“Parasite” Ocala Campus Film Screening
2023-01-31 19:00 (America/New_York) | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
The College of Central Florida’s Ira Holmes International Film Series is excited to be offering its first full, in-person season since 2019. Themes of humor and perseverance will take center stage in this year’s 11 films selected from around the globe.
All films will be shown Tuesdays at 2 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, and at 7 p.m. at the College of Central Florida, 3001 S.W. College Road, Building 8, Room 110, unless otherwise noted. Films at the Ocala Campus are free and open to the public. Films at the Appleton are free to all museum and film series members; nonmembers pay museum admission. Films may contain mature content.

About the Film

“Parasite”(R, South Korea, 2019, 132 min.)
“Parasite” has been called Bong Joon Ho’s “pitch-black modern fairytale.” Korean families the Parks and the Kims come together in a symbiotic relationship when the Kim children install themselves as luxury service providers in the affluent Park home. Income provides stability for the Kim family, but this new ecosystem is fragile. Can their newfound comfort survive deep-rooted generational greed and class prejudice? Watch trailer here.
For a full series list and more information on the Ira Holmes International Film Series, contact Wendy Adams at 352-873-5800, ext. 1546, or visit www.CF.edu/filmseries.

Emergency Medical Services Information Session
2023-02-06 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-03-06 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-03 15:00 - 16:00 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
CF is conducting Emergency Medical Services (EMT & Paramedic) program information sessions live at the Ocala Campus, Building 35, Room 105. It is recommended that potential students attend a session before applying to any of the programs. Sessions provide details about admissions criteria, program requirements, costs and more.
There is no waiting list for any of the Health Science programs. Some programs have part-time enrollment options.
For information about any of the programs or sessions email Peggy Recanzone at recanzop@cf.edu.

Shop Talk: Lung Cancer
2023-02-08 11:30 - 13:00 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
Please join us Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. for a Shop Talk discussing the latest advances in cancer treatments. The event will be held at the Ewers Century Center, College of Central Florida (3001 S.W. College Road, Ocala). Registration begins at 11 a.m., and the program and lunch begin at 11:30 a.m. Seats are limited and reservations are required.

Shop Talk Speakers

Bryan Bush, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, HCA Florida

Andrew Seevaratnam, M.D.
Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine, Ocala Lung and Critical Care

Vipul Patel, M.D.
Oncologist, Florida Cancer Specialists

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CF Road Scholars: Study Abroad Ireland Information Session
2023-02-08 12:30 - 13:45 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
Come to the Ocala campus and learn more about the College of Central Florida’ educational trip to Ireland. Student and community members are welcome to travel with us. Trip highlights include: literary pub tour, Book of Kells, Cliffs of Moher, Medieval and more. Details about the program and how to join will be discussed.
This session will be held Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 12:30 p.m. on the Ocala campus, Building 8, Room 110.
Learn more about the CF Road Scholars program here.

CF Foundation Executive Committee Meeting
2023-02-08 16:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
The CF Foundation Executive Committee Meeting below is open to the public.
Meeting: CF Foundation Executive Committee Meeting
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Place: College of Central Florida (CF), Enterprise Center (Building 42), Foundation Office, Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road, Ocala FL 34474
Purpose: General business of the CF Foundation Executive Committee

Make Your Own Valentine
2023-02-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
Join us in the Patriot Cafe (Building 5) from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. to make your own Valentine and enjoy some valentine snacks.
All supplies needed will be provided – just bring your creativity.
Free chocolates and socks for students while supplies last.
Plus a stuffed animal giveaway!

"It's Colored Pencil" Exhibition
2023-02-13 10:00 - 2023-03-09 16:00 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
The College of Central Florida will present “It’s Colored Pencil” in partnership with the Colored Pencil Society of America. Sponsored by CPSA District Chapter 113 in Gainesville, this Webber Gallery exhibition will showcase fine artwork of all styles and subjects completed in colored pencil.
“It’s Colored Pencil” will open Monday, Feb. 13-Thursday, March 9. A free opening reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 17, from 5-7 p.m. The Webber Gallery is located at the CF Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and admission is free. For more information, call 352-854-2322, ext. 1664, or visit CF.edu/Webber.

