"Spanish Cinema Now" is a touring film series that showcases contemporary Spanish films to audiences in the US, co-presented by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain and the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Central Florida. The series presents a diverse range of films from both established and emerging Spanish filmmakers, highlighting the current talent and different styles within the country's cinema. Known for featuring award-winning films, such as those recognized at the Goya Awards, it is now coming to Orlando! All screenings will be in original version (Spanish) with English subtitles. Do not miss this opportunity! RSVP required!Directed by Liliana Torres, 2024, 93 minutes Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spanish-cinema-now-2025-tickets-1748964502909?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration Info: Register here

Join Tom Ruggie, founder and CEO of Destiny Wealth Partners and Destiny Family Office, and InvestmentNews 2025 Advisor of the Year - Alternative Investments, as he shares insights on his journey from humble beginnings in Lake County to leading a $1.5 billion wealth management organization recognized by the leaders in the industry, including Barron's, Forbes and InvestmentNews. Drawing inspiration from baseball legends Mickey Mantle and Derek Jeter, Tom, an avid collector of sports memorabilia, will explore how perseverance, integrity and continuous learning can turn early struggles into long-term success.Through candid stories, hard-earned lessons and a few inspired truths, Tom will help you find your own playbook for achieving your ultimate destiny, whether you're looking to launch your first startup or shape your career path.You'll walk away with an insider's perspective on what it really takes to build a lasting career, business or legacy from the ground up, including:1. How to turn setbacks into stepping stones: Reframing failure as a necessary part of progress.2. Why integrity is a lifelong competitive advantage: How "doing the right thing, period" creates trust, opportunity and long-term success.3. How to build your own personal playbook for growth: Why surrounding yourself with the right people, staying curious and never being complacent are key.4. Why outworking and outlearning others beats pure talent: A philosophy that there are no shortcuts to success. Playing the long game and putting in the effort and consistency define real greatness.5. How to stay fulfilled for life: Aligning your passion with your purpose and refusing to ever truly "retire" from doing what you love.Registration Link: https://ucf.startuptree.co/event/s/2w3xQP36FXUfUbFCX3Rfwx/Playbook-for-the-Long-Game-of-Success%253A-Outwork.-Outlearn.-Outlast.

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

In engineering innovation and entrepreneurship, deciding whether to patent an invention requires balancing alternatives like trade secrets against key business considerations. This startup skills workshop overviews patenting versus trade secret pros and cons.Key issues:1. Trade Secrets vs. Patents: When to protect inventions secretly (e.g., Coca-Cola's formula) over patents, assessing reverse-engineering risks, enforcement and non-compete clauses that may restrict disclosure or mobility.2. Non-Compete Agreements: Identifying/negotiating covenants in contracts to avoid startup barriers, tying into IP choices like trade secrets that preserve flexibility without public disclosure.3. Startup Patent Strategies: Balancing high costs, timelines and risks -- including invalidity challenges in district court and the Patent Office -- through provisional filings and targeted IP portfolios to enhance investor valuation while minimizing exposure.Registration Link: https://ucf.startuptree.co/event/s/C8VSsnHA8E2gxTjLdUFsFB/To-Patent-or-Not-To-Patent%253F-

Join us as we highlight the newest works from our distinguished faculty!Six history faculty will share their recently published books, discuss the story behind their research and writing, and answer any questions.* Meet the author * learn about their latest scholarship * engage in conversation about history, ideas, and impactLight refreshments will be served. All are welcome!

Your business needs a roadmap for every stage of its growth. We'll remove the mystery of how to create a business plan, the information that should be included, and how to use it as a tool to keep your company on track for long term growth.Virtual Location URL: https://events.blackthorn.io/en/6g3Q8Wa7/g/x4W8BcsAj4/business-plan-writing-made-easier-webinar-5a1eVO9qPhu Registration Link: https://events.blackthorn.io/en/6g3Q8Wa7/g/x4W8BcsAj4/business-plan-writing-made-easier-webinar-5a1eVO9qPhu

Our [colloquium](https://sciences.ucf.edu/math/colloquium/) series offers a diverse platform for research scholars, faculty, students, and industry experts to share and exchange ideas, fostering discussion and networking across mathematics, statistics, and data science.Professor [Suzanne Lenhart](https://web.math.utk.edu/~slenhart/) from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will speak at this week's colloquium on Natural System Management: Modeling Examples.Abstract: Specific management features can be included directly into the model framework, and outcomes can suggest the need for external actions on the natural system. Models with discrete and continuous time steps, and some spatial features, will be presented. In one example, optimal control techniques to design time-varying harvest rates of anchovy stock will be illustrated in a food chain system of differential equations for the Turkish coast of the Black Sea, using landing data. In another example, we find the relationship between air temperature and emergence success of hatchlings across multiple nesting seasons to better understand the potential impact of climate change on Loggerhead sea turtle populations. We demonstrate the effect of changing hatchling emergence success on the juvenile and adult populations using a combination of a statistical model and a discrete time model (with two time scales).Speaker Bio: Dr. Suzanne Lenhart is a Chancellor's professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She was a part-time research staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for 22 years. Dr. Lenhart was president of the Association for Women in Mathematics from 2001 to 2003, and is a fellow of SIAM, AMS, AWM and AAAS. She also served as the associate director for education and outreach of the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis for 12 years.

