Thursday, October 29, 2026

  • Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Help UCF Win Cyberween 2026

    Virtual

    Help UCF claim the title of Cybersecurity Champion in Cyberween 2026! In this friendly competition, we challenge 11 other Florida universities while promoting online safety for students, faculty, and staff. The contest will run from Oct. 19 to 30, and it will feature a virtual haunted house with five cybersecurity-themed challenges. The university with the highest participation from current students …

    Fall
  • Lake Nona MedTech & Regulatory Innovation Symposium & Plug and Play Health Innovation Lounge

    GuideWell Innovation Center: 6555 Sanger Rd. Orlando, FL 32827

    This month SGS is bringing regulators, MedTech leaders, and innovators to Orlando for the SGS Lake Nona MedTech & Regulatory Innovation Symposium, followed by an evening reception at the Plug and Play Health Innovation Lounge. They have experts from all over traveling to Orlando to share how they're shaping the future of medical device innovation, regulatory affairs, clinical evidence, AI, …

    Fall
  • The Craftsman with Care: an exhibition honoring Larry Cooper (Recurring Event)

    UCF Art Gallery

    Join us for the Closing Reception on Nov. 6 from 6-9pm. This event coincides with Art Knight! 2026.  The UCF Art Gallery is proud to present The Craftsman with Care: an exhibition honoring Larry Cooper. For nearly three decades, Larry Cooper was an integral part of the creative community at the University of Central Florida, where his work as an artist, …

    Fall
  • Get Started in Undergraduate Research (Recurring Event)

    Dixon Career Center: DCC 121 and Virtual

    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, including how to get started by finding a faculty mentor.  Questions? Feel free to contact the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR@ucf.edu) 

    Fall
  • Coping Skills: Interpersonal Effectiveness

    Virtual

    Learn how to get your needs met in relationships and sustain healthy relationships while also maintaining self-respect. The aim of this workshop is to address ways of managing distress and enhancing your well-being. This workshop is part of the Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) Well-Being Opportunities & Workshops (WOW) series! Learn about CAPS and other workshops.

    Fall
  • Investing in Your Future: Investments and Retirement

    John T. Washington Center: Fairwinds UCF Branch and Virtual

    Centsible Knights is partnering with our subject matter experts at FAIRWINDS Credit Union to talk about investing!  Are you unsure of where to start or just want to learn more about how to plan for your future?  If so this is the session for you!  Students may attend this event in person or virtually.

    Fall
  • Pre-Health Thursday: Journey to Medical School

    Virtual

    Join the Dixon Career Development Center for this Pre-Health Thursday session featuring current medical students and students actively applying to medical school. This panel provides an opportunity to hear firsthand perspectives on the medical school journey, including preparing for the application process, overcoming challenges, and navigating important milestones along the way. Participants will gain practical insights, learn from diverse experiences, …

    Fall
  • Executive Master of Health Administration Info Session

    Virtual

    Join faculty and staff from UCF's School of Global Health Management and Informatics to learn more about our online Executive Masters of Health Administration! The Executive MHA (eMHA) track is attractive to working health care professionals due to the online delivery format, which allows students to earn an Executive MHA degree from any location and at times convenient to each student. Throughout the …

    Fall
  • Pre-Health, Pre-Law, Pre-Grad Planning: DROP-IN (Recurring Event)

    Kenneth G. Dixon Career Development Center: 1st floor lobby

    No appointment required. Visit the Kenneth G. Dixon Career Development Center on Thursdays between 1:00–3:00pm during the fall term for a 15-minute drop-in session. Check in on the first floor to be connected with someone who can help you build a strong application for graduate school, law school, or health professional programs.

    Fall
  • Effective Data Visualization with Python

    R1:101: Research 1, Room 101

    Learn how to create clear, accurate, and effective data visualizations using Python. Participants will explore key principles of visualization design, including how to choose appropriate chart types, use color effectively, and avoid common plotting mistakes involving scales, axes, ordering, labels, and other design choices. The session will also introduce three widely used Python visualization libraries, (Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly), and discuss …

    Fall
  • ACE Group Fitness Instructor Prep Course (Recurring Event)

    RWC: 249

    The ACE Group Fitness course is a 8-week course that consists of lectures and in-person labs, where you are provided an opportunity to receive hands-on group fitness instructor experience. This course is great for anyone interested in becoming a certified group fitness instructor or wanting to learn more about teaching and programming classes.The course is $60 to include eight-week practical …

    Fall
  • The Faculty Exchange: Modality-Flexibility in Course Design

    Virtual

    Bring one activity you love teaching in person and one you have never made work at a distance. We will trade strategies - and talk honestly about where flexibility expands access and where it quietly doubles the work. About the Faculty Exchange (formerly Bites and Banter): conversations, not presentations. No slides, never recorded, cameras optional, nothing to prepare. Facilitated by …

    Fall
  • UCF Space Week: Watch Party of Hidden Figures

    John C. Hitt Library: 402

    Join UCF Library for a viewing of Hidden Figures (2017). "As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, …

    Fall
  • Spooky Knight Climb

    Challenge Course

    Spooky Knight Climb Open Knight Climb is your chance to experience our High Element Course, the Odyssey III, after dark... but this time, it's a little spooky. Come dressed in a (climbing appropriate) costume if you dare!  The course opens at 7:00 p.m., and we will stop accepting climbers at 8:30 p.m. Bring your friends or come ready to make …

    Fall