Join us as we celebrate the International Day of Peace with a restorative wellness gathering designed to honor harmony within ourselves and our community.This peaceful program will include:* A soothing sound bath* Guided meditation by Will Carter* Gentle yoga practice* Practical breathing techniques to reduce stress and restore balanceTake this opportunity to pause, connect, and experience mindful practices that nurture both inner peace and collective well-being. All students, staff, and faculty are warmly invited to join us at Trevor Colburn Hall Lawn area (in front of building).

The UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS)'s Zoom-cast series is live-streamed every other Friday from noon to 1 p.m., offering talks by CECS faculty and a live-chat Q&A.Targeted to faculty, scientists, and potential industry and government partners, [all are invited to Zoom-in](https://ucf.zoom.us/j/95525633786) and hear presentations by UCF's engineering and computer science faculty who explain their cutting-edge, pioneering research endeavors in quick snapshots.These talks provide an opportunity to get to know -- and collaborate with -- our faculty who are advancing innovations in all areas of engineering and computer science, including smart city technology, aerospace, energy, modeling and simulation, medicine, advanced materials, cyber security, and more. Each faculty presenter will narrate as they share illustrative slides.Moderated by Subith Vasu, from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, viewers can submit questions in real-time and express interest in collaborating.The Sept. 19, 2025 presenter lineup:* Yue Wen, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: "Artificial intelligence for Wearable Robots and Neural Machine Interface" * Christopher Iannello, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: "Strengthening Space Exploration: How Faculty Expertise and Space Sector Experience Can Come Together for Unprecedented Space-Sector Innovation and Workforce Development" * James Earnest, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences: Defining Helpful and Harmful Antibody Responses to Mosquito-Borne Viruses at the Individual and Population Levels"See more details in the [Sept. 19 faculty research talk flyer](https://www.cecs.ucf.edu/web/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Sept-19-2025-faculty-research-talk-flyer-web-accessible.pdf).Miss a session? See [recordings of past research talks](https://bit.ly/3cyb6He).Virtual Location URL: https://bit.ly/3ILqC1l

Join us virtually each Friday 1-3 pm without an appointment this Fall semseter. Simply go to [go.ucf.edu/CSpopin](go.ucf.edu/CSpopin) for the zoom registration anytime 1-3pm. We will accept you into the zoom once we have an available Career Peer Advisor to assist you with your resume, cover letter, linkedin profile, or quick career questions!Virtual Location URL: go.ucf.edu/CSpopin

Many start-up ecosystem stakeholders, such as Startup Genome, Techstars, Y Combinator, CB Insights, Forbes and more, come out with "Top X Reasons Why Startups Fail" articles from time to time. They typically list factors such as "no market for the product or service," "ran out of money," "poor user experience," "poor customer relations," among others.As a project manager looking at these things, I don't see the causes of failure; I only see the symptoms of failure. As someone who's been an entrepreneur for multiple decades, started dozens of companies, with multiple exits in multiple industries, and a professor of entrepreneurship at both the bachelor's and master's levels, I can say without a shadow of a doubt: there has only ever been -- and will only ever be -- ONE cause of startup failure. Us. We are the cause of why our startups fail.I will delve into the primary aspects of what causes us to fail, and discuss solutions that I have proven to work.Virtual Location URL: ucf.zoom.us/my/ucflaunchpad Registration Link: https://ucf.startuptree.co/event/s/GSoxFWiS854et4vSpYyKid/We-have-found-the-enemy%252C-and-the-enemy-is-us%2521

Are you interested in learning more about research? Not sure where to start or how to navigate all the programs available? This workshop will discuss how to expand your academic experience through undergraduate research, including how to get started by finding a faculty mentor.Questions? Feel free to contact the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR@ ucf.edu)Virtual Location URL: https://ucf.joinhandshake.com/events/1792793/share_preview Registration Link: https://ucf.joinhandshake.com/stu/events?collection=ALL&categories=7,3&eventFormat=HYBRID&sort=RELEVANCE&date=ALL&keyword=get%20started%20in%20research&postedBySchool=true&careerCenterIds=325 Registration Info: Search for "Get Started In Research" on Handshake's Events. Register to secure your spot.

