{"id":2313,"date":"2025-07-31T22:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T02:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/?page_id=2313"},"modified":"2025-07-31T22:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T02:55:16","slug":"2023-24","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/2023-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight 2023-24"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-primary mb-0 py-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"font-condensed letter-spacing-1 text-uppercase line-height-1 mt-2 mb-0\" style=\"line-height:0.98!important;\">UCF College of Arts &amp; Humanities<br \/>\nYear-in-Review 2023-24<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<nav class=\"sections-menu-wrapper\" aria-label=\"Page section navigation\" style=\"min-height: 60px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-autoselect=\"true\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\n\t\t<section id=\"2024-deans-note\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2024-deans-note auto-section\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Dean's Note\" aria-label=\"Dean's Note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse mb-0 px-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container pt-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>The UCF College of Arts and Humanities annual report, Spotlight, offers a moment to reflect on the remarkable achievements of our community.<\/p>\n<p>Our students and alumni have excelled in various fields, demonstrating adaptability and a drive for innovation. Their accomplishments \u2013 on campus and beyond \u2013 showcase dynamic and wide-ranging talents.<\/p>\n<p>Our faculty&#8217;s commitment to excellence in teaching and research has continued to inspire and elevate our students&#8217; academic journeys. Their dedication has significantly contributed to the intellectual growth and vibrancy of our college.<\/p>\n<p>Our staff&#8217;s unwavering support has been crucial in maintaining the seamless operation of our college. Their behind-the-scenes efforts ensure a nurturing environment that fosters learning and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Creativity has played a pivotal role in driving innovation within our college. It is the spark that ignites new ideas and approaches, enabling us to push boundaries and explore uncharted territories. By fostering a culture of creativity, we empower our students and faculty to think critically and develop solutions that address complex challenges. This creative spirit is at the heart of our academic endeavors and continues to propel us forward.<\/p>\n<p>As we look ahead, we carry forward the lessons and successes of the past year. The UCF College of Arts and Humanities remains a hub of creativity, critical thinking and positive impact.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row pt-3 width-auto\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-4 col-md-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" class=\"img-fluid mb-3 mr-3 wp-image-2225\" style=\"width: 17vmax\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/12\/2023-inset-dean.png\" alt=\"Photo of Jeffrey Moore\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/12\/2023-inset-dean.png 230w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/12\/2023-inset-dean-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\">\n<p class=\"my-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-794\" style=\"max-width: 165px;max-height: 85px\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/09\/moore-signature-white.png\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Moore<br \/>\nDean, UCF College of Arts and\u00a0Humanities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"2024-research\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2024-research auto-section\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Research\" aria-label=\"Research\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid mb-0 pb-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"spotlight-section-header display-3 letter-spacing-1 mb-0 text-uppercase text-primary-aw text-center\"><strong>Research<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 pt-0 pt-4\">\n<p>With awards from Florida Humanities, the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, the State of Florida and more, UCF researchers in the arts and humanities are committed to deepening knowledge and understanding in their areas of expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Creative activity is also flourishing. On average annually, the CAH faculty publishes approximately 25 books, 160 articles, 55 creative\/editorial publications and 15 music compositions and participates in more than 200 conference proceedings, 80 art exhibitions and 190 concerts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 pb-0\">\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote blockquote-quotation pt-4 mb-0\"><p>UCF researchers in the arts and humanities are committed to deepening knowledge and understanding in their areas of expertise.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<hr class=\"hr-secondary hr-2 mt-0 mb-4\" \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<p><span class=\"lead\"><strong>Awards:<\/strong> $2,029,823<\/span><br \/>\n<em>1st year breaking $2 million!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"lead\"><strong>Proposals:<\/strong> $4,871,760<\/span><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW219363816 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219363816 BCX9\">Total number of proposals increased from 30 to 34 submissions<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\"><a class=\"lead text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/cah-funded-research-2023-24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right fa-lg mr-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>See the list of funded projects and involved CAH personnel.<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<hr class=\"hr-secondary hr-2 mb-4\" \/>\n\t\t<section id=\"2024-centers\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2024-centers \" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Centers and Offices\" aria-label=\"Centers and Offices\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h1 spotlight-section-header text-uppercase text-center letter-spacing-1 my-4\">Centers and Offices<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-1 justify-content-md-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<!