How a Song Provided Comfort after Hurricane Maria
May 03, 2018 Arleen Ramirez doesn’t think the word “busy” applies to her. But just try to keep up. Ramirez is a family-first wife and mother of four, ranging in age from 3 to 19. She is a studio artist at Opera Orlando, mentors aspiring musical artists on Skype, and writes and performs...
T&T Alumni Marci Mazzarotto Receives Research Fellowship
May 02, 2018 T&T Alumni Marci Mazzarotto received a competitive two-week fellowship from the New York Public Library to continue some of her dissertation studies, which she hopes to turn into a book. In December of 2018, she will be a researcher-in-residence at the NYPL for two weeks to work on her project, titled “Experimental...
T&T Student Christine McClure publishes in Florida English Journal
May 01, 2018 The Spring 2018 edition of the Florida English Journal features an article by our T&T student Christine I. McClure titled “Building a Robust Course in Canvas.” Christine was also accepted to present at the Graduate Research Network at Computers & Writing at the end of the May. Congratulations, Christine!
FIEA Students’ Augmented Reality App Wins First Place at Health Game Jam
May 01, 2018 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.
Good News from T&T Students and Faculty
April 30, 2018 Our T&T students have been busy contributing to the knowledge base in our discipline. Among their recent achievements are the following: Linda Garrison contributed to Reading the World’s Stories: An Annotated Bibliography of International Youth Literature, edited by Annette Y. Goldsmith, sponsored by the US Board on Books for Young People. Dr....
(Inter)Textual Technologies, Disciplinary Collaboration, and the Shaping of Civilization, Culture, and Communication
April 30, 2018 By Dan Martin, T&T Student When I see a filing cabinet, I no longer see a large metal object with bulky drawers. I see a textual innovation for organizing, storing, retrieving, and managing the literate activity that sustains the functionality of a professional workplace. The Texts and Technology (T&T) PhD...
C-SPAN 3 features UCF History Professor
April 30, 2018 Visiting professor Yanek Mieczkowski was recently recorded by C-SPAN 3 to be featured on its series titled “Lectures in History.” Mieczkowski specializes in 20th century U.S. history and teaches courses that cover presidential, diplomatic, economic, social and cultural history. The most recent airing will be Mieczkowski’s fourth CSPAN appearance. His...
J.R. Hopes Scholarship Paints Picture of Hope for Art Students
April 27, 2018 For nearly a decade, the James R. Hopes Art Scholarship has helped UCF students pursuing art careers continue to chase their dreams. Among this year’s three recipients of the $3,000 award is Trevon Jakaar Coleman, a painter and filmmaker with an unconventional story who is putting Mr. Hopes’ scholarship to good use....
Four T&T Faculty Promoted
April 27, 2018 Four Texts and Technology faculty will receive promotions beginning in fall 2018. Drs. Anastasia Salter, Natasha Jones, and Angela Rounsaville will be promoted to associate professor. Dr. Stephanie Vie will be promoted to professor. Congratulations to them all!
Video Interview with T&T's Dr. Jonathan Beever Now Available
April 27, 2018 Dr. Jonathan Beever sat down with Barry Mauer to discuss his work with soundscape ecology and how it fits into the Texts and Technology program. Click to watch the video, titled, “UCF Professor on How Humans Are Changing Nature.”
UCF CREATE Awarded Disney Grant
April 27, 2018 UCF CREATE and partner Page 15 have been awarded a $100,000 grant from Walt Disney World Resort to create new workshops, summer camps and after-school programs for K-8 students in Central Florida. This grant is one of five presented to nonprofit organizations throughout Central Florida. The new programs will promote literacy and writing...
Graduation and awards reception honors student accomplishments
April 27, 2018 The History Department celebrated students who have been recognized by awards and graduating seniors at this semester’s Graduation and Awards Reception. The reception took place is the Graduate Student Center located in Colbourn Hall. Each spring, the event allows History Department staff and faculty to celebrate student accomplishments and wish...
Students Share "Journey Cuba" Experience
April 26, 2018 Professors Anne Prucha and Kacie Tartt, along with students who participated in the program last year, shared information about the 2019 study abroad program “Journey Cuba.”
Philosophy student presents research at nation's only undergrad ethics conference
April 26, 2018 Discussions on ethics are happening in our society at all times, whether we are aware of them or not. Christopher Larson, a UCF student majoring in Philosophy, understands this idea that moral principles create the basis of almost everything, from politics to interpersonal relationships. “It’s impossible to not have an...
T&T Faculty Member Presents Keynote Talk
April 25, 2018 Stephanie Vie recently offered a keynote talk titled “‘It’s Still a Man’s Game’: Gender, Technology, and Gaming, or a Call for More Inclusive Digital Literacies” at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, Florida; this talk connected her work on the harassment and aggression that women face in highly gendered technological environments,...
UCF CREATE Awarded Disney Grant
April 25, 2018 UCF CREATE and partner Page 15 have been awarded a $100,000 grant from Walt Disney World Resort to create new workshops, summer camps and afterschool programs.
Photography students present pop-up exhibition
April 24, 2018 11 graduating students from UCF’s B.S. in Photography program present, “So it goes.” a one-night-only, pop-up show.
T&T Students Present in "Fan Studies: A Graduate Symposium"
April 24, 2018 Numerous T&T students in Mel Stanfill’s Fan Studies class presented their work in Fan Studies on April 23, 2018.
T&T Students, Alumni, and Faculty in New Volume on Florida Studies
April 24, 2018 The Florida Studies Review has published an edited volume containing the work of numerous Texts and Technology students, alumni, and faculty. Among the entries are T&T alumni Amy L. Giroux’s “Navigating People, Paper, and Pixels: Examining Contact Zones (With)in Florida’s Past,” T&T students Amanda Hill, Mark Kretzschmar, David Morton, and Sara...
UCF Students to Premiere Animated Short Films
April 23, 2018 This year’s animated short films shed light on a speech disorder and sea turtle nesting. They premiere Monday, April 23, at the Center for Emerging Media. A young girl with a speech disorder learning to express herself. A baby sea turtle trying to make its way to the ocean while...