Celebrate the start of the new school year at 麻豆映画传媒 by sharing a photo that encapsulates how it feels to be a Knight. Due to the university’s closure in response to Hurricane Dorian, the contest has been extended through Sept. 15. Students can win black and gold swag by posting their best back-to-school photo on Instagram.

In order to be eligible to win:

• Participants must be currently enrolled in at least one class at 麻豆映画传媒.
• Participants must follow 麻豆映画传媒 on Instagram prior to entering (@ucf.edu).
• Participants must have a public Instagram account for entries to be valid.
• Only one submission will be considered per account.
• Participants MUST tag 麻豆映画传媒鈥檚 account (@ucf.edu) in their photo (not the caption) and use the hashtag #麻豆映画传媒irstDay in the caption to be considered for valid entry.
• Read the full terms and conditions.

The winning entries will be selected from five categories:

1. Downtown
   • If you鈥檙e attending or visiting the new 麻豆映画传媒 Downtown campus, capture the excitement and beauty of going to 麻豆映画传媒 in downtown Orlando.
2. Murals/Artwork
   • Incorporate a mural, sculpture, painting or stained glass window into your photo. Get creative and show us the most Instagrammable spots at 麻豆映画传媒!
3. Campus Beauty
   • Show us what you love about your campus that most people may not know or that鈥檚 from a new perspective.
4. 麻豆映画传媒 Spirit
   • When we say 鈥楪o Knights!鈥�, you say 鈥楥harge On!鈥� Love your school? Show us how much.
5. Best of 麻豆映画传媒
   • This goes without saying, but we鈥檙e looking for the best of the best. Overall quality, composition and love of 麻豆映画传媒!

Each winner selected will receive a prize pack that includes a 麻豆映画传媒-themed Corkcicle, Charge On poster, Charge On pennant, Charge On pin, 麻豆映画传媒 Downtown portable charging device, 麻豆映画传媒 Downtown T-shirt, Orlando鈥檚 Hometown Team flag and Orlando鈥檚 Hometown Team lanyard.

Winners will be notified on Monday, Sept. 16, by @ucf.edu through direct message and social media posts.

Terms and Conditions

• Contest runs from 12:01 a.m. on Monday, August 26, 2019 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 15, 2019.
• All participants must follow 麻豆映画传媒 on Instagram prior to entering (@ucf.edu).
• All participants must have a public Instagram account for entries to be valid.
• Only ONE (1) submission will be considered per account.
• Participants MUST tag 麻豆映画传媒鈥檚 account (@ucf.edu) in their photo (not the caption) and use the hashtag #麻豆映画传媒irstDay in the caption to be considered for valid entry.
• NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN, LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON, PER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT.
• Independent businesses that provide first day photos are not permitted to enter the contest.
• Entries with multiple people in the photo count as ONE (1) entry on behalf of the posting account.
• Participants must be currently enrolled in at least one class at 麻豆映画传媒.
• 麻豆映画传媒 employees and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate, but are strongly encouraged to participate in sharing their photos from their first day.
• Judges will consist of the university鈥檚 communications and marketing staff. They will vote on the best photos from each of the five categories.
• At the submission deadline, all valid photo submissions will be collected and placed into the five categories. Submissions will be presented to the university鈥檚 communications and marketing staff, who will serve as judges for the contest. The group will vote on one winner per category. Winners will be determined by a majority vote. If a category ends with a tied vote, the president of the university will make the tie-breaking decision.
• 麻豆映画传媒 Communications and Marketing is offering ONE (1) prize to each of the category winners (5).
• Each prize is valued at the amount of $40 and consists of each of the following items: 麻豆映画传媒 Downtown t-shirt, 麻豆映画传媒 Downtown power bank, 鈥楥harge On鈥� Knightro poster, 鈥楥harge On鈥� pennant, 鈥楥harge On鈥� pin, 麻豆映画传媒 Corkcicle bottle, 麻豆映画传媒 flag, 麻豆映画传媒 lanyard.
• Limit ONE (1) prize per winner.
• Winners will be notified on Monday, September 16 by 11:59 p.m. EST. 麻豆映画传媒 Communications and Marketing will notify winners via direct message (DM) and social media posts.
• Winners must claim their prize at the 麻豆映画传媒 Communications and Marketing office between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Prizes must be claimed by September 20, 2019, at 5 p.m.
• Participant must be a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and 18 years of age or older or the legal age of majority in your state of residence.
• By submitting your entry into the contest, you are granting 麻豆映画传媒 Communications and Marketing the right to use your submission photos for marketing purposes.
• 麻豆映画传媒 reserves the right to modify or cancel this promotion at any time.
• This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram.
• By submitting their photos, participants warrant and represent that the submitted photos are their original photos taken by the respective participants and that no third party has any rights in, to, or arising out of, or in connection with such photos.
• In consideration for the benefits received hereunder, by submitting their photos, the winners of this contest assign all rights, title and interest, including but not limited to all copyright, to the 麻豆映画传媒. The winner hereby agrees to execute any and all additional documents to affect such assignment, if and to the extent requested by 麻豆映画传媒.
• Each participant in the contest hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless 麻豆映画传媒 and those acting for or on its behalf, the 麻豆映画传媒 Board of Trustees, the State of Florida and the Florida Board of Governors and their respective officers, agents, employees and servants from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities of any kind, resulting from or in any way, directly or indirectly, connected with 麻豆映画传媒鈥檚 use or reproduction in any manner, whatsoever of the submitted photos, or any breach or alleged breach of any of participants鈥� agreements or representations and warranties herein.

