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! Registration Link: https://donor.oneblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/1675124 Registration Info: Save time - Schedule your appointment now!

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.zoom.us/meeting/register/SyKfzZfUSqGE13P8Lz1RDw

Boost your LSAT performance with targeted strategies and expert insights. This workshop, led by Alex Jacobs from 7Sage, will help you understand the LSAT format and sections while providing effective study methods and resources to tackle different question types. You'll learn valuable time management strategies to pace yourself during the exam and engage in practice questions and mock tests. By the end of the workshop, you'll be equipped with the tools to elevate your LSAT score and enhance your law school application.All attendees will receive a group class discount--an excellent opportunity to continue your LSAT prep with expert support at a reduced cost.Virtual Location URL: https://ucf.joinhandshake.com/events/1762589/share_preview Registration Link: https://ucf.joinhandshake.com/events/1762589/share_preview Registration Info: Please RSVP on Handshake.

Learn the basics of Git () and version control using the command line in this hands-on workshop. Whether you're working on a coding project alone or with other people, version control can save you time and effort. This workshop is intended for new or novice Git users. Intermediate and advanced Git workshops are hosted periodically during Spring and Fall semesters. Please visit our events page () to view additional upcoming Git training sessions. 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](mailto: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: Mark Durbin ()Virtual Location URL: https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_57owSqkJV0RUIey Registration Link: https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_57owSqkJV0RUIey

The UCF Recreation and Wellness Center, in collaboration with the University of Central Florida Officials Association, will be offering the 29th Annual Basketball Officiating Class. This class is designed to train officials in the proper rules and mechanics needed to officiate at the high school level and beyond. Qualified officials will teach it from the local high school associations, various college conferences and professional leagues, including the NBA.When: Class begins Tuesday, August 26, and takes place from 6:00-10:00 PM, and will continue every Tuesday until October 21.Class Format: Class will meet each night in the Recreation and Wellness Center, Room 206. Rules, discussion, and hands-on training will take place in each class. Instructors and guest speakers will provide feedback on how to improve through on-court and video-taped critiques. FEE: The cost is $35.00 for UCF Students and $80.00 for non-UCF Students. Registration includes a whistle, a t-shirt, a class manual, and instruction. Parking is not included in this fee. *Only 26 spaces are available. Registration will continue until the class is filled. Please mail cash or a check to the address below, or pay via Venmo at @UCFOA with your full name in the description. Your registration is not complete until payment is received and you have received confirmation that payment was received. Checks should be made payable to 'UCFOA' Recreation and Wellness Center Attn: Heather Marshall P.O. Box 163548 Orlando, FL 32816-3548 Registration Link: https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2tWjElgbyivZGtg Registration Info: The cost is $35.00 for UCF Students and $80.00 for non-UCF Students. Registration includes whistle, t-shirt, class manual and instruction. Parking is not included in this fee. Only 26 spots are available.

This is a 2.5 to 3 hour virtual training session designed to help two groups of business: (1) those just exploring or brand new to government contracting and (2) those down the path a bit looking to backfill some gaps. You can join late or leave early and still learn something about government contracting, but those that stick around for the whole program will receive a practical, frank, overview of the government contracting process.This webinar covers the following areas:* Introduction to the Government Contracting Process * Components of a "GIB Ready" Business * Suggestions for an Initial Marketing Tool Kit * Reactive Business Development Strategies * Proactive Business Development Strategies * Introduction to the SBA's Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) database * Potential Next StepsIn addition to the instruction, attendees will have the opportunity to receive handouts that are practical tools in helping develop your government contracting programs. The handouts will also include the slide deck of the presentation which will include a number of live links to research resources, registration sites, and certification programs.This class will be delivered by one of the Florida APEX Accelerator Consultants at UCF. The Florida APEX Accelerator provides no cost government contracting consulting to small businesses.This event is sponsored by the Florida SBDC at UCF.Virtual Location URL: https://events.blackthorn.io/en/6g3Q8Wa7/g/x4W8BcsAj4/government-contracting-overview-5a1eVO8T8s2 Registration Link: https://sbdcorlando.com/upcoming-seminars/

