History Alumni Win Awards for Master’s Thesis, Work as Graduate Teaching Associate
March 01, 2022 Rhiannon O’Neil ‘21MA and James Stoddard ‘20MA were awarded for their master’s thesis and work as a graduate teaching associate, respectively.
We’re Hiring: OPS Assistant Box Office Manager
February 25, 2022 The UCF School of Performing Arts is seeking a part-time assistant box office manager.
UCF Lecturer’s Life Work: Using the Stage to Break Stereotypes, Build a Better Society
February 25, 2022 Roberta Emerson, visiting lecturer and director of New Play Development at Orlando Shakes, lends her talents to teach the next generation of students about the role performance plays in shaping society.
Director of UCF’s Themed Experience Program on Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
February 23, 2022 Peter Weishar, director of the themed experience program, spoke with Spectrum News 13 about Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser.
Graduate Student Profile: Anshare Antoine, Texts and Technology Ph.D.
February 22, 2022 Texts and Technology Ph.D. student Anshare Antoine is passionate about the humanities and has a profound interest in technology.
Jacksonville Florida Times Union: Professor of Military History Fights to Honor the Dead of Olustee
February 21, 2022 Barbara Gannon, associate professor of military history, is on a quest to honor the Union soldiers who were killed in Florida’s largest Civil War battle.
Knights Do That: The Importance of Preserving Black History
February 21, 2022 Brandon Nightingale ’16 ’19MA, archivist at Bethune-Cookman University, discusses how his journey starting at UCF as an electrical engineering major has led him to now working to preserve Black history, and how slowing down to study the past is the best way to look forward.
Amy Foster on Europe’s Need for a Crewed Spaceship
February 21, 2022 Associate professor of history Amy Foster spoke with “The Galaxy Reporters” about Europe’s growing need for a crewed spaceship.
3 CAH Alumni Named 30 Under 30 Alumni Award Winners
February 21, 2022 This year’s honorees are scheduled to be recognized at a celebratory event May 21.
Orlando Sentinel: In ‘Fabulation,’ A Black Woman Searches for Identity in Fine Comic Style
February 18, 2022 “’Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine’ is onstage in a very funny production from Theatre UCF.
The UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival Returns Bigger and Better Than Ever
February 18, 2022 After going virtual in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the annual UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival returns to UCF’s campus this month with a host of renowned jazz musicians.
Director of UCF’s Themed Experience Program Honors Legacy of Doug Trumbull
February 16, 2022 Peter Weishar, director of the themed experience program, shared a tribute to industry giant Doug Trumbull with InPark Magazine.
Anastasia Salter Explains the Phenomenon of Dating Sim Video Games
February 16, 2022 Anastasia Salter, Director of Graduate Programs and Texts and Technology, spoke to the French magazine “Le Monde” about the rise in popularity of dating simulation games.
UCF Photography Professor’s New Exhibition Opens at the Casselberry Sculpture House
February 11, 2022 Best known for his unique photo-based sculptural installations that have been exhibited in galleries and museums nationally and internationally, Brooks Dierdorff’s latest exhibition opens at the Casselberry Sculpture House on February 11.
UCF Researchers Share Their Insights into Innovation and Inspiration
February 11, 2022 Faculty members from across UCF share what it takes to achieve progress: collaboration, perseverance, diversity of perspective, acceptance of diversity, and, through it all, inspiration.
PRINT Workshops Provide a Hands-On Opportunity to Investigate the Past
February 11, 2022 Housed in the UCF Department of History, PRINT provides access to historical correspondence between Anabaptists, Quakers and Pietists and allows users to create custom visualizations of the connections sparked by these letters.
Graduate Student Profile: Christopher Odom, Texts and Technology Ph.D.
February 10, 2022 Christopher Odom believes that digital stories may hold the key to making a difference in our society and raising awareness about issues that might otherwise be ignored.
Orlando Sentinel: Celebrate Black History Month on Central Florida Stages
February 09, 2022 Orlando’s performing arts community, including the UCF School of Performing Arts, will offer a variety of events to entertain, educate and celebrate throughout Black History Month.
Spectrum News 13: Navy Veteran and History Student Launches Free School Supply Vault at UCF
February 07, 2022 History student and Navy veteran Michael Richardson helped launched UCF’s Supply Vault for Student Veteran Success in November.
WFTV Channel 9: Local artist and UCF grad awarded “Artist in Residence”
February 04, 2022 Sheherazade Thenard ’18, a figurative painter and illustrator, has been awarded “Artist in Residence” by American Landmark.