{"id":7,"date":"2022-07-11T20:12:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahcms.smca.ucf.edu\/spotlight-2021\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-08-04T11:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:42:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight 2024-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.media-background-video {width: 100%;height: 100%;transform: translate(-50%, -50%);top: 50%;left: 50%;max-width: 1110px;} @media only screen and (min-width: 576px) {.header-media-fullscreen {min-height: fit-content !important;}}<\/style>\n\t\t<section id=\"2025-home-splash-video\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2025-home-splash-video hidden-xs-down\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid media-background-container mb-0 p-0 d-flex flex-column text-center bg-inverse\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height: calc(60vh); max-height:700px !important;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"header-media header-media-fullscreen mb-0 d-flex flex-column\">\n<div class=\"header-media-background-wrap\">\n<div class=\"header-media-background media-background-container\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/2025-bg-abstract.png\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<video loop class=\"hidden-xs-down media-background media-background-video object-fit-cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\" preload=\"auto\" muted=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" autoplay=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-spotlight-hero-DRAFT.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button class=\"media-background-video-toggle btn play-enabled\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-label=\"Play or pause background videos\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"media-background-video-pause\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"media-background-video-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\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=\"2025-deans-note\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2025-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-secondary mb-0\"\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<p>In a world defined by rapid transformation and complex global challenges, the future belongs to those who are adaptable, creative and equipped with both technological fluency and humanistic insight. At the UCF College of Arts and Humanities, we are preparing students to meet this future head-on.<\/p>\n<p>Our faculty are at the forefront of this mission \u2014 infusing high-impact practices and emerging technologies into our curricula and research. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, experiential learning and innovative pedagogy, they are empowering students to think critically, communicate effectively and lead with purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Much like the Renaissance, which fused artistic brilliance with scientific discovery to reshape society, we are cultivating a new generation of thinkers and creators who are being prepared for careers in Florida\u2019s unique economy. Here, creativity is more than expression: it\u2019s a survival skill, a catalyst for renewal and a driving force behind cultural and economic vitality.<\/p>\n<p>At UCF, the arts and humanities don\u2019t just imagine the future \u2014 we build it.<\/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 decoding=\"async\" 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\/2023\/09\/moore-signature.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=\"2025-research\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2025-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-5\"\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=\"display-3 text-hide mb-5 text-center w-100\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/2025-heading-research-gold.png');background-position: center; background-size: contain; background-repeat:no-repeat; min-height:75px;\">Research<\/h2>\n<p>At the UCF College of Arts and Humanities, research and creative activity are catalysts for cultural transformation and intellectual discovery. In a year marked by lean external funding, the college remained steadfast in its commitment to meaningful activity. Faculty across the college continued to produce influential work that enriches public discourse, deepens cultural understanding and drives innovation in the arts and humanities. From groundbreaking publications and performances to interdisciplinary collaborations and community-engaged scholarship, our researchers demonstrated that impact isn\u2019t always measured in dollars \u2014 it\u2019s reflected in ideas that inspire, challenge and connect.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-size-lg\">Explore how CAH scholars are tackling complex challenges with imagination and rigor, and why their work continues to matter more than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"hr-secondary hr-2 mt-0 mb-4\" \/>\n<p class=\"text-center lead mb-4\"><strong>Awards:<\/strong> $739,906 <span class=\"mx-4\">|<\/span> <strong>Proposals:<\/strong> $4,082,076<\/p>\n<p><style>#sp-ea-3518 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-3518.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #000000; }#sp-ea-3518.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #ffd41c;}#sp-ea-3518.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #ffffff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-3518.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #000000;}#sp-ea-3518.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #ffd41c;font-size: 28px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1718201743\"><div id=\"sp-ea-3518\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-35180\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse35180\" aria-controls=\"collapse35180\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> CAH Research and Creative Activity<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse35180\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-3518\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-35180\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><div class=\"row mt-2 justify-content-md-center\" ><br \/><\/p><div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100 appear\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/cah-funded-research-2024-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-knight_statue.jpg\" alt=\"Statue of knight on horseback with UCF shield\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg line-height-2 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/cah-funded-research-2024-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024-25 Funded Research<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100 appear\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/a-decade-of-impact-limbitless-solutions-celebrates-the-power-of-creativity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2024-Card-SVAD-A-Decade-of-Impact-Limbitless-Solutions-Celebrates-the-Power-of-Creativity.jpg\" alt=\"Limbitless Creative Director Matt Dombrowski \u201905 \u201908 MFA engages with bionic kids as they play a training video game.\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg line-height-2 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/a-decade-of-impact-limbitless-solutions-celebrates-the-power-of-creativity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Decade of Impact: Limbitless Celebrates the Power of 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src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-history-pirates.jpg\" alt=\"Ship with large sails\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg line-height-2 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/pirates-dont-leave-a-paper-trail-did-jean-lafitte-and-crew-spend-time-in-lake-charles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Did Pirate Jean Lafitte Spend Time in Lake Charles?