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/)

Are you ready to level up your campus experience and resume? The Work Where You Learn Fair is your chance to explore on-campus job opportunities that fit your schedule, build professional skills, and help you grow--right here at UCF!Event details:* Wednesday, September 3, 2025* 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM* Student Union Pegasus BallroomHaven't signed up yet? [Reserve your spot!](https://app.joinhandshake.com/edu/career_fairs/56036)Dress in business casual attire, bring plenty of resumes, and get ready to impress! Enjoy free professional headshots to boost your LinkedIn profile, free food (while supplies last) AND be entered for a chance to win prizes!Whether you're interested in graduate assistant roles, hourly positions, or Federal Work Study opportunities, this fair is the perfect place to jumpstart your career journey.Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to work where you learn--see you there! Registration Link: https://go.ucf.edu/WWYL2025

The RWC offers American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED, First Aid Blended Learning classes. The Blended Learning class includes an online portion (most participants can complete this in approximately 2 hours) and an instructor-led class skills session (approximately two hours long). The online portion must be completed prior to attending the in-class skills session.Each participant who successfully completes the course will earn an American Red Cross certificate in Adult First Aid, CPR with AED. The certificate is valid for two years.To register for this class please call 407-823-2408, or walk into the RWC administrative office between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and someone will assist you! Registration Link: https://ucfrwc.org/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=d852f400-9a57-40d7-9d72-b60cff4ad06c&semesterId=421e6710-c6e2-49d9-82a8-890f63091995

Title: Meta structure designs for device applicationsAbstract: Metasurfaces are extensively used to manipulate the light and increase light-matter interaction. Owing to strong plasmonic resonances, sub wavelength metal elements have been successfully used in several applications. To avoid the associated ohmic loss, we choose non-absorbing dielectrics and Mie resonance in our designs to enhance the performance in areas including single and biphoton emitters used in quantum optics application, THz source and detector used in screening application, reflective optical limiting, and photo conducting devices used in sensing applications. In this talk, I will outline the basic principles of Mie-based metasurface design and then briefly walk you through several topics we pursued/published in the last couple of years and the work in progress.About the Speaker: Dr. Srini Krishnamurthy worked for over 35 years in various positions at SRI International, Menlo Park, CA until 2019. He then worked for over 6 years as Senior Principal Scientist at Sivananthan Laboratories, Chicago, Illinois. He is an Adjunct Professor of Physics at University of Illinois-Chicago (from 2014). He has worked on various areas including first-principles band structure, electronic, optical, and magnetic properties of semiconductors, linear and nonlinear optical transmission in solids, photonics, metamaterials and metasurfaces, infrared materials and device designs, and inverse scattering methods. He received a Doctorate in Physics from University in Cincinnati in 1984, awarded Alexander von Humboldt fellowship, has been visiting professor of Physics at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and University of Illinois-Chicago. As a Humboldt Fellow, he worked at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart and Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics, Berlin.Virtual Location URL: https://ucf.zoom.us/j/92964652706?from=addon

Think Outside the Major: Career Paths You Didn't See ComingYour major is just one part of your story. In this creative, hands-on session, you'll use mind mapping to explore career options that match your interests, values, and goals. Learn how to develop parallel plans that keep you open--and confident--about the future.If you're unable to attend in person, join us via Zoom. get the link from Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1781002/share_previewVirtual Location URL: https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1781002/share_preview Registration Link: https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1781002/share_preview

This group meets every Wednesday. May meet outdoors during building closures for holidays.NA is a non-profit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs have become a major problem. We meet regularly to help each other live drug-free. There are no dues or fees, the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Our fellowship focuses primarily on recovery from the disease of addiction. Anyone may join us regardless of age, race, sexual identity, creed, religion, or lack of religion.For more information about this meeting visit [studenthealth.ucf.edu/recovery/](https://studenthealth.ucf.edu/recovery/) or call the NA Helpline at 407-425-5157.

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! Registration Link: https://donor.oneblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/1675105 Registration Info: Save time - Schedule your appointment now!