-- - Card CHDR - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/chdr-2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-CHDR.jpg\" alt=\"Dean Jeff Moore at the CHDR Grand opening\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/chdr-2024\"><span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic d-block\">Center for<\/span><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">Humanities and Digital Research<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card CWE - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/cwe-2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/2024-card-UWC-e1745951135574.jpg\" alt=\"People talking on podium\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/cwe-2024\"><span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic d-block\">Center for<\/span><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">Writing Excellence<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card CAHSA - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/cahsa-2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-CAHSA.png\" alt=\"Group photo of CAHSA advisors\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/cahsa-2024\"><span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic d-block\">College of Arts &amp; Humanities<\/span><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">Student Advising<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card CREATE - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/create-2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-CREATE.jpg\" alt=\"CREATE faculty\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/create-2024\"><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">CREATE<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic\" style=\"font-size: 1.14rem\">Center for Research and Education in Arts, Technology &amp; Entertainment<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card Flying Horse - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/flying-horse-2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/2024-card-flying_horse.jpg\" alt=\"Flying Horse Editions Artwork\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/flying-horse-2024\"><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">Flying Horse Editions<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic\">Fine Arts Press<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card Ethics Center - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/ethics-2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-Ethics.jpg\" alt=\"Panelists speak on stage at Dr. Philips Center For the preforming Arts\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/ethics-2024\"><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">UCF Center for Ethics<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<hr class=\"hr-secondary hr-2 mb-4\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"text-secondary text-center mb-3\">CAH Researchers in the News<\/h3>\n<p><style>#sp-ea-2383 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-2383.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #000000; }#sp-ea-2383.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #000000;}#sp-ea-2383.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: transparent; color: #444;}#sp-ea-2383.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: transparent;}#sp-ea-2383.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #000000;font-size: 22px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1718201743\"><div id=\"sp-ea-2383\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" 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rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/2023-card-Research-in-60-seconds.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of WWII nurses next to their patients\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/research-in-60-seconds-wwis-psychological-impact-on-nurses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research in 60 Seconds: WW1's Psychological Impact on Nurses <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-inverse border-0 h-100\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/limbitless-solutions-receives-epic-megagrant-to-create-multiplayer-prosthetics-training-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-researchers-Limbitless-Solutions-Receives-Epic-MegaGrant-to-Create-Multiplayer-Prosthetics-Training-Game.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of UCF Associate Professors Peter Smith and Matt Dombrowski\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/limbitless-solutions-receives-epic-megagrant-to-create-multiplayer-prosthetics-training-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Limbitless Receives Epic MegaGrant to Create Prosthetics-Training Game <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-inverse border-0 h-100\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/print-project-national-historical-publications-records-grant-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-researchers-PRINT-Project-Receives-Funding-to-Revolutionize-Migration-Research.png\" alt=\"PRINT Logo\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/print-project-national-historical-publications-records-grant-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PRINT Project Receives Funding to Revolutionize Migration Research<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-inverse border-0 h-100\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/american-association-of-teachers-of-slavic-and-east-european-languages-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Modern-languages-and-Literature-associate-professor-of-russian-presidents-at-american-assoc.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Associate Professor of Russian Dr. Kourova, along with her former students, Irina Pidberejna and Michelle Verbitskaya\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/american-association-of-teachers-of-slavic-and-east-european-languages-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kourova presents to American Association of Teachers of Slavic &amp; East European Languages<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-inverse border-0 h-100\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/news.cah.ucf.edu\/news\/tison-pugh-game-studies-2023-teaching-literature-book-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-english-Tison-Pugh.png\" alt=\"Picture of UCF Pegasus Professor Tison Pugh\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/news.cah.ucf.edu\/news\/tison-pugh-game-studies-2023-teaching-literature-book-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tison Pugh's Game Studies Book Recognized as a Top Teaching Tool<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-inverse border-0 h-100\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/ucfalumni.com\/blog\/alumnispotlights\/bruce-pauley-ucf-professor-emeritus-pens-portrait-of-a-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-researchers-Bruce-Pauley-UCF-Professor-Emeritus-Pens-Portrait-of-a-City.