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Puerto Rican Education Symposium

Addressing Needs after Hurricanes Irma and Maria

Posted Monday, October 16, 2017 @ 4:30 PM

Join us for a panel discussion on our role as educators and community leaders in serving Puerto Rican children who were affected by the recent hurricanes. The event will be on October 19 at 10 a.m. to Noon at the UCF Global 101. Hurricanes Irma and Maria has left many Puerto Ricans without basic human necessities, and […]

UCF Puerto Rico Educational Relief Efforts for Puerto Rico

Posted Monday, October 16, 2017 @ 4:22 PM

We are all concerned about the devastation in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria. Our thoughts are with the families and communities who have experienced loss. To assist current and prospective students, we have established this website that contains information about admissions, registration, transfer and transition services, and student support programs and services. We have also established a […]

QPR-a-thon

Suicide Prevention Training

Posted Monday, October 16, 2017 @ 2:26 PM

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer ─ three simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and […]

UCF’s 25th Annual Diversity Week

Celebration to Kick off Monday

Posted Monday, October 16, 2017 @ 11:41 AM

The 25th annual celebration of UCF’s Diversity Week kicks off Monday with a sold-out breakfast honoring Valarie Greene King, a champion of diversity at the university and a 24-year employee who died earlier this year. King was the Office of Diversity Initiatives’ director when she retired in 2013. She designed the Leadership Empowerment Program that offers […]

Expo Attracts Students to Learn about Being a Healthy Knight

Posted Monday, October 9, 2017 @ 5:45 PM

The 11th annual Healthy Knights 2020 was held on October 4 in the Pegasus Ballroom impacting 1,260 students. The expo offered health and wellness information to students and was the most interactive in the event’s history. Students enjoyed healthy cooking demos, group exercise, body mass index readings, drum circles and relaxation stations. Annually the event […]