UCF Jazz Studies student to be featured with Josh Groban
February 22, 2016 When internationally acclaimed pop vocalist Josh Groban takes to the stage in three Central Florida performances, he will be joined by Alex Lewis, a senior UCF Jazz Studies trumpet major. When UCF music professor Dr. Kelly Miller was alerted that Groban’s management was seeking a talented Central Florida music student...
Three SVAD Students Win At Orlando ADDYs
February 22, 2016 Three SVAD students, Jack Prettyman, Adelaide Ritter and Alexandra DesCepedes, received awards at the Orlando ADDYs. During this annual event, the American Advertising Federation recognizes outstanding creativity in its fifth district. The ADDYs are the largest creative awards competition in the advertising industry. 2016 winners include: Jack Prettyman Gold ADDY...
Order of Pegasus Winner
February 16, 2016 Amy Maitner is a 2016 Order of Pegasus Award winner. As a member of the College of Sciences, Maitner is majoring in advertising and public relations, with a minor in women’s and gender studies. As part of the LEAD Scholars program, Maitner created the Purple Ribbon Program, an eating-disorder certification...
Keeping Latinas Safe
February 16, 2016 The 2015 report from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center discusses key findings on sexual victimization and health among Latinas. The report shows how “Family members were the perpetrators of rape and/or sexual coercion against victims 12 and younger 100% of the time”. The study’s focus was specifically on rape...
Students Selected for University's Highest Honor
February 16, 2016 Congratulations to Michael Scimeca, Gabriela Wolk and Amy Maitner, recipients of the 2016 Order of Pegasus Award. Michael Scimeca is a part of the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences and College of Arts and Humanities, and majoring in biomedical sciences and the Spanish language. He is a member of The...
UCF Celebrates the Arts to Brim with SVAD Creations
February 15, 2016 It’s a visual world these days – and the works of color, form and motion created by students and faculty will be on full display at the UCF Celebrates the Arts festival in April. A diverse presentation of mixed media installation pieces, banner art, films, animation, and tableau vivant (living...
T&T 2015-16 CAH Award Winners
February 14, 2016 Congratulations to T&T alum Leandra Preston-Sidler on being chosen for the College of Arts and Humanities 2015-2016 Award for Outstanding Dissertation for her dissertation, “Watch Me Disappear: Gendered Bodies, Pro-Anorexia, and Self-Injury in Virtual Communities.” Additional Congratulations to T&T student Sara Raffel on being chosen for the College of Arts...
U Can Finish!
February 10, 2016 I had the pleasure of attending UCF’s Dissertation Forum on February 5, an event hosted by the UCF Libraries and the UCF College of Graduate Studies, in collaboration with the UCF Center for Success of Women Faculty and ProQuest Academic. Lots of useful information was shared, from utilizing important researcher...
SVAD Academic Program Review Schedule
February 09, 2016 SVAD students are invited to participate in the academic review process for the programs in SVAD. Students will be given the opportunity to provide feedback about the program. Below is the upcoming schedule for the program reviews: Wednesday, February 10 Photography (Regional) 2:30 – 3:00pm in Daytona Bldg. 530 Rm....
Carnegie-Whitney Grant
February 08, 2016 Anne Bubriski-McKenzie was the recipient of a Carnegie-Whitney Grant together with other UCF researchers, including Dr. Kristine J. Shrauger and Dr. Yolanda Hood from UCF’s John Hitt Library, and Dr. Liz Grauerholz from the Sociology Department. The grant proposal titled “DIVerse Families: Growth in Family Diversity A Comprehensive Bibliography PK-12”...
Clarinetist Julian Bliss to Perform with UCF Musicians
February 08, 2016 Clarinetist Julian Bliss will visit UCF for three events including the UCF Wind Ensemble concert on Friday, Feb.26, and UCF Clarinet Day and the Youth Band of Orlando concert on Saturday, Feb. 27. Bliss has performed in the world’s leading venues and festivals as a soloist and chamber musician. The...
Success of Women Faculty & ProQuest Academic: Baker Successfully Defends Dissertation
February 08, 2016 T&T student, Carissa Baker, attended the UCF Dissertation Forum, a one-day event hosted by the UCF Libraries and the UCF College of Graduate Studies, in collaboration with the UCF Center for Success of Women Faculty and ProQuest Academic. The program was designed to foster knowledge sharing and provide information about...
Preston-Sidler Wins CAH Outstanding Dissertation Award
February 04, 2016 Congratulations to Dr. Leandra Preston-Sidler for winning the College of Arts and Humanities 2015-2016 Award for Outstanding Dissertation for her Texts and Technology work Watch Me Disappear: Gendered Bodies, Pro-Anorexia, and Self-Injury, advised by Dr. Melody Bowdon. This award recognizes excellence among the dissertation, focusing on the quality and significance...
UCF to Present Workshops, Student Projects at Love Your Shorts Film Festival
February 03, 2016 Free filmmaking workshops and an evening of student films are all part of a UCF-sponsored Education Day at the Feb. 11-14 Love Your Shorts Film Festival in Sanford. Education Day, sponsored Feb. 11 by UCF’s College of Arts & Humanities, will kick off the festival activities at the Wayne Densch...
Experimental Filmmaker Lisa Danker to screen her new film "Beneath a Glass Floor Lobby"
February 03, 2016 Screening alongside some of the top young experimental filmmakers working in the world today, Experimental Filmmaker Assistant Professor Lisa Danker’s new Film “Beneath a Glass Floor Lobby” will screen February 25 at the $100 Film Festival, the only celluloid-based film festival. When the $100 Film Festival was born in 1992,...
MFA Thesis Exhibition: black box honey
February 03, 2016 Opening Reception: March 16th 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Evocative shapes and symbolic colors seek the past. Multiple layers of meaning can be derived from a seemingly arbitrary assortment of words. Metaphorical materials form morbid puns and domestic commentary. The Master of Fine Arts candidates Taylor Battle, Reina Castellanos, and...
SVAD Assistant Professor of Photography makes short list for a Lucie Foundation Emerging Artist Grant
February 03, 2016 The Lucie Foundation is an international organization dedicated to supporting emerging photographers worldwide. Assistant Professor of Photography Brooks Dierdorff states: “I am excited to be in this pool. “ The Award selects individuals to create or continue a project focused on creating a story through a conceptual Fine Art approach....
UCF Celebrates the Arts Expands for 2nd Festival
February 02, 2016 UCF Celebrates the Arts 2016 – a free festival of music, performances and visual displays – combines an abundance of arts and talent that would weigh down an actual marquee. The festival, which is all open to the public, will reprise its second season April 8-16 at the Dr. Phillips...
State Recognition of the UCF Music Department
February 02, 2016 Alondra Bahls, BME/BM student, received an Arts Advocacy Award from the Florida Higher Education Arts Network on January 26. The award was presented at the state capitol in Tallahassee for National Arts Advocacy Day. Alondra was also asked to play a duet with another award recipient from the University of...
"Eye For Broadway" Announces Kinky Boots Contest Winner
February 02, 2016 The UCF School of Visual Arts & Design announces the latest winner of the J.R. Hopes Art “Eye for Broadway” Art Competition. Ashley Loonam is the winner for Kinky Boots. Ashley, a native of Long Island, New York, is pursuing a Design career, both inside and outside of school, with...