<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100 appear\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/haunted-artists-share-thesis-work-at-mfa-exhibition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-svad-Haunted.jpg\" alt=\"Haunt: 2025 MFA Exhibition\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg line-height-2 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/haunted-artists-share-thesis-work-at-mfa-exhibition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haunted Artists Share Thesis Work at MFA Exhibition<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\"><div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100 appear\"><div><a class=\"stretched-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news-journalonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/07\/09\/people-in-debary-care-a-lot-local-history-highlighted-by-ucf-project\/74335337007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-history-debary.jpg\" alt=\"DeBary Historic Preservation Board looking at articles\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg line-height-2 mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news-journalonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/07\/09\/people-in-debary-care-a-lot-local-history-highlighted-by-ucf-project\/74335337007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeBary Partners with UCF to Preserve Local History<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<hr class=\"hr-secondary hr-2 mt-5 mb-4\" \/>\n\t\t<section id=\"2025-centers\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2025-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-primary-aw 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-2025\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-chdr-film.jpg\" alt=\"Student uses computer workstation to scan old film\" \/><\/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-2025\"><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-2025\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-cwe.jpg\" alt=\"Participant and observer review presentation during writing event\" \/><\/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-2025\"><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 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-2025\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-create.jpg\" alt=\"UCF president and teacher watch young students work in computer lab\" \/><\/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-2025\"><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-2025\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-fhe.jpg\" alt=\"Artist works in Flying Horse Editions' printmaking studio\" \/><\/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-2025\"><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-2025\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-ethics.jpg\" alt=\"Presenters appear in video call grids\" \/><\/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-2025\"><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\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=\"2025-arts\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2025-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 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\/07\/2025-arts_in_the_community-bg.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 decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid mx-auto aligncenter wp-image-3107\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-arts_in_the_community.png\" alt=\"Arts in the Community\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<!-- - Card #3 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/ucfcah.passgallery.com\/-ucfcelebratesthearts2025\/gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-Card-spa-cta.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrates the Arts\" \/><\/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: #161c43!important\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-inverse line-height-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ucfcah.passgallery.com\/-ucfcelebratesthearts2025\/gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Photos from UCF Celebrates the Arts 2025<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card #4 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/theatre-ucfs-2024-25-season-a-year-of-bold-stories-and-transformative-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-Card-spa-Theatre.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Ruhl\u2019s The Clean House\" \/><\/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: #161c43!important\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-inverse line-height-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/theatre-ucfs-2024-25-season-a-year-of-bold-stories-and-transformative-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theatre UCF 2024\u201325 Recap<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card #5 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-art-gallery-2024-25-exhibition-roundup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-Card-svad-Gallery-Roundup.jpg\" alt=\"Fall 2024 SVAD Faculty Exhibition\" \/><\/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: #161c43!important\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-inverse line-height-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-art-gallery-2024-25-exhibition-roundup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Art Gallery Round-Up<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card #6 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100 appear\">\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\/2025\/07\/2024-Card-SVAD-Art-Knight.jpg\" alt=\"Map of SVAD Building for Art Knight Exhibits\" \/><\/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: #161c43!important\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-inverse line-height-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/svad\/art-knight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art Knight! 2024 Photo Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card #7 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/exploring-tradition-and-identity-at-ucf-celebrates-the-arts-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-Card-svad-Exploring-Tradition.jpg\" alt=\"A student works on a sculpture\" \/><\/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: #161c43!important\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-inverse line-height-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/exploring-tradition-and-identity-at-ucf-celebrates-the-arts-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring Tradition and Identity at UCF Celebrates the Arts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card #8 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-default border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/charles-clarys-memento-morididdle-explores-life-and-death-at-ucf-art-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2024-Card-Pulling-Back-the-Paper-Charles-Clary-Discusses-Art-Pain-and-Transformation.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cMemento Morididdle\u201d by Charles Clary features works made of hand-cut paper, drywall and wallpaper within found frames of variable dimensions.