2008 Woodie Awards
Vote Absentee
UCF is joining the nation in an effort to go green by expecting the College of Medicine at Lake Nona to reach the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design silver certification standards. Regardless of hefty budget cuts and a struggling economy, UCF President John Hitt announced last year that all new university construction will still strive to meet at least the LEED silver rating.
Imagine falling into unconsciousness without warning. Your body begins to seize violently. You can't feel it and you can't stop it, eventually regaining consciousness in a hospital bed surrounded by doctors and nurses. Remember nothing of the incident, you've literally lost the ability to communicate with those around you.
UCF's own mascot Knightro was one of the nearly 30 mascots to compete at the 16th annual Celebrity Mascot Games that was held July 24 through July 26 at Stetson University and Amway Arena. About 7,500 mascot fans attended the event. Other mascots from Florida that competed on the weekend-long event included Stanley C.
A UCF police officer has been selected as an agent for the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation and will report for duty September 1. MBI is a law enforcement task force comprised of 14 local, state and federal agencies, including the UCF Police Department.
Republicans and Democrats gathered in front of the Student Union for a voters' registration drive on the last Monday of Summer B. "We're nonpartisan when we're registering people to vote," said College Democrats Vice President Ben King. "Everyone without an Obama shirt on should be holding a clipboard.
More than 15,000 women from across the globe gathered at the Orange County Convention Center July 24-30 for the 49th National Convention of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. "The exciting part is to be among all the sorority members, all my sisters here in Orlando, Florida .
GroupTable.com held its first on-campus event to help promote the site July 21. The event was held in front of the Student Union, where the team and some supporters joined them to pass out pizza to students who chose to register. To register, students select their school and enter their classes, allowing them to connect with other students enrolled in them, and gain the ability to form or join groups for studying or for projects.
Northrop Grumman Corporation has entered into a five-year research partnership with the College of Optics and Photonics. Northrop has been investing strategically in research institutions and has used these bonds to solidify its standing in research and development.