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Call for Programs: Family Weekend 2024

First Year Experience

Posted Wednesday, April 10, 2024 @ 3:04 PM

First Year Experience is currently seeking program submissions for Family Weekend (September 06-September 08). All areas are encouraged to submit programs for the campus-wide effort! Family Weekend is for families and supporters of UCF Knights and serves 4,000 students & family members each year. Throughout the weekend, attendees are invited to participate in the following: […]

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Research, Creativity Unite at Student Research Week ’24

Growth in popularity and impact

Posted Friday, April 5, 2024 @ 12:49 PM

  Student Research Week continues to grow in popularity and impact, and the 2024 iteration was no exception. The week (March 25-29) kicked off with the Student Scholar Symposium on Tuesday and Wednesday with record participation.   Over two days:      737 undergraduate and graduate students showcased their research  158 faculty judges reviewed the research  2,219 visitors […]

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Longtime Knights, SSWB staff recognized at Founders’ Day

Staff Recognition

Posted Thursday, March 28, 2024 @ 8:59 AM

Every year UCF celebrates the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of employees, faculty and staff who reach for the stars. It’s also an opportunity to recognize the work anniversaries of longtime Knights. Here’s the schedule for 2024 Founders’ Day on Wednesday, April 6. Employee Honors Celebration 9 a.m.-noon During the morning ceremony, staff employees will be […]

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Celebrate Student Research Week!

UCF students to research and creative scholarship!

Posted Thursday, March 14, 2024 @ 4:11 PM

Join us for Student Research Week, March 25-29, as we celebrate the contributions of our amazing UCF students to research and creative scholarship!      Want to support? Below are a few of the options!      * Stop by the Student Scholar Symposium on Tuesday, March 26, to Wednesday, March 27 to learn from and support the over 800 students […]

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Research Identifies Student Pathways to Academic Success

Academic Success

Posted Tuesday, February 6, 2024 @ 3:42 PM

  Research underway by Center for Higher Education Innovation (CHEI) fellows is producing key insights into how to help students with adversity in their backgrounds find academic success.  The Life Happens project is led by the multi-disciplinary team of Professor Kim Anderson (Social Work), Associate Professor Alison Cares (Sociology), and Associate Professor Amie Newins (Psychology). […]

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