April 16: Circle it in red on your calendar if you’re looking for a day of family fun on the UCF campus. There’s the second annual Book Festival, where you can meet 60 renowned authors and enjoy fun activities for ... More »
Spirit Splash, UCF’s annual wet and wild pep rally, just received a best campus tradition award from the National Association for Campus Activities. For the last 15 years or so, students have been splashing into the Reflecting Pond on Friday ... More »
Answer: This UCF alumnus won more than $134,000 on Jeopardy! That’s right — Tom Kunzen, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering at UCF in 2004 and 2006, respectively, competed in six episodes of the popular quiz show, which ... More »
Jealous of all your iPhone friends using the awesome UCF Alumni app? Well, now you Droid users can experience the awesomeness for yourselves! Search for "UCF Alumni" in the Android Market, download the five-star-rated app, and you'll always be up ... More »
Cell phones today can do almost anything, from playing movies to turning on vehicles remotely. Now a group of college students says it has figured out how to turn smart phones into virtual microscopes that can detect malaria from a ... More »
The UCF baseball team climbed into the top 25 last week. The Knights were ranked No. 23 by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, marking their first ranking since reaching as high as No. 16 in 2008. With baseball breaking into the top-25, UCF became one of ... More »
Eat, drink and watch the Knights at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. UCF alumni and fans can view a parade, celebrate on world-famous Beale Street and tailgate to their heart's desire. What could be better? OK, a victory. ... More »
Dr. Charles N. Millican, the university's founding president, died Dec. 1 at his Central Florida home. That day marked the 45th anniversary of his appointment as president of Florida Technological University, which would later become UCF. On Dec. 13, hundreds of admirers ... More »
Ambia Valentine, ’01, is headed to New York for the first time, thanks to the airline tickets (along with a $500 gift card) she chose as the third and final winner of our alumni survey. Originally from Niceville, FL, Ambia graduated from ... More »
Kristin (Zangenberg) Fortier, ’03, made history on Nov. 10. She was the first person to submit a story through the UCF Alumni Association’s new, free iPhone app. “I was lucky enough to meet my husband in my first semester at UCF, ... More »