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/)

Title: Terahertz metasurface quantum-cascade vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting-lasers (VECSELs)Abstract: The terahertz frequency range lies at the junction of the electronic and photonic regimes, which means that it is fertile ground for exploring hybrid systems which combine laser gain with microwave electromagnetic design. The terahertz quantum-cascade (QC) laser is an excellent example, which produces gain via intersubband electronic transitions within heterostructure quantum wells, but typically uses sub-wavelength waveguides that have a strong resemblance to microstrip transmission lines and patch antennas. I will discuss the development and recent advances to do with amplifying reflectarray metasurfaces based upon sub-wavelength arrays of such antennas loaded with QC-gain material, and their use in implementing vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting-lasers (VECSELs).In the QC-VECSEL scheme, the amplifying metasurface is used as one reflector in an external cavity, which supports a well-shaped circulating THz beam. The QC-VECSEL architecture offers a solution to many problems that have plagued THz QC-lasers - namely their low emission powers and efficiencies (especially above 77 K), their limited beam quality (especially at high powers), and their limited range of continuous single-mode tunability. I will discuss several advances in the field of VECSELs in the past few years. First is the development of QC-VECSELs as stable, single-moded local oscillators for heterodyne receivers. Such lasers are in demand for future astrophysical instruments for mapping of molecular and atomic species within the interstellar medium - particularly at high frequencies above 2 THz which are difficult to access using electronic sources. We have recently shown that QC-VECSELs can provide mW to tens of mW continuous-wave power, in a near-diffraction limited beam, with large fractional tunability (up to 20% of the center wavelength). Second, is the extension of QCLs and QC-VECSELs to higher frequencies above 5 THz and approaching the lossy Reststrahlen band in GaAs. We have recently demonstrated QC-laser gain material operating up to 6.5 THz (46 μm wavelength), and tunable QC-VECSELs operating between 5.2-5.7 THz. Third is the initial demonstration of QC-VECSELs as frequency combs. Since every longitudinal mode in a QC-VECSEL interacts with the gain medium through the same metasurface resonance, there is no-spatial hole burning per se. As a result QC-VECSELs prefer to lase in single-mode, unlike waveguide QC-lasers which will spontaneously lase in multi-mode and frequency comb operation. However, we have shown that THz QC-VECSELs can be forced into a fundamental or harmonic frequency-comb regime via strong microwave modulation of the metasurface gain. About the Speaker: Benjamin Williams is Professor and Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). He received his B.S. in Physics from Haverford College in 1996, and his M.S. in 1998 and Ph.D. in 2003 both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering. He is currently Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions in Terahertz Science and Technology. He has received the APS Apker Award (1996), the DARPA Young Faculty Award (2008), the NSF CAREER Award (2012), and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) (2016). His research interests lie in photonic materials, devices, and applications for the terahertz and mid-infrared frequency ranges, including low-dimensional semiconductors, quantum-cascade lasers, and plasmonics and metamaterials.Virtual Location URL: https://ucf.zoom.us/j/92584023013?from=addon

Trip Information* Trip Date: 9/6/2025 * Trip Location: TBD * Trip Cost: $35.00 * Registration Opens: 8/23/2025 * 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 and Time: TBDTrip Description: Join Outdoor Adventure as we paddle through Florida's pristine waters! The scenery will offer us the chance to see wildlife and spend a day in the beautiful Florida sun.What's Included: All of our adventures include all necessary gear for the activity (including boats, paddles, and PFDs), 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 lunch/water/snacks. Meals are not provided. A full packing list will be provided at the Pre-Trip Meeting.Trip Leaders: Ailly and Julia Registration Link: https://ucfrwc.org/program Registration Info: Registration opens 2 weeks before the trip date at 12:00pm.

This is a 6-week Small Group Training designed to teach the basics of calisthenics. Perfect for beginners, this class will help you master foundational movements, improve technique, and help you grow in your fitness journey. The Small Group Training cost is $50. Training will take place September 8th-October 15th and will be Monday's and Wednesday's, 8AM-9AM. Registration Link: https://ucfrwc.org/program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=ffd399a0-256c-4b79-964c-6279618efceb

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/)