Faculty Members Present Paper at SIGGRAPH
October 05, 2009 Darlene Hadrika and Stella Sung co-presented a paper at the 2009 SIGGRPAH conference in New Orleans, LA. The title of their talk, “Collaborative Animation Productions Using Original Music in a Unique Teaching Environment,” focused upon the collaborative aspects of animation and music, and discussed ways in which UCF’s Digital Media...
UCF alum Venditti's The Surrogates now a major motion picture
September 25, 2009 On September 25, Touchstone Pictures releases The Surrogates, a major motion picture based on the work of UCF alum Robert Venditti. Venditti wrote the 2003 comic book series of the same name that was illustrated by Brett Weldele and published by Top Shelf Productions. The comic, set in a future...
Potter to sing in The Messiah
September 22, 2009 Thomas Potter will sing as bass soloist in Handel’s oratorio The Messiah with the Orlando Messiah Choral Society in the Bob Carr Auditorium on Sunday, November 29, 2009.
Alumni David Blue Lands Starring Role on "Stargate Universe"
September 21, 2009 David Blue, graduate from UCF Theatre in both Acting and Musical Theatre, has landed a starring role in the SyFy Channel’s Stargate Universe. Blue has been a regular on Ugly Betty as Logan Griffen and now will be playing Eli Wallace, a slacker who just happens to be an utter...
Gregory Thompson Awarded Grant to Study Dialect in Spain
September 21, 2009 Gregory Thompson has been awarded an In-House Grant Award to study shifting pronunciation patterns in Spain and to investigate how they are changing the traditional view of the dialect of southern Spain. The project will study specifically the shifts in language usage and prestige in speakers of the Peninsular variety...
Katie Beth Curtis Awarded First Prize in JASNA 2009 Essay Contest
September 18, 2009 “Master’s in Literary, Cultural, and Textual Studies student Katie Beth Curtis has won first prize at the Post-Graduate level of the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) 2009 Essay Contest for her essay “Troubled Sisterhood: When Sisters Become Rivals in Mansfield Park.” She will present her paper at the...
Judy Siegfried Awared "Teacher of the Year" by Tremaine
September 15, 2009 Judi Siegfried, dance faculty member in the Department of Theatre has been recognized as Tremaine’s “Teacher of the Year”. Siegfried was presented the award at the nationally known dance convention Tremaine in July, 2009. Siegfried has taught at Valencia, Rollins, and for over twenty years at UCF. “I am extremely...
Philosophy Gets Creative with Ethics
September 15, 2009 Michael Strawser’s proposal on Applying Creativity to Research in Ethics has been accepted for presentation at the 2009 Florida Statewide Symposium, Engagement in Undergraduate Research on September 25, 2009. How should we think about the many ethical dilemmas that face us today? How should research in current ethical dilemmas be...
Kerry Purmensky Publishes Book on TESOL Teching Techniques
September 14, 2009 This book on service-learning for teachers learning TESOL techniques addresses the needs of the English Language Learners in the United States – the fastest growing segment of the United States population. Our schools and communities are greatly impacted by this changing population. This book details a highly effective service-learning project...
Florin Mihai Publishes Guide for TOEFL Students
September 14, 2009 A Complete Preparation Guide to the TOEFL is intended to help students develop the English language skills they need to succeed on the new Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Each test component is explained from a theoretical and practical perspective and is accompanied by a variety of...
Marie Léticée Publishes Book on Caribbean Identity
September 14, 2009 Education, Assimilation, and Caribbean Identity: The Literary Journey of the French Caribbean, Marie Léticée’s new book, examines the role education plays in shaping Caribbean identity. ISBN: 9781584325543
Craig Saper Edits Reprinted Book Foretelling the End of the Book
August 27, 2009 Craig Saper edited a new edition of Bob Brown’s prophetic book The Readies(originally published in 1930 and published now with Saper’s annotations and Afterword with Rice University Press). More than fifty years before electronic forms of abbreviated writing became commonplace in text messages, Brown invented a new format for reading,...
Percussion Instructor Publishes Timpani Book
August 26, 2009 Kirk Gay has published a book of timpani etudes and solos for beginning to advanced players. The book, titled Pedal to the Kettle, addresses the demands of today’s emerging timpanists, bringing new, modern life to performing on this unique instrument. The etudes (written for 2 or 4 drums) are presented...
Trumpet Professor Tours Florida and North Carolina High Schools in the Spring
August 25, 2009 UCF trumpet teacher, John Almeida, toured several Florida and North Carolina high schools during the end of the 2009 Spring semester. He performed as a guest trumpet soloist with several superb high-school-band wind ensembles including Lakewood Ranch High School, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Wind Symphony, and Central Davidson...
Digital Media professors present at SIGGRAPH 2009
August 14, 2009 Darlene Hadrika and Stella Sung co-presented a paper at the 2009 SIGGRPAH conference in New Orleans entitled “Collaborative Animation Productions Using Original Music in a Unique Teaching Environment.” The talk focused upon the collaborative aspects of animation and music and the ways that UCF’s Digital Media animation program presents an...
English Faculty Completes Philosophical Vampire Novel
August 10, 2009 Susan Hubbard’s vampire novel, The Society of S, offers a fresh, ethical take on the popular vampiric fiction genre. Inspired by a dream, Hubbard’s novel contains characters that will change the way people think about the world around them. “To care about the environment, to care about ethics, to wrestle...
López Cruz presents collection of essays on Cabrera Infante
August 10, 2009 Humberto López Cruz’s recent book Guillermo Cabrera Infante: el subterfugio de la palabra, published by Hispano Cubana, contains critical essays on the works of late Cuban writer Guillermo Cabrera Infante (Cervantes Award 1998). Infante’s innovative prose places him among the preeminent figures of Latin American literature. These essays cover various...
Digital Media Creates Ethics Based Video Game for Students
July 23, 2009 The Digital Media program and Partnership for Research on Storytelling Environments (PROSE) have teamed up to create an ethics based video game designed to help students manage real life situations in a technological setting. The project aims to help future students think ethically about technology. PROSE is currently working on...
Music Grad Student wins American Viola Society's David Dalton Research Competition
July 23, 2009 Jennifer Mueller, a graduate student in UCF’s College of Music, recently won first prize in the American Viola Society’s annual David Dalton Research Competition. Her paper is entitled, “Finding Emotion in Bartok’s Viola Concerto,” and investigates emotional responses to music as a way to analyze musical form. The paper will...
UCF Grad Student Born To Be On Stage
July 06, 2009 Graduate student Trent Fucci will star as Prince Hal in The Arboretum’s Summerfest production of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part One July 8th-12th. Fucci will have the opportunity to play the role of Prince Hal for the next three summers if the play is well received. Read more about Fucci’s career...