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Saturday, April 18, 2020

• Women First at UCF Project

  April 18, 2020 at 12 a.m. until 11:59 p.m.
  John C. Hitt Library: main floor

  The Women First at UCF Project is a collaboration between Dr. M. C. Santana (Women’s and Gender Studies), Dr. Robert Cassanello (History), Mary Rubin, Eli Jimenez, and Christopher Saclolo (Special Collections & University Archives). In this interdisciplinary project, the exhibit team envisioned documenting the legacy of women who occupied a rank, position or graduation as first in their field. Our …

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• NEA Big Read: Central Florida featuring The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

  April 18, 2020 at 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.
  Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: DeVos Family Room

  The NEA Big Read: Central Florida, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts, broadens our understanding of our world, our communities and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. This year the NEA Big Read: Central Florida is partnering with UCF's Veterans Legacy Program to celebrate The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. Dr. Bruno Cabanes, …

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• CANCELED: Marching Forward Film Screening

  April 18, 2020 at 8 p.m. until 10 p.m.
  Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Pugh Theater

  This film, born out of a UCF honors public history and documentary class, details the history of two local high school band directors—one black, one white—inspired by music to cross color lines in the deep south and work together for the sake of their students.This courageous cooperation between Chief Jim Wilson at Jones High School and Del Kieffner at Edgewater …

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