History student receives sixth academic award for 2017-2018 academic year
March 06, 2018 Rachael Rothstein-Safra received the Honors in the Major Outstanding Theses Award for her thesis on China’s only female emperor, Wu Zetian. Every year, the award is presented to four students. The award recognizes one student thesis from a social sciences, business and education category, a natural sciences and health sciences...
2017-2018 Research Incentive Award Winners
March 06, 2018 The UCF Research Incentive Awards (RIA) program supports outstanding research, scholarly, and creative activity that advances the body of knowledge in a particular field, including interdisciplinary research and collaborations. This award recognizes employee contributions to UCF’s key goal of achieving international prominence in research and creative activities. The College of...
Eric Murnane Passes Dissertation Defense
March 03, 2018 Congratulations, Eric! Pictured: Dr. Rudy McDaniel, Dr. Anastasia Salter (Chair), Eric Murnane, Dr. Rita Costello (from McNeese State University via Skype), and Dr. Joey Fanfarelli Dissertation title: Emergent Narrative: Stories of Play and Playing with Stories Emergent narrative, a phenomenon of unexpected contextual stories arising through play, has been researched...
Student Highlight: Samantha Warren
March 01, 2018 Samantha Warren is a student in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric who has learned how to make a living writing as a professional blogger. Her blog, Style of Change, started as a hobby. Fourteen months later, it has shifted into a business venture. She makes her money, in part,...
Humanities and Tech intersect at THATCamp FL 2018
February 28, 2018 The History Department, Center for Digital Humanities and Research and RICHES hosted this year’s THATCamp at the UCF Teaching Academy, this past weekend. The Humanities and Technology Camp featured over 65 attendees and 10 sessions led by graduate students and scholars collaborating on Digital Humanities projects. Unlike formal conferences, THATCamp...
Nick Bazo '10MFA teaches how to "impact the change in community"
February 21, 2018 Nick Bazo ’10MFA is becoming a main proprietor of the Theatre for Social Change movement. As Associate Director of Programs at The Theatre Offensive (TTO) & Director of True Colors, he has found a significant impact that community-based theater has been for young audiences and communities. “It’s a very holistic approach,” Bazo...
Student research showcased at 18th Annual Spanish Graduate Colloquium
February 21, 2018 UCF will celebrate Spanish language and culture at the 18th Annual Spanish Graduate Association (SaGA) Colloquium. The colloquium, coordinated by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, is a conference that gives students the opportunity to disseminate their research on topics concerning the Spanish-speaking world.
"Not in Our House" and BOY GETS GIRL at Theatre UCF this weekend
February 20, 2018 Theatre UCF’s production of Boy Gets Girl follows the fine line of romantic persistence versus obsession – a date that goes disturbingly wrong. Boy Gets Girl will be held in the Black Box starting on Thursday, February 22 and runs through Sunday, March 4. Boy Gets Girl follows the story of Theresa...
Annual Dr. John T. Washington Scholarship Luncheon honors four recipients
February 20, 2018 The UCF Africana Studies Program Awards held its annual Dr. John T. Washington Community Service and Scholarship Luncheon on Feb. 19, 2018. The awards luncheon honors Dr. John T Washington, one of UCF’s first African-American professors, by recognizing UCF students along with community adults and youth who have made outstanding...
T&T Student, Christine McClure, to Present at the Conference on College Composition and Communication
February 15, 2018 The Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) is pleased to announce that Christine McClure will be speaking at the 2018 CCCC Annual Convention. McClure, of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, will be presenting during the session, “Pedagogy of the (Dis)Enfranchised: Redefining the Terms for Contingent Communities of Practice.” McClure’s presentation is...
3rd International Women's Issues Conference brings women in tech to the next generation
February 14, 2018 The Women’s and Gender Studies Program will host the third International Women’s Issues Conference with the theme of Women in TECH: The Next Generation of Activists. Keynote speaker Dr. Josephine Kulea will speak on Friday, February 16.
ICYMI: 8th Annual Knights Write Showcase
February 14, 2018 The Department of Writing and Rhetoric hosted the 8th annual Knights Wright Showcase on February 7th, 2018. This showcase is an opportunity for students from the first-year writing program to exhibit their hard work and dedication in refining their composition and research skills. The event was open to the community,...
T&T Student, Carissa Baker, To Be Inducted into Order of Pegasus
February 13, 2018 Congratulations, Carissa! Order of Pegasus is the most prestigious and significant award a student can attain at the University of Central Florida. Order of Pegasus recognizes exemplary performance by UCF bachelor’s degree students in the areas of academic achievement, outstanding university involvement, leadership, and community service. Master’s degree students, doctoral, professional,...
T&T Alumni, Aaron Zwintscher, Awarded Outstanding Dissertation
February 13, 2018 Aaron Zwintscher’s dissertation, Noise Thinks the Anthropocene: An Experiment in Noise Poetics, received the 2017-2018 Award for Outstanding Dissertation in the College of Arts and Humanities. You can find the dissertation on STARS: http://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/5504/ Abstract This dissertation is a textual experiment in noise poetics. It is an experiment in that it...
SVAD student wins Arts Advocacy Award, Order of Pegasus
February 13, 2018 School of Visual Arts and Design student Ana Beltran received a certificate for advocacy in the arts from the Florida Higher Education Arts Network council in Tallahassee as part of Florida Arts Advocacy Day. Florida Arts Advocacy Day is a collaboration between the Florida Cultural Alliance and Florida Higher Education...
SVAD's Games for Change to exhibit at GDC 2018 with Limbitless Solutions
February 09, 2018 The annual Game Developers Conference organizers have donated exhibition space for SVAD students, faculty at the event in March.
Dr. Josephine Kulea to Give Keynote Address on Feb. 16
February 08, 2018 Dr. Josephine Kulea from the Samburu Girls Foundation will give the keynote address at the 2018 International Women’s Issues Conference, held Friday, February 16 and Saturday, February 17 at the UCF Student Union. The talk will be held on Friday, February 16 at 1:15 in the Key West Ballroom (218AB)...
Florida veteran establishes a legacy of honor and valor
February 06, 2018 When Joe Tillmon was in elementary school, segregation was still legal. However in the 5th grade, when Tillmon’s all black school became an integrated institution, he found himself as one of the only two black boys in his class. One day after a social studies lesson, while Tillmon was at...
Our T&T Student, Kirk Lundblade, Awarded Paid Internship with Orange County Clerk of Courts
February 06, 2018 First Year T&T student, Kirk Lundblade, was recently awarded a paid internship with the Orange County Clerk of Courts. His position will involve the following: Overview: The Orange County Clerk of Courts is implementing a wiki-style Knowledge Management System and related best practices to promote information self-service, allowing employees to find answers...
Our T&T Alumnus, Marci Mazzarotto, Publishes Experimental Video on TextShop
February 06, 2018 Marci Mazzarotto, who graduated from T&T in spring 2017, published her new video work, “(re)Inventing with the Cloud,” in the online journal TextShop. In her “Creator’s Statement” about the project, Marci writes, This project began with a simple task: to free up memory on my smart phone. As I deleted...