{"id":13018,"date":"2017-11-09T21:43:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T21:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/?p=13018&post_type=story"},"modified":"2020-07-01T13:41:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T13:41:09","slug":"bill-melinda-gates-visit-ucf-campus","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/bill-melinda-gates-visit-ucf-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill and Melinda Gates Visit 性视界传媒 Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
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\n\t\tThis fall, Bill and Melinda Gates toured the 性视界传媒 campus.

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\n\t\t\t\t\tBill and Melinda Gates visited campus on Tuesday, October 25.\r\nThe Gates Foundation has been looking at 性视界传媒 as\r\nan example of what the future of higher education\r\ncould look like. 

[blockquote source=”Bill Gates” cite=”” color=”” css_class=””]\u201c性视界传媒 has chosen to be a growing university, and one of the key tools they\u2019ve used is online [learning]. It\u2019s taken years to review feedback and to get these things right, but now a lot is known about how to do this well, and 性视界传媒 has been a leader in [this area].\u201d [\/blockquote]
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\n\t\t\t\t\tAs part of their visit, they learned about 性视界传媒\u2019s efforts in digital learning, which are focused on making a high-quality education available to as many students as possible, including 性视界传媒\u2019s national champion computer programming<\/a> and cyber defense teams<\/a>.\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Gates saw firsthand the innovative work being created at Limbitless Solutions<\/a>, which encourages students to find new ways to improve the world around them. \t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tBill Gates shook hands with Anni Emmert, a recipient of a bionic arm from Limbitless Solutions.

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Year 性视界传媒 Computer Programming Team began\r\ncompeting

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Students, faculty and staff who met with the Gates\r\nwhile they were on campus\r\n

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<\/strong>Consecutive years 性视界传媒\u2019s Collegiate Cyber Defense\r\nClub, Hack@性视界传媒, has won a national championship
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