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Students Achieve Excellence, Awarded for Innovations in Teaching and Research

Of the thousands of students pursuing their graduate education at UCF each year, four students are selected from a group of nominees in each college as the university winners in the areas of Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching, Excellence by a Graduate Teaching Assistant, Outstanding Master’s Thesis, and Outstanding Dissertation. Each award recipient is recognized […]
UCF to Collect Expired, Unwanted Drugs April 24

Got drugs? If your answer is “Yes,” UCF wants them. But the university won’t ask any more questions about them. UCF Police and UCF Health Services will partner to collect expired, unwanted or unused prescription drugs as part of an anonymous, no-questions-asked national effort to curb drug abuse and safely dispose of unneeded medicine. UCF’s […]
'Guide to Green Colleges' Lists UCF

UCF maintained its standing this year as one of the 330 most environmentally responsible colleges in the nation, according to The Princeton Review’s annual “Guide to Green Colleges.” The 2014 list was released this week just ahead of April 22 Earth Day in partnership with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building […]

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In 2012, GreenWaves, UCF’s annual “green” event, incorporated a POWERleap dance floor, which utilized piezoelectric technology to convert the crowd’s kinetic energy into reusable energy for the concert.

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2013 UCF Joust champions win the $10,000 2014 USF healthcare business competition

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Some Graduates Have a Plan – For You Others…

As the school year comes to a close, the inevitable question arises for graduating students: What am I going to do? Some of you have a plan. Some of you already have a job or have been accepted into a graduate program. And then some of you have no clue. What is life after school? […]
Dr. Simms-Cendan Visits Ethiopia To Teach, Serve, Provide Care

Women in Ethiopia suffer some of the world’s worst indicators of reproductive health – on average a woman is married by age 17 and will give birth to five children in her lifetime, likely all at home. Only 6 percent of Ethiopian women use a skilled attendant during childbirth and only 10 percent have their […]
Speaker Series: Why Your Business Strategy is Keeping You Up at Night (or Should Be!)

The University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Business Administration will host its monthly Dean’s Speaker Series, generously supported by CFE Federal Credit Union, on Friday, April 25, from 7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. at the Citrus Club Orlando. Dr. Robert Porter will speak on “Why Your Business Strategy is Keeping You Up at Night (or Should […]
The UCF Creed Inspires Students

The Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities in conjunction with the UCF Parent and Family Fund hosted the Spring 2014 Creed Art Contest. Students from across campus were encouraged to submit original works of art that represented the UCF Creed values. Students submitted their original artwork and 1 grand-prize winner was selected by the Office […]