UCF in the News

Food distribution at the Amway Center will take place on Nov. 24 to provide Thanksgiving meals for area residents.

Peter Weishar, director of UCF’s Themed Experience program, shared with InPark Magazine how he and the students in the MFA Theatre – Themed Experience track collaborate with Carolina Cruz-Neira, Agere Chair in Computer Science at UCF and creator of the CAVE virtual reality system.

UCF is going into Thanksgiving week with a limited number of COVID-19 outbreaks. According to the university's dashboard, UCF has 1,001 reported cases among its student body. That number compares favorably to other major Florida universities when enrollment is taken into account.

Grad Walk is offered to graduating students, incorporating elements of a traditional commencement ceremony with social distancing, mask wearing and hand sanitizing.

The City of Orlando will use CARES Act funding to provide vocational training to Orlando residents who have been furloughed or laid off because of COVID-19. UCF is partnering with the City of Orlando, Valencia College, and other local entities to prepare residents for their next job.

Kevin Haran, a UCF art professor, is offering virtual drawing lessons to veterans at the Lake Baldwin VA as part of its recreation therapy offerings.

UCF is participating in a project on improving connections to careers as part of its membership in the University Innovation Alliance, a consortium of large public universities focused on working together to improve student success.

The UCF Grad Walk offers Fall 2020 graduates the opportunity to cross the commencement stage with up to four supporters in attendance. When walking the stage of the Pegasus Ballroom, graduates’ names will be read aloud while family and friends can take photos and videos.

UCF and FBC Mortgage have reached a new deal, making the Orlando-based mortgage company the new sponsor for the football field at the Bounce House.