In this workshop, we'll focus on three key pillars of Python development: error handling, user-defined functions, and database programming.Firstly, we'll equip you with the tools to build robust and resilient code through comprehensive error handling techniques. Learn how to anticipate and gracefully manage errors, ensuring your programs not only function smoothly but also remain reliable in the face of unexpected challenges.Next, we'll explore the power of user-defined functions, enabling you to create modular and reusable code. Dive into advanced function design, parameter handling, and return statements, empowering you to write efficient and maintainable programs.Lastly, database programming will teach you how to interact with databases using Python. Learn to connect, query, and manipulate databases seamlessly, gaining a valuable skill set for real-world applications.By the end of this session, you'll possess a deeper understanding of Python's capabilities, enabling you to write more sophisticated, error-resistant, and scalable programs.To participate in the hands-on lab during the session, you will need to provide your own computer with a web browser and a reliable internet connection.This event is not being recorded. Any materials provided by the presenter will be sent to all registrants by the end of the second business day after the conclusion of the event. Please email ResearchITEvents@ucf.edu to request access to the materials two business days after the completion of the event if you did not register.Presented by [John Aedo, Ph.D.](https://rci.research.ucf.edu/events/fall-2024-workshops-speakers/#john-aedo)Virtual Location URL: https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efKnn3KBTYy69YG Registration Link: https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efKnn3KBTYy69YG

Trip Information* Trip Date: 9/19/2025 * Trip Location: Mosquito Lagoon, Titusville, FL * Trip Cost: $35.00 * Registration Opens: 9/5/2025 * Registration Closes: TBDRegister for this trip in the UCF RWC app or through the [UCF RWC Membership Portal website](https://ucfrwc.org/Program/GetProducts?classification=7e94c055-5e69-4046-8e3d-96909ff99f22&category=ea528aa9-f493-4efb-b769-b1e686780cb3). All trips are now first-come, first-served. All trips will open 2 weeks before the first day of the trip. If the trip is full, you can register for the waitlist using the link above.Pre-Trip Date & Time: TBDTrip Description: Ever wanted to see bioluminescent dinoflagellates (aka algae) lighting up the entirety of the water you are paddling in? Well, now is your chance to see this unique sight with the help of our professional student trip leaders. Off of the city of Titusville, you can watch this magic happen. With each stroke of your paddle, you can see the water light up before your eyes and may even see a bioluminescent jellyfish as a surprise! Come join us on one of our most popular trips that Adventure Trips has to offer!What's Included: All of our adventures include all necessary gear for the activity (including kayaks, PFDs, headlamps, etc.), transportation to/from the activity, and professional guidance by OA Trip Leaders. All staff are certified in First Aid/CPR/AED, and most are certified Wilderness First Responders.What's Not Included: Participants should wear athletic clothing, appropriate footwear, and bring personal water/snacks. Meals are not provided. A full packing list will be provided at the Pre-Trip Meeting.Trip Leaders: Connor and Maddie Registration Link: https://ucfrwc.org/program Registration Info: Registration opens 2 weeks before the trip date at 12:00pm.

The UCF volleyball team welcomes Memphis on Friday, Sept. 19.UCF students can attend the match for free with valid UCF student ID. General admission tickets are available for purchase on [Ticketmaster](https://www.ticketmaster.com/ucf-knights-volleyball-tickets/artist/1250831).For the most up-to-date information about the Knights, please visit [ucfknights.com/sports/volleyball](https://ucfknights.com/sports/volleyball) and follow along on social media:* X (formerly Twitter): [@UCF_Volleyball](https://x.com/UCF_Volleyball) * Instagram: [@ucf.volleyball](https://www.instagram.com/ucf.volleyball) * Facebook: [UCF Volleyball](https://www.facebook.com/UCFVolleyball)

A play by Marisela Treviño OrtaImmerse yourself in a lyrical tale centered on two sisters, Helena and Belmira. Inspired by Brazilian folklore, this beautiful play explores the depths of life's relationships.Three days before Belmira's wedding, a mysterious man emerges in the sisters' small riverside village. His presence allows deep emotions and unspoken desires to float to the surface, creating waves in an already complex sibling relationship. Dive into a world where myth and reality intertwine to explore true love, compromise, and the choices that transform our lives.Tickets: $10-$25Performance Schedule* Thursday, September 18, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Friday, September 19, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Saturday, September 20, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Sunday, September 21, 2025, 2:00 p.m. * Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Thursday, September 25, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Friday, September 26, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Saturday, September 27, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Sunday, September 28, 2025, 2:00 p.m.Registration Link: https://cah.ucf.edu/events/detail/the-river-bride/ Registration Info: Purchase tickets: $25, $10 with UCF ID