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover of Portrait of A City\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/ucfalumni.com\/blog\/alumnispotlights\/bruce-pauley-ucf-professor-emeritus-pens-portrait-of-a-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Pauley, UCF Professor Emeritus, Pens \"Portrait of a City\"<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-inverse border-0 h-100\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-collaborates-with-the-ah-tah-thi-ki-museum-to-annotate-seminole-tribe-archives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-researchers-UCF-Collaborates-with-the-Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki-Museum-to-Annotate-Seminole-Tribe-Archives.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Newspaper clippings that are in the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum\u2019s collection\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-collaborates-with-the-ah-tah-thi-ki-museum-to-annotate-seminole-tribe-archives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Collaborates with Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum to Annotate Seminole Archives <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-inverse border-0 h-100\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/news.cah.ucf.edu\/news\/historian-receives-international-recognition-for-innovative-digital-humanities-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-CHDR-Historian-Receives-International-Recognition-for-Innovative-Digital-Humanities.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Associate Professor of History, Tiffany Earley-Spadoni\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/news.cah.ucf.edu\/news\/historian-receives-international-recognition-for-innovative-digital-humanities-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Historian Receives International Recognition for Digital Humanities Program<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-inverse border-0 h-100\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2023\/11\/02\/how-one-program-is-taking-veterans--legacy-a-step-further\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-history-UCF-VLP-5.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Veterans standing together in a graveyard\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/news\/2023\/11\/02\/how-one-program-is-taking-veterans--legacy-a-step-further\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF\u2019s historians capture veterans stories for Veterans Legacy Program<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-inverse border-0 h-100\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/the-wilt-chamberlain-conspiracy-theory-and-the-presentism-trap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-history-The-Wilt-Chamberlain-Conspiracy-Theory-and-the-Presentism-Trap.jpg\" alt=\"Wilt Chamberlain (#13) of the Philadelphia Warriors fights for the rebound\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/the-wilt-chamberlain-conspiracy-theory-and-the-presentism-trap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Historian David Head explores Wilt Chamberlain Conspiracy Theory and \u2018Presentism\u2019<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"2024-arts\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2024-arts auto-section\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Arts in the Community\" aria-label=\"Arts in the Community\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid media-background-container bg-inverse py-5 mb-0 hover-parent\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-color:#1b1145!important;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/bg-cta24-paint_slatter-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"136\" class=\"img-fluid mx-auto aligncenter wp-image-3107\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/2024-arts_in_the_community.png\" alt=\"Arts in the Community\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/2024-arts_in_the_community.png 705w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/05\/2024-arts_in_the_community-300x58.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/theatre-ucfs-2023-24-season-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Arts-in-the-Community-Theatre-UCFs-2023-24-Season-Centers-on-Stories-That-Celebrate-Uplift-Our-Community.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of two actors preforming in a play\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse-t d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #fc0; background-color: #261455!important;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-primary-lighter\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/theatre-ucfs-2023-24-season-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theatre UCF 2023 \u2013 2024 Season Round Up<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/art-bytes-spring-24-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Arts-in-the-Community-Art-Bytes-Spring-2024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of UCF\u2019s School of Visual Arts and Design building\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse-t-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #fc0; background-color: #261455!important;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-primary-lighter\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/art-bytes-spring-24-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Art Gallery Round-Up<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/photos-reflecting-on-ucf-celebrates-the-arts-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-SPA-CTA-photos-option-3.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Sweeney Todd play\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse-t-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #fc0; background-color: #261455!important;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-primary-lighter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/photos-reflecting-on-ucf-celebrates-the-arts-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PHOTOS: Reflecting on UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/ucfcah.passgallery.com\/-ucfcta24\/login?&amp;redirect_back=%2f-ucfcta24%2fgallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Arts-in-the-Community-CTA-Gallery.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrates The Arts Logo\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse-t-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #fc0; background-color: #261455!important;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-primary-lighter\" href=\"https:\/\/ucfcah.passgallery.com\/-ucfcta24\/login?