University of Central Florida. Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies
Abstract Or Scope
The UCF Metro with Linda Chapin television series collection, 2001-2007 contains the physical video recordings for the UCF Metro with Linda Chapin television program produced by Lisa Mills. The original media carriers are VHS tapes until August 2005, then the episodes are only on DVD. Each VHS tape has a DVD copy. This collection is useful for historical research on the University of Central Florida (UCF) and its relationship to the wider Orlando metropolitan area in the 2000s, specifically how UCF supports the regional economy, workforce, and civic engagement. UCF Metro with Linda Chapin is a television series created in partnership with the UCF Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies, WMFE Channel 24, and the UCF Nicholson School of Communications. The series highlighted UCF's partnerships with the Central Florida community and the university's efforts to support regional growth. The series, which aired from 2001 to 2007, was produced by film professor Lisa Mills and hosted by Linda W. Chapin, director of the Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies. Chapin retired from UCF in 2008. As of 2026, Mills continues to teach as a professor at the Nicholson School of Communication and Media.
The University of Central Florida Office of Undergraduate Admission records, 1978-2024, contains promotional and informational material about undergraduate admissions. This collection includes information booklets, a scrapbook, photographs, DVDs, CDs, and a plaque. These materials contain information about student life, courses, undergraduate applications, and more. The collection provides insight into the promotional materials used to recruit potential students to UCF. The plaque is from the Interinstitutional Cooperation Committee that was given to W. Dan Chapman and other Florida administrators. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions was founded in 1963 and has changed names once since its inception from UCF Admissions to UCF Undergraduate Admissions. The Undergraduate Admissions Office provides students with tools and information to determine if UCF is right for them. They also provide information about the undergraduate admissions process.
