Presidential Inauguration |
Date:
Friday, April 14
10:30 a.m.
Location:
Lazzara Performance Hall
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The University of North Florida cordially invites you to celebrate the inauguration of UNF's seventh president, Dr. Moez Limayem. The investiture ceremony will be at 10:30 a.m. in the Lazzara Performance Hall, followed by a campus celebration in Osprey Plaza at 11:30 a.m.. The events are free and open to the public, but registration is required.
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Date:
Friday, April 7
Noon - 1 p.m.
Location:
Thomas G. Carpenter Library
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The goal of the Science Café is to encourage dialogue between scientists and the public, strengthening science literacy and illustrating the impact of science on the world around us.
This event will feature Jody Nicholson, associate professor of psychology at UNF.
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| UNF Baseball vs. Florida State |
Date:
Wednesday, April 19
6:05 p.m.
Location:
Harmon Stadium
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Your Osprey baseball team plays host to the Florida State Seminoles for a Sunshine State Showdown as they look to keep their home winning streak going.
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Date:
Saturday, April 22
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location:
UNF Eco Adventure
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Join the Alumni Association to celebrate Earth Day with a morning full of hiking, kayaking and ziplining at UNF's Eco Adventure! Tickets are only $5, but there are a limited number of spots available, so RSVP early! Lunch will be provided, and attendees will receive a free branded water bottle.
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| Project Atrium:
Hiromi Moneyhun |
Date:
Opens Friday, April 28
Location:
MOCA Jacksonville
333 N. Laura St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
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Born and raised in Kyoto, Hiromi Moneyhun is a local papercut artist who has been living in Jacksonville Beach since 2004. With no formal art training, she has evolved a unique, homegrown artistic practice that responds specifically to the tradition of Kiri-e, or Japanese paper cutting, and combines it with the ultra-modern graphic language found in Japan today.
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Tasha Hyder is a double Osprey, having earned her bachelor’s degree in sports management and her master’s of education in athletic administration. Originally from east Tennessee, she was looking for business schools and UNF kept popping up. If the marketing presence wasn't enough to sway her into attending, the close proximity to the beach certainly did the trick. She currently serves as the executive director of the Clay County Agricultural Fair and has been recognized for molding the annual event into one of the top-five fairs in Florida. Her work has been so impressive that the International Association of Fairs and Expositions has installed her as one of its ambassadors. She was also recently named one of Jacksonville Business Journal's 2023 40 Under 40 honorees.
Hyder has over 1,000 volunteers yet only 3.5 paid employees, so being a fair manager requires her to be both a problem solver and a magician. While people may suspect that the fair has a marketing team, PR team, etc., that all falls under her duties. Hyder says, “I have the best volunteers, but they also have real jobs and I have to keep that in mind when planning the fair.” Ultimately, the safety of the guests is her priority, so when life throws curveballs leading up to the event, she must adjust and improvise accordingly. Just last year, a storm left about 70% of the parking spots unusable, and if that wasn’t bad enough, a volunteer accidentally ran a tractor through the barn damaging it right before opening day. Hyder says she just tries to stay one step ahead of the bad guys trying to ruin a good time.
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While there is a lot of preparation that goes into consistently creating a strong event year after year, Hyder always manages to showcase her creativity with new attractions. In addition to the livestock and agricultural exhibitions, she also has integrated ideas such as Goat Yoga, Speed Dating on the Ferris Wheel and the Redneck Romper Fashion Show. She's most proud of some of her newest ideas including Sunflower Hours, which are sensory friendly times at the fair, and the Picnic Project, where they partner with local artists to repurpose worn down picnic tables into art pieces which are then auctioned off with the proceeds going to local charities.
Hyder’s favorite part about her job is being able to create lifelong memories for people. In addition, she loves being able to travel around the country and visit other fairs. With her career path, there’s always an opportunity for something new, as there are so many fairs throughout the states. If she does ever leave her current role though, she has thought about getting back to her roots in the Parks and Recreation department because she misses planning things like playgrounds and a multitude of smaller events.
