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Congrats to all of our amazing graduate knights walking the stage at commencement this weekend!🎓✨
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UCF College of Graduate Studies commencement post, Congratulations Class of 2025. Image shows a doctoral graduate smiling on stage.
December 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Three Rising Graduate Stars Earn the Prestigious Sheila B. Somerville Scholarship
Recognized for standout achievement and bold ambition, these honorees embody the excellence the UCF Women’s Club champions. https://bit.ly/3Y7mZgh #UCFGraduateLIfe
UCF Women’s Club Honors 3 Graduate Students with Prestigious Sheila B. Somerville Scholarship
The transformative scholarship recognizes outstanding UCF students who demonstrate academic and professional excellence.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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UCF alum Camara Gaither ’23MSW is Orlando’s new poet laureate, the third Knight in a row to hold the title. She uses poetry to heal, connect and uplift the community. #UCFGraduateLife https://www.ucf.edu/news/orlandos-new-poet-laureate-ucf-alum-finds-healing-through-words/
Orlando’s New Poet Laureate, UCF Alum Finds Healing Through Words
As the third UCF alum to earn the Orlando poet laureate honor, Camara Gaither ’23MSW sees poetry as a practice that enhances social work and service to others.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Join us this afternoon from 3-5pm for free ice cream floats in the Graduate Student Center! Enjoy a sweet treat and destress for a moment.
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Graduate Student Life, Float into Finals, November 24 from 3 to 5pm, Trevor Colbourn Hall room 213.
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Need to update your LinkedIn profile photo? Come get a professional headshot this Thursday at 2pm in TCH 208. Sign up here! https://events.ucf.edu/event/3899185/graduate-student-professional-headshots/
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UCF Graduate Student Life. Need to update your LinkedIn profile photo? Come get a professional headshot this Thursday at 2pm in TCH 208.
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Need to update your LinkedIn profile photo? Come get a professional headshot this Thursday at 2pm in TCH 208. Sign up here! https://events.ucf.edu/event/3899185/graduate-student-professional-headshots/
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UCF Graduate Student Life. Get a professional headshot this Thursday at 2pm in TCH 208.
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Want to learn more about using AI in research and academic writing while upholding academic integrity? Join us for a lunch and learn this tomorrow, November 19, at 1pm in TCH 208.
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Graduate Student Life Lunch and Learn, AI in Research and Academic Writing, November 18, 1pm, in TCH 208.
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Don't miss the Fall Research Symposium tomorrow in the Morgridge International Reading Center! Come by and check out all the cool research going on at UCF.
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Fall Research Symposium, November 12 in the Mogridge International Reading Center. 12 to 1pm, Undergraduate 5 Minute Launch. 1:30 to 2:30pm, Master's 3 Minute Thesis. 3 to 4pm, Postdoc 4MAT. 4:30 to 6pm, Doctoral 3 Minute Thesis.
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Join us Nov. 12 at the Morgridge International Reading Center for a full day of student and scholar research, featuring the 5-Minute Launch, 3-Minute Thesis, and 4-Minute Academic Talks. Free to attend with refreshments! #UCFFallResearch #UCFGraduateLife
UCF Fall Research Symposium November 12, 2025 Morgridge International Reading Center Event Schedule: • 12 – 1PM – Undergraduate 5 Minute Launch • 1:30 – 2:30PM – Master’s 3 Minute Thesis • 3 – 4PM – Postdoctoral 4 Minute Academic Talks • 4:30 – 5:30PM – Doctoral 3 Minute Thesis
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Stop by the Graduate Student Center (TCH 213) tomorrow at 11am for our monthly First Wednesday Cafe. Enjoy free bagels and coffee and catch up with friends! ☕ 🥯
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Graduate Student Life First Wednesday Cafe tomorrow, November 5, in the Graduate Student Center at 11am. Enjoy free bagels and coffee and catch up with friends.
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Join us this Friday at noon for a Halloween celebration in the Graduate Student Center (TCH 213). Enjoy free pizza and spooky arts and crafts provided by Graduate Student Life! Don't miss it!
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Grad Gathering Halloween celebration, October 31 at 12pm, TCH 213. Graduate Student Center.
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Seven UCF students, including two Graduate Knights, will further their studies overseas through the prestigious Fulbright Program, representing Knight excellence around the world. #UCFFulbright #UCFGraduateLife https://bit.ly/4qv1Fyb
UCF Fulbright Awardees Bring Their Passions to a Global Scale
Seven UCF students and alums will further their studies overseas with the prestigious award.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Join us today at 4:30pm in the Hitt Library (room 402) for Writing Across Borders, a workshop designed to help international graduate students improve their academic writing. Get tips and learn about campus resources in a friendly setting with refreshments!

