UCF Library New Faculty Breakfast
UCF Library New Faculty Breakfast In-Person
The UCF Library New Faculty Breakfast & Networking Reception will provide a welcoming opportunity for 2026 faculty hires to meet librarians, explore available services, and build relationships with colleagues from across the university. The event will include a breakfast buffet of pastries, coffee, and tea, an opportunity to network with new faculty, meet UCF librarians, learn more about the Library services, spaces, and resources available, and tour the John C. Hitt Library to learn more about the Digital Exploration Center (DEC), our Special Collections & University Archives (SCUA), and our Automatic Retrieval Center (ARC) the on-site storage facility for our physical collections.
Drop in for a few minutes or for the full two hours!
Two dates are being offered to allow for scheduling flexibility.
Full menu on Tuesday:
- Chocolate coconut chia parfait: spiced banana, chia, oats, granola layered with nonfat greek yogurt
- Blueberry zest parfait: layers of roasted strawberries, toasted coconut and coconut chia pudding (veg)
- Bacon and Swiss egg bites
- 3 cheese egg bites (veg)
- Smoked chicken apple sausage
- Assorted breakfast danishes
- Seasonal fresh fruit platter
- Iced water Coffee, decaf coffee, and hot tea
- Date:
- Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Show more dates
- Time:
- 9:00am - 11:00am
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- 402
- Library:
- John C. Hitt Library
- Audience:
- Faculty
- Categories:
- Academic Academic Engagement
Lauren Kehoe (she/her) is the head of research engagement at University of Central Florida Libraries. In this role, she leads nine faculty librarians in their work to support their academic engagement endeavors that include research support, information literacy and library instruction, and outreach activities to support the academic success and well-being of the UCF community.
Lauren received an MA in digital humanities from the City University of New York Graduate Center and an MS in library and information science from Pratt Institute. Previously, she served as the accessibility and accommodations librarian at New York University Libraries and as the undergraduate instruction and outreach librarian at NYU. Additionally, Lauren was an adjunct lecturer at the Palmer School, Long Island University, where she taught graduate courses in Information Literacy & Libraries and Serving Diverse Populations. Her research interests include accessibility in libraries, critical pedagogy and librarianship, and making, collecting, describing, and discovering zines in the library.
Lauren is available for general research consultations or to provide support in subject specific research. If her availability does not meet your needs, please email her at lauren.kehoe@ucf.edu to request an appointment outside of what's available on this calendar.