Scary Movie Date Night “Get Out” Ocala Campus Screening
2023-02-14 19:00 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
The College of Central Florida’s Ira Holmes International Film Series is excited to be offering its first full, in-person season since 2019. Themes of humor and perseverance will take center stage in this year’s 11 films selected from around the globe.
All films will be shown Tuesdays at 2 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, and at 7 p.m. at the College of Central Florida, 3001 S.W. College Road, Building 8, Room 110, unless otherwise noted. Films at the Ocala Campus are free and open to the public. Films at the Appleton are free to all museum and film series members; nonmembers pay museum admission. Films may contain mature content.

About the Film

“Get Out”(R, USA, 2017, 104 min.)
This Universal Pictures’ 2017 horror thriller, written and directed by Jordan Peele, has been critically acclaimed as one of the best films of the 21st century. When a young African American man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate to meet her parents, the couple find themselves embroiled in a sinister conspiracy in which not everyone gets out alive. Watch trailer here.
For a full series list and more information on the Ira Holmes International Film Series, contact Wendy Adams at 352-873-5800, ext. 1546, or visit www.CF.edu/filmseries.

“Get Out” Black History Month Film Talk
2023-02-15 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
The College of Central Florida’s Ira Holmes International Film Series is excited to be offering its first full, in-person season since 2019. Themes of humor and perseverance will take center stage in this year’s 11 films selected from around the globe.
Join us on Feb. 15 at 12:30 p.m. to hear Dr. Gilbert Rodman lead a “Get Out” Black History Month film talk live on Zoom.
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About the Film

“Get Out”(R, USA, 2017, 104 min.)
This Universal Pictures’ 2017 horror thriller, written and directed by Jordan Peele, has been critically acclaimed as one of the best films of the 21st century. When a young African American man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate to meet her parents, the couple find themselves embroiled in a sinister conspiracy in which not everyone gets out alive.
For a full series list and more information on the Ira Holmes International Film Series, contact Wendy Adams at 352-873-5800, ext. 1546, or visit www.CF.edu/filmseries.

CF Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
2023-02-15 16:30 - 17:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
The CF Foundation Board of Directors Meeting below is open to the public.
Meeting: CF Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2022
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Place: College of Central Florida (CF), Strategic Planning Room, Bldg. 40, Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road, Ocala FL 34474
Purpose: General business of the CF Foundation Board of Directors

"It's Colored Pencil" Exhibition Reception
2023-02-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
Join us for the free free opening reception for “It’s Colored Pencil” Exhibition at the Webber Gallery on Friday, Feb. 17, from 5-7 p.m. In partnership with the Colored Pencil Society of America and sponsored by CPSA District Chapter 113 in Gainesville, this Webber Gallery exhibition will showcase fine artwork of all styles and subjects completed in colored pencil.
“It’s Colored Pencil” will open Monday, Feb. 13-Thursday, March 9. The Webber Gallery is located at the CF Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and admission is free. For more information, call 352-854-2322, ext. 1664, or visit CF.edu/Webber.

The CF Debra Vasquez Memorial Poetry Series Hosts Adrian Matejka Student Reading
2023-02-22 12:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
The CF Debra Vasquez Memorial Poetry Series will host poet Adrian Matejka, who will read from his collection on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 12:30 p.m. in Building 8, Room 110 on the CF Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road.
A later reading will be held at 7 p.m. in the Dassance Fine Arts Center on the CF Ocala Campus. Both readings are free and open to the public.
Born in Germany to a military family, Matejka grew up in Indiana. The editor of Poetry magazine earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Southern Illinois University and served as Indiana’s poet laureate in 2018-2019. He also has fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Matejka’s most recent collection of poems, “Somebody Else Sold the World,” was a finalist for the 2022 Rilke Prize. His third collection of poems, “The Big Smoke,” was awarded the 2014 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and was a finalist for the 2013 National Book Award, 2014 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and 2014 Pulitzer Prize in poetry. He has collaborated on mixed media projects, and his first graphic novel, “Last on his Feet,” will be released this year.
For more information, contact Sandra Cooper at ext. 1361 or coopersa@cf.edu.

