up Microsoft Word Styles to format a thesis or dissertation. Students are strongly encouraged to attend this session in their final term if they are completing a thesis or dissertation. It is recommended that attendees bring their laptop and thesis/dissertation file. Please review Module 3 of the Thesis and Dissertation Webcourse prior to …

    Fall
  • Office Hours - Adaptive Planning (Recurring Event)

    Virtual

    Join us for this informal opportunity to ask questions of Workday Adaptive Planning experts about how to use this recently updated tool. Academic units will be the focus of office hours scheduled in February. Drop in at any time during the session to ask questions or listen.  Registration is not required. (After clicking the event's title, you will be able …

    Fall
  • Major in Happiness (Recurring Event)

    CSEL Building 140: Room 121 and Virtual

    Undecided about your major? Not sure which career direction to pursue? Attend this workshop to learn how your values, interests, personality, and skills intersect for a career that works for you. Visit https://ucf.joinhandshake.com/events to RSVP (search "Major in Happiness")

    Fall
  • Improving Communication

    Virtual

    Participants will learn to identify their communication styles and how to improve the effectiveness of their communication with others. This workshop is part of the Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) Well-Being Online Workshop (WOW) series. To learn more about CAPS and other workshops, please visit caps.sdes.ucf.edu.

    Fall
  • John T. Washington Lecture Series

    John C. Hitt Library: Room 402

    UCF Department of History's Africana Studies Program is please to host the Fifth Annual Dr. John T. Washington Lecture Series benefiting scholarships for Africana Studies Minors.   This year's speaker Dr. Mwita Chacha will discuss recent trends in regional cooperation in Africa  by identifying the uniqueness of the trends and placing them in historical context. In doing so, Dr. Chacha's presentation …

    Fall
  • NASM Personal Training Course (Recurring Event)

    Recreation and Wellness Center

    The NASM Personal Training course is a 6-week course that consists of lectures and in-person labs, where you are provided an opportunity to receive hands-on personal training experience. This course is great for anyone interested in becoming a certified personal trainer or wanting to learn more about exercise programming. Registration opens 2 weeks in advance. The course will meet on …

    Fall
  • $50K Joust New Venture Competition - Application Workshop #1

    Student Union: The Blackstone LaunchPad

    Get help developing your new venture proposal and your application for the Joust New Venture Competition. This workshop will be led by Dr. Cameron Ford who has led the Joust for 20 years and supported thousands of student entrepreneurs at UCF. He will offer tips and tricks to help you submit a creative and credible proposal and improve your odds …

    Fall
  • Women's Weightlifting - Small Group Training (Recurring Event)

    Recreation and Wellness Center

    Reach your fitness goals and become more familiar with strength training through our semi-private Small Group Training program. Small Group Training offers groups of 6-10 clients the opportunity to work with a Certified Personal Trainer to improve their health and well-being. Clients in the Small Group Training program will receive a body composition scan using our Fit3D tehcnology, a fitness …

    Fall
  • Weight Training 101 - Small Group Training (Recurring Event)

    Recreation and Wellness Center

    Reach your fitness goals and become more familiar with strength training through our semi-private Small Group Training program. Small Group Training offers groups of 6-10 clients the opportunity to work with a Certified Personal Trainer to improve their health and well-being. Clients in the Small Group Training program will receive a body composition scan using our Fit3D tehcnology, a fitness …

    Fall
  • Knight Out with the Tampa Bay Lightning

    Amalie Arena

    Back for another year, The Tampa Bay Knights Community is partnering with the Tampa Bay Lightning for a UCF Alumni Knight on Tuesday, February 28th! This year, we have 2 different ticket options (upper bowl & lower bowl)! Every purchase comes with a pair of UCF/Lightning socks! Purchase tickets here: https://offer.fevo.com/lightning-vs-panthers-cpxqj2s-f5c2040 The puck drops at 7 p.m. but meet other …

    Fall