{"id":112224,"date":"2020-08-25T10:38:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T14:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=112224"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:29:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:29:34","slug":"president-cartwright-welcomes-students-to-fall-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/president-cartwright-welcomes-students-to-fall-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"President Cartwright Welcomes Students to Fall 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, Knights! I am very excited to welcome you to another great year at UCF. While this fall undoubtedly will be very different than any semester before<\/a>, our focus remains on your success and keeping you connected with your faculty, mentors and friends \u2014 whether you are on campus or studying from afar.<\/p>\n

Our added safety measures<\/a>, including limiting the size and number of in-person classes and gatherings and requiring facial coverings, are for the well-being of each other and our loved ones.<\/p>\n

It will take all of us working together to protect our kingdom<\/a>. Like Student Government President Sabrina La Rosa<\/a> and others across campus, I have pledged to Armor Up to take care of our community. I encourage you to take the Armor Up Pledge<\/a> and follow the new rules and procedures in place<\/a> to help us achieve a successful fall semester together.<\/p>\n

Since joining UCF, I have been so impressed by our students \u2014 your compassion for each other, commitment to your scholarship and the \u201ccan-do\u201d attitude that exemplifies being a Knight. Getting to know many of you has been the highlight of my summer.<\/p>\n

Although our campus and your experience will look different for a time<\/a>, we will continue to work together to find new ways to build communities and grow as individuals, even while we are in different places.<\/p>\n

One way is this week\u2019s Pegasus Palooza<\/a>, UCF\u2019s official welcome week of activities. This year will combine physically distanced in-person events with virtual opportunities to celebrate the start of the semester, connect with each other and learn about campus.<\/p>\n

It was terrific to attend The Knighting<\/a> with so many of you on Sunday evening. I hope to see you at other events during the week and look forward to helping you Charge On in the year ahead.<\/p>\n

Go Knights!
\n\u2014President Alexander N. Cartwright<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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