Archive for the ‘Academics’ Category

USF, Gov. Scott May Challenge Texas Longhorns, Gov. Perry

KnightNews.com has obtained emails showing the University of South Florida and Florida Gov. Rick Scott may issue a challenge to the University of Texas and Gov. Rick Perry related to STEM fields — science, technology, engineering or mathematics. Scott has been a vocal advocate that Florida universities...
May 20th, 2012 | Academics, Beyond UCF, Football, News, Politics, Sports | Read More

UCF Commencement Ceremonies Information

Over 7,500 students will be graduating from the University of Central Florida beginning May 3, at the UCF Arena. Here is a breakdown of the gradtuate numbers provided by UCF: 6,278 – Bachelor’s Degree 1,155 – Master’s Degree 26 – Education Specialist Degree 109 – Doctoral...
April 28th, 2012 | Academics | Read More

$180 USF Textbook ‘Riddled’ With Errors

UCF’s neighbor to the west, the University of South Florida, is in the spotlight today for embarassing mistakes uncovered in the university’s pricey textbooks. According to WFTS ABC in Tampa, an I-Team investigation has uncovered “some textbooks sold at USF are full of errors.” The...
April 10th, 2012 | Academics, Beyond UCF, Economy, News, Tuition, Videos | Read More

Selling Notes Online May Have Consequences for UCF Students

Up until recently, UCF students were freely using online marketplaces to buy and sell their class notes. Websites such as Notehall.com (owned by Chegg, a college textbook rental service) pay students to post their personally written lecture notes and study guides for cash. However, teachers at UCF are...
April 3rd, 2012 | Academics, Hot Topics, News, UCF Administration | Read More

March 10: UCF Library Closed, Gym Stays Opens

As UCF students come back into town after a week of Spring Break, KnightNews.com is seeing students asking what’s open and what’s not. So we checked the hours of popular places on campus and found out the following for Saturday: The UCF Gym is open but the UCF Library is closed. WIN FREE...
March 10th, 2012 | Academics, News, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

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
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