\" \/><\/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: #161c43!important\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg mb-1 p-3 h-100 text-inverse line-height-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/charles-clarys-memento-morididdle-explores-life-and-death-at-ucf-art-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charles Clary&#8217;s &#8216;Memento Morididdle&#8217; Explores Life and Death<\/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=\"2025-academics\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2025-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=\"display-3 text-hide my-5 text-center w-100\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/2025-heading-academics.png');background-position: center;background-size: contain;background-repeat: no-repeat;min-height: 75px\">Academics<\/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\">243,533<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Undergraduate: 236,946<br \/>\nGraduate\/thesis: 6,587<\/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 2024)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>5,272 Total majors<br \/>\n4,864 Undergraduate<br \/>\n408 Graduate<br \/>\n2,242 Undergraduate Minors and Certificates<br \/>\n52 Graduate Certificates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<h3 class=\"h4 text-transform-none\">Degrees Conferred<\/h3>\n<p>1,112 Bachelor\u2019s<br \/>\n99 Master\u2019s<br \/>\n10 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=\"2025-units\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2025-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-default 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 2024-25 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-lightest border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/english-2025\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-english.jpg\" alt=\"Speaker reads at podium\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"min-height:132px;\"><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-lightest border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/history-2025\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-history.jpg\" alt=\"ALT_TEXT\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"min-height:132px;\"><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-lightest border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/languages-2025\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-languages.jpg\" alt=\"Students in traditional Korean attire pose with faculty member\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"min-height:132px;\"><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=\"h4 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-lightest border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/philosophy-2025\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-philosophy.jpg\" alt=\"UCF Ethics Bowl team poses with trophy\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"min-height:132px;\"><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-lightest border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/performing-arts-2025\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-performing_arts-rent.jpg\" alt=\"Actors perform 'Rent'\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"min-height:132px;\"><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-lightest border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/svad-2025\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-svad.jpg\" alt=\"Student animators point at screen\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"min-height:132px;\"><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-lightest border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\" https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/writing-rhetoric-2025\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-writing-rhetoric.jpg\" alt=\"Knightro flexes with faculty member\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"min-height:132px;\"><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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"spotlight-section-header text-default 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-lightest border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\" https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/texts-tech-2025\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/2025-card-textstech.jpg\" alt=\"Student in front of projection screen with AI-generated image\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"min-height:132px;\"><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-lightest border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/themed-experience-2025\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-themedexp-universal.jpg\" alt=\"UCF students visit with Universal Creative\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"min-height:132px;\"><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-lightest border-0 h-100\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/women-gender-2025\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-card-womens-studies.jpg\" alt=\"Women's and Gender Studies faculty members pose with former students.\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\" style=\"min-height:132px;\"><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=\"2025-advancement\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2025-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\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=\"display-3 text-hide mt-4 mb-5 text-center w-100\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/2025-heading-advancement-gold.png');background-position: center; background-size: contain; background-repeat:no-repeat; min-height:75px;\">Advancement<\/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 $2,724,540 in private philanthropy (July 1, 2024 \u2013 June 30, 2025).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"line-height-4 mb-2\">859 donors gave gifts between $1 and $49,999 for a total of $600,999<\/li>\n<li class=\"line-height-4 mb-2\">Total of 437 unique alumni donors<\/li>\n<li class=\"line-height-4 mb-2\">182 scholarships totaling $135,960 were awarded for an average of $971 each<\/li>\n<li class=\"line-height-4 mb-2\">25.5% of Arts and Humanities employees donated to UCF this year<\/li>\n<li class=\"line-height-4 mb-2\">121 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 1,371 gifts totaling $1.19M.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-2\">\n<li class=\"line-height-4 mb-2\">Arts and Humanities came in first place for participation across the university.