{"id":8474,"date":"2021-03-24T19:23:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T19:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/?page_id=8474"},"modified":"2021-04-09T15:38:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T15:38:12","slug":"updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<nav class=\"sections-menu-wrapper\" aria-label=\"Page section navigation\" style=\"min-height: 60px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-autoselect=\"false\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"section-link nav-link\" rel=\"\" href=\"#news\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNews\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"section-link nav-link\" rel=\"\" href=\"#videos\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tVideos\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"section-link nav-link\" rel=\"\" href=\"#events\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEvents\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\n\t\t<section id=\"news\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-communications-news mt-4\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Presidential Messages\" aria-label=\"Presidential Messages\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"mb-2\">Presidential Messages<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news ucf-news-card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-card-deck row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item col-lg mb-4 pb-lg-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-card card h-lg-100 hover-parent\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border-color: rgba(118, 118, 118, .25);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-12 position-static\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-news-item-title card-title stretched-link text-decoration-none hover-child-text-underline d-block font-weight-bold mb-0 line-height-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/an-update-from-president-alexander-n-cartwright\/\" style=\"color: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn Update from President Alexander N. Cartwright\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-card-text card-footer border-0 bg-transparent font-italic font-size-sm\" style=\"background-color: transparent; opacity: .6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOct 01\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item col-lg mb-4 pb-lg-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-card card h-lg-100 hover-parent\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border-color: rgba(118, 118, 118, .25);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-12 position-static\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-news-item-title card-title stretched-link text-decoration-none hover-child-text-underline d-block font-weight-bold mb-0 line-height-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/preparing-to-go-live-with-workday\/\" style=\"color: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreparing to Go Live with Workday\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-card-text card-footer border-0 bg-transparent font-italic font-size-sm\" style=\"background-color: transparent; opacity: .6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJun 23\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item col-lg mb-4 pb-lg-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-card card h-lg-100 hover-parent\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border-color: rgba(118, 118, 118, .25);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-12 position-static\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-news-item-title card-title stretched-link text-decoration-none hover-child-text-underline d-block font-weight-bold mb-0 line-height-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/exciting-leadership-updates-to-move-ucf-forward\/\" style=\"color: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExciting Leadership Updates To Move UCF Forward\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-card-text card-footer border-0 bg-transparent font-italic font-size-sm\" style=\"background-color: transparent; opacity: .6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJan 19\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item col-lg mb-4 pb-lg-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-card card h-lg-100 hover-parent\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border-color: rgba(118, 118, 118, .25);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-12 position-static\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-news-item-title card-title stretched-link text-decoration-none hover-child-text-underline d-block font-weight-bold mb-0 line-height-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/president-cartwright-thanks-the-ucf-family-for-a-successful-year\/\" style=\"color: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident Cartwright Thanks the UCF Family for a Successful Year\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-card-text card-footer border-0 bg-transparent font-italic font-size-sm\" style=\"background-color: transparent; opacity: .6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDec 17\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item col-lg mb-4 pb-lg-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-card card h-lg-100 hover-parent\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border-color: rgba(118, 118, 118, .25);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-12 position-static\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-news-item-title card-title stretched-link text-decoration-none hover-child-text-underline d-block font-weight-bold mb-0 line-height-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/investing-in-our-people\/\" style=\"color: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInvesting in Our People\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-card-text card-footer border-0 bg-transparent font-italic font-size-sm\" style=\"background-color: transparent; opacity: .6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSep 10\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-right\"><a class=\"text-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/tag\/presidential-messages\/\">View More Campus Messages<span class=\"fa fa-chevron-right ml-2 mb-4\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2>University News<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news ucf-news-modern\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item media-background-container hover-parent p-3 mb-3\" style=\"margin-left: -1rem; margin-right: -1rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background hover-child-show fade\" style=\"background-color: rgba(204, 204, 204, .25);\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail d-flex w-25 mr-3\" style=\"max-width: 150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/04\/Fred-Kittinger-UCF-Millican-Hall-300x200.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image img-fluid w-100\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\twidth=\"300\"\t\t\t\theight=\"200\"\t\t\t>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content media-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section mb-2 pb-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title badge badge-primary\">Colleges &amp; Campus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-news-item-title d-block stretched-link text-decoration-none h5 mb-2 pb-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/lifelong-knight-fred-kittinger-80-retires-leaving-legacy-of-collaboration-and-growth\/\" style=\"color: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLifelong Knight Fred Kittinger \u201980 Retires, Leaving Legacy of Collaboration and Growth\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt font-size-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne of UCF\u2019s biggest champions retires at the end of April after more than two decades of bridging partnerships for his alma mater.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item media-background-container hover-parent p-3 mb-3\" style=\"margin-left: -1rem; margin-right: -1rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background hover-child-show fade\" style=\"background-color: rgba(204, 204, 204, .25);\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail d-flex w-25 mr-3\" style=\"max-width: 150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/03\/order-of-pegasus-2026-ucf-300x200.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image img-fluid w-100\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\twidth=\"300\"\t\t\t\theight=\"200\"\t\t\t>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content media-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section mb-2 pb-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title badge badge-primary\">Academics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-news-item-title d-block stretched-link text-decoration-none h5 mb-2 pb-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/founders-day-2026-student-awardees\/\" style=\"color: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUCF Celebrates Order of Pegasus, Student Awardees During Founders Day 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt font-size-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Order of Pegasus inducts its 25th class of exemplary Knights among more than 50 students who will be recognized at the annual celebration.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item media-background-container hover-parent p-3 mb-3\" style=\"margin-left: -1rem; margin-right: -1rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background hover-child-show fade\" style=\"background-color: rgba(204, 204, 204, .25);\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail d-flex w-25 mr-3\" style=\"max-width: 150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/12\/Alejandro-Lopez-Zelaya-300x200.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image img-fluid w-100\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\twidth=\"300\"\t\t\t\theight=\"200\"\t\t\t>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content media-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section mb-2 pb-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title badge badge-primary\">Alumni<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-news-item-title d-block stretched-link text-decoration-none h5 mb-2 pb-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alum-continues-growth-in-central-florida-after-graduation\/\" style=\"color: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUCF Alumnus Continues Growth in Central Florida After Graduation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt font-size-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlejandro Lopez Zelaya \u201925 is one of many\u00a0UCF College of Optics and Photonics alums who power industry across Florida.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item media-background-container hover-parent p-3 mb-3\" style=\"margin-left: -1rem; margin-right: -1rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background hover-child-show fade\" style=\"background-color: rgba(204, 204, 204, .25);\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail d-flex w-25 mr-3\" style=\"max-width: 150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2021\/11\/microgrid-control-lab-main-300x196.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image img-fluid w-100\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\twidth=\"300\"\t\t\t\theight=\"196\"\t\t\t>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content media-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section mb-2 pb-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title badge badge-primary\">Colleges &amp; Campus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-news-item-title d-block stretched-link text-decoration-none h5 mb-2 pb-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/fpl-ge-digital-launch-new-lab-for-ucf-engineering-students\/\" style=\"color: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFPL, GE Digital Launch New Lab for UCF Engineering Students\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt font-size-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Microgrid Control Lab simulates a modern grid control room and will serve as a hands-on learning and research facility.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item media-background-container hover-parent p-3 mb-3\" style=\"margin-left: -1rem; 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