{"id":2226,"date":"2019-05-29T13:23:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T13:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/downtown\/?page_id=2226"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:50:46","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/downtown\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<nav class=\"sections-menu-wrapper\" aria-label=\"Page section navigation\" style=\"min-height: 60px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-autoselect=\"true\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-faded mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h1 mb-md-3\">Dreaming Big<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead mb-4\">A 21st-century city needs a 21st-century campus. A place where new ideas can flourish from a foundation that\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/50-moments-50-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">built on innovation<\/a>. One that will transform lives and our community for decades to come.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-5 mb-lg-0 pr-lg-5 col-lg-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\nUCF Downtown, in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/valenciacollege.edu\/locations\/downtown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Valencia College<\/a>, brings more than 7,000 students to live, learn and work in downtown Orlando, creating a game-changing campus in the heart of our great city. Opened in August 2019, this transformational project, which kick-starts Orlando\u2019s public-private <a href=\"https:\/\/creativevillageorlando.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Creative Village<\/a>, increases access for students, provides pathways into high-demand career fields, and fosters collaboration with our neighbors in meaningful ways and improve countless lives through the power of education.<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"embed oembed oembed-video d-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UCF Campus Tour: UCF Downtown\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aGvPRwpE380?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<section id=\"about-campus\" class=\"auto-section\" data-section-link-title=\"About the Campus\">\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid media-background-container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1755\" height=\"848\" class=\"mx-auto d-block img-fluid size-full wp-image-3891 media-background object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/downtown\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/21\/files\/2019\/05\/All-buildings-facing-west-copy-2-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/21\/files\/2019\/05\/All-buildings-facing-west-copy-2-web.jpg 1755w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/21\/files\/2019\/05\/All-buildings-facing-west-copy-2-web-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/21\/files\/2019\/05\/All-buildings-facing-west-copy-2-web-1024x495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/21\/files\/2019\/05\/All-buildings-facing-west-copy-2-web-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/21\/files\/2019\/05\/All-buildings-facing-west-copy-2-web-1536x742.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/21\/files\/2019\/05\/All-buildings-facing-west-copy-2-web-828x400.jpg 828w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/21\/files\/2019\/05\/All-buildings-facing-west-copy-2-web-360x174.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1755px) 100vw, 1755px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container py-5 text-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"display-4 text-inverse py-lg-5 my-5 font-slab-serif text-shadow-soft\">UCF Downtown<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"h5 heading-underline my-4 mt-sm-5\">About the Campus<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mb-4 mb-sm-5 pt-md-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pr-lg-5 col-lg-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\nUCF Downtown is a 15-acre campus located in Orlando\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/creativevillageorlando.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Creative Village<\/a>. Made up of several buildings, the new shared campus incorporates innovative technology to create a 21st-century learning environment. The campus\u2019 proximity to Orlando\u2019s Central Business District places students within walking distance of job and internship opportunities, and makes it easy for faculty to invite guest speakers to campus or collaborate with professionals in their field of study.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"h6 text-uppercase\">Explore Further<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav flex-column align-items-start\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/downtown\/campus\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-chevron-right text-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\tLearn more about the campus\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/downtown\/campus#construction\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-chevron-right text-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\tLearn more about the construction É«»¨Ìà Downtown\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/events.ucf.edu\/calendar\/5030\/ucf-downtown\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-chevron-right text-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\tView the UCF Downtown Calendar\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"about-downtown\" class=\"auto-section\" data-section-link-title=\"About Downtown Orlando\">\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid media-background-container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/21\/files\/2026\/07\/LakeEola-view.