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SDES Welcomes Dr. April Hicks Konvalinka!

The New Executive Director of the Department of Housing and Residence Life

Posted Friday, May 11, 2018 @ 4:32 PM

Following the retirement of Ms. Christi Hartzler after over 30 years of service, an extensive search was conducted to find our new leader for the Department of Housing and Residence Life. We are pleased to introduce Dr. April Hicks Konvalinka as the new Executive Director of Housing and Residence Life. Dr. Hicks Konvalinka comes to […]

Looking for Summer Camps in Orlando?

Here Are 22 that Will Be Held at UCF

Posted Thursday, May 10, 2018 @ 6:56 PM

From athletics to the arts, there are plenty of summer camps for learning and play affiliated with UCF that can help keep students busy during the summer break. UCF employees are offered a discount on camp rates, so be sure to sign up early to take advantage of this benefit. ATHLETICS Knights Cheer and Dance […]

After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rican Student Finds New Career Focus

Yolimar Garayalde Figueroa is rebuilding her life at UCF

Posted Thursday, May 10, 2018 @ 6:54 PM

While Hurricane Maria undoubtedly took away many things from people on the island of Puerto Rico, it has given one UCF student a shift in focus, a new sense of independence and opportunities to create a greater future. Sophomore criminal justice major Yolimar Garayalde Figueroa, from northern Puerto Rico’s city of Guaynabo, had to enter a new […]

UnionWest At Creative Village Offers Students Downtown Living And Learning

Downtown Housing Option for UCF and Valencia Students

Posted Thursday, May 10, 2018 @ 6:51 PM

A new 15-story, mixed-use building will be home for UCF and Valencia College students living at the downtown campus that opens in fall 2019. Ustler Development, Inc. and Development Ventures Group, Inc. released new details this week about the student housing project, named “UnionWest at Creative Village.” In addition to 600 beds for students, the […]

Once homeless, UCF grad student to graduate at top of her class

Krishanna Newton, 27, plans to help others in foster care

Posted Friday, May 4, 2018 @ 8:05 PM

By Jerry Askin, Reporter ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Krishanna Newton, 27, overcame homelessness and spent years in foster care to arrive at the moment she has been waiting for this Saturday, when she crosses the graduation stage at the University of Central Florida. Newton said she’s blessed to walk down the aisle once again at UCF, […]