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Alumnus Publishes New Book
Are you ready to become the best leader you can be? Alumnus John Mattone, ’80, is going to tell you how in his new book, Intelligent Leadership: What You Need to Know to Unlock Your Full Potential. Mattone graduated from UCF with a master’s degree in industrial organizational psychology. His book is scheduled to be […]
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Alumnus Shares Career Advice
COS Shining Knight – H. Eugene Dooley, ‘73 Gene Dooley, ’73, has utilized his UCF sociology degree to build an impressive career in non-profit management. “The value of a sociology degree is in training students to remove their bias and learn how people work and live together,” he said. Dooley knows first-hand how crucial […]
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Mike Meeske R-TV Scholarship Recipient Announced
R-TV faculty selected Maria LoPorto as the recipient of the $1,000 Mike Meeske Scholarship. Maria is being recognized for her outstanding work in academics and for her commitment to electronic media as an R-TV undergraduate student. The award was made possible by the Mike Meeske R-TV Scholarship fund, which was established in honor of the […]
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Space: A Final Frontier
This is a letter from the Nicholson School of Communication Director Bob Chandler. Last month I shared with you some of the “space” challenges that confront us. The Nicholson School of Communication (NSC) has to contend with a chronic lack of classroom, faculty office, graduate student, research laboratory, administrative and student co-curricular learning space. The “space” […]
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Peace Corps Expands Post-Grad Experience
This is an excerpt post from the Central Florida Future, read their full story here. Joining the Peace Corps isn’t just for students who are trying to avoid the job search after graduation. Volunteering overseas can be a résumé booster for those who can make the months-long commitment. Alethea Parker, public affairs specialist at the Peace Corps Southeast […]
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Best Practices for Effective Communication Training
The National Communication Association hosted its 2012 Training and Development Divisions annual business meeting where panelists presented their 12 practices for communication scholars and practitioners in regard to communication training and development. NCA attempted to assemble the best practices within areas of communication for a significant period of time. In 2010, NCA charged a Blue […]
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Scholarship: Florida Gubernatorial Fellowship
Governor Rick Scott invites college and university students to apply for the 2013-2014 Gubernatorial Fellows Program. Participation in the program provides Florida college and university students with firsthand, high-level experience and insight into how state government operates. Established in 2004, and endowed by Al and Dawn Hoffman in 2005, the program gives Florida college and […]
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Dr. Miller Among Women Authors Being Celebrated
Nicholson School of Communication Associate Professor Dr. Ann Miller was honored at an event celebrating UCF Women Faculty Book Authors. The ceremony was hosted by the UCF Center for Success of Women Faculty. The event highlighted women faculty who have published books of fiction, non-fiction, or textbooks for national distribution within the past three years. Miller was […]
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Journalism Students Recognized in the Industry
The new year brought good news to two Nicholson School Journalism students who landed national recognition from prestigious organizations in their field. Laura Newberry was selected to receive a Pulliam Journalism Fellowship, which is underwritten by the Gannett Co., publisher of USA Today. As a Pulliam Fellow, she will work as a paid general assignment […]
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Senator Graham visits UCF
As part of the College of Science’s distinguished speakers series, UCF hosted former Florida Governor and state senator Bob Graham to speak to students and faculty about the international relations of the United States. In his presentation titled “Citizenship and Global and National Security in the 21st Century,” Senator Graham explained that “national security is like […]
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Devi Rajab to Speak at UCF
Award-winning writer and psychologist Devi Rajab will speak Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the University of Central Florida. Rajab will give a presentation entitled “Indian Women: A Cross-Cultural Perspective” at 3 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union. The event, organized by a partnership of The Burnett Honors College, the Global Perspectives Office and […]
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International Crisis & Risk Communication Conference Hosted at UCF
Learn from top crisis and risk communication professionals, scholars and researchers from across the globe. Join us March 4-6 for the third annual International Crisis & Risk Communication (ICRC) Conference at the University of Central Florida (Orlando) as we explore crisis and risk communication focusing on the 2013 theme: Rethinking Media. Don’t miss this event, Register now! The International Crisis […]
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Florida Universities Generate Most Patents in Florida
The Florida State University System generates more patents than other entity in the state of Florida. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued over 800 patents to the State University System in the past five years. The University of Central Florida ranked second, first place went to the University of South Florida, with 236 […]
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Closest-Ever Asteroid Flyby Thrills Large UCF Crowd
More than 800 people packed the Pegasus Ballroom at the University of Central Florida on Friday to watch a live video feed of an asteroid zip by Earth, coming within 17,500 miles from the planet. It was the closest flyby on record, with the half-city-block sized asteroid squeezing in between the Earth’s surface and orbiting […]
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Alumnus Receives Top Award
Northrop Grumman employee and UCF alumnus, Omar Thompson, ’01, received a Special Recognition award at the annual Black Engineer of the Year Award STEM Global Competitiveness Conference held Feb. 7-9 in Washington, D.C. BEYA acknowledges excellence in accomplishments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Award recipients were recognized for their dedication to community […]