The CF Debra Vasquez Memorial Poetry Series Hosts Adrian Matejka
2023-02-22 19:00 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
The CF Debra Vasquez Memorial Poetry Series will host poet Adrian Matejka, who will read from his collection on Wednesday, Feb. 22,7 p.m. in the Dassance Fine Arts Center on the CF Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road.
An earlier reading will take place 12:30 p.m. in Building 8, Room 110 on the CF Ocala Campus. Both readings are free and open to the public.
Born in Germany to a military family, Matejka grew up in Indiana. The editor of Poetry magazine earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Southern Illinois University and served as Indiana’s poet laureate in 2018-2019. He also has fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Matejka’s most recent collection of poems, “Somebody Else Sold the World,” was a finalist for the 2022 Rilke Prize. His third collection of poems, “The Big Smoke,” was awarded the 2014 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and was a finalist for the 2013 National Book Award, 2014 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and 2014 Pulitzer Prize in poetry. He has collaborated on mixed media projects, and his first graphic novel, “Last on his Feet,” will be released this year.
For more information, contact Sandra Cooper at ext. 1361 or coopersa@cf.edu.

Ocala Preview Day
2023-02-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
Join us for the Ocala Campus Preview Day on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 5-7 p.m., at the Ewers Century Center to explore all facets of the College of Central Florida. This is your chance to learn about academic programs, meet with representatives from student clubs and organizations, find out about student services and get the answers to your questions about admissions and financial aid. While you’re touring the different departments and services and enter for a chance to win free tuition. We’ll also be waiving the $30 admissions application fee.
Whether you’re a high school student or you’ve been out of school for a while, let us help you plan your very own fun, successful college experience!

Come and explore the possibilites!

Learn about academic programs and degrees
Meet representatives of clubs and organizations
Find out about services to help students succeed

Get help with admissions and financial aid
Plan your very own fun, successful college experience
Complete a survey and get a free t-shirt

Have questions about this event? Contact CF admissions at admissions@cf.edu.

“Neptune Frost” Ocala Campus Screening
2023-02-28 19:00 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
The College of Central Florida’s Ira Holmes International Film Series is excited to be offering its first full, in-person season since 2019. Themes of humor and perseverance will take center stage in this year’s 11 films selected from around the globe.
All films will be shown Tuesdays at 2 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, and at 7 p.m. at the College of Central Florida, 3001 S.W. College Road, Building 8, Room 110, unless otherwise noted. Films at the Ocala Campus are free and open to the public. Films at the Appleton are free to all museum and film series members; nonmembers pay museum admission. Films may contain mature content.

About the Film

“Neptune Frost”(NR, Rwanda/USA, 2021, 105 min.)
This sci-fi punk musical, produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is set in the African country of Burundi, where an intersex runaway and a miner fall in love and form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. They find solidarity through a dynamic Afrofuturist vision exploring the states of past and present, male and female, and colonized and free. Watch trailer here.
For a full series list and more information on the Ira Holmes International Film Series, contact Wendy Adams at 352-873-5800, ext. 1546, or visit www.CF.edu/filmseries.

Women's History Open Mic
2023-03-01 12:30 - 13:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
Join the Student Activities Board in the Learning Resources Center (Building 3) for a Women’s History open mic event at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1.
Students are encouraged to share their art, read poems, sing and otherwise express themselves. $10 Chick-Fil-A gift cards will be give away to those that share. Cliff’s Café will also provide a slice of pie in honor of Pi Day and hot tea/coffee for the first 100 students.
This open mic will feature former SAB Member and published poet Jessyca Thibault who will share some of her poetry. Some of her books will be given away as prizes.

