The main goals are to raise awareness of hunger and homelessness on our campus and in our community, educate individuals on resources available assist those in need, and encourage people to get involved to help overcome these social issues. Some events include:

The National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is in collaboration with Volunteer 麻豆原创 (V麻豆原创), Graduate Student Association (GSA), Knights Helping Knights Pantry and various campus partners.

The events are worth up to 1,000 LINK Loot points and qualify as LEAD Impact events. More details at: or the . For additional information contact: Angela Newland, Student Care Services, angela.newland@ucf.edu.

麻豆原创 faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov. 14 – 21, 2016.

Volunteer 麻豆原创, Graduate Student Association, Knights Helping Knights Pantry, and various campus partners collaborated to host events to raise awareness of hunger and homelessness on our campus and in our community.

Events include interactive educational events, a week-long donation drive, resources to assist those in need encourage people to get involved to help overcome these social issues, and impactful service projects focused on hunger and homelessness issues. events will feature engaging activities, powerful speakers, community resources and giveaways.

The Greek Leadership class will be collecting canned foods and toiletries to stock Knights Helping Knights Pantry. “Cram the Van鈥� will take place on Wednesday, November 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Memory Mall and then 1:30 鈥� 4 p.m. outside of Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life on Greek Street.聽The concept is a goal they hope to reach by filling a van with canned goods and toiletries in one day.

The events are worth up to 1000 LINK Loot points and qualify as LEAD Impact events. For more information on our events as some require an RSVP, visit: https://scs.sdes.ucf.edu/ or the 麻豆原创 Cares Facebook page at:

The senior said he did it because he wanted to gain skills that he hopes will make him a better candidate for graduate school. He got so much out of the experience, that this year he鈥檚 participating again. But this time it means much more to him.

He said the showcase will give him the opportunity to show his family how far he鈥檚 come in his academic career and to demonstrate to his younger siblings what it takes to succeed.

鈥淚 am the first generation of my family to go to college in the United States,鈥� Colas said. 鈥淢y mother is my compass. She speaks to me often about the importance of inspiring my siblings as their older brother. My father, at one time, was a professor and a school principal. I hope someday to go back to Haiti and make a difference in people鈥檚 lives, as he did. He has inspired me to push myself and to persevere in pursuing my dreams.鈥�

This year’s Student Research Week is聽April 4-7 and will provide professional development workshops and forums for undergraduate and students.聽Colas will be one of about 450 students at the SURE presentations that begin at 1 p.m.聽April 7 in the Pegasus Ballroom in the Student Union. The event is free and open to the public.

鈥淧resenting at the showcase gives students an important opportunity to communicate their research, both to attendees in their field of work and to the general public,鈥� said Aubrey Kuperman, coordinator of the Office of Undergraduate Research.

Colas is an undergraduate research assistant in the College of Optics & Photonics鈥櫬燜iber Optics Lab, where he studies the applications of light coursing through glass strands the thickness of a human hair.

Preparing for the showcase gave Colas the opportunity to spend time working with his mentors聽— professor Axel Sch眉lzgen and doctoral candidate Amy Van Newkirk. The individual attention enabled him to gain real-world insights he deems critical to his future growth.

鈥淎 lot of students just go to class and then don鈥檛 take the time to know their professors,鈥� Colas said. 鈥淒eveloping a relationship with a professor helps you understand what they do, and then you get to ask them questions that will help you going forward, such as: What does it take to get to grad school? How did you get where you are today?鈥�

Eventually Colas wants to get a job in research and development, and he knows communicating his work is important. SURE helps him hone those skills. Last year he earned an honorable mention for his presentation. This year he hopes to do better.

鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait,鈥� Colas said. 鈥淚鈥檓 ready.鈥�

The week kicks off April 4 with a day of workshops, and on聽April 5-6 students from all disciplines across campus will share their research with the 麻豆原创 community. Both events will be in the Student Union Pegasus Ballroom. Student presenters will share their work and compete for cash awards for best in category presentations.

For聽details about the week聽and a schedule, visit .

Volunteer 麻豆原创, in collaboration with the Graduate Student Association and various campus partners, is hosting National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week at 麻豆原创, November 16-22.

The event will include a week-long donation drive, interactive educational events, powerful speakers, community resources and service projects.

Donated items will benefit the Knights Helping Knights Pantry and the White Linen Project. For lists of the most needed items and locations, visit Facebook pages: and .

The event is to raise awareness of hunger and homeless on the 麻豆原创 campus and in the Central Florida community, educate individuals on resources available to assist those in need, and encourage people to get involved to help overcome these social issues.

The National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week events are worth up to 1,000 LINK Loot points and qualify as LEAD Impact events. For more information, contact Todd at Todd.Currie@ucf.edu.

The week will feature forums, workshops and activities geared toward graduate students. Activities will focus on research, international perspectives and making connections with other students and careers.

Event highlights include the Graduate Research Forum from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union and the Knights in Paradise Luau Party from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Leisure Pool near the Recreation & Wellness Center.

Click here to view a full list of events.

The 麻豆原创 Graduate Student Association was presented with the Graduate and Professional Student Organization Program of the Year award. This award recognizes an organization with an excellent program.

Sergio Tafur, a doctoral graduate of the Physics program, was honored as the New Member of the Year. This award is given to an individual that has joined the NAGPS since last national conference and has contributed extensively to the organization or his or her local Graduate Student Association.

The NAGPS is an organization for graduate and professional students nationwide that is committed to developing a member network to connect students and their associations, providing resources to empower members and advocating locally and nationally on their behalf.