UCF Honors College documentary about the notorious "Johns Committee" to air on WUCF-TV Thursday, October 19th at 10:30pm
October 11, 2017 Fifty years ago, Florida’s Legislative Investigative Committee, led by Senator Charley Johns sought to remove homosexuals from Florida’s state universities. As a result of the “Johns Committee’s” efforts, more than 200 gay and lesbian students and teachers were expelled or fired. Featuring two of the victims and one interrogator, The...
Experiencing Chinese Culture through the Local Community
October 11, 2017 Students from Dr. Hong Zhang’s Chinese history class attended a local celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Also referred to as the Moon Festival, it’s one of the most important Chinese festivals and takes place when the moon is at its brightest during the lunar calendar. “Seeing the diverse array of...
Dr. Blake Scott's Book Wins the National Communication Association's Health Communication Distinguished Book Award
October 09, 2017 Congratulations to Blake Scott, whose book Risky Rhetoric: AIDS and the Cultural Practices of HIV Testing (2003) just won the National Communication Association’s Health Communication Distinguished Book Award. He will be recognized at the NCA business meeting and awards ceremony on November 18th. The Distinguished Book Award recognizes research that...
Rebuilding Puerto Rico, From a Historian's Perspective
October 03, 2017 Central Florida is home to one of the world’s highest concentrations of Puerto Ricans. Almost two weeks since Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico, efforts to grasp to magnitude of the devastation are still underway. In a recent interview, Professor Luis Martínez-Fernández, historian and expert on the Hispanic Caribbean,...
UCF Art Gallery's New Director Seeks to Experiment, Inspire
October 02, 2017 Shannon Lindsey, new director of the UCF Art Gallery, views the university venue as a place to experiment – where process, content and form come together to educate and inspire viewers from all backgrounds.
Dr. Martha Brenckle's "Nesting Dolls": Machigonne Fiction Contest Finalist
October 02, 2017 Congratulations to Dr. Martha Brenckle, whose short story, “Nesting Dolls,” was accepted as a Machigonne Fiction Contest Finalist for the independent literary review The New Guard.
UCF Will Host Events Featuring Acclaimed Performing Artist
October 02, 2017 UCF will host two events featuring acclaimed performing artist Shaun El C. Leonardo .
UCF and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Partner with the National Young Composers Challenge for 2017 Composium
September 26, 2017 This November 12, the University of Central Florida, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Young Composers Challenge [NYCC] will join forces to present the 2017 Composium at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The top three orchestral and top three ensemble compositions chosen by judges – and...
UCF Alumnus partners with Theatre UCF to bring play about Sandy Hook to Orlando
September 26, 2017 On Oct. 5 – Oct. 8, the University of Central Florida will bring 26 Pebbles – a play written by BFA musical theatre alumnus Eric Ulloa ’04 – to the Orlando Repertory Theatre. Ulloa’s 26 Pebbles was created as a response to the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. As a...
UCF Community Veterans History Project receives The Anne J. Caudal Foundation Grant
September 26, 2017 The UCF Community Veterans History Project, coordinated by the History Department’s Dr. Barbara Gannon, has been awarded the Anne J. Caudal Foundation Grant.
Movie KNIGHT with Dr. Santana
September 22, 2017 Dr. M. C. Santana, Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies will introduce the film Wonder Women, a Warner Brothers Film at Movie Knight on October 10, 2017 (7:30 PM) at the CFE Arena. Movie Knight is a perfect break from the semester during Homecoming Week. This event is meant...
Important New Volume on the Jewish Enlightenment: The Maskil in our Time: Studies in Honor of Moshe Pelli
September 22, 2017 Three scholars, namely Zev Garber, Lev Hakak, and Shmuel Katz have recently undertaken to edit a jubilee volume (Festschrift) in honor of Moshe Pelli, authority on the Hebrew Haskalah (the Jewish Enlightenment), as well as longtime Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Judaic Studies and the Abe and Tess Wise...
UCF Faculty Members Receive $2.6M Dollar Grant to Research Dual-Language Programs
September 21, 2017 Kerry Purmensky and Florin Mihai of UCF’s Department of Modern Languages and Literatures have received a 5-year, $2.6 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition. Purmensky and Mihai are co-principal investigators with Joyce Nutta of UCF’s College of Education and Human Performance. Lisa...
Dr. Preston-Sidler Elected Distance Education Chair
September 21, 2017 Congratulations to our own Dr. Leandra Preston-Sidler for being elected Chair of the Distance Education Interest Group of the National Women Studies Association.
CAH Events: Cancellations and Postponements Due to Irma
September 15, 2017 Due to Hurricane Irma, some College of Arts and Humanities events have been cancelled or rescheduled to a later date.
UCF Celebrates the Arts Proposal deadline extended
September 07, 2017 The Steering Committee for UCF Celebrates the Arts is now accepting event and exhibit proposals for the 2018 and 2019 festivals.
UCF Community Veterans History Project receives The Anne J. Caudal Foundation Grant
September 06, 2017 The UCF Community Veterans History Project, coordinated by the History Department’s Dr. Barbara Gannon, has been awarded the Anne J. Caudal Foundation Grant. The Anne J. Caudal Foundation’s grant helps to fund the UCF CVHP’s efforts to collect the stories of veterans in the Central Florida community as well as...
Hsu as Guest Pianist for US-China Piano Festival in Northwest China
September 06, 2017 UCF Piano Professor Yun-Ling Hsu was invited as the guest pianist for the Second US-China Piano Festival held in Ürümqi (Xinjiang Province), Northwest China from July 28 to August 5, 2017. The largest city in China’s western interior, Ürümqi has been a multi-ethnic city and was a major hub on the Silk...
That First Labor Day
September 02, 2017 Associate professor of History Robert Cassanello discusses the origins of Labor Day and how the holiday has evolved over the last 135 years.
Imagineering The Future
September 02, 2017 Disney Imagineer, James Moore, uses his experience as a Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) alumnus to create amazing, immersive places for Disney guests.