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The start of the fall semester is an exciting time at any college campus, but with Pegasus Palooza<\/a> it\u2019s a weeklong celebration of all the great things to come at UCF. The annual event provides students with engagement opportunities that can help them excel academically, get involved on campus and meet new friends. The festival began with the Knighting \u2014 a welcoming ceremony for new students \u2014 and continued with a popsicle social, concert with music duo The Driver Era, events to learn about resources at UCF and more. Students also got a sneak peek of this year\u2019s Homecoming Week celebration, which took place the week of October 22 and featured a mystery theme.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese events are important because they serve as the first impression and first experience for our new Knights.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Stefanie Campbell ’14 ’19MA<\/strong>, assistant director of programming for the Office of Student Involvement<\/p>\n

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30,930+<\/span>
\nKnights in the incoming first-year student class
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30+<\/span>
\nEvents, volunteering opportunities and academic engagement experiences for students
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25+<\/span>
\nCampus partners collaborated for the weeklong celebration<\/p>\n

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\"Students

Students take a selfie with Knightro during a popsicle social on the first day of Fall 2023.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Cheerleaders

UCF’s cheer team performs during the Knighting, UCF’s welcome ceremony for new Knights.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Driver Era’s Ross Lynch performs on stage during Concert Knight at the Addition Financial Arena.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24255,"template":"","categories":[979],"tags":[1498,1632,1621],"class_list":["post-24092","story","type-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-focus","tag-office-of-student-involvement","tag-stefanie-campbell","tag-student-life","issues-fall-2023"],"yoast_head":"\nFall Festivities: UCF's Pegasus Palooza 2023 Celebration<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UCF's annual fall semester celebration, Pegasus Palooza, provides a warm welcome for students, faculty and staff.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/fall-festivities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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