The UCF football team welcomes UNC and on Saturday, Sept. 20. Kick off is at 3:30 p.m., and the game is televised on FOX.Both teams feature first-year head coaches with Scott Frost in his second stint at the helm of the Knights, and former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick in his first year with the Tar Heels.More information can be found by visiting UCF Athletics' [game day guide](https://ucfknights.com/news/2025/08/20/the-guide-in-25) and [ucfknights.com/sports/football](https://ucfknights.com/sports/football).

Trip Information* Trip Date: 9/20/2025 * Trip Location: Mosquito Lagoon, Titusville, FL * Trip Cost: $35.00 * Registration Opens: TBD * Registration Closes: TBDRegister for this trip in the UCF RWC app or through the [UCF RWC Membership Portal website](https://ucfrwc.org/Program/GetProducts?classification=7e94c055-5e69-4046-8e3d-96909ff99f22&category=ea528aa9-f493-4efb-b769-b1e686780cb3). All trips are now first-come, first-served. All trips will open 2 weeks before the first day of the trip. If the trip is full, you can register for the waitlist using the link above.Pre-Trip Date & Time: TBDTrip Description: Ever wanted to see bioluminescent dinoflagellates (aka algae) lighting up the entirety of the water you are paddling in? Well, now is your chance to see this unique sight with the help of our professional student trip leaders. Off of the city of Titusville, you can watch this magic happen. With each stroke of your paddle, you can see the water light up before your eyes and may even see a bioluminescent jellyfish as a surprise! Come join us on one of our most popular trips that Adventure Trips has to offer!What's Included: All of our adventures include all necessary gear for the activity (including kayaks, PFDs, headlamps, etc.), transportation to/from the activity, and professional guidance by OA Trip Leaders. All staff are certified in First Aid/CPR/AED, and most are certified Wilderness First Responders.What's Not Included: Participants should wear athletic clothing, appropriate footwear, and bring personal water/snacks. Meals are not provided. A full packing list will be provided at the Pre-Trip Meeting.Trip Leaders: Kim and Haley Registration Link: https://ucfrwc.org/program Registration Info: Registration opens 2 weeks before the event at 12:00pm

A play by Marisela Treviño OrtaImmerse yourself in a lyrical tale centered on two sisters, Helena and Belmira. Inspired by Brazilian folklore, this beautiful play explores the depths of life's relationships.Three days before Belmira's wedding, a mysterious man emerges in the sisters' small riverside village. His presence allows deep emotions and unspoken desires to float to the surface, creating waves in an already complex sibling relationship. Dive into a world where myth and reality intertwine to explore true love, compromise, and the choices that transform our lives.Tickets: $10-$25Performance Schedule* Thursday, September 18, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Friday, September 19, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Saturday, September 20, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Sunday, September 21, 2025, 2:00 p.m. * Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Thursday, September 25, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Friday, September 26, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Saturday, September 27, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Sunday, September 28, 2025, 2:00 p.m.Registration Link: https://cah.ucf.edu/events/detail/the-river-bride/ Registration Info: Purchase tickets: $25, $10 with UCF ID

A play by Marisela Treviño OrtaImmerse yourself in a lyrical tale centered on two sisters, Helena and Belmira. Inspired by Brazilian folklore, this beautiful play explores the depths of life's relationships.Three days before Belmira's wedding, a mysterious man emerges in the sisters' small riverside village. His presence allows deep emotions and unspoken desires to float to the surface, creating waves in an already complex sibling relationship. Dive into a world where myth and reality intertwine to explore true love, compromise, and the choices that transform our lives.Tickets: $10-$25Performance Schedule* Thursday, September 18, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Friday, September 19, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Saturday, September 20, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Sunday, September 21, 2025, 2:00 p.m. * Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Thursday, September 25, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Friday, September 26, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Saturday, September 27, 2025, 7:30 p.m. * Sunday, September 28, 2025, 2:00 p.m.Registration Link: https://cah.ucf.edu/events/detail/the-river-bride/ Registration Info: Purchase tickets: $25, $10 with UCF ID