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Writing Across Borders, academic support for international graduate students at UCF. October 22 at 4:30pm, Hitt Library room 402. Improve your academic writing and connect with peers while enjoying refreshments.
October 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Join us tomorrow at noon in TCH 208 for an exclusive Lunch & Learn session, with special guest Cassi Willard from the Center of Entrepreneurial Leadership. Food will be provided to the first 30 guests. Don't miss out!
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UCF Graduate Student Life Lunch and Learn with Center of Entrepreneurial Leadership, October 21 at 12pm, TCH 208.
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Last chance to apply for the UCF Three Minute Thesis (3MT)! $4,000 in scholarships will be awarded. Share your research in just 3 minutes using one PowerPoint slide and impress a non-specialist audience. Apply today at https://bit.ly/48GPZ4J. #UCF3MT #UCFGraduateLife
APPLY 3MT Three Minute Thesis Applications Due, Monday, Oct 13. graduate.ucf.edu/3MT
October 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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It's Graduate Career Month, knights! Join us on the Downtown campus tomorrow at 2pm (DPAC room 108) for a free professional photo session. Update your LinkedIn headshot and put your best face forward.
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UCF Graduate Student Life free headshots at UCF Downtown. October 7th from 2 to 3:30pm in DPAC room 108.
October 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Don't miss our monthly First Wednesday Cafe tomorrow from 11am - 1pm in the Graduate Student Center! Enjoy free bagels and coffee and hang out with friends.
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UCF Graduate Student Life, First Wednesday Cafe. October 1 from 11am to 1pm in the Graduate Student Center. Free bagels and coffee.
September 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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UCF Triple Knight Anthony Rios has stepped in as Chief of Orange County Fire Rescue, Central Florida’s largest fire and rescue department, ensuring residents and visitors are in safe hands. #UCFGraduateLife https://bit.ly/4gAfJSn
UCF Triple Knight Steps Into Role of Orange County Fire Rescue Chief
As chief for Central Florida’s largest fire and rescue department, alum Anthony Rios ’12 ’15MPA ’22PhD is ensuring Orange County’s residents and visitors are in good hands.
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September 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Get ready, Knight Nation! Join us tomorrow in the Graduate Student Center (TCH 213) at noon for a tailgate to prepare for the big UCF vs UNC game. GKCO ⚔️ 🏈
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UCF Graduate Student Life Football Tailgate. Saturday, September 20 at noon in the Graduate Student Center.
September 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Join the Office of Graduate Student Life today for a quick lunch break to learn about career resources with a professional from UCF Career Services. Food provided to the first 30 graduate students, come by TCH 208 starting at 1 PM!
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UCF Graduate Student Life Lunch and Learn event. Tuesday, September 16 at 1pm in Trevor Colbourn Hall, room 208.
September 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Join us tomorrow in the Graduate Student Center (TCH 213) for a cozy night in. Bring your favorite book and relax while enjoying complimentary refreshments.
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UCF Graduate Student Life, Cozy Book Night. September 11 at 4:30pm, TCH 213. Image shows a young man in a UCF hoodie reading a book.
September 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Want to learn more about grad school at UCF? Join us for our Annual Grad Fair on Wednesday, September 17 from 4-7pm in the Student Union Pegasus Ballroom and learn about UCF's 200+ graduate programs.
Register today: https://graduate.ucf.edu/gradfair/
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UCF Grad Fair 2025, September 17 from 4 to 7pm in the Student Union Pegasus Ballroom. Join us and learn all about graduate study at UCF.
September 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Join us today at noon in the Graduate Student Center for an ice cream social! Bring your families and give them a glimpse into graduate student life at UCF. We hope to see you there!
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UCF Graduate Student Life. Family Weekend Ice Cream Social. September 5 at 12pm, TCH 213.
September 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Don't forget to stop by the Graduate Student Center today at 11am for our monthly First Wednesday Cafe! Enjoy free bagels and coffee and catch up with friends.
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UCF Graduate Student Life, First Wednesday Cafe, September 3 at 11am, TCH 213.
September 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Join Graduate Student Life on Zoom today at noon while we take a coffee break around lunchtime and reflect on goal setting and motivation for the upcoming semester.
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UCF Graduate Student Life Online Coffee Chat. September 2, 12pm, virtual on zoom.
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM