Opinions

UCF Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology Chair and Professor Oliver Edwards shares his experiences as a researcher and his advice to students as part of our celebration of Black History Month.

UCF alum Melissa Mitchum provides advice to help new students make the most of their college experience.

Program Coordinator and Professor Michele Gregorie Gill shares a few of her favorite things that have helped her  with cueing and rewarding new behaviors.

As a new mom struggling with anxiety, depression, and working from home with a toddler, I turned to UCF’s Employee Assistant Program to help me learn how to cope and feel like myself again.

Alexandra Sullivan was a first-year student on the school’s yearbook staff at the time of the 2018 shooting. She shares how media coverage of the event changed her view on the field and how she helped pay tribute to the 17 people tragically killed.

As Ren Joseph approaches graduation on Friday, he reflects on how his time at UCF helped him find even more of himself.

Phil Metzger ’00MS’05PhD, a planetary scientist with nearly 30 years of experience at NASA, shares stories from working on the space shuttle missions, his controversial research on whether Pluto is a planet, and what the future of space exploration will look like. 

Martha Brenckle, writing and rhetoric professor in the College of Arts and Humanities, shares her expertise and love for writing and involvement within the Orlando arts and LGBTQ+ communities.

The decisions and choices we make today have an incredible impact on our tomorrow.