Archive for the ‘UCF Administration’ Category

UCF Playboy Shoot: Coach O’Leary Gave Permission for Sexy Video

All eyes are on Knights football after UCF alumna and Playboy Magazine’s Miss July 2010, Shanna Marie McLaughlin, continues making headlines in the Orlando Sentinel, on Local 6 news and elsewhere for a popular video showing off her UCF spirit taken inside the Knights locker room. The Orlando Sentinel...
August 7th, 2010 | Business, Culture, Entertainment, Football, News, UCF Administration | Read More

UCF Graduation Summer 2010: Knights Start Next Chapter

The University of Central Florida will boast about 203,000 graduates by the end of Saturday, as thousands of Class of 2010 summer graduates say goodbye to the college that has been their home for years. KnightNews.com will try and live stream the 2 p.m.ceremony here when it happens. UCF GRADUATION...
August 7th, 2010 | Academics, News, UCF Administration | Read More

Michael Kilbride Controversy: Former President Responds After SGA Blames Him for Their Problems

KnightNews.com and the Central Florida Future newspaper were copied on an e-mail former UCF SGA President Logan Berkowitz sent to current embattled President Michael Kilbride over Kilbride’s weekend luxury getaway spending scandal that led WFTV to report how students wanted him impeached. Here’s...
August 4th, 2010 | Letters to the Editor, News, Politics, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

Michael Kilbride’s UCF SGA Administration Under Review After We Ask Questions

Within days of KnightNews.com asking tough questions about secret Student Government Association meetings, retaining an attorney to try and obtain SGA impeachment audio records and interviewing Orange County Commissioner Linda Stewart about a lack of transparency in SGA and alleged “misuse”...
July 30th, 2010 | News, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

Commissioner Calls Lavish UCF SGA Retreat ‘Misuse’ of Public Funds

UPDATE: Jereme Pozin has resigned. But the controversy is far from over. KnightNews.com’s attorney says SGA still has an illegal law on the book. Click here to read our lawyer’s demand letter to Kilbride that sources say UCF tried to ignore hoping they could claim the issue was moot because...
July 29th, 2010 | News, UCF Administration, UCF SGA, Videos | Read More

UCF President Hitt’s Bonus May Triple Average Family’s Annual Income

Just weeks after UCF convinced the Florida Board of Governors to raise differential tuition during a time when Florida’s unemployment is nearly the worst in the country, UCF President John Hitt is set to get a one time bonus of $143,000 — nearly three times the $47,802 it takes an average...
July 22nd, 2010 | News, Tuition, UCF Administration | Read More

UCF SGA Impeachment Affidavit Released, Read it Here

SGA Senate Meeting UPDATE:The impeachment affidavit passed its first hurdle during an SGA Senate LJR Committee meeting this afternoon. KnightNews.com streamed the meeting live. The only count that didn’t move on to Senate for future consideration was the one related to attending the meeting in...
July 14th, 2010 | News, Safety, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

No Cheating: UCF’s Anti-Cheat Cameras Featured in New York Times

You probably assumed you were being watched when you take exams at the University of Central Florida, but did you know in some cases you may also be video recorded? Fox 35 got a behind the scenes look at the surveillance system UCF uses. The station suggests the scrutiny is worse than you endure when...
July 7th, 2010 | Academics, UCF Administration | Read More

UCF Tuition Differential: Another Big Hike Around the Corner

Tuition at the University of Central Florida could spike 15 percent this fall if state leaders grant UCF’s request for the hike. BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING LIVE (WHEN AVAILABLE): All 11 state schools making up Florida’s State University System have asked for the maximum 15 percent annual...
June 9th, 2010 | Economy, News, Tuition, UCF Administration | Read More

Knights E-mail Alert: UCF Can Read What You Write

UCF Says Monitoring is Rare, But Former Student Leader Worries About Abuse If you’ve ever used your UCF Knights E-mail account to talk about something illegal — like underage drinking in your dorm — or certain other behavior UCF deems inappropriate, the university could electronically...
June 6th, 2010 | Business, News, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More
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