Alexander Mertens is vice president of investments and finance at Elevation Financial Group, where he oversees all fund acquisition and disposition efforts, capital stack initiatives, and the development and implementation of fund reporting and management programs. As the leader of Elevation's investments and finance team, Mertens optimizes fund performance through robust asset management and fund modeling initiatives.* Join Alexander Mertens as he shares his pathway from intern to vice president of investments. * Learn how Mertens took his experience learned from UCF's Burnett Honors College and College of Business to chart his path to earn the top Investment spot at Orlando-based PERE firm Elevation Financial Group. * The workshop will explore opportunistic real estate investing and the parallels of this principle in professional career advancement.Registration Link: https://ucf.startuptree.co/event/s/fhQtjtgQd7yT9xeDRvGzzz/From-Intern-to-Vice-President-of-Investments-%257C-Finding-Your-Pathway-to-Professional-Success

Amy Giroux and Mike Shier will deliver a talk about their recent work with Plains Indian tribes, entitled "And so, They Took Our Children: The Fort Marion Origins of Carlisle Indian Industrial School"

Join LFI & C-SPAN Classroom as we look at how the Declaration served as an inspiration to Indigenous Americans in 1975 with the Indian Self-Determination Act. We'll be joined this month by Daniel S. Murphree, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of History at the University of Central Florida. He'll be exploring how Indigenous Americans have fought to obtain the promises outlined in the Declaration of Independence.Virtual Location URL: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e1be077a-5288-401f-aa74-7bd9bfe1cc1e@bb932f15-ef38-42ba-91fc-f3c59d5dd1f1 Registration Link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e1be077a-5288-401f-aa74-7bd9bfe1cc1e@bb932f15-ef38-42ba-91fc-f3c59d5dd1f1 Registration Info: Register here

Title: Inverse Designed, Densely Integrated Classical and Quantum PhotonicsAbstract: Recent breakthroughs in photonics design, along with new nanofabrication approaches and heterogeneous integration, play crucial roles in building photonics for applications including optical interconnects and quantum technologies. This design breakthrough, called photonic inverse design, involves efficiently searching through the space of all possible photonic device geometries, considering fabrication constraints, and using fast electromagnetic solvers and optimization tools. Additionally, new photonic platforms have been developed, enabling functionalities beyond silicon on insulator. These include silicon carbide, diamond, and Titanium: sapphire on insulator, as well as ultra-strong electro-optic materials, such as strontium and barium titanate. With these new approaches to design and fabrication, novel optoelectronic devices and systems have been designed and demonstrated, including error-free and fast chip-to-chip and on-chip optical interconnects compatible with commercial foundries, chip scale Ti: sapphire lasers and amplifiers, CMOS-compatible isolators and laser frequency stabilizers, and silicon carbide and diamond chip-scale quantum technologiesAbout the Speaker: Jelena Vuckovic (PhD Caltech 2002) is the Jensen Huang Professor of Global Leadership, Professor of Electrical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Applied Physics at Stanford. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and an external scientific member of the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics. Her honors include the Zeiss Award, Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship, Geoffrey Frew Fellowship from the Australian Academy of Sciences, the IET A. F. Harvey Engineering Research Prize, Mildred Dresselhaus Lectureship from MIT, and the Humboldt Prize. She is a fellow of the APS, Optica and IEEE. Vuckovic is a co-founder and a lead scientific advisor of SPINS Photonics and a lead editor of Physical Review Applied.Virtual Location URL: https://ucf.zoom.us/j/97575154727?from=addon

Explore how stories become legends, pass on traditions, and stick around a long time. Four iconic storytellers share their favorite tales and reveal how they have used stories to build everything from better ways to appreciate the natural world to multi-billion-dollar theme parks.* Bob Allen: Former Disney creative executive, founder of the brand and experience design firm IDEAS and the Zennovation Network * Rick Allen: Former Walt Disney World Operations executive * Jody Maberry: Entrepreneur and nationally celebrated podcast host * Bob Weis: Author and past President of Walt Disney ImagineeringHear from the leaders behind some of the world's most celebrated places and experiences, examine how and why story works, how to tell better ones, and how stories become legends.Networking follows from 5-6 p.m.Hosted by UCF Themed Experience and the Zennovation Network. Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-stories-become-legends-tickets-1898250230539?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration Info: Event is free, but registration is required.

