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Last week, the Florida Board of Governors voted to confirm my appointment as UCF’s fifth president. As I said after the vote, I am incredibly thankful to you, the faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of this fantastic institution.

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At UCF, we don’t say good bye. We say good Knight. For 35 years, this Knight’s armor shined exceedingly bright, but today, Christi Hartzler begins her next chapter as we wish her the best in her retirement. Christi joined the University of Central Florida in 1982. At the time, UCF was home to 16,000 students, […]

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Do you know what common barriers prevent access for people with disabilities? Based on the popular escape room game concept, Student Accessibility Services and Inclusive Education Services challenge teams to be locked in a room full of barriers. If you want to escape to see the light of day once again, you will need to […]

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Augusto Ortiz sat in the stifling heat. Relieved his home escaped significant damage, but surrounded by a neighborhood scattered with debris, Ortiz had spent the first two weeks following Hurricane Maria’s descent helping friends, neighbors and family members with clean up. Hampered by structural damage, classes at his university would be cancelled for months.

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Beginning in July, UCF will have two new colleges and a new interdisciplinary, inter-college school, bringing together programs in key areas where the university excels. The new colleges and school are part of an academic reorganization launched last year to position UCF as a leader in driving 21st-century health care solutions, living and thriving in urban environments […]

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