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\" media-background object-fit-cover\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container py-5 text-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"display-4 text-inverse py-lg-5 my-5 font-slab-serif text-shadow-soft\">Downtown Orlando<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"h5 heading-underline my-4 mt-sm-5\">About Downtown Orlando<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mb-4 mb-sm-5 pt-md-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\nAlthough Orlando has traditionally been known for its sunny weather and world class theme parks, the city is also home to Florida\u2019s largest university\u2013the É«»¨ÌÃ. Our growing city is leading the nation in job growth, attracting some of the nation\u2019s biggest names in business and building a strong talent pipeline in our region. Downtown Orlando is the heartbeat of our city\u2019s startup community, emerging arts scene, sports and entertainment district, and restaurants.<br \/>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"d-block mt-4 mt-lg-5\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.downtownorlando.com\/Fun\/Things-to-Do\/Food-Nightlife?_ga=2.161061117.1931165117.1600198563-1457484877.1594043237&amp;dlv_DTO%20CL%20Downtown%20Business%20Directory%20Listing%20-%20Food%20Nightlife=(dd_OC%20Business%20Category=)\"\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"nofollow\"\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-chevron-right text-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\tLearn more about Downtown Orlando\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-5 offset-lg-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"text-center mt-4 mt-md-5 mt-lg-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/downtown\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/21\/files\/2019\/05\/ucf-downtown-orlando-homepage-side.jpg\" alt=\"UCF Students Downtown Orlando\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"events\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-home-events auto-section bg-inverse text-inverse\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Upcoming Events\" aria-label=\"Upcoming Events\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse media-background-container mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/downtown\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/21\/files\/2019\/08\/UCF-Downtown-Orlando-Female-Students_Image.jpg\" alt=\"Orlando - UCF Downtown Events\" class=\" media-background object-fit-cover hidden-md-down\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"font-condensed h1 text-uppercase mb-4\">Downtown Events<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-sm-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-events ucf-events-modern\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-events-list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-events-error\"><\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-4 mt-md-5\"><a class=\"bg-inverse-link text-primary font-weight-bold text-decoration-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/events.ucf.edu\/calendar\/5030\/ucf-downtown\/upcoming\/\" target=\"_blank\">View All UCF Downtown Events<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"news\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-home-news auto-section\" style=\"\" data-section-link-title=\"Latest Updates\" aria-label=\"Latest Updates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container my-4 my-md-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 mb-lg-0 col-lg-7 col-xl-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h1 mb-4 pb-md-2\">Latest Updates<\/h2>\n<p>\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list ucfwp-post-list-news\" id=\"post-list-163344\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12 mb-4 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"d-block text-secondary newsitem-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-legal-studies-students-internship-with-local-judge-helped-shape-her-future-in-law\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"newsitem-heading\">UCF Legal Studies Student\u2019s Internship with Local Judge Helped Shape Her Future in Law<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"small text-default mt-2 newsitem-subhead\">Jul 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12 mb-4 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"d-block text-secondary newsitem-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alum-finds-calling-in-giving-voice-to-heroes-of-public-service\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"newsitem-heading\">UCF Alum Finds Calling in Giving Voice to Heroes of Public Service<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"small text-default mt-2 newsitem-subhead\">Jul 02<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12 mb-4 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"d-block text-secondary newsitem-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-emergency-management-faculty-selected-for-prestigious-fema-fellowship\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"newsitem-heading\">UCF Emergency Management Faculty Selected for Prestigious FEMA Fellowship<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"small text-default mt-2 newsitem-subhead\">May 12<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12 mb-4 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"d-block text-secondary newsitem-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/one-ucf-day-of-giving-thousands-of-futures-transformed\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 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newsitem-subhead\">Apr 22<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pl-lg-5 mt-lg-4 col-lg-5 col-xl-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h6 text-uppercase text-default mb-4 pb-2\">UCF Downtown In The News<\/h2>\n<p>\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list ucfwp-post-list-news\" id=\"post-list-927991\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12 mb-4 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"d-block text-secondary newsitem-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com\/news\/students-explore-legal-process-during-live-oral-argument-at-downtown-campus\/article_3a43ffdf-12da-41d4-acae-47f31ca090a9.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 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