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Sociology Student Named Researcher of the Month
Congratulations to Sociology major Emmanuel Jackson, the Undergraduate Researcher of the Month, for his project “Blending In: The Presentation of Self among Homeless Men in a Gentrifying Environment.” UCF Sociology Professor Dr. Amy Donley was Jackson’s mentor. Dr. Donley is currently working on several applied sociology projects including a multi-year evaluation of the Orlando Housing Authority’s Moving […]
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Event: Secrets of Media Relations Superstars
Popular media pitching coach Michael Smart has landed positive coverage on the front pages of the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. People who’ve heard him speak credit his intensely practical tips for subsequent placements in the Wall Street Journal, Today, CNN, the New York Times, and the top blogs in their […]
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Professor Named Mentor of the Year
Congratulations to Dr. Amy Donley on receiving the 2013 UCF Black Faculty and Staff Association Mentor of the Year Award. Dr. Amy Donley is an Instructor in the Sociology department and the Associate Director of the Institute for Social and Behavioral Sciences. At ISBS she is currently working on several applied sociology projects including a multi-year […]
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Event: A Career in Radio or Television Journalism
Are you interested in a career in Radio or Television? Join the UCF RTDNA Chapter and some of their special guests from the industry this weekend for the annual spring seminar. Don’t forget to bring your laptops, smartphones and business cards to give out to our professionals at the end of each session. Organizers ask that […]
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Order of Pegasus Class of 2013
The UCF committee has announced the Order of Pegasus Class of 2013 and 19 students were inducted from 86 nominations. The students selected include nine LEAD Scholars, nine PLC members, seven Honors students, five SGA members and two student-athletes. College of Sciences students include Kaitlyn Chana (NSC), Raven Cokley (Psychology), Ashley Jaramillo (NSC) and Kayli […]
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Professors Attend and Present at SPSA
January 3-5 was the annual Southern Political Science Association’s annual meeting. Some of UCF’s professors presented papers at the SPSA conference. Here is a list of some of the participants and their papers. Dr. Paul Vasquez “Australia’s Conscription-based About-face: Contrasting Opposition to the First World War and the Vietnam War.” Dr. Bruce Wilson “Making ‘Parchment […]
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‘Can We End Global Poverty?’
International development expert and author Stephen C. Smith asks a debatable question: Can we end global poverty? He posed that question Tuesday to an audience of about 150 at UCF and gave possible answers. The presentation, which was organized by the UCF Global Perspectives Office, is part of a year-long theme examining “The Changing Face […]
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Alumni, Faculty Celebrate UCF’s 50th Anniversary
About 125 UCF alumni, and faculty and staff from the Nicholson School of Communication gathered to celebrate UCF’s 50th anniversary Saturday at the UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center. The Nicholson School of Communication Alumni Chapter hosted the reunion, and the networking reception concluded the College of Sciences’ week-long celebration of UCF’s anniversary. “Our alumni were eager […]
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Students Win International Award
Students from UCF’s Department of Psychology recently were awarded the “Best in Show” Award for a game designed to help children with a social anxiety disorder. The award was given at the 3rd Annual Serious Games and Virtual Environments Showcase, part of the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. Lift-Off! is a game designed to […]
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Asteroid Expert on ABC World News
By Ned Potter, ABC World News It begins to get on your nerves. Every now and then — a few times a year, depending on what you count — an asteroid goes whizzing past Earth at fairly close range, reminding us that sometimes outer space isn’t quite as, well, spacious as we may like to think. This […]
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Internship with The Washington Center
A representative for The Washington Center will be here February 13th at 10:00 a.m. in conference room HPH 305G. The session will last approximately 30 minutes so please be prompt. For over 35 years, The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars has helped more than 50,000 students from around the world gain valuable experience, […]
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MRC Director Focuses on Lagoon
By Jim Waymer, Florida Today Leesa Souto’s doctoral research focused on how human behaviors — especially those involving fertilizer — harm nature and the best ways to prevent that. Now she’ll do the same for the Marine Resources Council, Brevard County’s second-largest environmental nonprofit group, behind the Brevard Zoo. On Jan. 1, Souto took over […]
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Reuters: Science Cafes Offer Sip of Learning
By Barbara Liston, Reuters Americans may be turning away from the hard sciences at universities, but they are increasingly showing up at “science cafes” in local bars and restaurants to listen to scientific talks over a drink or a meal. Want a beer with that biology? Or perhaps a burger with the works to complement the theory […]
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Research Opportunity at UCF
Attention! There is a research participation opportunity at UCF for students. This research involves the assembly of an assistive technology device designed for evacuations of persons with disabilities. Participation in this study will take about 90 minutes and will take place in room 306 of the Psychology Building at UCF. Busy schedule? Not a problem. […]
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Solving the Mystery of the Southwest’s First Capital
Chaco Canyon, in the bleak deserts of northwestern New Mexico, is an unlikely setting for a regional center and capital. But so it was in the 11th and 12th centuries A.D. Chaco’s ruins captured public and scientific attention in the late 1800s and has ever since remained a “mystery” – Why there? What were its […]