UCF Events: by Category “Speaker/Lecture/Seminar”

  • Business Plan Writing Made Easier

    Virtual

    Your business needs a roadmap for every stage of its growth. We’ll remove the mystery of how to create a business plan, the information that should be included, and how to use it as a tool to keep your company on track for long term growth. Please note: Certain device’s Operating Systems (e.g. Windows S mode), browsers, programs/features, applications, firewalls, …

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  • Business Plan Writing Made Easier

    Virtual

    Your business needs a roadmap for every stage of its growth. We’ll remove the mystery of how to create a business plan, the information that should be included, and how to use it as a tool to keep your company on track for long term growth. Please note: Certain device’s Operating Systems (e.g. Windows S mode), browsers, programs/features, applications, firewalls, …

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  • GSA Guest Lecture: Climate Governance and Social Transformations

    Graduate Student Center Presentation Room: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 208

    Join the Graduate Student Association for a guest lecture by Dr. Leonardo Alfonso Villalón of the University of Florida, whose research focuses on politics, governance and social change in Africa. His talk will examine local climate governance and ongoing social transformations in the West African Sahel. Graduate students from all disciplines are welcome. Lunch will be provided. RSVP at gsa@ucf.edu …

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  • SBA Workshop: SBA Resources for Veterans

    National Entrepreneur Center: Venture Training Room

    In-person Event: Celebrating SBA’s National Veteran Small Business Week, this workshop addresses the role of the SBA Office of Veterans Business Development in maximizing the availability, applicability, and usability of small business programs for Veterans, Service-Disabled Veterans, Reserve Component Members, and their dependents or survivors. OVBD is SBA’s liaison with the military veteran’s business community; provides policy analysis and reporting; and …

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  • Kent Family Speaker Series featuring Dr. Amanda D. Concha-Holmes

    SPRK: 101 and Virtual

    Join the UCF Department of Anthropology for the Kent Family Speaker Series featuring Amanda D. Concha-Holmes, Ph.D., Applied Ecological and Visual Anthropologist and Founder and Director of the I.R.I.E. Center. Presentation Title:Evoking the Complexity of Black Lives in the US South: Excavating the Untold Stories Dr. Amanda Concha-Holmes introduces Evocative Ethnography, an interdisciplinary and community-based methodology that combines scholarship, creative …

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  • CREOL Fall Colloquium: Mikael Rechtsman, Penn State University

    CREOL: 102 and Virtual

    Mikael RechtsmanPhysics Department, Penn State University Tile: Two experiments on aperiodic photonic crystals Abstract: Photonic crystals -- transparent periodic dielectric structures -- have been called "semiconductors for light" in the sense that photons propagate through them much as electrons propagate through crystalline solids.  In the first part of my talk, I will show how straining a photonic crystal can make photons …

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  • Teams Meeting Essentials

    Virtual

    Hosted by UCF IT Technology Innovation Hub New to Microsoft Teams? Join us for an introductory session on how to confidently participate and organize Teams meetings. This session is open to Faculty, Staff, and Students.  This session will discuss: Scheduling a meeting Types of meetings available Securing your meetings Navigating Teams meeting controls Hosting Teams meetings with users outside UCF

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  • Space Starts Here: A Conversation With NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman

    FAIRWINDS Alumni Center

    UCF students are invited to a special conversation with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman about the future of space exploration and the generation that will help shape what comes next. RSVP and submit questions for Isaacman here: https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6gGZoUWaZULNZBk

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  • Space Starts Here: A Conversation With NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman

    FAIRWINDS Alumni Center

    UCF students are invited to a special conversation with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman about the future of space exploration and the generation that will help shape what comes next. RSVP and submit questions for Isaacman here: https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6gGZoUWaZULNZBk

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  • Virtual Professional Seminar for CCIE Doctoral Students: Moving Evidence into Action through Knowledge Brokering

    Virtual

    We are excited to offer this free virtual professional seminar for all CCIE doctoral students. Interested in expanding the impact of your research beyond academic audiences?  Join Dr. Katherine Philp and Dr. Matthew Courtney, leaders of the Education Knowledge Brokers Network, for an interactive workshop focused on translating research into meaningful action. During this seminar, you will explore how to develop a professional identity …

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  • Innovation Tournament 2026 Finals

    John C. Hitt Library: Room 402

    UCF's Premier Showcase for Student Innovators From ALL Disciplines UCF's Innovation Tournament provides ALL students from ALL disciplines with opportunities to share innovations with industry leaders, earn cash awards, and develop innovations with impact! Our tournament offers four tracks aligned with interests from students across our campus in advanced technology, arts and entertainment, consumer products and services, and social ventures …

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  • How to Start Your Business

    Virtual

    If you’re thinking of starting a business, it’s important to take the right steps. This three-hour webinar will give you an overview of what to know, important actions to take, and best practices on how to avoid common missteps to give your company its greatest chance of success. Learn about the journey from pre-venture to start-up to opening your business as …

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  • Teams Meeting Essentials

    Virtual

    Hosted by UCF IT Technology Innovation Hub New to Microsoft Teams? Join us for an introductory session on how to confidently participate and organize Teams meetings. This session is open to Faculty, Staff, and Students.  This session will discuss: Scheduling a meeting Types of meetings available Securing your meetings Navigating Teams meeting controls Hosting Teams meetings with users outside UCF

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  • SBA Workshop: Federal Surplus Property Program for 8(a) and Veteran-Owned Firms

    National Entrepreneur Center: Venture Training Room

    In-person Event: This webinar will explain the SBA federal surplus property programs currently available to 8(a) firms and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs). The workshop will address the regulatory guidance applicable to both programs, eligibility criteria, and the role of the SBA district office monitoring these programs if you receive a property transfer. The Florida State Agency for Surplus Program (SASP) will …

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  • Marketing Basics

    Virtual

    A webinar providing an overview of the marketing process for small business, as well as a close look at all elements of a marketing plan. Marketing is the driver of revenue growth and an imperative for small business success. Topics include the traditional four “P’s” of marketing – Product, Place, Promotion, and Price – as well as three new “P’s” …

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