Archive for the ‘Academics’ Category

UCF Fraternities, Sororities Fall 2011 Chapter Sizes, Grades Released

KnightNews.com has obtained the Fall 2011 UCF fraternity and sorority grade and sizes report. We have grouped the data into an easy to read format based on chapter size including new members. Phi Delta Theta, Lambda Chi and Theta Chi remained the largest fraternities on campus, respectively. Alpha Tau...
December 21st, 2011 | Academics, UCF Greek Life | Read More

FIU Graduate School Hosts Open House, UCF Students Invited

As hundreds of UCF students prepare to graduate this December, Florida International University is spreading the word about its graduate school programs through an Open House. “The Open House is a great opportunity to meet FIU’s graduate faculty, program directors, staff and administration,”...
October 20th, 2011 | Academics, Beyond UCF, Sponsored Story | Read More

UCF Graduation Live Stream Video

KnightNews.com is carrying the live stream of graduation commencement ceremonies, provided by UCF. UCF GRADUATION LIVE STREAM (WHEN AVAILABLE): When graduation ceremonies are taking place Friday and Saturday, the video will appear above. Once UCF provides video archives of the most ceremonies,...
August 6th, 2011 | Academics, News, Videos | Read More

Ereck Plancher Trial Field Trip Coincides with UCF Summer B Classes

Freshmen starting their first college classes ever at the University of Central Florida shared campus with a jury, judge and slew of attorneys and media taking a field trip to view the facility where former UCF football player Ereck Plancher struggled before dying in 2008. Watch Ereck Plancher Trial...
June 27th, 2011 | Academics, Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News | Read More

UCF Medical School On Its Way to Full Accreditation

The UCF College of Medicine was awarded provisional accreditation this week, the second of three approvals needed in order to become a fully accredited college. Once the third approval is awarded, the College of Medicine will be able to provide degrees for its students. According to a press release sent...
June 17th, 2011 | Academics, News | Read More

Thousands Take June LSAT Test Monday

If you thought you’re day was stressful, it’s probably nothing compared to what the thousands of aspiring law school students taking the LSAT are going through. At 12:30 p.m. today, Monday, June 6, those hoping to get into law school will take one of the most grueling admissions tests there...
June 6th, 2011 | Academics, Beyond UCF, News | Read More

UCF Dental School Could Come to ‘Medical City’ by 2014

Students at the University of Central Florida could soon study how to become dentists. The UCF Board of Trustees is expected to approve a proposal on May 26 which would establish a College of Dental Medicine. It would be located at the UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, according to a UCF news...
May 13th, 2011 | Academics, Business, Economy, News, UCF Administration | Read More

UCF Fraternities, Sororities 2011 Chapter Sizes Released

KnightNews.com has obtained the 2011 UCF fraternity and sorority grade and chapter size report. We have been working to analyze the data and compile it in an easy to read format, grouped by relative chapter size so the data is easily compared against the most similarly composed organizations. One of...
May 11th, 2011 | Academics, News, UCF Greek Life | Read More

Student Union Temporarily Dubbed “Study Union”

In an effort to accommodate as many study needs as possible, the University of Central Florida’s Student Union is being transformed into a “Study Union”. It will be open 24 hours a day during the entire week of finals, leaving the computer labs and work areas open to anyone who wishes to take advantage...
December 7th, 2010 | Academics, Campus Beat | Read More

UCF Professor to Teach One of a Kind HIV Class

15,000 people within Central Florida are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Sharon Douglass, 64, a professor at the University of Central Florida has had the life long goal to bring the number of individuals infected by the disease down to zero. To her it is all about spreading awareness...
December 5th, 2010 | Academics, News, Safety | Read More
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