Explore …no place like home by Tenee Hart at the [UCF Art Gallery](https://cah.ucf.edu/gallery/exhibit/no-place-like-home-by-tenee-hart/) from Aug. 22 - Sept. 26.Exhibition Statement:"Being at-home is a matter of how one feels or how one might fail to feel." - Sara AhmedThe conflicted sense of home is where this exhibition begins. Destabilizing the romanticized concept of home, this exhibition will challenge the representation of this ideology by exploring various facets of home across multiple planes of identity including culture, gender, and sexuality. In …no place like home the works will both physicalize and undercut domestic connotations, becoming an anti-monument that calls attention to its own unstable foundation - this idea of home as comfort or discomfort. Dedicated to such ideas of home, this exhibit will include works that stem from the artist's personal childhood nostalgia and the unforgiving chokeholds such memories can create.To learn more about this exhibition, click [HERE.](https://cah.ucf.edu/gallery/exhibit/no-place-like-home-by-tenee-hart/)

Help us maintain a safe and ready blood supply for cancer patients, trauma patients, or when unexpected tragedies occur. The OneBlood bus will park on Memory Mall near the Veterans Memorial.Walk-ups are welcomed, and appointments are appreciated!Appointments for Blood Donation:Appointments for Platelet Donation:Registration Link: https://donor.oneblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/1675127 Registration Info: Save time - Schedule your appointment now!

You're invited to a virtual open house with the Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning (MSURP) program director and academic advisor as we prepare for the Spring 2026 admission cycle.Join us to get answers to your most frequently asked questions about the program curriculum, application requirements and more.Virtual Location URL: https://applynow.graduate.ucf.edu/register/?id=ca90c018-ddff-4ada-88c7-a3b198f48200 Registration Link: https://applynow.graduate.ucf.edu/register/?id=ca90c018-ddff-4ada-88c7-a3b198f48200

Join Josiah Candelaria, founder of Purple Ocean Superfood Bar, for an inspiring TED Talk titled "From Tent to Trademark: Building a Brand the Real Way."In this powerful session, Josiah shares how he built his thriving business from a single tent setup into a cultural movement -- without investors or shortcuts. This talk dives into real-world strategies for starting a business with purpose, validating ideas through action, overcoming challenges and building a brand that resonates deeply with the community.Students will leave equipped with practical insights, entrepreneurial mindset tools and the belief that your passion -- no matter how small it starts -- can become a platform. Registration Link: https://ucf.startuptree.co/event/s/PS6jRd8DidLs4pzXgSVRfa/From-Tent-to-Trademark%253A-Building-a-Brand-the-Real-Way

While the Rosen College Campus undergoes a renovation to the academic building, we will offer Virtual Visit experiences! The virtual sessions will be offered via Zoom. All sessions will be offered on select Mondays and Fridays at 1 pm EST.Virtual Location URL: https://futureknight.apply.ucf.edu/portal/rosenvirtual Registration Link: https://futureknight.apply.ucf.edu/portal/rosenvirtual Registration Info: Registered guests will receive a confirmation e-mail with meeting number and password

FOR Faculty or Staff: COIL, or Collaborative Online International Learning, is an innovative teaching approach that connects students and faculty from institutions in different countries to engage in joint academic projects. These collaborations are designed and facilitated by two faculty members from diverse cultural, linguistic, and geographical backgrounds, using online communication tools to co-develop and deliver integrated learning experiences. Participation in COIL projects offers several key benefits:* Strengthening international partnerships between institutions and educators. * Enhancing global perspectives in the curriculum by embedding international dimensions into course content. * Fostering intercultural competence among students through teamwork in diverse, cross-cultural groups.COIL provides a meaningful opportunity to internationalize the classroom without the need for physical mobility, making global learning more accessible and inclusiveVirtual Location URL: https://ucf.zoom.us/j/6889519540

Do math problems leave you feeling stuck or second-guessing yourself? Math Mastery: Strategies for Solving with Confidence is a hands-on workshop designed to help you build the skills -- and the mindset -- you need to tackle math with clarity and assurance.Learn effective problem-solving techniques, ways to approach different types of math questions and strategies to reduce math anxiety. Whether you're brushing up on basics or facing advanced coursework, this session will help you strengthen your foundation and solve with confidence. Registration Link: https://web.penjiapp.com/communities/REno7th1cj/join-event