Adoption Has Been the Most Wonderfully Difficult Thing We’ve Ever Done By Adam Meyer | Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Posted Friday, July 27, 2018 @ 12:46 PM My wife and I have decided to toss common sense out the window – and adopt a second child from China with Down syndrome. For the past several years we have been challenging ourselves to live differently with our three biological boys (now 12, 10 and 8). We have felt called to live beyond the […] Read More >> 6 UCF Students Awarded Fulbright Scholarships Bohorquez, Rossman and Staves named Fulbright Scholars; Carlos, Crittenden and Vasquez named English Teaching Assistants. Posted Friday, July 27, 2018 @ 12:43 PM Six UCF students were awarded 2018-19 Fulbright scholarships to participate in international exchange programs that strengthen international partnerships and address mutual goals for global concerns. Estefania Bohorquez ’17, Linda Rossman ’17 and Corin Staves ’17 were selected for highly competitive Fulbright research grants to continue their respective studies at foreign universities. Kristine Carlos ’18, La Toya […] Read More >> Integrating Academic and Career Development Infographic Posted Friday, July 20, 2018 @ 3:46 PM Many curricular and cocurricular activities already prepare students for high-quality career outcomes. Unfortunately, many students fail to recognize the professional value of these activities and struggle to articulate that value on job applications. Help students understand how to start building their resumes at orientation, not graduation. Check out their infographic here for 10 ways to […] Read More >> This President Tripled the Size of His University. Here’s How. By Lee Gardner Posted Monday, July 16, 2018 @ 3:58 PM Call John C. Hitt a visionary and he’ll chuckle, dub the description “over-the-top phrasing,” and deflect it with wry humor. After all, when he arrived in 1992 to serve as president of the University of Central Florida, he says, it was a newish, midsize public commuter campus situated on former agricultural acreage 14 miles from […] Read More >> What the Student Union Will Look Like in Fall 2019 Seven changes you can expect to see in the Student Union once it reopens next fall. Posted Monday, July 16, 2018 @ 3:50 PM Located in the center of campus, UCF’s Student Union has been undergoing a renovation since last summer. When the building is finally completed in Fall 2019, the building will include expanded food options, additional seating and square footage, and a new space for the Student Government Association. “The food court was built 20 years ago […] Read More >> « Previous 1 … 23 24 25 26 27 … 57 Next »