Christina Monroe of South Broward High School, who plans to attend the University of Central Florida, was honored this week by the Broward County School Board for having perfect attendance since kindergarten, nearly 2,340 days. She is considering a career in medicine or veterinary science. For the complete South Florida Sun-Sentinel story, click here.
Chuck Hanus is not only going to help his career, he is going to help the children who belong to Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida. Hanus attended the Celebrate The Children 2012 Dinner & Auction and placed the winning bid for a seat in the UCF Executive MBA Program. His bid of $27,000 reserves a space [...]
Barbara Ehren, professor of communication sciences and disorders and director of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders’ doctoral program, has been appointed chair of the department effective May 8. Ehren is a nationally recognized leader in language and literacy with a focus on adolescents. She has a special interest in working with states and school districts [...]
Lockheed Martin Eminent Scholar Chair
College of Education Professor Lisa Dieker is an expert in special education, collaboration, inclusive practices and teacher preparation. She holds a doctorate from the University of Illinois in Special Education and Curriculum Instruction. She is the director of the Lockheed Martin/UCF Mathematics and Science Academy and the Ph.D. program in exceptional education. The academy works with college graduates who have degrees in mathematics and science and want to become classroom teachers. She has conducted extensive research into preparing teachers for the classroom, co-teaching, secondary inclusion in urban settings and using technology to enhance the performance of teachers and students. Dieker co-created UCF’s Virtual Classroom. The virtual classroom allows student teachers to practice classroom management and curriculum instruction on virtual students. She has presented her research and advice for improving teacher performance, as well as special education instruction, all over the world from Peru to Canada and from San Diego to Washington D.C. Her work has been featured in local and national media, including NBC’s Nightly News.
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The Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida will pay tribute to its late friend and colleague, Gary C. Sain, by honoring the former Visit Orlando president & CEO with a special memorial induction into its Central Florida Hospitality Hall of Fame later this year. The Hall of Fame, established in [...]
With the Spring 2012 semester in the books and final grades recorded, the Peer Outreach Mentoring Program (POMP) at UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management concluded its second consecutive term with overwhelming success. The Program, which helps at-risk, probationary and readmitted students improve their grades through peer mentors, saw an average increase of 1.76 in [...]
With a lump in his throat and his stomach often in knots, Jim Schneider will peer out onto the golf course and marvel at the fluidity and seemingly effortless swing of his son, Brad Schneider. Then, as Brad makes his way down the fairway and follows drives that often travel 290 yards or more, the [...]
The RWC’s longest standing team event highlights RWC’s creativity in providing recreational programming for UCF students. Ready, set, sink! The Recreation and Wellness Center hosted RecFest XXII, an event in which 48 three-member co-ed teams competed in field-day related games. The signature event was Battleship, an event held in the RWC lap pool where each [...]
More than 4,500 UCF students graduated during December 15-16 commencement ceremonies. The anticipated graduates include 3,712 who filed intents to receive bachelor’s degrees, 810 for master’s degrees, four for education specialist degrees and 65 for doctoral degrees. With this week’s graduations, UCF will have awarded more than 225,000 degrees since classes began in 1968.
