Archive for the ‘UCF Administration’ Category

UCF Files Appeal After Losing Ereck Plancher Case

The University of Central Florida has officially filed its appeal to a higher court after an Orange County jury awarded the parents of Ereck Plancher a $10 million verdict. KnightNews.com covered the wrongful death lawsuit the parents of the UCF football player — who died during a workout —...
May 15th, 2012 | Business, Ereck Plancher Trial, Football, News, Safety, UCF Administration | Read More

Rick Scott Forms Task Force to Reform Florida Universities

Universities across the state have a close eye on “The Blue Ribbon Task Force on State Higher Education Reform” Florida Gov. Rick Scott created with an executive order on May 4. Among the objectives of the task force are to make recommendations to Scott on how the state universities can...
May 8th, 2012 | News, Politics, Tuition, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

UCF’s Passing of the Gavel Ceremony 2012

UPDATE: According to UCF Communication Coordinator Courtney Gilmartin, SGA has so far spent $8,538.80 on Passing of the Gavel. The money for the event came from the 2011-2012 A&SF budget, specifically the SGA Executive Branch’s administration budget line. ______________________________________________________________________ Last...
April 12th, 2012 | Campus Beat, Economy, News, Politics, Tuition, UCF Administration, UCF SGA, You Decide | Read More

Fallen Knights Remembered at Eternal Knights Ceremony

Twelve students were recognized March 29 in the Pegasus Ballroom of the University of Central Florida as part of the annual Eternal Knights Memorial service. “It’s just a very important time for us to stop as a community and remember,” said Dr. Maribeth Ehasz, the Vice President for Student Development...
April 9th, 2012 | News, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

UCF SGA: Wackadoos Meal Tickets Given to Voters Not Proof of Bribery

The UCF Student Government Association Elections Commission ruled today video evidence showing Cortez Whatley’s SGA Presidential campaigners giving meal tickets to students using his laptop voting stations does not constitute bribery. Fernando Gonzales, who filed the violation, contended that...
April 5th, 2012 | News, Politics, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | 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

Elections Begin: SGA Voting Opens Today

Voting has officially opened today for the 2012 SGA president and Vice President candidates. Campaigns began early this morning and will continue into the night as supporters rally for votes. Both campaigns have a range of free, yes FREE, food from places like Tenders and Wackadoos. We stopped outside...
March 26th, 2012 | News, Politics, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

McCann/Brock: A Year in Review–Video

Nine months ago, KnightNews.com sat down with the (then) new SGA President, Matt McCann, and Vice President, Adam Brock. The eager, yet nervous, duo had their plans set and were ready to begin a brand new year, managing nearly 58,000 students at UCF. Sponsored ad, story continues below: Now, nine months...
March 26th, 2012 | Campus Reviews, News, Politics, UCF Administration, UCF SGA, Videos | Read More

Greek Life Forum Gets Heated; Video Recap

This Monday, the Tri Delta Sorority hosted a “Greek Life” Debate between the SGA Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. The forum covered many topics and platform points which aimed specifically at keeping the UCF Greek Community strong. Candidates got a bit heated halfway into the...
March 20th, 2012 | News, Politics, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | 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
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