Graduate Student Center
Graduate Student Center
UCF’s Graduate Student Center
The Graduate Student Center (GSC) is designed with you in mind. Located in Trevor Colbourn Hall (Suite 213), we offer free printing, specialized research software, bookable conference rooms, and a welcoming study lounge—all just minutes from the Student Union, Bookstore, and Library. Throughout the year, we host workshops, professional development events, and social gatherings to help you build community, sharpen your skills, and thrive at UCF.
Graduate Student Center Fall 2025 Hours
| Days | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9 am – 6:15 pm |
| Tuesday | 9 am – 6:15 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am – 6:15 pm |
| Thursday | 9 am – 6:15 pm |
| Friday | 9 am – 6:15 pm |
| Saturday/Sunday | Closed |
Meet Your Graduate Ambassadors
Have questions about navigating grad school? Need advice on your research presentation? Just want to chat with someone who gets it? Our Graduate Ambassadors are here for you. These fellow graduate students staff the GSC, creating a welcoming space where you can study, collaborate, and connect. They organize professional development workshops, coordinate research events, and are always ready to answer your questions or point you in the right direction. Stop by and say hello, they’re an essential part of what makes the graduate community at UCF so special.
What We Offer
Multipurpose Study and Collaboration Area
This comfortable, inviting space is a great place to talk with other graduate students, work in small groups, take a break, or catch up on some reading. The room is furnished with couches, tables, and chairs. This space can also be used for open discussions and refreshments following presentations or thesis and dissertation defenses.
Presentation Room
The Presentation Room is available for any graduate student to reserve to practice presentations, such as thesis and dissertation defenses. In addition, it will host professional and academic development workshops and seminars for graduate students. With seating for 42 in a standard classroom setting, this room has the audiovisual equipment necessary for hybrid presentations. This room can be reserved for a maximum of 4 hours per person/group.
Study and Data Analysis Rooms
The Study and Data Analysis Rooms feature computer workstations with specialized software for statistical analyses, creating publication-quality figures, and other software to help support graduate students conducting and presenting their research.
Conference Room
The Conference Room is available for any graduate student to reserve to host meetings, study groups, defenses, and more. With comfortable seating for 10 around a traditional conference table, this room has video conferencing equipment to facilitate long-distance participation. This room can be reserved for a maximum of 4 hours per person/group.
Free Printing
Free unlimited black and white printing is available in the Graduate Student Center when you provide your own paper. You may print from any of the desktops in our study and data analysis rooms.
Discount Poster Printing
All UCF students can print posters focused on academic purposes for $25. Each poster must follow the printing guidelines listed below and will be available in five business days after approval. Payment can be made only through KnightsCash.
Events in the Graduate Student Center
The Graduate Student Center offers a variety of events focused on developing graduate community and professional development in partnership with Graduate Student Life.
Room Reservations
To reserve space in the Graduate Student Center, events, activities, and meetings should be for graduate student audiences, related to developing the graduate community, or focused on graduate education. Graduate students, faculty, or their programs, as well as those who serve graduate audiences, can reserve rooms in the Graduate Student Center. Friendly Graduate Assistants are available to answer your questions and provide support for meetings and presentations.
Complete the Room Reservation Request form online. We will respond to your request as quickly as possible. For weekend events, please submit your reservation at least two weeks in advance to allow time for coverage planning.
To check availability for future dates in the Graduate Student Center, call 407-823-4689 (no voicemail) during Graduate Student Center hours or email gradcenter@ucf.edu.
Reservations
Make a reservation here| Knights in Focus Recording | Presentation Room | January 28 | 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm |
| Thesis Proposal Defense | Open Conference Room, Private Conference Room | January 29 | 03:00 pm - 04:00 pm |
Poster printing is temporarily unavailable while we update our payment system.
GSC Poster Printing General Information
- Cost – $25.00 per poster
- Location in GSC, Trevor Colbourn Hall, Room 213. Please check our website for our current hours.
- Payment made in the Graduate Student Center via Knights Cash
- Minimum five-day turnaround – prints cannot be guaranteed before five business days