Partners' Week Celebrates New UCF Executive Development Center

By UCF Staff May 31, 2008

Photo: Courtesy of the College of Business Administration

UCF's Executive Development Center recently moved from its main campus location to the Ying Academic Center on Pine Street in downtown Orlando.

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UCF President John Hitt will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon at the new downtown location of the UCF Executive Development Center (EDC) on Thursday, June 5 at 1 p.m.  The Executive Development Center recently relocated from the main UCF Campus to the Ying Academic Center at 36 W. Pine St. to better serve the Central Florida business community.

Hitt’s presentation, “UCF Stands for Opportunity,” will address some of the benefits of the relocation.

“This move supports our university and mission of providing services that enhance the intellectual, cultural and economic development of Central Florida,” he said.

The Executive Development Center will remain part of the College of Business Administration, but the new location enables the center to expand programs and work closely with businesses downtown. The center offers a full range of executive and professional master’s programs, including the Executive MBA, the Professional MBA, the Professional Master of Science in Information Systems and the Professional Master of Science in Management.  In addition, the center offers professional workshops.

"Relocating the Executive Development Center downtown strengthens UCF's presence in the business community and enables us to support our existing partnerships, as well as establish new ones," said Thomas L. Keon, dean of the UCF College of Business Administration.
 
Hitt’s presentation is part of the Executive Development Center’s Partners’ Week, a weeklong open house showcasing the newly renovated facility to students, faculty, staff, alumni, local businesses, members of the media and government officals. Partners’ Week activities include:

Internal Partners’ Day
Monday, June 2, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Jaishankar Ganesh, associate dean, College of Business Administration at 12 p.m., followed by a luncheon.

Client and Vendor Day
Tuesday, June 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Open House hosted by Tiffany Hughes and the Executive Development Team. Refreshments served.

Student and Mentor Appreciation Day
Wednesday, June 4, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Sean Snaith, director, Institute for Economic Competitiveness, will present “Forecast for Central Florida’s Future” at 6 p.m., followed by a cocktail reception.

Government, Business and Media Day
Thursday, June 5, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Featured Speaker:  President John Hitt presents “UCF Stands for Opportunity” at 1 p.m. Lunch served.

Alumni and Faculty Appreciation Day
Friday, June 6, 4:30 to 8 p.m.
Thomas Keon, dean, College of Business Administration, moderates a panel of Central Florida business/thought leaders at 5 p.m. Followed by a cocktail reception.

For more information on Partners’ Week or the Executive Development Center, please contact Tiffany Hughes, associate director of External Programs, UCF Executive Development Center, at 407-235-3905 or thughes@bus.ucf.edu.

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