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Open Heart Open Mic February 15

Join us for a lunch break Open Heart Open Mic on Thursday, February 15 from 12-1:15PM in John C. Hitt Library room 223. The UCF Libraries is partnering with the Women’s & Gender Studies Program to present an ongoing open mic event series.

You are welcome to bring a story, poem, song, or any other vocal presentation to share – on any topic.

For more information, check our event page.

Any original work presented at an Open Heart Open Mic event will be eligible to be listed in STARS KnightVerse. STARS is UCF’s digital repository designed to disseminate, publicize, and share works by, for, and about UCF. KnightVerse is the area within STARS for library related student work. After presenting, see the Open Heart Open Mic host for information about submitting your original work.

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Open Heart Open Mic 11/30

Join us for a lunch break Open Heart Open Mic on Thursday, November 30 from 12-1:15PM in John C. Hitt Library room 223. The UCF Libraries is partnering with the Women’s & Gender Studies Program to present an ongoing open mic event series.

You are welcome to bring a story, poem, song, or any other vocal presentation to share – on any topic.

For more information, check our event page.

Any original work presented at an Open Heart Open Mic event will be eligible to be listed in STARS KnightVerse. STARS is UCF’s digital repository designed to disseminate, publicize, and share works by, for, and about UCF. KnightVerse is the area within STARS for library related student work. After presenting, see the Open Heart Open Mic host for information about submitting your original work.

Thesis and Dissertation Forum

Fall 2017 Thesis & Dissertation Forum

The Fall 2017 Thesis & Dissertation Forum is a free, half-day program sponsored by the UCF Libraries, the UCF College of Graduate Studies, and SAGE Publishing. The program is designed for doctoral and master’s students who are currently working on a thesis or dissertation proposal (or draft), conducting literature review research, or related projects. Forum sessions offer an opportunity for you to learn about resources, tools and strategies that can help move your research forward.

When:   Tuesday, December 12, 2017 from 8:30 am — 12:30 pm
Where:  John C. Hitt Library (main campus), Classrooms 235 A & 235 C

Participants should be:

  • currently enrolled in a UCF doctoral or master’s program,
  • preparing a literature review, research proposal, or research project (or drafts),
  • and be willing to provide a brief description of your research topic/question(s).

To register, click the Fall 2017 Thesis & Dissertation Forum link below or copy and paste the link into your browser

http://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6YBVSUN6m6jSMHH

 

Registration must be submitted by Friday, December 8, 2017 at 12 midnightRegistration is limited to 35 participants. We expect to receive more applications than available spaces so a wait list will be available. Please note that we cannot guarantee participation for all eligible applicants. Applicants will be notified about acceptance of registration by Monday, December 11, 2017.

Please email questions to Corinne Bishop, UCF Graduate Outreach Librarian Corinne.Bishop@ucf.edu

IEEE Seminar

IEEE Innovation and Entrepreneurship Seminar

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

For more information and to RSVPhttps://guides.ucf.edu/UCF-LIB-IEEE

Featured Panelists

Phil Dumas, UCF Electrical Engineering graduate, class of 2005. Phil appeared on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank (Season 3 finale) to pitch UniKey, and was the first company to receive an offer from all five Sharks.

Jennifer Adams McKinley, UCF B.S. Chemistry and M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering graduate. Director and Chief Operating Officer at IRradiance Glass.

Michael Pape, UCF Professor of Practice, Department of Management, College of Business AdministrationSerial Entrepreneur, co-founder of Esperion Therapeutics, Orchard Venture Partners (a life science venture capital firm), Akebia Therapeutics and Nymirum.

Raju Nagaiah, Ph.D., Licensing Associate, UCF’s Office of Technology Transfer (OTT).

Ruth Wolfish, IEEE Client Services Manager.

Rebecca Murphey, UCF Patent and Trademark Resource Center Librarian.

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