&amp;redirect_back=%2f-ucfcta24%2fgallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View More Photos from UCF Celebrates the Arts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-celebrates-the-arts-2024-what-you-dont-see-behind-the-scenes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-SPA-UCF-Celebrates-the-Arts-2024-What-You-Dont-See-Behind-the-Scenes2.jpg\" alt=\"UCF Celebrates the Arts 2023 logo\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse-t-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #fc0; background-color: #261455!important;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-primary-lighter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-celebrates-the-arts-2024-what-you-dont-see-behind-the-scenes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Celebrates the Arts 2024: What You Don\u2019t See Behind the Scenes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/svad\/art-knight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Arts-in-the-Community-SVADs-Inaugural-Art-Knight.jpg\" alt=\"Art Knight! banner\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse-t-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #fc0; background-color: #261455!important;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-primary-lighter\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/svad\/art-knight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SVAD\u2019s Inaugural Art Knight!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/message-from-the-flying-horse-big-band\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Arts-in-the-Community-A-Message-From-The-Flying-Horse-Big-Band.jpg\" alt=\"Album cover of The Flying Horse Big Band: A Message From The Flying Horse Big Band\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse-t-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #fc0; background-color: #261455!important;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-primary-lighter\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/message-from-the-flying-horse-big-band\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Message from Flying Horse Big Band<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/artshumanitiesucf.exposure.co\/eclectic-knights-xv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Arts-in-the-Community-Eclectic-Knights-at-the-Orlando-Museum-of-Art.png\" alt=\"photo of Eclectic Knights Logo in front of showcased artwork\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse-t-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #fc0; background-color: #261455!important; ;background-color: #1b1c3d!important;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-primary-lighter\" href=\"https:\/\/artshumanitiesucf.exposure.co\/eclectic-knights-xv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eclectic Knights XV at the Orlando Museum of Art<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/sports\/2024\/04\/09\/jonathan-isaac-draws-inspiration-through-ucf-design-students-for-signature-shoe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-SVAD-Jonathan-Isaac-draws-inspiration-through-UCF-design-students-for-signature-shoe.png\" alt=\"Photo of SVAD alum Jonathon Isaac showing his shoe designs\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse-t-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #fc0; background-color: #261455!important;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-primary-lighter\" href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/sports\/2024\/04\/09\/jonathan-isaac-draws-inspiration-through-ucf-design-students-for-signature-shoe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SVAD Partners with Jonathan Isaac<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-animation-alum-wins-best-animated-special-emmy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Arts-in-the-Community-UCF-Animation-Alum-Wins-Best-Animated-Special-Emmy.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Trey Buongiorno \u201913 (right corner) is pictured with the staff from \u201cMoon Girl Landing,\u201d a special episode of Marvel\u2019s \u201cMoon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.\u201d\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse-t-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #fc0; background-color: #261455!important;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-primary-lighter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-animation-alum-wins-best-animated-special-emmy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Animation Alumnus Describes Journey from College to Winning an Emmy Award <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-art-graduates-to-make-a-difference-through-fpep-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-SVAD-UCF-Art-Graduates-to-Make-a-Difference-Through-FPEP-Program.png\" alt=\"Photo of Alexander Alvarez and Jim Wysolmierski standing next to their art\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse-t-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #fc0; background-color: #261455!important;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-primary-lighter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-art-graduates-to-make-a-difference-through-fpep-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Art Graduates to Make a Difference Through FPEP Program<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com\/life\/josh-wardle-speaks-to-the-ucf-community-for-svads-distinguished-artist-series\/article_b62f651e-f867-11ee-bcca-e33cf537c928.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-SVAD-Josh-Wardle-3.png\" alt=\"Photo of Josh Wardle speaking\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse-t-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #fc0; background-color: #261455!important;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-primary-lighter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com\/life\/josh-wardle-speaks-to-the-ucf-community-for-svads-distinguished-artist-series\/article_b62f651e-f867-11ee-bcca-e33cf537c928.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Wardle speaks to the UCF community for SVAD&#8217;s Distinguished Artist Series<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"2024-academics\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2024-academics auto-section\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Academics\" aria-label=\"Academics\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid mb-0 pb-0 bg-secondary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"my-4 display-3 letter-spacing-1 text-uppercase text-primary-aw text-primary-aw text-center\"><strong>Academics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<p class=\"h4\">Credit Hours: <span class=\"font-weight-normal\">242,090<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">(4% YOY increase)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Undergraduate: 235,467<br \/>\nGraduate\/thesis: 6,623<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<h3 class=\"h4 text-transform-none\">Student Count <span class=\"h6 font-weight-normal\">(Fall 2023)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>4,718 Total majors<br \/>\n4,327 Undergraduate<br \/>\n439 Graduate<br \/>\n2,574 Minors and certificates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<h3 class=\"h4 text-transform-none\">Degrees Conferred<\/h3>\n<p>1,050 Bachelor\u2019s<br \/>\n129 Master\u2019s<br \/>\n16 Doctoral<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"2024-units\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2024-units \" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Departments and Schools\" aria-label=\"Departments and Schools\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary mb-0 pt-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"spotlight-section-header h1 text-uppercase text-center letter-spacing-1 mb-2\">Departments and Schools<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text-center mb-4\"><em>Learn more about the accomplishments of individual college units during the 2023-24 academic year.