Paul Jarley's Blog: This Simply Won’t Do

I believe the best education comes when you get a chance to sit down on a log and have a conversation with someone who has interesting stuff to say. It is in those moments of exchange that ideas come to life, assumptions are challenged, experiences shared and people transformed. Without this sort of dialogue, learning [...]

  • UCF Forum: An Ode to Florida’s Summer – And a Time to Remember

    It is summer in Florida again, when I always think back to my first summers here and why I still love this time of year. When I arrived in Orlando 13 years ago from Texas to teach at UCF, we unpacked all the stuff from the van into the new rented condo and headed straight [...]

  • Paul Jarley's Blog: Headlock and Wedlock Night

    There was a time in the 1970s when the Atlanta Braves were bad. They were a chronically last-place team in an awful stadium, with indescribably bad food, and no hope. Surprisingly, nobody came to the games. The Braves were desperate to attract fans and in the process created some epically bad promotion nights designed to [...]

  • UCF, MetroPlan Seek Feedback About Transportation Issues

    Are Central Florida’s transportation issues a pain in the axle? Or do you routinely travel from Point A to Point B without delays or safety concerns? Whatever your thoughts are about Central Florida’s mobility, now is your opportunity to share your input on a survey conducted by UCF’s Institute for Social and Behavioral Sciences and [...]

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  • Can't You Put Down Your Phone When You're With Someone Else?

    Many of us do it – we pay more attention to our phones than even our own family, friends or pets. Some students even seem to be addicted to their cell phones because right after class they immediately pull out their phone to check their texts or make a call. Just look at how rude people [...]

  • Paul Jarley's Blog: The Dixon Cornbelt League

    The title of today’s post is based on a short story by W.P. Kinsella. He is most famous for writing a book that later became the movie “Field of Dreams.” In the short story, a college baseball player who had a very disappointing season gets invited to join a summer league team in a small [...]

  • Paul Jarley's Blog: I Have a Crazy Idea

    Foard [Jones, Associate Dean, Administration, Human Resources, and Facilities] tells me that it has become standard in job interviews for positions that report directly to me to ask: “How comfortable are you working for someone who walks into your office and says — I have a crazy idea.” I admit that I do this regularly. [...]

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A bold move by UCF. 30,000 jobs. And billions in economic development. The only project of its kind. Some call it a game changer. We call it a medical city. With research, hospitals and a College of Medicine…we’re transforming and savings lives. I’m Rick Walsh, UCF Class of ’77.