Meet a Professor Coming to a Screen Near You
August 30, 2013 UCF English professor Pat Rushin calls himself an “overgrown student,” but to those in the film industry he’s better known as the writer behind the Venice Film Festival entry, The Zero Theorem. Originally written more than a decade ago, the film about a curious computer hacker is debuting at the...
Festive Colors of Caribbean Art to Fill UCF Gallery
August 30, 2013 An exhibition and lecture series about Caribbean art will be featured Sept. 5-27 at the UCF Art Gallery. The vibrant show has been curated with a multicultural focus that seeks to link the diverse populations of Florida and the Caribbean. The show, Caribbean Expressions: Art, Life & Culture, will showcase...
Science Magazine Publishes Essay by UCF Professor and Alumnus
August 30, 2013 Writing and Rhetoric Professor Melody Bowdon co-authored an essay with Erin Saitta (PhD Chemistry 2010 and Assistant Director of FCTL) and Tamra Legron-Rodriguez (PhD Chemistry 2013 and Rollins College faculty member) that was published today in Science Magazine. The essay and its attending online module have been honored with a...
Modern Language and Literatures Professor Published in Russian University
August 30, 2013 Modern Languages and Literatures assistant professor Alla Kourova’s monograph was recently published. It is titled “Using Cross-Cultural Projects in Teaching Foreign Languages: A research- based approach to design and implementation” and was published in Russia in July in the Smolensk University press. The monograph presents a detailed coverage of theory...
Hall Featured in WPA Juried Exhibition
August 30, 2013 The work of Scott F. Hall will appear in an upcoming Washington Projects for the Arts exhibit. Scott’s video art has been selected for inclusion in the WPA’s Experimental Media 2013 Video Screening Series. Screenings will be held on September 12 at the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., on September 23...
Drexler Joins Jazz Greats on New Album
August 28, 2013 Richard Drexler features prominently on Low Standards, the latest release from renowned jazz musician Jeff Berlin. Drexler plays piano and bass alongside Berlin, one of the world’s most influential electric bass players. They are joined by famed drummer Mike Clark. The album, along with Drexler’s performance, has been received warmly...
SVAD Students and Faculty Featured in Professional Artist Magazine
August 28, 2013 The latest issue of Professional Artist Magazine features an online course and book from E. Brady Robinson. The article also highlights UCF’s ART 5811 Professional Practice in Art, a fully online course developed and taught by Robinson. In this class, students learn professional practices that help prepare them for the...
Zemliansky Awarded a Council for Programs Grant
August 26, 2013 Pavel Zemliansky was awarded a grant from the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication. This grant program is intended to: Promote programs in technical and scientific communication Promote research pertaining to programmatic issues in technical and scientific communication, or Develop opportunities for the exchange of ideas and information...
Trumpet Student Wins First Place at Drum Corp Competition
August 26, 2013 Kyle Schmidt (B.M.E. Trumpet) won 1st Place in the Drum Corps International Individual and Ensemble Competition. The event was held during the DCI Grand Championships on August 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Schmidt was one of 37 brass soloists vying for first place. There were 16 trumpet players...
Student and Faculty Composers Score Success in Fanfare Competition
August 26, 2013 Josh Hobbs won a place in the prestigious Dallas Wind Symphony Fanfare competition. Hobbs is a graduate student studying composition in the Master of Arts in Music program. UCF made an impressive showing with two winners. A piece by Josh’s teacher Christopher Marshall was also selected. The Fanfare Competition boasts...
Spanish M.A. Student Wins McNair Fellowship
August 23, 2013 Natalia Sepúlveda has been awarded a McNair Fellowship to conduct research with Dr. Martha García, who is her mentor and the director of her undergraduate thesis. Her thesis, “The Importance of Education from a Global Perspective: Teaching Don Quixote in the 21ST Century,” has led her to continue her studies...
Event Management Minor Debuts this Fall
August 22, 2013 Rosen College of Hospitality Management has partnered with the College of Arts and Humanities to offer a new minor program in Event Management. The Event Management Minor is open to any degree seeking student in the College of Arts and Humanities. This minor is well suited and intended for students...
Photography Alum Shooting for The New York Times
August 16, 2013 The New York Times recently published photographs by Aldrin Capulong, a 2010 graduate of UCF’s Bachelor of Science in Photography. His photos accompany an article on the mysterious deaths of marine life in the Indian River estuary. Capulong’s images appear in the August 8 print edition and the online article...
Jeff Rupert Performs at I Love Jazz Festival in Brazil
August 13, 2013 This August, Jeff Rupert performed in Brazil at the I Love Jazz Festival Internacional. The festival boasts an attendance of more than 10,000 visitors each night. Rupert appeared with the Happy Feet Big Band and the Judy Carmichael Group on August 10 and 11 in Belo Horizonte. Rupert also performed...
Flying Horse Editions Collaborates on Innovative Fine Arts Prints
August 13, 2013 The University of Central Florida’s fine art, limited edition press Flying Horse Editions is proud to announce the completion of a portfolio of images in collaboration with Brooklyn-based Forth Estate Editions and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. Printmaker Glen Baldridge came to UCF’s Center for Emerging Media to produce a groundbreaking...
Ríos and Walls Join McNair Scholars Program as Faculty-in-Residence
August 12, 2013 Gabriela Raquel Rios and Douglas Walls have been awarded Faculty-in-Residence status by the McNair Scholars Program at the University of Central Florida. The McNair Scholars Program is UCF’s nationally recognized program dedicated to preparing low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented undergraduate students for graduate education leading to a Ph.D. One of the...
Routledge publishes Applen book Writing for the Web
August 12, 2013 J.D. Applen recently published a book with Routledge titled Writing for the Web: Composing, Coding, and Constructing Web Sites. The book unites theory, technology, and practice to explore writing and hypertext for website creation. Presenting information in digestible parts, this text enables students to write and construct realistic and manageable...
Gallery 500 Serves Up 'Medium Rare' Summer Art Exhibit
July 19, 2013 UCF’s downtown Gallery 500 will host the opening of this summer’s featured group show, Medium Rare, which will showcase the works of several artists working toward their MFA in the university’s Emerging Media graduate program. The opening, at 500 W. Livingston St., Orlando, is in conjunction with city’s Third Thursday...
Awards for Artists: J.R. Hopes Scholarship Winners
July 19, 2013 “Life is a constant game of observation, considering potential in the things I see, the people I meet, and the experiences I have to turn into art…” —Austin Bynon, one winner of the 2013 J.R. Hopes Art Scholarship Jim Hopes, creator of the J.R. Hopes Art Scholarship in the College...
Si Jung Jun Kim Gives Keynote Lecture at International Workshop
July 16, 2013 Si Jung Jun Kim gave a keynote speech, “Affective Media Design from the Cognitive Perspectives,” at the 1st International Workshop on Emotional Materials and Components. The workshop was a two-day event held June 27-28, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately one thousand people attended the conference which covered topics in...