Dec 8, 2021 | Feature, Philanthropy, UCF News
Students and faculty across UCF are benefitting from 250 new mixed reality headsets that will be used for applications ranging from developing robotic sensors to designing interactive backgrounds for special events. The headsets are a gift from General Dynamics...
Dec 1, 2021 | Feature, Philanthropy
Thanks to the generosity of our alumni, friends and partners, Giving Tuesday raised over $1,160,000 from 870 donors – making this UCF’s best Giving Tuesday yet. Donor support empowers UCF to foster student success, social mobility and innovative research....
Nov 24, 2021 | Feature, Philanthropy
Impact increased by UCF co-investment. First-generation college students in the UCF College of Business will soon benefit from an endowed scholarship fund thanks to a $1 million gift from alumnus Mark L. Plaumann ’74 ’79MBA and wife Marilyn E. Wilson. And, thanks to a...
Nov 16, 2021 | Feature, Philanthropy, UCF News
Created in 2012, Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. It puts a philanthropic spin on the retail rush of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Each year, Giving Tuesday highlights the power of people coming together to...
Nov 4, 2021 | Feature, Philanthropy, UCF News
UCF’s Knights Helping Knights Pantry was recently recognized for its outstanding service during the pandemic. Each year, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida honors and celebrates some of its most dedicated volunteers and partners, and the pantry was awarded...
Oct 27, 2021 | Feature, Philanthropy
Thanks to a gift of 250 Microsoft® HoloLens® Commercial Suite mixed reality headsets from the Orlando facility of General Dynamics Mission Systems, valued at $1.285 million, UCF students and faculty can use mixed reality to design, simulate and test prototypes,...
