Community Outreach
Over the last six years, UCF student-athletes have dedicated roughly 23,000 hours to both the Orlando and international communities. Student-athletes have volunteered their time at local schools, hospitals, little leagues, libraries, fundraising races, and many more.
Annual Community Outreach Initiatives:
- Knights Without Borders
- Florida Hospital for Children
- Habitat for Humanity
- Junior Achievement
- Miracle League
- Boys & Girls Club
- Pack to Attack Hunger
- Race for the Cure
- Ruck Sack March
- Special Olympics Winter Formal
- Orlando Day Nursery
Outreach Requests
Student-Athlete Time Constraints
Many of our student-athletes begin their day early with morning conditioning, followed by class, practice, dinner and study hall hours. As a result, it is sometimes difficult for student-athletes to accommodate outreach requests; however we will do our best to serve the Central Florida community as opportunities arise.
Outreach Requests from Charitable, Educational or Non-Profit Agencies
Request for UCF student-athletes can be done by completing the Outreach Request Form. Your request should be submitted a minimum of three weeks prior to the requested event. Please complete the form in its entirety, including:
- Nature of the request and the desired role of the student-athlete(s)
- Name of charitable, educational or non-profit agency
- Complete contact information including name, address, phone number, fax, and email
- Message, theme or focus of the requested event
- Date, time and location of the requested event
- Time commitment
- Number of guests attending the event
- Directions to and from the event from the UCF campus
Upon Receiving Your Request
- UCF Compliance staff will review your request to determine if the involvement of student-athletes is permissible under NCAA guidelines.
- If the request is deemed permissible by the compliance office, student-athletes will then be recruited to volunteer for the requested event. In some instances, time constraints prohibit student-athlete participation. In such instances, it may not be possible to secure volunteers.
- You will be notified within one week of the requested event if student-athletes have committed to volunteer, or if student-athletes are unable to attend.
Outreach Guidelines
- Student-athletes are not allowed to miss class for an outreach event
- Due to the heavy demands on student-athletes, request will not be accommodated during the first or last two weeks of any semester.
- Student-athlete participation is based on availability; there can be no guarantee of any specific Student-Athlete, coach or team.
- All outreach requests must be received a minimum of three-weeks prior to requested event.
- Outreach involving students typically must be targeted toward groups eighth grade and/or below due to NCAA Guidelines.
- Outreach locations must be within a 20 mile radius of UCF.
- No additional gifts or benefits can be provided to student-athlete volunteers, unless previously approved.
- Student-athletes' name or picture cannot be used for promotional ventures of any non-profit agency.
- UCF media staff may attend outreach events to shoot video or still photos of student-athlete involvement depending on availability.
Thank you for understanding the policies, procedures, and guidelines related to outreach request for UCF Student-Athletes.
Start the process by filling out the Student-Athlete Outreach Request Form.
Send Requests to:
Lizzy Whitbeck, Assistant Director
Email: lwhitbeck@athletics.ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1588
Mailing Address:
Office of Student-Athlete Welfare & Development
Wayne Densch Center for Student-Athlete Leadership
Garvy Family Commons, 1st Floor
4582 North Orion Blvd
Orlando, FL 32816