This President Tripled the Size of His University. Here’s How. By Lee Gardner Posted Monday, July 16, 2018 @ 3:58 PM 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 […] Read More >> What the Student Union Will Look Like in Fall 2019 Seven changes you can expect to see in the Student Union once it reopens next fall. Posted Monday, July 16, 2018 @ 3:50 PM Located in the center of campus, UCF’s Student Union has been undergoing a renovation since last summer. When the building is finally completed in Fall 2019, the building will include expanded food options, additional seating and square footage, and a new space for the Student Government Association. “The food court was built 20 years ago […] Read More >> Q&A with Elizabeth A. Dooley The interim provost discusses student success, inclusion and creating impact through education. Posted Thursday, July 12, 2018 @ 4:49 PM Elizabeth A. Dooley has spent her career advocating that knowledge is power and everyone should have access to a quality education. And in 2015, she took a leap of faith and accepted the newly created position of vice provost for Teaching and Learning and dean of the College of Undergraduate Studies. Now, in her third […] Read More >> What Do We Value? How a commitment to inclusion and diversity, and our belief in the power of partnerships will further drive our future. Posted Tuesday, July 10, 2018 @ 12:47 PM This fall UCF will celebrate the 50th anniversary of welcoming our first class of students. Since that first day nearly five decades ago, two institutional values have powered UCF’s success: 1. Our commitment to inclusion and diversity. 2. Our belief in the power of partnerships Good institutions become great — and endure over time — […] Read More >> Update on New Colleges and School Transition UCF launched two new colleges and a new interdisciplinary school Posted Monday, July 2, 2018 @ 3:56 PM UCF launched two new colleges and a new interdisciplinary school today that will enhance opportunities for academic excellence in the new Academic Health Sciences Center in Lake Nona and the UCF Downtown campus in Orlando. “These changes create a dynamic educational ecosystem that engages faculty, staff and students in the creation of integrative learning opportunities […] Read More >> « Previous 1 … 20 21 22 23 24 … 53 Next »