UCF Immersive Experience Design program debuts first ‘Haunted Attraction Showcase’
November 03, 2025 SVAD’s Immersive Experience Design program presented the first-ever “Advanced Art Lab Haunted Attraction Showcase”.
UCF Applauds 7 Top Faculty at 2025 Luminary Awards
November 03, 2025 The 2025 Luminary Awards recognize UCF’s brightest stars, including two College of Arts and Humanities faculty members.
Backstage Spotlight: Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium
October 30, 2025 Orlando Family Stage interviews scenic designer and UCF associate professor Tim Brown.
Carl Fischer Returns as Artist in Residence for Third Semester at University of Central Florida
October 30, 2025 Carl Fischer returns to UCF’s School of Performing Arts as artist-in-residence.
Archaeologists Race to Save 4,000-Year-Old Unfired Cuneiform Tablets in Iraq
October 30, 2025 Associate professor of history leads efforts to save ancient cuneiform tablets in Iraq.
Valencia, UCF programs teach students to craft immersive experiences, land theme park jobs
October 30, 2025 UCF’s themed experience master’s program helps future creators design immersive worlds.
Florida historian Jim Clark, UCF lecturer and Orlando journalist, has died
October 29, 2025 Jim Clark, a beloved UCF history senior lecturer, has died.
UCF provides art therapy for veteran students and staff
October 22, 2025 Kevin Haran, professor of visual arts and design, led “Ink, Inspiration, & Insight” in UCF’s Office of Military and Veteran Student Success lobby.
United Arts Invests $100K to Power 20 Artist-Led Projects
October 20, 2025 United Arts of Central Florida is investing $100,000 in professional artists and creative entrepreneurs—including College of Arts and Humanities faculty, students, and alumni
UCF Alumn Justin Matthew Sargent Shares How to ‘Survive the Madness’ of Showbiz
October 15, 2025 UCF Alumn Justin Sargent shares his journey to Broadway, highlighting the people and places that impacted him.
UCF Professor was Crushed by AI, Reborn Teaching with New Purpose
October 15, 2025 Associate lecturer of history, David Head discussed his change in perspective surrounding Artificial Intelligence. From the original disdain of AI to now utilizing it as a resource, David Head shares teaching in a new age. Read his article here.
Study Here, Work Here Emmily Stufflet’s Story
October 15, 2025 Emmily Stufflet graduated from UCF in 2024 and has stayed with the Knight family as the marketing specialist for the School of Visual Arts and Design.
Assistant Professor Carissa Baker Shares Her UCF Journey
October 15, 2025 Carissa Baker graduated from UCF and is now back as an assistant professor of theme park and attraction management.
Catch the Latest Episode of The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures Podcast
October 15, 2025 In the newest episode of the Modern Languages & Literatures Podcast, Alumna Lillana Ramos talks about her experience with her TEFL Certificate and the EPIK program.
UCF Alumna Joins the Netflix Cast of Black Rabbit
October 15, 2025 Theatre alumna Abby Jarros was casted in the new Netflix show Black Rabbit.
UCF Historians Infuse the Past with Tech to Breathe New Life into Atlantic Migration
October 14, 2025 An ambitious UCF-led team comprising faculty, students and recent graduates are using advanced digitizing to better visualize 17th and 18th century European religious migration to the Americas and connect us to the past.
Empower Ink Explores Healing Through Tattooing
October 06, 2025 In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Empower Ink will screen Oct. 12, featuring SVAD grad student Stacie Becker and her downtown Orlando business, Empower Tattoo.
Mission Accomplished: Bionic Kid Zachary “Pays It Forward”
September 25, 2025 UCF School of Visual Arts and Design celebrates National Comic Book Day by highlighting Limbitless Solutions’ bionic kid, Zachary.
One Sequin at a Time: Teneé Hart’s Immersive Journey Through Home
September 17, 2025 Pathways 2024 Prize winner Teneé Hart transforms the UCF Art Gallery with a deeply personal solo exhibition that reimagines the meaning of home.
The League of Extraordinary Storytellers Episode 10: Peter Weishar
September 16, 2025 In this podcast episode, Theron Skees talks with Peter Weishar about teaching the next generation of themed experience leaders how to create unforgettable worlds.