However, it was discussed that there could be a possible 1.7% undergraduate tuition increase for the 2013-2014 school year, generating an extra $1.6 million dollars for the university. The increase is due to a provision that allows tuition to be raised automatically to keep up with the cost of living if the State Legislature does not increase it themselves.

This caused confusion between the Trustees because on Monday Florida Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a state-wide university tuition increase of 3%. The trustees settled on passing a motion to talk more about the increase if it is deemed discretionary by the Florida Legislature, if not then UCF will have to take the 1.7% increase along with the 11 other Florida Universities.

When the increase was discussed, UCF Board of Trustee members had differing opinions. Trustee Marcos Marchena said that if the increase is discretionary he would vote against it, new trustee member Reid Oetjen said he would be in favor of the increase, and newly-elected SGA president Melissa Westbrook said that she would get a student response before anything.

Following the tuition increase discussion, UCF President John C. Hitt announced that the UCF Arena will be renamed with CFE Federal Credit Union Arena, or CFE arena for short. The deal was reached on terms of $3.95 million dollars over the span of seven years.

“CFE Credit Union has acquired the naming rights of the UCF Arena which will now be known as the CFE Federal Credit Union Arena. We can’t think of a better partner for one of our campuses most prominent facilites.” President Hitt said at the meeting.

This tuition increase is due to a provision that allows tuition to increase automatically to keep up with inflation if the legislators don’t increase the tuition themselves.

On Monday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott adamantly vetoed a 3-percent tuition hike by the Florida Legislature.  Scott stated his reasoning as Florida’s low tuition is a point of pride and he does not want to saddle students and families with more debt, the AP said.

UCF took a promise in December to end all tuition increases for the year with Aim Higher Florida, an initiative that would request $118 million in funding from the Florida legislature to be split between Florida’s 11 universities.

UCF spokesman Grant Heston also spoke on behalf of the Aim Higher Florida initiative in December.

“The only time in my career I can say I speak on behalf of the University Presidents, and the answer is yes,” Heston said in reply to a question of the unanimity of University presidents on no tuition increase if the funding is restored.

KnightNews.com will be at the Board of Trustee meeting on Thursday, check back for updates.

Summer orientations began on Monday as hundreds of students (and parents) visited the University of Central Florida to tour, learn important information and register for classes.

KnightNews.com caught up with new Knights who will be attending UCF for the first time this Fall to find out what made them choose UCF as well as other information about their plans here. Watch the video below.

On Monday, Scott blocked the tuition hike that was part of the state’s overall budget, around $74 billion.

“I worry about the cost of education,” Scott said in a statement. “I am absolutely committed to keeping tuition low. This is not a political decision; this is a decision for Florida families. Tuition cannot continue to go up the way it’s been going up.”

Universities can still go to the Board of Governors that oversees the State University System to ask for an increase in the so-called “differential” tuition, however, a spokeswoman for the Board of Governors, told the Orlando Sentinel that she does not expect any state university to request a tuition increase because of the funding boosts that are included in the new state budget.

Williams Jr.’s tour plays at the UCF Arena before heading off to Iowa and Minnesota. See more here.

Tickets for the concert can be purchased through Ticketmaster.

Dana McKinnon, 22, suffered minor injuries in the early-morning crash in Orlando that left one person dead.

The driver of the van, Vinh Vo, 42, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Florida Highway Patrol report.

Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Kim Montes told the Orlando Sentinel that the test was ordered after first responders suspected McKinnon was impaired.

McKinnon was driving eastbound on Lake Pickett Road near Tanner Road when, for an unknown reason, her vehicle traveled into the westbound lane and struck Vo’s vehicle, according to the FHP report. According to the report, the crash remains under investigation and charges are pending.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, McKinnon is a UCF student majoring in biomedical sciences in the College of Medicine.

UCF junior Greg Eason took home the title at the NCAA Tempe Regional, held at Arizona State’s Karsten Golf Course. In addition to Eason’s victory, the Knights tied for second as a team to advance to the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year and the sixth in program history.

“I picked a lot of good targets and was lucky enough to hit the targets,” Eason said. “I putted really well out there. With no wind, the ball goes a long way out here. I was a little conservative today, but tried to be aggressive as well. I managed to hit a lot of good shots and holed a lot of putts on the first two days.”

The UCF men’s golf coach said Eason has been working and playing well and performed well at the regional event.

“Greg has been building all spring,” UCF head coach Bryce Wallor said. “He just continues to play well. He had a great round of golf yesterday and a very steady day today.”

The Knights will move on the NCAA Championship, which will be held May 28-June 2 in Atlanta, Ga.

NCAA Tempe Regional Championship
Team Leaders
1. UCLA 268-273-269=810 (-30)
t2. UCF 280-274-273=827 (-13)
t2. Georgia 280-272-275=827 (-13)
4. Texas A&M 280-277-272=829 (-11)
5. Arizona State 284-274-274=832 (-8)

UCF Golfers
1. Greg Eason 65-63-70=198 (-12)
t2. Ricardo Gouveia 69-69-64=202 (-8)
t30. Kyle Wilshire 71-73-68=212 (+2)
t41. Jose Joia 76-70-69=215 (+5)
t68. Michael Visacki 78-76-72=226 (+16)

According to the Orlando Sentienl, a university spokesman said Dr. Hyung-il Jung, a lecturer at UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management, has been cleared and will teach a class this summer.

“We believe he intended the comment as a joke,” UCF spokesman Grant Heston told the Sentinel.

Jung was placed on suspension in April after making a comment about a “killing spree” during an optional review session he held for his Hospitality Industry Financial Accounting class. One student came forward to UCF and informed them of the comment, prompting the paid suspension and review of Jung.

Jung told the Orlando Sentinel last month what happened during that class session.

“What I said was: ‘This question is very difficult. It looks like you guys are being slowly suffocated by these questions. Am I on a killing spree or what?’ ” Jung told the Orlando Sentinel.

The University of Central Florida found that he apparently meant no harm with the comment, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Read the original story here.

Phi Delta Theta remains the largest fraternity on campus with 127 members, followed by Theta Chi (120) and Zeta Beta Tau (105). Alpha Delta Pi also remains the largest sorority at UCF with 170 members, followed by Alpha Xi Delta/Alpha Epsilon Phi (163) and Pi Beta Phi (161).

Here are the top three highest Greek GPA organizations:
Fraternity
1. Alpha Phi Alpha – 3.201
2. Delta Lambda Phi – 3.180
3. Beta Theta Pi – 3.158
Sorority
1. Alpha Epsilon Phi – 3.354
2. Kappa Delta – 3.345
3. Alpha Delta Pi – 3.325

The overall GPA for sorority women was 3.241 and the overall GPA for fraternity men was 2.992. There are a total of 3,121 Greeks at UCF.

Click the links below for full breakdowns.

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The summer tour, which kicked off in May in Charlotte, NC, comes on the heels of a sold out club tour and features the band performing in larger theaters and boutique amphitheaters. The band has already sold out the historic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver, two nights at the world-famous Palladium in Los Angeles, as well as shows in San Francisco, Boston and San Diego.

Imagine Dragons consist of Dan Reynolds (vocals), Wayne Sermon (guitar), Ben McKee (bass), and Daniel Platzman (drums). The band is touring in support of Night Visions which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Album chart selling more than 83,000 copies — the best first-week sales for a full-length album by a new rock band since May 2006.

Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster beginngin Friday at 10 a.m.