{"id":4697,"date":"2012-09-17T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=4697"},"modified":"2016-12-21T09:34:28","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T14:34:28","slug":"college-of-sciences-hosts-ecological-open-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/college-of-sciences-hosts-ecological-open-house\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Sciences hosts ecological open house"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students and parents fought the rain and teamed up with UCF Saturday in an effort to go green during the fifth annual College of Sciences open house. The College of Sciences hosted the event where students had the opportunity to better the environment by planting mangrove plants and building oyster mats that will later be put into the water to recreate reefs at Canaveral National Seashore\u2019s Mosquito Lagoon.<\/p>\n<p>The UCF Arboretum, UCF speech team and UCF alumni were a few of the groups with tables set up to present both current and potential students, as well as their parents, with a look at what UCF has to offer. Both students and faculty were on hand to volunteer for the event.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-17-at-11.33.01-AM.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4705 size-medium\" title=\"Screen Shot 2012-09-17 at 11.33.01 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-17-at-11.33.01-AM-300x202.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-17-at-11.33.01-AM-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-17-at-11.33.01-AM-768x517.png 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-17-at-11.33.01-AM-299x201.png 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-17-at-11.33.01-AM.png 1008w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Susan Hill, an office manager at the College of Sciences, was one of the many faculty members giving out information to students and parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUCF is great. It\u2019s growing, it offers a lot to the students. It\u2019s a community-based school,\u201d Hill said. \u201cThe staff is here for the students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with the tables, there was a tour of the radio\/television department where students and parents could get a look at what goes on behind the scenes of the newscast. Tim Brown, a radio and television professor, lead the tour with a quick stop to see Richard Brunson, a journalism professor, who was discussing Centric magazine with the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my college, and I love my college,\u201d said Teresa Dorman, assistant dean of academic and student affairs. \u201cA lot of great and inspiring things are happening at the College of Sciences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article from the Central Florida Future <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centralfloridafuture.com\/news\/college-of-sciences-hosts-ecological-open-house-1.2763775\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students and parents fought the rain and teamed up with UCF Saturday in an effort to go green during the fifth annual College of Sciences open house. 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