Kendra Gilbertson Receives Pegasus Advisor Award
February 12, 2021 Kendra Gilbertson, academic advisor in the College of Arts and Humanities, is the 2021 Pegasus Advisor Award recipient. This annual award recognizes an advisor who champions student success.
3 CAH Alumni Receive Fulbright Award
January 27, 2021 Twelve recent UCF graduates, including three with minors from the College of Arts and Humanities, have received prestigious Fulbright awards, setting the university’s new single-year record.
Three SVAD MFA Students Win Dell Talks: I Made That Competition
January 19, 2021 Brian Phinn ‘20MFA, Danny McCabe and Damian Thorn-Hauswirth, students in the Animation and Visual Effects MFA program, have won the Dell Talks: I Made That competition.
Luciana Garbayo Receives College of Medicine Innovative Teaching Award
November 12, 2020 Luciana Garbayo was recognized by the UCF College of Medicine for her continued and effective use of innovative teaching methods in the clinical curriculum.
UCF’s Center that Helps Preserve, Share History Awarded National Grant
October 26, 2020 The grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will help UCF’s Center for Humanities and Digital Research expand its impact in the digital age.
Joo Kim receives FAEA Art Educator of the Year award
September 29, 2020 Joo Kim, associate professor of studio art, has been honored with the 2020 FAEA Higher Education Art Educator of the Year Award. Kim is the only UCF faculty member to have received this award to date.
Anna Eskamani ’12 ’15MNM ’15MPA, Margery Pabst-Steinmetz win 2020 Alumni Awards
September 23, 2020 Anna Eskamani ’12 ’15MNM ’15MPA won the Distinguished Alumni Award and Margery Pabst-Steinmetz won the John C. and Martha Hitt Honorary Alumni Award.
Fulbright-Hays GPA Grant Awarded for Keeping Language and Culture Alive in Argentina
September 10, 2020 The program will fund a group study to Argentina, led by Maria C. Santana and Maria Redmon.
Chiara Mazzucchelli accepted into the 2020-2021 AASCU Emerging Leaders Program
September 01, 2020 Mazzucchelli is one of 21 faculty from institutions across the country selected for the AASCU program.
UCF Music Professor, Opera Orlando Win Grant to Create New Opera
July 24, 2020 Stella Sung’s third opera will be a musical adaptation of “The Secret River,” a children’s fantasy book by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
SVAD Professor Matt Dombrowski Helps Secure $100,000 Grant For Limbitless Solutions
July 23, 2020 Adobe is providing free Creative Cloud product licenses and training to Limbitless team members and committing a $100,000 grant to support plans for expanding the Limbitless Lab at UCF.
Arlene Flores named April USPS Employee of the Month
June 18, 2020 For over 20 years, Arlene has been giving of her time and energy to UCF. She is a strong supporter of the faculty and other staff and daily lives the values of integrity and excellence.
NEA Big Read Celebrates 6th Year of Programming with ‘Silver Sparrow’
June 16, 2020 UCF receives a grant of $15,000 to host the annual event in Central Florida featuring the Tayari Jones novel in early 2021.
Melanie Farmer ’20MFA wins Hurston/Wright literary award
June 10, 2020 Melanie Farmer ’20MFA, writer and educator based in Central Florida, wins a $2,000 cash prize and free tuition to attend a Hurston/Wright Writing Workshop.
English major Jada Reyes wins 2020 Outstanding Student Support Award
May 26, 2020 English Major and future MFA student Jada Reyes won the 2020 Information Technologies and Resources (IT&R) Outstanding Student Support award.
Recent Spanish grad Abigail Weisse ’20 receives Fulbright
May 26, 2020 The travel-abroad program will send Abigail Weisse ’20 to teach English in Spain.
Photography student selected for the 31st ACA Student Exhibition
May 22, 2020 Photography student Michele Meyers was selected to exhibit her work in the Atlantic Center for the Arts’ 31st Annual University Student Exhibition. Meyers is the third UCF student in recent years to receive this honor.
Best Student Film Award Goes to “Filthy Dreamers”
May 12, 2020 “Filthy Dreamers” was narrated by associate professor of history Connie Lester, and led by project faculty advisers Robert Cassanello, Ph.D., and Lisa Mills, Ph.D.
Epic Games, Maker of Fortnite, Awards UCF Professor Grant to Enhance AR and VR Technology
May 11, 2020 Maria Harrington earned the grant after creating the Virtual UCF Arboretum and will use the funds to enhance immersive learning experiences about the natural world.
Staff Awards recognize dedication and success
May 06, 2020 The annual CAH staff awards recognize employees who have delivered exemplary service to the college and UCF.