{"id":13051,"date":"2015-09-08T14:57:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T18:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=13051"},"modified":"2016-12-20T12:25:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T17:25:49","slug":"welcoming-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/welcoming-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/phd-student-cohort-2015v-e1441738016617.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13055 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/phd-student-cohort-2015v-e1441738016617.jpg\" alt=\"phd student cohort 2015v\" width=\"348\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/phd-student-cohort-2015v-e1441738016617.jpg 348w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/phd-student-cohort-2015v-e1441738016617-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/phd-student-cohort-2015v-e1441738016617-299x180.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On August 20, 2015, the department of Political Science hosted a reception welcoming eight new Ph. D. students in Security Studies.\u00a0 The Security Studies doctoral program prepares students\u00a0to be able to\u00a0analyze and communicate security issues in relation to policy makers, the general public, the government and academia. In completion of this rigorous program, the students will be prepared to work\u00a0in areas such as the military and other governmental organizations, as well as research and teaching in institutions of higher education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The reception was held at the UCF Morgridge International Reading Center where faculty, staff, and current graduate students attended. Refreshments were provided\u00a0by the department, \u00a0and in between bites and drinks the new Ph. D students were treated to an afternoon\u00a0of networking and connecting with mentors and peers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The department is happy to welcome this new cohort of Ph.D. students and wish them the best.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Landscape-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13057 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Landscape-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape 2\" width=\"471\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Landscape-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Landscape-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Landscape-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Landscape-2-299x168.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Landscape-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 20, 2015, the department of Political Science hosted a reception welcoming eight new Ph. 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