The Citizen Curator Project
October 13, 2016 UCF faculty members Yulia Tikhonova (UCF Art Gallery), Barry Mauer (English), and John Venecek (Libraries) have been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services. The grant is devoted to the development of the Citizen Curator Project. In partnership with the Orlando community, the grantees will...
UCF Students Compete at an International Conference
October 13, 2016 The Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group for the Design of Communication (ACM SIGDOC) works to advance an interdisciplinary approach to design, development, and delivery of communication. The mission of SIGDOC includes the encouragement of research, development, and use of emerging modes of communication. In September, SIGDOC held its...
Writing Across the Curriculum and Working Across Campus: WAC Partners with Faculty Across Disciplines
October 13, 2016 With the objective of assisting faculty across different disciplines in creating and achieving effective writing instruction, the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program implements several ongoing programs simultaneously. Recent news of the WAC program includes: In September, a year-long interdisciplinary project focusing on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)...
Our Social Media Interns reporting on Assistant Professor Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz
October 05, 2016 “My favorite part of teaching- being able to bend minds!! I love that “AHA!” moment in a young person’s eyes.” The faculty at UCF serve not only as expert resources for students, but as representatives of the university in their respective fields. This week the Women’s and Gender Studies department...
The U.S. Department of Education Awards $2.4 Million Grant for Researching Ways to Improve the Teaching of English Learners
October 04, 2016 Dr. Florin Mihai and Dr. Kerry Purmensky of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures have just received a 5-year, 2.4 million dollar research grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA). Both are Co-Principal Investigators with Principal Investigator Dr. Joyce Nutta of the College...
History Alumnus Published in UCF’s Undergraduate Research Journal
October 01, 2016 Jared Muha graduated from UCF with a degree in History in May 2015. He recently published an article titled “Mexico in 1999: Taking Back the UNAM” in the UCF Undergraduate Research Journal. Currently, he is a public school history teacher in Seminole County, Florida and hopes to share his passion...
Professor Folse Delivers Opening Plenary at Panama TESOL Congress
September 30, 2016 Dr. Keith Folse (Professor of TESOL) was invited to deliver the opening plenary address to the 30th Annual Congress 2016 at the Universidad Interamericanama de Panama in Panama City on September 16, 2016. His talk compared teachers’ vs. learners’ perceptions of the most challenging aspects of learning English as a...
Architect Curtis Fentress to Discuss Orlando International Airport Project in Free Talk
September 29, 2016 The UCF School of Visual Arts is hosting a lecture by architect Curtis Fentress on Monday, November 7 in the Bridge Auditorium at UCF’s Center for Emerging Media. The talk will begin at 6 pm and advance reservations are strongly encouraged. Fentress, the principal in charge of design at Fentress...
Student-led Inquiry Project Becomes Expanded Research Project
September 28, 2016 Congratulations to Texts & Technology students Brandy Dieterle and Landon Berry on the publication of their article in Computers in Composition on the Writing Center Digital Workspace they designed for our University Writing Center. Brandy previously worked as a peer tutor in the University Writing Center and teaches composition for...
Rhetoric and Composition Graduate Student Enriches the UCF Community
September 28, 2016 Rachel E. Molko is a second-year graduate student in the Master of Arts Rhetoric and Composition program. Her recent work on exploring spoken-word poetry as a literacy tool has led to opportunities to present at the WPA conference, the Thomas R. Watson conference, and Cultural Rhetorics Conference. Hosted by the...
From Student to Colleague: T&T Milestone Series Tackles Professional Socialization
September 23, 2016 The work we do as undergraduate and master’s students tends to prepare us with invaluable foundations in a field of knowledge and skills in interpretation and writing, but the structure of those degrees tends to insulate us from a broader understanding of the university as an institution or academia as...
Be Boyd Honored as Woman of Distinction
September 23, 2016 Theatre Associate Professor Be Boyd has been honored by the UCF Center for Success of Women Faculty as a 2016 UCF Women of Distinction. Three awards were granted to women faculty members this year for “Excellence in Innovation,” which the Center defines as the adaptation of one’s expertise to a...
Monstrously Fun Young Frankenstein Also Provides Learning Opportunities
September 23, 2016 Just in time for the Halloween season, the Theatre UCF comes alive with The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein,running October 20 through 30 on the UCF Main Stage. Based on the beloved 1974 film of the same name featuring the late Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein tells the story of...
Kourova Presented Book Picturing Russia: Research Guide to Russian Culture at the Embassy of the Russian Federation
September 22, 2016 On September 22, 2016, Dr. Kourova presented her book, Picturing Russia: Research Guide to Russian Culture, in Washington, D.C. at the Embassy of the Russian Federation to the USA. She met with the head of the Russian Cultural Center and the first secretary of the Embassy of the Russian Federation...
Welcome to Texts & Technology, Our Spaceship Earth
September 21, 2016 As I was riding Spaceship Earth at Epcot a few weeks ago, I had a light bulb moment: Spaceship Earth is a representation of human relationships with technology, as it is meant to be, but it can also be a symbol for the discipline of Texts & Technology. If you...
UCF Professor Creates Latina Personality to Explain Art World
September 21, 2016 Before she became a professor, Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz had her work exhibited in galleries around the world. Now, this assistant professor in UCF’s School of Visual Arts & Design serves as a self-styled for first-generation college students and any others who are intimidated by the culture of academia. To read more...
Changing America Exhibit
September 20, 2016 How UCF Public History Students are Changing America One Exhibit at a Time Graduate students in Dr. Scot French’s Introduction to Public History colloquium are exploring the challenges of interpreting and displaying “difficult history” in museums, historic sites, and other public settings. This week, they had a unique opportunity to...
UCF-based Limbitless Solutions Visits White House
September 15, 2016 Stephanie Valderrama, creative director for UCF based Limbitless Solutions, is visiting the White House today as part of the White House Design For All Showcase. The event, including a fashion show to celebrate inclusive design, assistive technology and prosthetics, is designed to highlight the ways that assistive technology breaks down...
ARTBORNE features SVAD's Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz as September Cover Story
September 14, 2016 Artborne Magazine is an independently published, print and online publication dedicated to the development and advancement of Orlando’s art scene. The monthly magazine features local artists and organizations, and ranges from Q&A’s, essays, reviews, and artists spotlights on the fine arts, music, performance, fashion, and literary worlds. Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz is...
SVAD's Assistant Professor of Art collaborates with the National Museum of Mexican Art
September 14, 2016 Visual Arts Director / Chief Curator of the National Museum of Mexican Art Cesáreo Moreno invites Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz to participate in the 30th annual Day of the Dead Exhibition this September. Ortiz will create a site-specific ofrenda style installation in response to the recent tragedy of the Orlando Pulse nightclub....