Department Archives: College of Arts and Humanities

An initiative that seeks to offer a high-quality undergraduate education to people who are incarcerated and is led by faculty in the College of Arts and Humanities has been championed by the university.

In honor of “National Dump the Pump Day,” UCF sat down with Omnimodal founders David Thomas Moran and Nathan Selikoff to ask a few questions.

Rachael Rothstein-Safra ’17, a recent history alumna and staff member for the UCF Community Veterans History Project was named a Boren fellow. Fellows represent highly motivated individuals who are selected to study languages deemed critical to U.S. national security.

UCF is one of 75 organizations to receive an NEA Big Read grant to host a community reading program in 2019. The Big Read at UCF will focus on Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Activities will take place from March 15-April 15, 2019. 

AAC&U announced that 24 departments from institutions across the country will receive mini-grants, supported by a grant from The Endeavor Foundation, to advance civic learning and social responsibility.

The new festival, which begins June 2, provides opportunities for students and audience members to watch experimental new works by the next generation of playwrights.

Congratulations to all recipients of UCF Alumni’s “30 Under 30” award, and in particular, those from the College of Arts and Humanities: Samuel Jimenez, ’11 and ’14MFA, and Lindsey Turnbull, ’10 and ’12MA.

For the third time in four years, an SVAD faculty member has been named a finalist for this prestigious award.

Carissa Baker is a professor at Seminole State College, founding member of the LGBT Scholarship Committee and embodies the innovative climate at UCF

The app “Boo Boo Snap,” which projects 3D images, talking characters and medical advice onto regular bandages, has been awarded “first place” by a panel of medical experts and game developers.