{"id":12954,"date":"2015-08-05T11:42:16","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T15:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=12954"},"modified":"2016-12-01T12:52:35","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T17:52:35","slug":"2015-ucf-college-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/2015-ucf-college-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 UCF College Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UCF College of Sciences will once again\u00a0participate in the <a href=\"http:\/\/events.ucf.edu\/event\/109227\/college-showcase\/\">UCF College Showcase<\/a> during <a href=\"http:\/\/fye.sdes.ucf.edu\/familyweekend\/\">UCF Family Weekend<\/a>.\u00a0 Family Weekend, taking place September 18-20,\u00a0is a UCF annual tradition bringing together families and students to create memories that will last a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Events taking place throughout the weekend include campus tours, <a href=\"http:\/\/events.ucf.edu\/event\/110024\/the-understudy-a-play-by-theresa-rebeck\/\"><em>The Understudy<\/em> <\/a>play at the UCF Theater, <a href=\"http:\/\/events.ucf.edu\/event\/117692\/jurassic-world-movie-knight-at-rwc-leisure-pool\/\">Jurassic World Movie Knight<\/a>, College Showcase, and tailgate pre-game and the home football game at 6pm as the UCF Knights take on Furman in the Brighthouse Networks Stadium home game.<\/p>\n<p>College showcase provides an opportunity for the colleges at UCF to showcase their different areas of research and what they have to offer.\u00a0 This year, the showcase will take place on Saturday, September 19,\u00a0from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., outside of the student union.\u00a0 Attendees include the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cah.ucf.edu\/\">College of Arts &amp; Humanities<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/education.ucf.edu\/\">College of Education &amp; Human Performance<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cecs.ucf.edu\/\">College of Engineering &amp; Computer Science<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cohpa.ucf.edu\/\">College of Health &amp; Public Affairs<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creol.ucf.edu\/\">College of Optics &amp; Photonics<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cos.ucf.edu\/\">College of Sciences<\/a>, and\u00a0Interdisciplinary Studies.<\/p>\n<p>At the event, the College of Sciences will showcase the <a href=\"http:\/\/physics.cos.ucf.edu\/\">department of physics<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/biology.cos.ucf.edu\/\">department of biology<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cos.ucf.edu\/cosas\/\">College of Sciences Academic Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/08\/Telescope-resized.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12959\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/08\/Telescope-resized-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"Telescope resized\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/08\/Telescope-resized.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/08\/Telescope-resized-299x247.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The department of physics will be showcasing its planetary sciences exploration through several activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sun and Moon observation through telescope (weather permitting)<\/li>\n<li>Creating artificial comets with dry ice<\/li>\n<li>Meteorite activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/08\/Oyster-Reef-resized.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12961\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/08\/Oyster-Reef-resized-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"Oyster-Reef resized\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/08\/Oyster-Reef-resized-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/08\/Oyster-Reef-resized-299x189.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/08\/Oyster-Reef-resized.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The department of biology will be showcasing its current oyster reef and &#8220;living shoreline&#8221; restoration efforts in Florida.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Touch tank displays of estuarine biodiversity<\/li>\n<li>Hands-on building of oyster mats for restoring oyster reefs in the Indian River Lagoon<\/li>\n<li>Free distribution of children\u2019s books on marine conservation co-authored by Dr. Linda Walters, her students and colleagues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Representatives from the College of Sciences Academic Services (COSAS) will also be present with more information about the UCF College of Sciences and the degree programs\u00a0offered through our ten departments\/school.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the UCF College of Sciences College Showcase, please visit our website:\u00a0 <a href=\"www.cos.ucf.edu\/showcase\/\">http:\/\/www.cos.ucf.edu\/showcase\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UCF College of Sciences will once again\u00a0participate in the UCF College Showcase during UCF Family Weekend.\u00a0 Family Weekend, taking place September 18-20,\u00a0is a UCF annual tradition bringing together families and students to create memories that will last a lifetime. 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