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UCF recently partnered with three other educational institutions in the region to work toward the success of all students, no matter their age or ZIP code. Also teaming up on the Central Florida Education Ecosystem Database are Valencia College, Orange County Public Schools and the School District of Osceola County in an initiative to help […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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