Title: University of Central Florida

Summary: Recognizes 50th anniversary of University of Central Florida & designates June 10, 2013, as "UCF Day."

Full Text:
WHEREAS, a model of efficiency, UCF spends nearly 12 percent less on administrative costs than the State University System average and regularly earns ratings as one of the nation's "best value" universities for its afford ability and quality by organizations such as the Princeton Review and Kiplinger Magazine, and WHEREAS, the award-winning DirectConnect to UCF program is a national model for providing Floridians the opportunity to affordably attain higher education throug hpartnerships with local state colleges, and WHEREAS, UCF's staff and student volunteers contribute greatly to the Central Florida region, generating more than 200,000 service hours annually to charities in the community, and WHEREAS, UCF fosters the ar ts in the community through its partnerships in theatre, digital film, music, and public television and radio broadcasting, while also more than doubling WHEREAS, the Modeling, Simulation, and Training industry is anchored in Central Florida thanks to partnerships between UCF, the United States Armed Forces, and innovative high-technology companies, and WHEREAS, the university's College of Med icine helped attract a cluster of life sciences centers and research institutions to the new Medical City in Lake Nona, which is projected to bring more than 30,000 jobs to the Orlando community beginning in 2017, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: That in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the University of Central Florida, June 10, 2013, is designated as "UCF Day" in the State of Florida.