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-1 justify-content-md-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<!-- - Card ENG - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-primary bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/english-2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/06\/2024-card-english.jpg\" alt=\"graduate faculty Barry Mauer speaking\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/english-2024\"><span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic d-block\">Department of<\/span><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">English<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card HIS - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-primary bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/history-2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-history2.jpg\" alt=\"1690s letter from a father to his teenage daughter\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/history-2024\"><span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic d-block\">Department of<\/span><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">History<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card MLL - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-primary bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/languages-2024\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-mll.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees at the Hispanic Heritage Celebration\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/languages-2024\/\"><span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic d-block\">Department of<\/span><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">Modern Languages &amp; Literatures<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card PHIL - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-primary bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/philosophy-2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-PHL.jpg\" alt=\"Wenxian Zhang giving a lecture to students\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/philosophy-2024\"><span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic d-block\">Department of<\/span><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">Philosophy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card SPA - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-primary bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/performing-arts-2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-preformingarts.jpg\" alt=\"The Songs and Dances for Wind Orchestra preforming at Dr. Philips Center for Preforming Arts\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/performing-arts-2024\"><span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic d-block\">School of<\/span><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">Performing Arts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card SVAD - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-primary bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/svad-2024\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-svad.jpg\" alt=\"students recreate famous artworks and model as the subjects in life-size paintings of the Victorian era\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/svad-2024\/\"><span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic d-block\">School of<\/span><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">Visual Arts &amp; Design<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card DWR - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-primary bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\" https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/writing-rhetoric-2024\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-dwr-write_on.png\" alt=\"Student standing in front of sign that says Write Here\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\" https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/writing-rhetoric-2024\/\"><span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic d-block\">Department of<\/span><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">Writing &amp; Rhetoric<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Background Image Block - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-3 col-6 col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"media-background-container border-0 h-100\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover wp-image-1112\" style=\"height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/09\/2023-bg-fade-cta.jpg\" alt=\"Faded background photo of couple posing for a photo in front of a wall covered in paper flowers at UCF Celebrates the Arts\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"spotlight-section-header text-uppercase text-center letter-spacing-1 my-4\">Interdisciplinary Programs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-1 justify-content-md-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<!