CF Road Scholars: Study Abroad Ireland Information Session
2023-03-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
Come to the Ocala campus and learn more about the College of Central Florida’ educational trip to Ireland. Student and community members are welcome to travel with us. Trip highlights include: literary pub tour, Book of Kells, Cliffs of Moher and more. Details about the program and how to join will be discussed.
This session will be held Wednesday, March 1, at 6 p.m. on the Ocala campus, Building 8, Room 110.
Learn more about the CF Road Scholars program here.

Performance Anxiety Workshop
2023-03-08 12:30 - 13:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
CF students and community members are invited to attend a free presentation, “Winning the Mental Game: The Simple Solution to Overcoming Performance Anxiety,” on Wednesday, March 8, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Webber Center on the Ocala Campus or virtually via Zoom.
Nicholas Pallesen, mental performance specialist and Juilliard-trained opera singer, will lead the virtual session. He specializes in helping performing artists succeed, both onstage and off, and regularly offers workshops relating to the psychology of performance. Not just for performances and auditions, Pallesen’s strategies can help all attendees with everyday communication.
This simulcast workshop is free and open to the public. Light refreshments and event giveaways will be provided. The lecture is funded by the Mr. and Mrs. Seymour B. Robinson Memorial Endowed Chair. Co-chairholders Dr. Sarah Satterfield and Associate Professor Lori Witkowich have used this chair to explore how music was used to reduce feelings of social isolation in the wake of COVID-19, and how music can be used to alleviate performance and test anxiety and improve reading comprehension.

Spring Fling and Health Fair
2023-03-08 12:30 - 13:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
Join the Student Activities Board for a Spring Fling and Health Fair on Wednesday, March 8. at 12:30 p.m. outside Building 11.
HIV testing, sexual assault information, counseling, Student Nurses Association and local vendors will be there sharing resources to send you off on a healthy and safe spring break. Stop by the prize wheel to win some CF merch plus stick around for other spring break giveaways. Also enjoy some beach volleyball and healthy snacks such as smoothies and veggie boats.

CF Foundation Executive Committee
2023-03-08 16:30 - 17:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
College of Central Florida will hold a Public Foundation Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. at College of Central Florida Enterprise Center, Foundation Office 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL 34474.
Purpose: General business of the CF Foundation Executive Committee

“La Ciénaga” Ocala Screening
2023-03-21 19:00 | FL
The College of Central Florida’s Ira Holmes International Film Series is excited to be offering its first full, in-person season since 2019. Themes of humor and perseverance will take center stage in this year’s 11 films selected from around the globe.
All films will be shown Tuesdays at 2 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, and at 7 p.m. at the College of Central Florida, 3001 S.W. College Road, Building 8, Room 110, unless otherwise noted. Films at the Ocala Campus are free and open to the public. Films at the Appleton are free to all museum and film series members; nonmembers pay museum admission. Films may contain mature content.

About the Film

“La Ciénaga”(NR, Argentina, 2001, 103 min.)
In her debut film, Lucrecia Martel established her astonishingly vital and original voice with exquisite cinematography. This comedy-drama, which follows a bourgeois extended family summering at their decrepit country estate in Argentina’s high plains, is actually a visceral take on class, nature, sexuality and the ways that political turmoil and social stagnation can manifest in human relationships. Watch trailer here.
For a full series list and more information on the Ira Holmes International Film Series, contact Wendy Adams at 352-873-5800, ext. 1546, or visit www.CF.edu/filmseries.

UNO Tournament with SAB
2023-03-22 12:30 - 13:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
Join the Student Activities Board in the Patriot Cafe (Building 5) at 12:30 for an UNO tournament with prizes! Light snacks will be provided.

