A Picture of Determination: SVAD Student Lyn Oquendo Perseveres Through Obstacles to Graduate and Land Incredible Position with Warner Bros Animation
May 05, 2023 The article shares a detailed story covering SVAD student Lyn Oquendo‘s journey through college to commencement, eventually landing a job with Warner Bros Animation.
Art Bytes: Spring 2023
May 03, 2023 UCF’s School of Visual Arts and Design celebrates the many accomplishments and triumphs of the students and faculty in the Spring of 2023.
Pegasus PlayLab 2023: Shaping the Future of American Theatre Through Inclusive Collaboration
May 02, 2023 Pegasus PlayLab offers a creative space for audiences to influence the development of plays by emerging playwrights through workshopped pieces and one fully staged production. This year’s festival also includes a devised piece, Building a Shared Home, giving opportunities for students with and without intellectual disabilities to participate.
UCF Leads Development of First Large-scale System for Extended Reality Research
April 28, 2023 The nearly $5 million project will facilitate human subjects research to improve extended reality technologies for the general population and make them more inclusive to groups such as older adults or people with disabilities.
SVAD Graduate Student Njeri Kinuthia Receives $5,000 from the 2023 éclat Law Prize
April 26, 2023 Njeri Kinuthia is the winner of the 2023 éclat Law Prize. The prize entails of an exhibition of the student’s work at éclat Law Firm and an award of $5,000.
UCF Italian Studies Program Recognized by the Ambassador of Italy to the United States
April 26, 2023 In celebration of Italian Design Day, Italian Studies Program Director Chiara Mazzucchelli presented the activities of UCF’s Italian program to the Ambassador of Italy to the United States, the Consul General of Italy in Miami and a crowd of entrepreneurs and representatives of the Italian community.
UCF Concert Band Brings Fantasy-Themed Concert to Special Needs Students
April 26, 2023 Audience members jumped with excitement as fantasy creatures leaped from the screen during the “Terrific Beasts and Mystical Creatures” concert.
UCF Faculty and Students Discuss Legitimacy of Art
April 25, 2023 As news spread about a man pleading guilty to forging paintings that went on display at the Orlando Museum of Art, UCF students and faculty spoke with FOX 35 News about the situation.
Historian Jim Clark on Cost of Florida Toll Roads
April 25, 2023 Historian Jim Clark joins ClickOrlando’s Florida’s Fourth Estate to talk about why traveling on so many of Florida’s roads comes at a cost.
This Stage Manager Set the Stage for Her Career at UCF
April 24, 2023 Sarah Nicholson ’21 spoke with Anyelina Izzo of Her Campus to discuss her career as a stage manager.
Orlando Sentinel: 'House Call' Historian Visits Orlando
April 24, 2023 Historian Andrew Carroll provided a first look at the new documentary “War Unfolding” at UCF Celebrates the Arts.
Guitarist Bobby Koelble On Tour with All-Star Band
April 24, 2023 Jazz guitar instructor Bobby Koelble has been touring with tribute band Death to All.
Orlando Sentinel: UCF Provides Music Worth Celebrating as Festival Wraps Up
April 24, 2023 Matt Palm of the Orlando Sentinel says UCF Celebrates the Arts is “definitely worth celebrating.”
Christine Lapka Interviewed About Accessible Concert Series
April 24, 2023 UCF’s Inclusive Knights concert series helps music education students learn how to teach diverse populations while providing a welcoming experience to people with autism and intellectual disabilities.
UCF Helps Develop Theater Program to Put Mental Health Center Stage in High Schools
April 24, 2023 Local high school students took to the stage to perform three plays concerning mental health at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Unlike traditional plays, the audience was able to give their feedback afterward and join in a panel discussion about how mental health discussions affect society.
Student-Led Production "Race to Infinity" Brings Latin-American Stories Into the Spotlight
April 20, 2023 “Race to Infinity” is a student-written play about how cultural norms and generational trauma affect a high school girl named Sara. “It resonates with me differently than any other play I’ve read before because it is so raw and new,” co-director and junior BA theatre studies major Hilary Pardey-Hernandez said.
SVAD Professor Matt Dombrowski is Awarded $85K Unity for Humanity Grant with Limbitless Solutions
April 19, 2023 UCF Professors Peter Smith and Matt Dombrowski are recipients of an 85K Unity for Humanity Grant. This grant will fund Smith and Dombrowski’s current Limbitless Solutions’ training game, “Quantum’s Pursuit”, a cyberpunk sci-fi style runner that teaches children with limb differences how to control their muscle flex before they receive...
'It’s Basically a New Paintbrush': Exploring the Frontiers of AI in Art at UCF
April 17, 2023 Experts, students and guests attended the REALity of ARTificial Intelligence event Monday evening hosted by the UCF Center for Ethics in collaboration with the Center for Computer Vision and the School of Visual Arts and Design.
"The Clock Keeps Ticking": UCF Dance Student Makes Debut in Choreography
April 17, 2023 UCF senior social worker major and dance minor Sabrina Landa said pain started after three months of dancing on pointe, a result of stress fractures caused by malnutrition brought on by her eating disorder.
Building Bridges: A UCF Interfaith Panel Discussion
April 14, 2023 The message delivered was applicable to people worldwide and highlighted the importance of religious coexistence.