2024 Founders’ Day Ceremonies
April 05, 2024 Faculty, staff and students from the College of Arts and Humanities were recognized at UCF’s Founders Day on April 3.
UCF Celebrates, Honors Faculty with 2024 Founders’ Day Awards
April 02, 2024 Congrats to our College of Arts and Humanities Professors for being recognized for their work in their fields and their service to the university.
Transforming Passion into Impact: Remembering Dr. Neil Euliano
March 21, 2024 March 25 event brings expert on the “Made in Italy” label to lecture series honoring the memory of longtime UCF donor and advocate Neil Euliano.
UCF Animation Alumnus Describes Journey from College to Winning an Emmy Award
March 04, 2024 UCF animation alumnus Trey Buongiorno speaks on his transition from UCF to winning an Emmy award.
UCF First-Gen Experimental Animation student to be Honored with Founders’ Day Award
February 27, 2024 Isabel Moreno, senior Emerging Media major on the Character Animation Track, is to be honored with a Founder’s Day Award for her work as a first generation student in the School of Visual Arts and Design.
Fox 35 News: UCF-linked company using AI to help design prosthetics for kids, teens
February 23, 2024 SVAD Professor Matt Dombrowski says their latest innovation uses generative artificial intelligence to help streamline their work. “And that includes the ideation or concept process of the arm itself, when our research team is thinking about what the next arm is gonna look like…'”
UCF Announces 2024’s 30 Under 30 Alumni Award Recipients
February 20, 2024 Congratulations to Travers Oliver ’18, named one of UCF’s 30 Under 30.
53 Faculty Scholars Honored at 4th Biennial Faculty Authors’ Celebration
February 19, 2024 This year’s Faculty Authors’ celebration recognized faculty from across eight colleges, the library and the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, with 19 of the 53 awards belonging to Arts and Humanities faculty.
Pathways Prize Finalists Announced – Exhibition Begins in May
February 16, 2024 The Rollins Museum of Art and the UCF Art Gallery at the University of Central Florida are pleased to announce the finalists for the second iteration of their collaborative exhibition and competition for emerging Florida artists, Pathways 2024: The Carlos Malamud Prize.
Two Teams Awarded 2023 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation Awards
January 31, 2024 Two projects focused on collaboration within diverse communities have been named winners of the 2023 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation Awards. The project teams comprising UCF researchers and community partners were granted $25,000 to help fund their respective initiatives.
UCF Animation Alum Wins Best Animated Special Emmy
January 25, 2024 Immersed in his creative pursuits, Trey Buongiorno ’13 has received recent critical acclaim for his work on Moon Girl Landing. At UCF, Buongiorno studied what is currently known as the character animation track in the bachelor’s degree program, which is offered in the College of Arts and Humanities through the...
PRINT Project Receives Funding to Revolutionize Migration Research
January 18, 2024 Funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission will propel the PRINT portal towards its mission: to shed new light on the intricate history of early modern migration in the Atlantic world.
Orlando Sentinel’s Orlando Theater Best of 2023
December 21, 2023 UCF students, faculty and alumni have been recognized by the Orlando Sentinel for their work in theatres across Central Florida.
Art Bytes: Winter 2023
December 18, 2023 SVAD celebrates the achievements of faculty, alumni and students. Join us in recognizing them for their efforts within the art field this winter.
72-Year-Old SVAD Student Jayne Alcorn Returns 44 Years Later to Graduate with a BA in Studio Art
December 15, 2023 72-year-old SVAD student Jayne Alcorn first began her educational journey at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in 1978. This week, 44 years later, she is graduating with her bachelor’s degree in Studio Art.
Historian Receives International Recognition for Innovative Digital Humanities Program
December 11, 2023 Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, Associate Professor of History, has been awarded the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) Membership Service Award
Chiara Mazzucchelli awarded by Italian Chapter of the Kiwanis Club
November 03, 2023 The Enna chapter of the Kiwanis Club, an international organization dedicated to the education and well-being of children worldwide, recognized Associate Professor Chiara Mazzucchelli, Ph.D., for her outstanding contributions to the field of Italian Studies and her career in education.
2023 Mead Garden Adlab Student Sculpture Design Awards Reception
October 18, 2023 AD Lab students exhibit prototype models of 3-D sculptures at Mead Botanical Gardens.
UCF Recognizes Nine CAH Faculty at 2023 Luminary Awards
October 18, 2023 The honor is designed to recognize some of UCF’s brightest stars who shine a positive light on UCF and in their respective fields.
Tison Pugh’s Game Studies Book Recognized as a Top Teaching Tool
October 03, 2023 Teaching Games and Game Studies, a book co-edited by UCF Pegasus Professor of English Tison Pugh, has received an honorable mention for the 2023 Teaching Literature Book Award.