UCF Pays Tribute to Parramore Community with New Custom Glass Artwork at Downtown Campus
October 19, 2020 The installation, created by artist Nancy Gutkin O’Neil, was produced in partnership with Parramore residents and business owners and is part of the Art in State initiative at UCF.
Don Harrell in Pegasus Magazine: Why I Celebrate My Heritage
October 17, 2020 Don Harrell, adjunct professor of Africana Studies, shares why his past and present make him proud of his heritage.
“Climates of Change” exhibition, panel focus on global concerns
October 16, 2020 The panel and its accompanying exhibition are part of the Fall for the Book festival.
Michael Muhammad Knight’s new book Muhammad’s Body published
October 12, 2020 Michael Muhammad Knight’s new book Muhammad’s Body has been published by the University of North Carolina Press. The book explores the current understanding of the Prophet Muhammad’s body as it relates to the construction of prophetic masculinity and authority.
Venice Symphony announces Ross Monroe Winter as Associate Concertmaster
October 12, 2020 The Venice Symphony announces that violinist Ross Monroe Winter has joined the orchestra as Associate Concertmaster.
UCF CREATE Launches ‘Lead… Like a Girl’ Courses In Honor of International Day of the Girl
October 11, 2020 With the observance on Oct. 11, students can enroll in leadership, interviewing, and other life and career skill courses, which are intended to empower girls all-year long.
UCF’s 1st Campus Hotel features SVAD student, alumni artwork
October 09, 2020 The rooms feature pieces by Marcos Carrasco, Anthony DeSanto ’19, Colleen Falco, Emily Fisher ’20, Connor Peters ’20, and Jacob Wan ‘17’20MFA.
Celebrating 15 years of the LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida
October 09, 2020 In honor of Come Out With Pride on October 10, Martha Brenckle writes about The LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida as they celebrate their fifteenth anniversary on the same day.
Opinion: Waking Up to Whiteness and White Privilege
October 07, 2020 Philosophy’s Ann Gleig writes “While white people are not to blame for policies that began before they were born, they are still benefiting from them at the — often grave — expense of Black Americans.”
SVAD Faculty and Alumni Featured in Maitland Art Center Exhibition
October 06, 2020 UCF School of Visual Arts and Design faculty and alumni are exhibiting their work at the Maitland Art Center as part of the New Works: An Artist-in-Action Group Exhibition which will be on view from October 9, 2020 – January 17, 2021.
Joo Kim receives FAEA Art Educator of the Year award
September 29, 2020 Joo Kim, associate professor of studio art, has been honored with the 2020 FAEA Higher Education Art Educator of the Year Award. Kim is the only UCF faculty member to have received this award to date.
New Interfaith Dialogue Certificate teaches importance of intercultural skills
September 28, 2020 As of Fall 2020, students have the option to add the new Interfaith Dialogue Certificate, a four-course program that helps students understand the world interculturally.
Faith and Spirituality Run Deep in Black Lives Matter
September 25, 2020 UCF Associate Professor of religion Ann Gleig discusses the religious and spiritual ties within the global movement.
UCF Art Gallery Exhibition Examines Effects of Mass Incarceration
September 24, 2020 The exhibition, which is available online indefinitely and in person on campus through Oct. 1, shines a light on the effects of mass incarceration on the lives of Americans. The exhibition is a culmination of a two-year project that brought contemporary artists to Central Florida to participate in a series...
New Latinx Cultural Expressions course explores culture, history and the arts
September 24, 2020 New for the Spring 2021 semester, “HUM 3647 Latinx Cultural Expressions” focuses on the art, music, film and literature of U.S. Latinx communities in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Art museums seek greater inclusivity as exhibits highlight justice, equality
September 24, 2020 As part of an ongoing look at issues surrounding equity for people of color within Orlando’s arts scene, the Orlando Sentinel featured the UCF Art Gallery an its current exhibition.
Anna Eskamani ’12 ’15MNM ’15MPA, Margery Pabst-Steinmetz win 2020 Alumni Awards
September 23, 2020 Anna Eskamani ’12 ’15MNM ’15MPA won the Distinguished Alumni Award and Margery Pabst-Steinmetz won the John C. and Martha Hitt Honorary Alumni Award.
Two CAH faculty honored as Women of Distinction – for second year in a row
September 23, 2020 Two of the three honorees are from CAH: Cheryl Briggs of the School of Visual Arts and Design, and Laurie A. Pinkert of the Department of Writing and Rhetoric.
Celebrating Representation During Latinx Heritage Month
September 21, 2020 Inspired by the arts and multimedia, five Knights discuss their cultural pride and the importance of representation.
Learning is a Challenge, Even for Scientists
September 21, 2020 UCF Philosophy Professor Stephen Fiore has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to study how faculty from many disciplines work together in an effort to better prepare future researchers for the teamwork needed to solve some of the world’s most complicated challenges.