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About the Welcome Expo

Event Details

  • Wednesday, August 20, 2025
  • 10:00am-2:00pm
  • Student Union Pegasus Ballroom

Who can attend the Welcome Expo?

  • All new and current UCF undergraduate and graduate students
  • All UCF staff and faculty

For over 25 years, the UCF Welcome Expo has highlighted a wide range of UCF programs, campus resources, and local businesses. Hosted by the Knights Major Exploration and Transition Center (KMETC), the event is held during the first week of fall classes, and regularly attracts over 2,000 attendees. This popular event offers both new and returning students a valuable opportunity to engage with UCF’s growing student community—all in one central location.


Local Business Vendors

Do not miss the opportunity to engage with the vibrant UCF local community. Connect with local businesses, explore unique experiences, and be a part of a campus tradition that brings students and businesses together!

Participating Vendors

Advent Health Volunteer Services
Brooklyn Water Bagel
Buffalo Lodging Associates
Burn Boot Camp Oviedo
Cheba Hut East Orlando
College Optical Express

Compass Self Storage
Crave Cookies Oviedo
First Watch
Floyd's 99 Barbershop
Gift of Life Marrow Registry
Hilton Garden Inn Orlando East/UCF

IKEA Orlando
Jeremiah's Italian Ice
Kaplan
Kitchen AF
Launch
Lazy Moon Pizza

MamaBare Sugaring
Orlando City Soccer
Orlando Pride
Orlando Solar Bears
Orlando Valkyries

Papa Johns
PDQ Waterford Lakes
Revamp UCF
SeaWorld Orlando
Strategic Dental

Synergy Oviedo Chiropractic
Teriyaki Madness
The Joy FM
The Lash Lounge
U.S. Army

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Campus Partners

Explore What UCF Has to Offer!

Looking to get more involved, find support, or discover new opportunities on campus? Come connect with a wide range of UCF departments, programs, and resources – all in one place! Whether you are seeking academic help, career guidance, wellness services, or ways to get involved, this event is your gateway to everything UCF. Don’t miss your chance to build connections and make the most of your college experience!

Participating UCF Departments

Academic Success Coaching Offices
  • UCF Academic Success Coaching
  • Knights Major Exploration & Transition Center
  • Arts & Humanities
  • Business Administration
  • Community Innovation & Education
  • Engineering & Computer Science
  • Health Professions & Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Rosen Hospitality Management
College & Major Departments
  • Arts & Humanities
  • School of Performing Arts
  • Criminal Justice
  • Global Health Management & Informatics
  • Public Administration
  • Health Sciences
  • Communication Sciences & Disorders
  • Social Work
  • Physical Therapy

Resource Offices
  • Academic Advancement Programs
  • Arboretum & Sustainability Initiatives
  • Blackstone LaunchPad @ UCF
  • Career Services
  • Experiential Learning
  • First Year Experience
  • Fraternity & Sorority Life
  • Ginsberg Center for Inclusion & Community Engagement
  • High-Impact Practices
  • International Student Scholar Services
  • Military & Veteran Student Success
  • myKnight STAR
  • Office of Academic Advocacy
  • Office of Nondiscrimination & Accommodations Compliance
  • Office of Undergraduate Studies – General Education Program
  • PeerKnights
  • Recreation & Wellness Center

Resource Offices (continued)
  • Student Academic Resource Center & University Testing
  • Smoke Free UCF
  • Student Care Services
  • Student Health Services
  • Student Legal Services
  • Transfer Center
  • UCF Abroad
  • UCF College of Graduate Studies
  • UCF Global Academic Services
  • UCF Libraries
  • UCF Libraries Curriculum Materials Center
  • UCF Police
  • UCF Sports Nutrition
  • UCF Victim Services
  • University Writing Center
  • Wellness & Health Promotion Services