Join serial entrepreneur and Spot CEO Adam Ben-Evi for a fast-paced, hands-on workshop where you'll turn a spark of inspiration into a launch-ready concept. In this interactive session, you'll form mini teams, brainstorm a product idea, and learn how to validate it quickly. Adam will then walk you step-by-step through crafting a compelling Kickstarter campaign--from storytelling and visuals to reward tiers and community building--so you can fund and launch with confidence. Students will leave with a blueprint for transforming ideas into successful, market-ready products using real-world startup techniques. Registration Link: https://ucf.startuptree.co/event/s/mAUnLqfUWww6PAHMAaQThr/From-Idea-to-Impact%253A-How-to-Launch-Your-First-Product-on-Kickstarter

In this session, we will share information about our Master's in TESOL and our Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate. We will talk about the programs, the career possibilities, and leave time for open questions.Virtual Location URL: https://applynow.graduate.ucf.edu/register/?id=0b1b15c2-2b18-4c49-8204-265676475e0e Registration Link: https://applynow.graduate.ucf.edu/register/?id=0b1b15c2-2b18-4c49-8204-265676475e0e

When you have an idea, you need to know what to do next. The journey of an entrepreneur requires resources and support to help overcome challenges and get closer toward your goals -- a first sale. Join this session to learn from UCF alum and Innovation Station Foundation Founder and CEO Kelly Shea's journeys in entrepreneurship, tips on the best decisions and what to know earlier in the path to success. Registration Link: https://ucf.startuptree.co/event/s/8dL6j4ww8jHB3fFxvu3UVT/Entrepreneurship-Journey

Join us for a dynamic conversation exploring the historical and modern-day debates around the U.S. Constitution. Hear from various voices, ask questions and enjoy free lunch while engaging in civil discourse.Co-Sponsored By:* Civil Discourse and Engagement / Public Policy Events * Military and Veteran Student Success * Lou Frey InstituteThe panel discussion will center on the historical debate over the ratification of the Constitution in 1787, with a focus on how those foundational questions still resonate today. While we're not targeting specific sections of the Constitution, we do hope to explore broader themes.Open to all students, faculty and staff. Come for the food, stay for the conversation!Guests will receive a free copy of the U.S. Constitution.

During the next several Wednesdays, CREOL faculty will present brief highlights of their research activities. The talks take place at noon in Room 103, with two professors each giving a 25-minute presentation.Attendance is mandatory for all first-semester Ph.D. students.SEPTEMBER 312:00: Ayman Abouraddy12:30: Christian HeideSEPTEMBER 10No presentationsSEPTEMBER 1712:00: Sean Pang12:30: Yannick SalaminSEPTEMBER 2412:00: Konstantin Vodopyanov12:30: Shin-Tson WuOCTOBER 112:00: Joshua Kaufman12:30: Kristopher DavisOCTOBER 812:00: Kyle Renshaw12:30: Peter DelfyettOCTOBER 1512:00: Eric Johnson12:30: Ivan DivlianskyOCTOBER 2212:00: Murat Yuskel12:30: Li FangOCTOBER 2912:00: Kyu Young Han12:30: Leland NordinNOVEMBER 512:00: TBD12:30: Midya PartoNOVEMBER 1212:00: Sasan Fathpour12:30: Debashis ChandaNOVEMBER 1912:00: Stephen Eikenberry12:30: TBD

UCF is commemorating the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17 with a lunch-and-learn. David Head, associate lecturer of history, is the keynote speaker.Topic: Pirates are a part of the Constitution. Article I, Section 8 give Congress the power to "define and punish Piracies" and the power to "grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal." What are they doing there? This talk looks at a curious side of our founding document and reveals what pirates can tell us about the Constitution's origins and how it applies in our world today. Registration Link: https://bit.ly/UCFConstitutionDay Registration Info: RSVP by Sept. 15