College of Arts and Humanities News

UCF’s program director of Islamic studies discusses the month-long celebration and how to be respectful of those who partake in it.

Although UCF Celebrates the Arts looked a little different this year, the heart of the annual festival remained the same: the arts are built on community.

With the help of UCF’s Center for Distributed Learning, a Judaic studies professor transports online students to the Middle East.

Five faculty members are recognized for their outstanding research and creative activity, which has had national and international impact.

Issa Batarseh, Cristina Fernández-Valle, Luis Martínez-Fernández, Marshall Schminke and Jeffrey Stout have been selected as the 2021 Pegasus Professors.

The annual recognition celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of our faculty members and students.

“The Grumpiest Boy in the World,” which will be performed Saturday at Celebrates the Arts, is the latest production out of the TYA program — an important arts education field that provides a range of skills and career opportunities.

Program participants are selected by the National Science Foundation for a five-year fellowship recognizing their achievements in science, technology, engineering and math.

One year after the pandemic thwarted his dream of stage managing the annual festival, Bobby Malke ’20 gets a second chance to take his place behind the stage.