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Hyder refers to UNF as “the best years of her life” and believes it helped prepare her for her career through various teamwork and leadership opportunities. She was part of the women’s basketball team, which felt like an extended family and allowed her to work in a team environment. She also appreciates being able to look up to leaders such as Nancy Miller and Dr. Jennifer Kane. The most important thing she learned from UNF was how to be an adult. She went from being an only child in a small town to having to figure out life miles away from home, which was a big culture shock and learning experience.
The fair isn’t the only big event Hyder is planning this week, as she’s actually getting married to another Osprey in October! Tasha and Alyssa ('11) got engaged last February in Big Talbot Island. She thought with all her event planning experience that planning her own wedding would be easy, but she quickly realized how mistaken she was. While she makes compromises at work, fair personnel often think along the same page. In terms of the wedding, Alyssa is more business-minded and budget-oriented, while Tasha is more creative and innovative with some of her ideas. It will be interesting to see what the final result looks like. When Hyder isn’t working or wedding planning, she loves to travel and explore new places, in addition to paddle boarding and photography. Otherwise, you can catch her at BrewHound with her two boys, Dudley and Finley
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If you’ve never been to the Clay County Agricultural Fair before, this year’s event is actually happening RIGHT NOW, but it ends this weekend. Hyder invites you all to come out, eat the food, ride the rides, pet the cows, watch the shows and have fun!
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| UNF receives NIH grant to prepare biomedical science undergraduates |
The University of North Florida’s Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) has received a five-year grant anticipated to be valued at over $1 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help promote student success across UNF's diverse biology, chemistry and physics undergraduate student population. Learn more.
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UNF students win first place at the Southeast Cyber Defense Competition |
Osprey Security, the University of North Florida’s School of Computing student team, won both first place and the “Best in Service” award at the 2023 Southeast Regional Cyber Defense Competition (SECCDC). After winning first place, the student team will advance to the national finals in Dallas with nine other schools in April. Learn more.
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| Coggin College of Business adds experienced Transportation & Logistics leader |
The UNF Coggin College of Business is proud to welcome Dr. Herbert Kotzab, one of the foremost global authorities in transportation and logistics, as the Director of Crowley Center for Transportation and Logistics and the CSX Transportation Eminent Scholar in Transportation and Logistics. Learn more.
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UNF receives record support for Giving Day 2023 |
Together, UNF alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends, parents and families joined in to #SwoopAndSupport making UNF Giving Day a HUGE success!
$1,002,276.00 was raised from 3,416 donors – which goes a long way in helping our Ospreys soar to new heights.
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Brittany Nazario has been working at Feeding Northeast Florida for 1.5 years, and has worked her way up to director of marketing and communications. She was recently named one of Jacksonville Business Journal's 2023 40 Under 40 honorees.
This week, Nazario has accepted a new job with Blue Zones, helping create a healthier community within Jacksonville!
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| Kelsey Ryan joined the University of Memphis Center for Service Learning and Volunteerism (CSLV) in August of 2021 as the assistant director.
Under Ryan's leadership, the CSLV saw record numbers of student service hours and service experiences.
As the CSLV continues to serve a campus and community need, Ryan will transition to serving as the Center’s first-ever director!
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| WTVM 13 recently announced the promotion of Ryan Hennessy to Sports Director. Hennessy will anchor the nightly sportscast every weeknight at 10 p.m..
Hennessy joined WTVM 13 in 2020 as a sports reporter and anchor. He has covered the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoffs, the Auburn Tigers in the College World Series and the launch of the USFL in Birmingham.
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Felicity Ten Brink is being honored with a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media for her work with Inside Swoop in 90, Inside Swoop Scoop and Inside Jacksonville.
The Gracie Awards acknowledge outstanding individuals who are making positive impacts and further the discussion of careers in media for women.
Ten Brink is currently a morning producer at FOX59 News in Indianapolis.
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E-file.com, founded by Coggin College of Business alumni Aaron Rosenthal ('02) and Robert Reynard ('10), is one of the fastest growing private companies in the country according to INC magazine.
E-file.com is happy to provide UNF students, alumni, and boosters 50% off any income tax software purchase at E-file.com.
To receive this discount, simply use the promo code UNFTAXES at check out.
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