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Phil AmmannJuly 29, 2016

While the new University of Central Florida downtown Orlando campus has yet to open, school leaders are already making plans for expansion. Rachel Williams of the Orlando Business Journal reports the UCF board of trustees voted July 28 to approve a new five-year capital improvement plan — including a project called “UCF Downtown campus building […]

Associated PressJuly 4, 2016

Miss Orlando Courtney Sexton has been crowned Miss Florida 2016. Pageant officials said the 23-year-old from Starke beat out 47 other women Saturday night and will now compete in the Miss America 2017 pageant in September in Atlantic City, N.J. She won the “lifestyle, fitness and swimsuit” preliminary competition earlier in the week. Her talent is […]

Guest AuthorJune 21, 2016

The day before I jetted to Charlotte for a weeklong vacation, unspeakable ugliness ambushed the City Beautiful. First, it descended upon an Orlando nightspot where more than 300 revelers came on “Latin Night” to live “la vida loca.” Later, it crept into my bedroom. Early that Sunday at Pulse, too many fathers, mothers, sons and […]

Scott PowersMay 31, 2016

The University of Central Florida rehired longtime President John Hitt for another year Tuesday and kept tuition rates unchanged going into the fall 2016 semester. The UCF Board of Trustees took both actions during their board meeting at the university, praising Hitt for his now 25 years at the helm of the university and for […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 25, 2016

The push to make sure Florida graduates can enter the workforce shouldn’t stop when it comes to students with intellectual disabilities. That was the message Senate President Andy Gardiner sent during a speech at the Degrees to Jobs Education Summit on Wednesday afternoon. Gardiner used his speech to highlight the work the Legislature has done to make […]

Guest AuthorMay 17, 2016

When my daughter graduated high school, she took her talents to the University of Central Florida where she majored in musical theater. As patrons, my wife and I love the arts. As parents, not so much. We worried that four years hence our daughter would strut across the stage to “Pomp and Circumstance” only later […]

Jim RosicaApril 19, 2016

Senate President-designate Joe Negron is asking: What do state university students need? Had Negron stuck around a few minutes longer Monday on one leg of his “state university listening tour,” he might have heard one answer. Negron is barnstorming the state with fellow senators and other state officials, hitting 12 institutions of higher learning in four […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 18, 2016

Senate President-Designate Joe Negron is heading back to college. Negron kicks off a four-day listening tour of Florida’s State University System on Monday. The Stuart Republican is expected to visit all 12 of the state universities during the listening tour. “Over the last several years, I have had the opportunity to discuss with fellow senators […]

Guest AuthorMarch 20, 2016

Welcome to March Madness! Sixty-eight college basketball teams are vying for a national championship. These teams will struggle to score against fierce defenses, try to maneuver for the perfect shot, and hopefully draw a foul and a chance for an “and one” scoring possibility. “And one” refers to the free throw awarded to a player […]

Scott PowersMarch 15, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has approved the University of Central Florida’s plan for a downtown Orlando campus. The campus line item — $20 million — escaped Scott’s veto pen Tuesday, meaning the money is set and as soon as the university raises another $4 million in private donations it will be able to begin developing the […]

Tag: University of Central Florida

Before downtown Orlando campus even opens, UCF plans major expansion

Miss Orlando Courtney Sexton crowned Miss Florida

Darryl E. Owens: The horror of wounded empathy — or when mass shootings become humdrum

John Hitt will be back at UCF next year, and so will the same tuition rates

Andy Gardiner touts Center for Students with Unique Abilities at education summit

Darryl E. Owens: Good teachers at poor schools deserve a fair shot at bonuses

What Joe Negron needed to hear during his “State University Listening Tour”

Joe Negron kicks off State University listening tour

Michael Preston: College grads can enhance prospects by learning additional skills

UCF’s downtown Orlando campus escapes Rick Scott veto, gets final OK