{"id":4818,"date":"2012-10-01T08:52:30","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T12:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=4818"},"modified":"2012-10-01T08:52:30","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T12:52:30","slug":"event-america-ferrera-comes-to-ucf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/event-america-ferrera-comes-to-ucf\/","title":{"rendered":"Event: America Ferrera comes to UCF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Multicultural Student Center as we host this year&#8217;s Hispanic Heritage Month keynote speaker, America Ferrera.<\/p>\n<p>America Ferrera is an American actress and producer.\u00a0She is best known for her Emmy Award-winning portrayal of &#8220;Betty Suarez&#8221; on the ABC hit comedy Ugly Betty, but Ferrera\u00a0is also a devoted humanitarian. In 2010, Ferrera was awarded the Hispanic Heritage Foundation&#8217;s Inspira Award, which recognized her contributions as a role model through her work as an actress and activist.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/Screen-shot-2012-10-01-at-8.49.24-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4821\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-10-01 at 8.49.24 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/Screen-shot-2012-10-01-at-8.49.24-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/Screen-shot-2012-10-01-at-8.49.24-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/10\/Screen-shot-2012-10-01-at-8.49.24-AM-144x144.png 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>America will be speaking and will also be conducting a Questions &amp; Answer session at the end of the speech.<\/p>\n<p>The event is free and open to all students, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Multicultural Student Center as we host this year&#8217;s Hispanic Heritage Month keynote speaker, America Ferrera. 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