"2023 Student Art" Exhibition
2023-03-27 10:00 - 2023-05-04 16:00 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
The College of Central Florida will showcase the talent of its Visual Arts and Digital Media students in “The 2023 CF Student Art Exhibition”. This annual exhibition provides students with an opportunity to present their work in a professional environment.
“The 2023 CF Student Art Exhibition” will open Monday, March 27-Thursday, May 4. A free opening reception will be held on Wednesday, March 29, at 12:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, April 12 at 12:30 p.m. the gallery will host an artist talk with exhibition judge Nicholas Kalemba, who will talk about his art practice and the UCF Visual Arts Program.
The Webber Gallery is located at the CF Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and admission is free. For more information, call 352-854-2322, ext. 1664, or visit CF.edu/Webber.

“We Are All Conspiracy Theorists” Talk with Writer Brian Dunning
2023-03-28 19:00, 2023-03-29 12:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
Join us for a session with science witer Brian Dunning as he gives two presentations of his “We Are All Conspiracy Theorists” talk. Sessions are on Tuesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. at the CF Webber Center and Wednesday, March 29, at 12:30 p.m. in Building 8, Room 110. Both locations are on the CF Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road.
Dunning promotes science literacy and critical thinking and is the host and producer of the “Skeptoid” podcast, one of the longest running and most popular independent science podcasts. He is the writer and producer of the documentary films “Here Be Dragons,” “Principles of Curiosity” and “Science Friction.” The former computer scientist hosts the science video series “inFact with Brian Dunning” and has authored seven books including “Conspiracies Declassified.”
Both sessions are free and open to the public, and Dunning will sign books following each presentation. This program is made possible by a grant from Bank of America.

"2023 Student Art" Exhibition Reception
2023-03-29 12:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
Join us for the free opening reception for “The 2023 Student Art Exhibition” at the Webber Gallery on Wednesday, March 29 at 12:30 p.m. This annual exhibition will showcase the talent of CF’s Visual Arts and Digital Media students providing them an opportunity to present their work in a professional environment.
“The 2023 Student Art Exhibition” will open Monday, Feb. 13-Thursday, March 9.
On Wednesday, April 12 at 12:30 p.m. the gallery will host an artist talk with exhibition judge Nicholas Kalemba, who will talk about his art practice and the UCF Visual Arts Program.
The Webber Gallery is located at the CF Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and admission is free. For more information, call 352-854-2322, ext. 1664, or visit CF.edu/Webber.

Artist Talk with Nicholas Kalemba
2023-04-12 12:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
Join us on Wednesday, April 12 at 12:30 p.m. in the Webber gallery for an artist talk with artist Nicholas Kalemba, who will talk about his art practice and the UCF Visual Arts Program. Kalemba is the judge of “the 2023 Student Art Exhibiton” which will be open Monday, March 27-Thursday, May 4.
Kalemba is a contemporary painter living and working in Orlando, where he graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in 2016 and a master of fine arts in 2019 from the University of Central Florida. Specializing in acrylic and oil painting on a large scale, he works as a muralist, studio painter and instructor of drawing, painting and sculpture at UCF. Kalemba’s work has been exhibited in more than 25 group and juried exhibitions regionally and locally, where he has won multiple awards and recognitions, including a two-year residency at the Maitland Arts and History Center from 2019-2021.
A free opening reception will be held on Wednesday, March 29, at 12:30 p.m. for “The 2023 Student Art” Exhibiton”.
The Webber Gallery is located at the CF Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and admission is free. For more information, call 352-854-2322, ext. 1664, or visit CF.edu/Webber.

CF Foundation Executive Committee
2023-04-12 16:30 - 17:30 | Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
College of Central Florida will hold a Public Foundation Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. at College of Central Florida Enterprise Center, Foundation Office 3001 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL 34474.
Purpose: General business of the CF Foundation Executive Committee