-- - Card T&amp;T - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-primary bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\" https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/texts-tech-2024\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-textsandtechnology.jpg\" alt=\"Professor and student working on a computer\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\" https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/texts-tech-2024\/\"><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">Texts and Technology<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic\">Ph.D. Program<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card Themed Experience - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-primary bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/themed-experience-2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-themedexperience.jpg\" alt=\"visiting instructor Chaz Moneypenny\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/themed-experience-2024\"><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">Themed Experience<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic\">Program<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card WGST - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-primary bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/women-gender-2024\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/2024-card-WGST.jpg\" alt=\"Students attending the World Orlando Conference\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title mb-0 text-secondary p-3 pb-2 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/women-gender-2024\/\"><span class=\"h3 text-uppercase font-condensed\">Women&#8217;s &amp; Gender Studies<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"h5 text-transform-none font-sans-serif font-weight-normal font-italic\">Program<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"2024-advancement\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2024-advancement auto-section\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Advancement\" aria-label=\"Advancement\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-metallic-lightest mb-0 pb-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: url('https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/09\/bg-maze-tile-grey.png') repeat fixed;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"my-4 display-3 letter-spacing-1 text-uppercase text-primary-aw mb-4 text-center\"><strong>Advancement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<p class=\"lead font-italic\">The college raised $1,536,599 in private philanthropy (July 1, 2023 \u2013 June 30, 2024).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>970 donors gave gifts between $1 and $49,999 for a total of $496,621<\/li>\n<li>Total of 437 unique alumni donors<\/li>\n<li>142 scholarships totaling $128,155.80 were awarded for an average of $903 each<\/li>\n<li>25.5% of Arts and Humanities employees donated to UCF this year<\/li>\n<li>126 Arts and Humanities faculty and staff contributed a total of $77,038<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<p>On <strong><a class=\"text-metallic-darkest\" href=\"https:\/\/dayofgiving.ucf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Day of Giving<\/a><\/strong> our college received 1,289 gifts totaling $101,335.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-2\">\n<li>Arts and Humanities came in first place for participation across the university.<\/li>\n<li>580 alumni gifts*<\/li>\n<li>323 faculty\/staff gifts*<\/li>\n<li>Average gift was $65<\/li>\n<li>The college was awarded an additional $17,923 from winning 12 challenge and bonus funds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><small>*Note, individuals with multiple constituencies are counted in multiple categories<\/small><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading-underline-inverse text-metallic-darkest mt-3 mb-2\">New Funds<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"mb-1\">Center for the Study of Foundation Works<br \/>\nThe Lynn McConnell Hepner Endowed Scholarship Fund<br \/>\nUCF Advanced Design Lab Excellence Fund<br \/>\nSarah Brown Shining Star Endowed Scholarship<br \/>\nUCF Advanced Design Lab Excellence Fund<br \/>\nCenter for the Study of Foundational Works<br \/>\nJeffrey M. Rupert Jazz Studies Excellence Fund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-4 justify-content-md-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alumni-announces-2023-shining-knights-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Advancement-UCF-Alumni-Announces-2023-Shining-Knights-Award-Recipients.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of UCF campus\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-default p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alumni-announces-2023-shining-knights-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 Shining Knights Award<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-announces-2024s-30-under-30-alumni-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-philosophy-30-Under-30.png\" alt=\"Photo of 30 under 30 Alumni award recipient\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-default p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-announces-2024s-30-under-30-alumni-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 30 Under 30 Awards\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-collaborates-with-the-ah-tah-thi-ki-museum-to-annotate-seminole-tribe-archives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-researchers-UCF-Collaborates-with-the-Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki-Museum-to-Annotate-Seminole-Tribe-Archives.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Newspaper clippings that are in the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum\u2019s collection\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-default p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-collaborates-with-the-ah-tah-thi-ki-museum-to-annotate-seminole-tribe-archives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam and Virginia Patz Foundation<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/2-teams-win-2023-pabst-steinmetz-foundation-arts-and-wellness-innovation-awards-for-projects-to-unlock-potential\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Advancement-2-Teams-Win-2023-Pabst-Steinmetz-Foundation-Arts-and-Wellness-Innovation-Awards-for-Projects-to-Unlock-Potential-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of students hugging each other\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-default p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/2-teams-win-2023-pabst-steinmetz-foundation-arts-and-wellness-innovation-awards-for-projects-to-unlock-potential\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winners of the 2023 Pabst Steinmetz Award<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-default\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/ucffoundation\/docs\/ucf_ar_2023_low_res_single_pg?fr=sY2ZjMzY3NDkxNDc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2024-advancement-goldman.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Goldman speaks with student and faculty participants\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-default p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/ucffoundation\/docs\/ucf_ar_2023_low_res_single_pg?fr=sY2ZjMzY3NDkxNDc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Goldman: UCF Supporter, Visionary and Community Builder<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-default\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/transforming-passion-into-impact-remembering-dr-neil-euliano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Modern-Languages-and-Literature-Transforming-passion-into-impact.