City of Orlando donated $75 Million of available land in the new Creative Village (site of the old Amway/Orlando Arena), while UCF secured $20 Million in donations, plus $20 Million from UCF directly and now $20 Million approved by the state to get this project rolling.

When completed, it will be home to approx 5,400 UCF students and 2,300 Valencia students as majors targeted specifically for business/research/internships will be located there, some which will be: Health Informatics, Health Services, Digital Media and Game Design, Legal Studies, Communications and others.

Arizona State's fairly new "Downtown Phoenix" Campus was the basis for this new model for UCF.

This new campus will only add to the booming young downtown population of Orlando...let alone the new apartments/dorms that will be a part of this project as well.

In my day the football stadium was downtown and the campus was in east orlando... and we LIKED it... we LOVED IT!!!

Me thinks KL is trolling USF fans this go around.

Is that near downtown Disney?

(03-04-2016 10:13 AM)invisiblehand Wrote:  Is that near downtown Disney?

Is that a serious question?

Congrats, looks good!

(03-04-2016 10:15 AM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(03-04-2016 10:13 AM)invisiblehand Wrote:  Is that near downtown Disney?

Is that a serious question?

Maybe they'll give the students vouchers for free mouse ears.

(03-04-2016 10:13 AM)invisiblehand Wrote:  Is that near downtown Disney?

That's actually now Disney Springs...as Disney is pouring a ton of $$ on their latest renovation that continues to boom...regardless of the name: Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village, Walt Disney World Shopping Village, Disney Village Marketplace (including Pleasure Island), Downtown Disney and now Disney Springs.

https://www.disneysprings.com/

A new UCF connection to Disney Springs is that Marcus Jordan is launching his first "Trophy Room" store at Disney Springs that will officially open up in a month or two.

Maybe ucf downtown could become the central univ of univ of central florida.

(03-04-2016 10:28 AM)invisiblehand Wrote:  

(03-04-2016 10:15 AM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(03-04-2016 10:13 AM)invisiblehand Wrote:  Is that near downtown Disney?

Is that a serious question?

Maybe they'll give the students vouchers for free mouse ears.

And maybe you can go plant yourself in the rectum of the Golden Driller statue. SMH

(03-04-2016 10:38 AM)Knightsweat Wrote:  

(03-04-2016 10:28 AM)invisiblehand Wrote:  

(03-04-2016 10:15 AM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(03-04-2016 10:13 AM)invisiblehand Wrote:  Is that near downtown Disney?

Is that a serious question?

Maybe they'll give the students vouchers for free mouse ears.

And maybe you can go plant yourself in the rectum of the Golden Driller statue. SMH

don't let that dbag get to you - you know that he's a POS - and don't give him any ideas, about something else he can plant in his rectum!

(03-04-2016 10:38 AM)shere khan Wrote:  Maybe ucf downtown could become the central univ of univ of central florida.

Like it.

(03-04-2016 10:38 AM)shere khan Wrote:  Maybe ucf downtown could become the central univ of univ of central florida.

University of Central Central Florida

(03-04-2016 10:28 AM)invisiblehand Wrote:  

(03-04-2016 10:15 AM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(03-04-2016 10:13 AM)invisiblehand Wrote:  Is that near downtown Disney?

Is that a serious question?

Maybe they'll give the students vouchers for free mouse ears.

I wish, Disney is awesome.

(03-04-2016 10:38 AM)shere khan Wrote:  Maybe ucf downtown could become the central univ of univ of central florida.

Good one!

Or it could be "We are the REAL Univ of Central Florida".

While there are regional smaller UCF campuses elsewhere...this new "Downtown" Campus will be #2 in size...to go along with UCF's Rosen School of Hospitality (located in tourist Corridor by Convention Center) and UCF's new Medical Campus in the Medical City at Lake Nona (close to the Airport).

Just wait til the university of Texas wants to make a "research hub" in Orlando. Enjoy your space while you have it.

(03-04-2016 11:54 AM)vcoog Wrote:  Just wait til the university of Texas wants to make a "research hub" in Orlando. Enjoy your space while you have it.

Crap! UT-Orlando could be happening....look!

This is great. Not a ton of reasons to not like UCF but one would be wanting to have a cosmopolitan urban experience, not having to own and maintain a vehicle, etc. That is going to finally be a choice and will keep/attract more talent here

(03-04-2016 11:58 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(03-04-2016 11:54 AM)vcoog Wrote:  Just wait til the university of Texas wants to make a "research hub" in Orlando. Enjoy your space while you have it.

Crap! UT-Orlando could be happening....look!

Bwahahahaha. For the kids

(03-04-2016 11:01 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(03-04-2016 10:38 AM)shere khan Wrote:  Maybe ucf downtown could become the central univ of univ of central florida.

Good one!

Or it could be "We are the REAL Univ of Central Florida".

While there are regional smaller UCF campuses elsewhere...this new "Downtown" Campus will be #2 in size...to go along with UCF's Rosen School of Hospitality (located in tourist Corridor by Convention Center) and UCF's new Medical Campus in the Medical City at Lake Nona (close to the Airport).

Univ of Memphis took over a private college, Lambuth University in Jackson Tn, about 90 miles west.