Writer and artist [Anel I. Flores](https://anelflores.com/), author of the novel Curtains of Rain (Jaded Ibis Press) and the play Empanada (Lambda Literary Award nominee), will be speaking and answering questions at the Graduate Reading Series hosted by the Graduate Writers Association on Friday, Nov. 14, from 5:30-7 p.m. in the newly renovated room 402 of the library. This event is open to the public.

Find Your Language Match! Learn basic phrases, explore writing systems, and experience pronunciation. Instructors from various languages will lead engaging 10-minute mini-lessons throughout the event. Participants can rotate through each instructor's station for a fun and interactive cultural experience.

2025 Lecture SeriesSponsored by the Eurasia Foundation (From Asia)With 60 percent of the world's population, Asia is not only home to the world's oldest civilizations, it also represents cultural and economic vitality. Asia has a major role in manufacturing, technology and investment markets. Non-governmental organizations specializing in economic development, healthcare and environmental protection are also active throughout Asia. This series will provide a rare opportunity for students and the community to develop a better understanding of the cultural, political and economic forces that have shaped modern Asia by hearing from esteemed international scholars.Staging Tianxia (2024): Dunhuang and the Silk Road Expressive ArtsLanlan Kuang Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Central Florida[Eurasian Lecture Series 2025 - College of Arts and Humanities](https://cah.ucf.edu/eurasia-lectures-2025/)Virtual Location URL: https://cah.ucf.edu/eurasia-lectures-2025/

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

* Vous voulez ameliorer votre français oral? (Would you like to improve your French speaking skills?) * Vous aimeriez connaitre des etudiant.e.s qui ont la meme passion que vous pour la langue française?(Would you like to meet students who share your passion for the French language?)Bienvenu.e.s au cafe francophone! Venez echanger avec vos collegues etudiant.e.s dans une ambiance decontractee. (Welcome to the French cafe! Come and chat with your colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere.)Pour qui? Les etudiant.e.s de niveau 2000 (intermediaire) et +, ou etudiant.e.s francophones. (For students at the 2000 level (intermediate) or higher, or French speakers)

Live Event! In celebration of SBA's 2025 National Veteran Small Business Week, this workshop addresses the role of the SBA Office of Veterans Business Development in maximizing the availability, applicability, and usability of small business programs for Veterans, Service-Disabled Veterans, Reserve Component Members, and their dependents or survivors. OVBD is SBA's liaison with the military veteran's business community; provides policy analysis and reporting; and is as an Ombudsman for veteran entrepreneurs. OVBD has several programs and services to assist aspiring and existing veteran entrepreneurs such as training, counseling and mentorship, and oversight of Federal procurement programs for Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. This workshop will present to you the programs and resources the SBA North Florida District has available for US military veterans. In addition, this event is our way to thank veterans for your service and sacrifice. Attendees will be briefed by the University of Central Florida APEX Accelerator regarding free technical assistance available to all small businesses in the government contracting arena. Registration Link: https://events.blackthorn.io/en/6g3Q8Wa7/g/x4W8BcsAj4/sba-workshop-resources-for-veterans-5a1eVO93S0z

The recent resurgence of arboviruses such as Chikungunya (CHIKV), Zika (ZIKV), Yellow Fever (YFV), and dengue (DENV), along with the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, has placed considerable strain on healthcare systems worldwide, including in Brazil. The distribution of these viral pathogens is shaped by a complex interplay of demographic, environmental, and social factors, often leading to outbreaks in regions previously unaffected. Brazil, with its diverse ecosystems and urban expansion, remains particularly vulnerable to such re-emergences, underscoring the need for enhanced surveillance and response strategies. Integrating genomic diagnostics with digital disease surveillance offers a powerful framework for global pathogen monitoring. Real-time sequencing and bioinformatics, combined with epidemiological data, provide critical insights into how viruses spread and evolve, enabling timely and effective public health responses across regions.Talk by: Eleonora Cella, PhD, MSc Assistant Research Scientist

The UCF School of Visual Arts & Design welcomes curator Jade Dellinger for the SVAD Distinguished Artist Series on Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in VAB 132. Attendees will hear Dellinger discuss his curatorial practice and take part in a Q&A session. This lecture is free and open to the public!In celebration of Robert Rauschenberg's centenary, join Jade Dellinger for an illustrated and insightful lecture on "Bob Rauschenberg in Florida & The Moon Museum: Apollo XII's Secret Art Mission." For over a decade, Dellinger has served as Director of Exhibitions & Collections at Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers, where he's best known for his work at the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery and Annex. A Distinguished Alumnus of the University of South Florida with an M.A. in Arts Administration from NYU, he has collaborated on curatorial projects with major museums across the U.S., Europe, Mexico, and South America.Dellinger has organized major exhibitions for artists including Yoko Ono, Ann Hamilton, Wayne White, Guerrilla Girls, Keith Haring, Laurie Anderson, William S. Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac, as well as numerous traveling Rauschenberg shows. His writing has appeared in international publications and The New York Times, and he has been featured alongside Apollo XII astronaut Alan Bean on PBS's History Detectives.