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Dr. Neil Euliano receiving an award\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-default p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/transforming-passion-into-impact-remembering-dr-neil-euliano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In Memoriam: Neil Euliano<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"2024-alumni\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2024-alumni auto-section\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Alumni\" aria-label=\"Alumni\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-primary mb-0 pb-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: url('https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/09\/bg-maze-tile-faint.png') repeat fixed;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"my-4 display-3 letter-spacing-1 text-uppercase text-center\"><strong>Alumni<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\" style=\"font-size: 1.22rem\">More than 22,500 College of Arts and Humanities alumni are charging on. From local businesses in Central Florida to cruise ships navigating around the globe and everywhere in between, you can find alumni sharing UCF&#8217;s creativity and culture.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-4 justify-content-md-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-primary-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-animation-alum-wins-best-animated-special-emmy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Arts-in-the-Community-UCF-Animation-Alum-Wins-Best-Animated-Special-Emmy.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Trey Buongiorno with staff from Marvel\u2019s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-animation-alum-wins-best-animated-special-emmy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Animation Alum Wins Best Animated Special Emmy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-primary-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-art-graduates-to-make-a-difference-through-fpep-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-SVAD-UCF-Art-Graduates-to-Make-a-Difference-Through-FPEP-Program.png\" alt=\"Photo of Alexander Alvarez and Jim Wysolmierski standing next to their art\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-art-graduates-to-make-a-difference-through-fpep-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Art Graduates to Make a Difference Through FPEP Program<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-primary-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/from-ucf-to-carnegie-hall-alum-prepares-to-make-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Advancement-From-UCF-to-Carnegie-Hall-Alum-Prepares-to-Make-Debut.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Carnegie Hall\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/from-ucf-to-carnegie-hall-alum-prepares-to-make-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From UCF to Carnegie Hall: Alum Prepares to Make Debut<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-primary-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alum-author-on-new-spaceman-movie-based-on-his-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-english-Jaroslav-Kalfar.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Jaroslav Kalfar holding his book\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alum-author-on-new-spaceman-movie-based-on-his-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Alum, Author on New Spaceman Movie Based on His Book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-primary-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/from-campus-creation-to-festival-stage-theatre-ucf-alumni-bring-life-goes-on-to-orlando-fringe-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Advancement-From-Campus-Creation-to-Festival-Stage-Theatre-UCF-Alumni-Bring-Life-Goes-On-to-Orlando-Fringe-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"Poster for Life Goes On?\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/from-campus-creation-to-festival-stage-theatre-ucf-alumni-bring-life-goes-on-to-orlando-fringe-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From Campus Creation to Festival Stage: Theatre UCF Alumni Bring \u2018Life Goes On?\u2019 to Orlando Fringe Festival<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-primary-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-double-major-shows-resilience-dedication-during-academic-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Alumni-UCF-Double-Major-Shows-Resilience-Dedication-During-Academic-Career.jpg\" alt=\"Sara Parsons stands next to an animatronic Knightro\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-double-major-shows-resilience-dedication-during-academic-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Double Major Shows Resilience, Dedication During Academic Career<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-primary-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/through-her-lens-exploring-the-legacy-of-ula-stoeckl-a-tribute-by-alumna-rachel-braaten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Alumni-Through-Her-Lens-Exploring-the-Legacy-of-Ula-Stoeckl-a-Tribute-by-alumna-Rachel-Braaten.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Rachel Braaten\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/through-her-lens-exploring-the-legacy-of-ula-stoeckl-a-tribute-by-alumna-rachel-braaten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Through Her Lens: Exploring the Legacy of Ula Stoeckl, a Tribute by alumna Rachel Braaten <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-primary-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-announces-2024s-30-under-30-alumni-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-philosophy-30-Under-30.png\" alt=\"Photo of 30 under 30 Alumni award recipient\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-announces-2024s-30-under-30-alumni-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Announces 2024&#8217;s 30 Under 30 Alumni Award Recipients<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-primary-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/ucfalumni.com\/blog\/cah-alum-parker-slaybaugh-13-and-brother-develop-app-for-performing-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Alumni-CAH-Alum-Parker-Slaybaugh-13-and-Brother-Develop-App-for-Performing-Arts.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of CAH Alum Parker Slaybaugh and his brother\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/ucfalumni.com\/blog\/cah-alum-parker-slaybaugh-13-and-brother-develop-app-for-performing-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAH Alum Parker Slaybaugh \u201913 and Brother Develop App for Performing Arts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-primary-lighter border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alumni-announces-2023-shining-knights-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Advancement-2-Teams-Win-2023-Pabst-Steinmetz-Foundation-Arts-and-Wellness-Innovation-Awards-for-Projects-to-Unlock-Potential.