Fear not, new Knights: Here are handy tips that will have you navigating campus like a pro, from finding your class on the first day, to knowing which garage always has a spot, to checking your grades with an app.

Parking

Parking can be tough during the first two weeks of the semester, when new students are still learning where they鈥檙e going. It helps if you get used to the fact that 麻豆映画传媒 is a big university with lots of buildings. It鈥檚 not a convenience store; you shouldn鈥檛 expect to park 10 feet from the front door of your first class.

Knowing your way around will make it easier. Consider parking in or , which nearly always have space available. Or try , a Park and Ride lot at the softball stadium across from Bright House Networks Stadium (you鈥檒l still need a campus parking permit for this lot). A Park and Ride shuttle runs continuously between Lot E4 and the shuttle stop near the Health and Public Affairs buildings, with pickups every 15 minutes.

Don鈥檛 forget: To park on campus, you need a .

麻豆映画传媒 App

If you haven鈥檛 already, download the newly redesigned 麻豆映画传媒 Mobile app for or on your smartphone. Launch the app and you鈥檒l find a treasure trove of information that will put you two steps ahead. Within the app, tap the 鈥淢aps鈥� icon to find any building on campus and walking directions on how to get there. Or tap the 鈥淪huttles鈥� icon to find the exact location of the shuttle you鈥檙e waiting for via GPS tracking. Or tap the 鈥淲ebcourses鈥� icon to check your grades. Or 鈥淐alendar鈥� to find out about upcoming concerts, career fairs and more.

Navigating Campus

The first two days of the fall semester, you can find helpful people at key spots around campus. These Campus Locator tents will be staffed by 麻豆映画传媒 employees and student leaders who can answer questions, provide directions and give you a map. Look for them on the sidewalk by Garage I and the Education Building;聽Memory Mall by the Veterans Commemorative Site; the side of the Reflecting Pond closest to Howard Phillips Hall; and the courtyard north of Ferrell Commons, near the Mathematical Sciences Building.

Fun for New Knights

Convocation: The Knighting is the official university welcome for new, first-year and transfer students alike. Held the Sunday before fall classes begin, President John C. Hitt and other administrators join current students, Knightro and others at this exciting and motivational event to kick off your academic journey. This year, will be featured as we celebrate its 15th anniversary.

As 麻豆映画传媒’s official welcome week, Pegasus Palooza returns with a week full of social, academic and service activities for students to become acquainted with the 麻豆映画传媒 campus, meet people and simply have fun.聽Check out the full schedule of events at .

This fall鈥檚 class is expected to have an average high school Grade Point Average of 3.9 compared to 3.8 last fall. The average SAT score is expected to be 1,255, up from 1,248. There are also 79 National Merit Scholars in the class 鈥� a record for the university. Last year 61 National Merit Scholars enrolled at 麻豆映画传媒.

The university expects to be home to an estimated 60,000 students this year. To help these students succeed, the university is embarking on several new initiatives to help students on their journey toward graduation and beyond.

From new partnerships aimed at helping find good models for increasing students success, to using new tools to help 麻豆映画传媒 students — including transfer students — graduate and thrive, 麻豆映画传媒 is on the move in 2014-15.

麻豆映画传媒 is working with Civitas Learning to use predictive analytics to help increase student success. Predictive analytics allows educators to compare a single student鈥檚 behavior to that of a large set of students. By so doing, 麻豆映画传媒 can predict the chances of success for that student. At the same time, 麻豆映画传媒 will be able to help connect students who may be struggling with the resources to turn their story around. A pilot program is being developed and launched aimed at first-generation students this fall.

麻豆映画传媒 is also partnering with the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education to implement an action program to address transfer-student success, which will address everything from identifying transfer-student specific challenges to creating a better culture at the university to accommodate transfer students.

And 麻豆映画传媒 is doing more to educate its students on what it takes to graduate. An educational program is launching this fall aimed at informing students that they need to complete 30 credit hours each year if they want to graduate in four years. The education program also encourages students to meet with their advisors.

鈥淲e want students to get involved and participate on campus,鈥� said Delaine Priest, associate vice president of student development and enrollment services. 鈥淏ut they also need to make use of the resources available to them so they can plan ahead. Advisors are one of the best resources students have. I鈥檇 say make them your best friend.鈥