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Central Florida’s leaders in education, with funding from Helios Education Foundation, launched the Central Florida Education Ecosystem Database (CFEED), a research project intended to increase student success by enhancing student learning, increase academic achievement, and ultimately outline a supportive, continuous pathway toward education success. The collaboration, which engages Orange County Public Schools, the school district […]

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The UCF’s Recreation and Wellness Center has dozens of programs and facilities to meet the needs and goals of any student; including a Haul system similar to a harness, which allows students with disabilities to climb the tower. Any Knight looking for a nontraditional workout can take a climb on the RWC’s 41-foot climbing tower. […]

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UCF continuously celebrates diversity throughout the year, but June marks the beginning of LGBTQ+ Pride month. This year is all about remembering and celebrating the lives that were taken from our community two years ago at Pulse Night Club. On June 12, 2016, we lost 49 individuals in the Pulse Night Club terror attack. Among them were two UCF students: […]

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I recently announced that I will step down from the presidency of the University of Central Florida after more than 26 years in this role. Few university leaders are lucky enough to serve so long at a single institution as I have. As I contemplate this change, I realize that there is more to do […]

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The University of Central Florida has established a set of standards and guidelines in regard to the possession, sale, serving, and consumption of alcoholic beverages and drugs on our campus. In accordance with the state of Florida statutes, they declare that it is “unlawful for any person under the age of 21 to possess or consume alcoholic […]

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