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of UCF fountain, The reflecting pond\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alumni-announces-2023-shining-knights-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Alumni Announces 2023 Shining Knights Award Recipients<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"2024-faculty-staff\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2024-faculty-staff auto-section\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Faculty &amp; Staff\" aria-label=\"Faculty &amp; Staff\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse mb-0 pb-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: rgb(0,0,0);background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,1) 0%, rgba(39,39,39,1) 100%);\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"my-4 display-3 letter-spacing-1 text-uppercase text-metallic-lighter text-center\"><strong>Faculty &amp; Staff<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"my-4 w-25 hr-primary\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"text-metallic-lighter font-weight-400 text-center\">Employees by the Numbers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row my-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li>56 Professors<\/li>\n<li>81 Associate professors<\/li>\n<li>46 Assistant professors<\/li>\n<li>27 Lecturers<\/li>\n<li>17 Associate lecturers<\/li>\n<li>13 Senior lecturers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li>23 instructors<\/li>\n<li>11 Associate instructors<\/li>\n<li>17 Senior instructors<\/li>\n<li>1 Faculty administrator<\/li>\n<li>63 Administrative and professional staff<\/li>\n<li>25 University support and personnel staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<hr class=\"mt-4 w-25 hr-primary\" \/>\n<p class=\"lead mb-3 my-5 text-center\" style=\"line-height: 1.45;\"><span class=\"font-weight-bold text-uppercase\">Congratulations<\/span> to our faculty who have been <a class=\"text-primary-lighter\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/about\/honors-and-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recognized by the university<\/a> for their outstanding teaching, research and service.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h1 font-weight-400  text-uppercase text-center letter-spacing-2 text-metallic my-4\">Story Highlights<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/welcoming-new-faculty-members-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"http:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/07\/spotlight-2020-card-cah_bldg.jpg\" alt=\"CAH building exterior\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #bd9a36;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-inverse p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/welcoming-new-faculty-members-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Welcoming New Faculty Members Fall 2023<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-celebrates-honors-faculty-with-2024-founders-day-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Faculty-and-Staff-UCF-Celebrates-Honors-Faculty-with-2024-Founders-Day-Awards.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of UCF building and trees\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #bd9a36;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-inverse p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-celebrates-honors-faculty-with-2024-founders-day-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Celebrates, Honors Faculty with 2024 Founders\u2019 Day Awards<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/2024-cah-staff-awards-honor-excellence-and-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Faculty-and-Staff-Annual-CAH-Staff-Awards-Honor-Excellence-and-Service.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of CAH Dean and staff awards recipients holding large checks\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #bd9a36;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-inverse p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/2024-cah-staff-awards-honor-excellence-and-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual CAH Staff Awards Honor Excellence and Service<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-recognizes-nine-cah-faculty-2023-luminary-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Faculty-and-Staff-UCF-Recognizes-Nine-CAH-Faculty-at-2023-Luminary-Awards.jpg\" alt=\"Luminary Award\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #bd9a36;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-inverse p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-recognizes-nine-cah-faculty-2023-luminary-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Recognizes Nine CAH Faculty at 2023 Luminary Awards<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-reach-for-the-stars-2024-honorees-leading-the-charge-into-the-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Advancement-2-Teams-Win-2023-Pabst-Steinmetz-Foundation-Arts-and-Wellness-Innovation-Awards-for-Projects-to-Unlock-Potential.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of UCF fountain, The reflecting pond\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #bd9a36;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-inverse p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-reach-for-the-stars-2024-honorees-leading-the-charge-into-the-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Reach for the Stars 2024 Honorees Leading the Charge into the Future<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card # - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-2 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/53-faculty-scholars-honored-at-4th-biennial-faculty-authors-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/08\/2023-card-Faculty-and-Staff-53-Faculty-Scholars-Honored-at-4th-Biennial-Faculty-Authors-Celebration.jpg\" alt=\" Professor of History Luis Mart\u00ednez Fern\u00e1ndez speaking\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block bg-inverse d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"border-top: 6px solid #bd9a36;\"><a class=\"card-title h5 mb-1 text-inverse p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/news.cah.ucf.edu\/news\/cah-staff-awards-honor-excellence-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">53 Faculty Scholars Honored at 4th Biennial Faculty Authors\u2019 Celebration<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - 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