<\/li>\n<li class=\"line-height-4 mb-2\">376 alumni gifts*<\/li>\n<li class=\"line-height-4 mb-2\">651 faculty\/staff gifts*<\/li>\n<li class=\"line-height-4 mb-2\">Average gift was $65<\/li>\n<li class=\"line-height-4 mb-2\">The college was awarded an additional $21,117 from winning 10 challenge and bonus funds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><small>*Note, individuals with multiple constituencies are counted in multiple categories<\/small>\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 #1 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/john-euliano-honored-with-italian-knighthood-for-advancing-his-familys-legacy-at-ucf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2024-Card-MLL-John-Euliano-Honored-with-Italian-Knighthood-for-Advancing-His-Familys-Legacy-at-UCF.jpg\" alt=\"John Euliano receiving award\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg line-height-2 mb-1 text-default p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/john-euliano-honored-with-italian-knighthood-for-advancing-his-familys-legacy-at-ucf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Euliano Honored with Knighthood for Advancing Family Legacy at UCF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card #2 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/us-news-rankings-2025-best-colleges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-Card-UCF-ranks.jpg\" alt=\"Collage of UCF students\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg line-height-2 mb-1 text-default p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/us-news-rankings-2025-best-colleges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Among Nation&#8217;s Top 5 Most Innovative Public Universities<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card #3 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/19-knights-recognized-among-objs-40-under-40-for-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-Card-Advancement-19-Knights.jpg\" alt=\"Fairwinds Alumni Center\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg line-height-2 mb-1 text-default p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/19-knights-recognized-among-objs-40-under-40-for-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">19 Knights recognized among <em>OBJ&#8217;<\/em>s &#8220;40 Under 40&#8221; for 2025<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card #4 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/2-teams-awarded-2024-pabst-steinmetz-foundation-arts-and-wellness-innovation-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-Card-Advancement-Pabst-Steinmetz.jpg\" alt=\"Hand grabbing a holographic lightbulb\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg line-height-2 mb-1 text-default p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/2-teams-awarded-2024-pabst-steinmetz-foundation-arts-and-wellness-innovation-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation Awards<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card #5 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-secondary border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-named-top-producer-for-fulbright-students-for-second-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-Card-Advancement-fullbright.jpg\" alt=\"Books in front of World map\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg line-height-2 mb-1 text-default p-3 h-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-named-top-producer-for-fulbright-students-for-second-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Named Top Producer for Fullbright Students for Second Year<\/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=\"2025-alumni\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2025-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-secondary mb-0 pb-5\"\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=\"display-3 text-hide mt-4 mb-5 text-center w-100\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/2025-heading-alumni-gold.png');background-position: center; background-size: contain; background-repeat:no-repeat; min-height:75px;\">Alumni<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-size-lg\">From stages and studios to boardrooms and classrooms, the 23,000 alumni of the UCF College of Arts and Humanities are making their mark across the globe. Their creativity, leadership and commitment to community are transforming industries and inspiring future generations. <\/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 #1 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-knights-to-represent-at-2024-paris-summer-olympics-paralympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2024-Card-SPA-UCF-Knights-to-Represent-at-2024-Paris-Summer-Olympics-Paralympics.jpg\" alt=\"Paris 2024 Olympics\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100 line-height-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-knights-to-represent-at-2024-paris-summer-olympics-paralympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theatre Studies Alum to Represent at 2024 Summer Olympics<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card #2 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/from-the-drumline-to-the-armed-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2025-Card-Alumni-Armed-Forces.jpg\" alt=\"Musicians in Marine uniforms perform on stage\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100 line-height-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/from-the-drumline-to-the-armed-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From the Drumline to the Armed Forces<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card #3 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-knights-alums-represented-in-college-football-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2024-Card-SPA-UCF-Knights-Alums-Represented-in-College-Football-25.jpg\" alt=\"UCF Mascot Knightro\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100 line-height-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-knights-alums-represented-in-college-football-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Knights, Alums Represented in College Football \u201925<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - Card #4 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card bg-metallic-lighter border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alumnus-paves-a-path-for-his-passion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/07\/2024-Card-WR-UCF-alumnus-paves-a-path-for-his-passion.jpg\" alt=\"UCF Writing and Rhetoric alumnus Jude Wise\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg mb-1 text-secondary p-3 h-100 line-height-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alumnus-paves-a-path-for-his-passion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Alumnus Paves a Path for His Passion<\/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=\"2025-faculty-staff\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-2025-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=\"display-3 text-hide mt-4 mb-5 text-center w-100\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/2025-heading-faculty_staff-gold.png');background-position: center; background-size: contain; background-repeat:no-repeat; min-height:75px;\">Faculty and Staff<\/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>68 Professors<\/li>\n<li>75 Associate professors<\/li>\n<li>42 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 #1 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-inverse border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/annual-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\/2025\/07\/2025-card-staff_awards.jpg\" alt=\"CAH staff award winners pose with dean and donor\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg mb-1 p-3 h-100 line-height-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/annual-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 #2 - --><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-wrapper mb-4 col-6 col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"card card-inverse border-0 h-100 appear\">\n<div><a class=\"stretched-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/2025-founders-day-ceremonies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/08\/2022-card-staff-pegasusmedallion.jpg\" alt=\"Pegasus Medallion\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-block d-flex flex-column justify-content-between p-0\"><a class=\"card-title font-size-lg mb-1 p-3 h-100 line-height-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/2025-founders-day-ceremonies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Founders&#8217; Day Honorees<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- - 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