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This collection contains a report which explains the types of biotic communities found on the Florida Technological University Campus in 1971 and makes recommendations for actions to preserve those communities as the campus develops. The university was renamed in 1979 to the University of Central Florida. The collection also contains a letter explaining the purpose of the report, photographs of the campus, and an appendix. This collection is useful to historical research on the development of campus in the 70and its ecological implications. There is one series as follows: Biotic Communities, 1971 The Department of Biological Sciences was one of the original departments of the university and was part of the College of Natural Sciences. It taught biology, botany, microbiology and zoology. When the College of Arts and Sciences was formed in 1981, the department became part of the new college. By then it had added limnology to its curriculum. In 1991, the department was renamed as the Department of Biology when a new department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology was created in the College of Health and Public Affairs. The College of Arts and Sciences split in 2006, and the Department of Biology returned to the College of Science.

Materials collected by Bruce Nissen documenting the United Faculty of Florida (UFF), 1978 – 2022. Included are UFF meeting materials, agendas, minutes, and reports; published materials, including newsletters, directories, union organizing guides, and collective bargaining agreements. Also included are United Faculty of Florida – Florida International University Executive Council Minutes and meeting materials.

The Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities (FCMRU) collection contains digital and physical records and materials created by FCMRU from 2014-2025. Digital records include annual reports, newsletters, event records, photos, president council meetings, press releases, collaborations, grant records, and other reports and policy papers. Physical records include contracts and agreements, Helio Education Foundation records, membership lists, University of Central Florida (UCF)/University of South Florida (USF)/Florida International University (FIU) partnership records, President's Council meeting records, budgets, conference programs, promotional booklets, UCF admissions information, committee records, and background research. The Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities (FCMRU) is a partnership between FIU, UCF, and USF founded in 2015. It is partially supported by the Helio Education Foundation. FCMRU develops educational research for student success solutions, focusing on the classroom experience, curriculum design, and underrepresented students. FCMRU hosts virtual career fairs, facilitates Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) faculty collaboration, and provides labor market data and tools.

This collection of records contains the findings of FSEC's many research projects as well as grant proposals, yearly and mid-term reports, newsletters, newspapers, printed PowerPoint presentations, emails, and memos. This collection is useful to research on the activities of the Florida Solar Energy Center. Series I: Reports, 1974-2009 contains reports sanctioned by FSEC and includes proposals, test methods, assessments, projects, annual performances, mid-term performances, et al. Series II: Other Publications, 1977-2012 contains publications (no report/control number) both sanctioned by and not sanctioned about FSEC and includes newsletters, news reports, programs, products, directories, et al. Series III: Miscellaneous, 2001-2010 contains documents both sanctioned and not sanctioned by FSEC and includes powerpoint presentations, lists, and workshops. The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) is a research institute of the University of Central Florida that serves as the epicenter for Florida's solar activity. As said by the UCF Report December 3, 1986 issue, the creation of FSEC by the Florida State Legislature in 1974 was a direct result of a shortage of oil that had been plaguing the world since the previous year. The initial plan for the newly minted institute was to research alternative power sources in order increase the use of clean energy sources. According to FSEC's Public Information Office, their activities and goals now broadly include the Commercialization of Solar Energy, programs for solar equipment testing, certification and standards, educational services, dissemination of information about solar energy, solar demonstration projects, and lastly the advancement of research and development. Since becoming fully operational in 1975, FSEC has had main great strides in the fields of photovoltaic (PV) applications, building designs, education, and training programs, all of which has allowed the center to become nationally recognized as stated by the UCF Report September 18, 1985 issue.

This collection contains self-study reports done by campus departments and programs describing their educational programs, financial resources, staffing, and more. The documents in this collection contain statements relative to questions concerning the structures and developments of departments and colleges within Florida Technological University, now the University of Central Florida, between the years of 1966 through 1973. Series I: Self-Study During the 1972-1973 school year, the colleges at Florida Technological University, now the University of Central Florida, prepared self studies for each of their departments and programs. The administrative departments at the university followed suit. Each department described the roles that existed within each of their respective fields. These roles included teaching, researching, counseling, advising, evaluating, and the general scope of the departments themselves. In some cases, departments discussed classes that had been offered and cancelled in the aforementioned period of time. Each self study covers the philosophy, the organization, the educational program, the financial resources, the faculty, the library services, student personnel, the physical space, special activities provided by, and additional information relating to their respective departments. Each self study begins with a brief abstract that describes how each of the departments or colleges operate in accordance with directives from the Board of Regents and the University. The self studies exist to provide the guidelines and information relating to the departments while also coinciding with the guidelines provided by higher-up university and state officials. The period covered for each department goes back to their creation, with most relating back to 1968, and was completed in Spring of 1973.

The Henry Okraski collection on modeling and simulation, 1948-2019 (bulk 1961-2007), documents the history of the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division and the history of the modeling and simulation field. The collection consists of correspondence, informational and instruction booklets, technical and progress reports, pamphlets, programs, newspaper clippings, articles, overhead projector transparencies, 35 mm projector slides, and a CD. The overhead projector transparencies cover a wide variety of simulation and modeling topics such as advancements made in the field, benefits of use, and graphics of how the simulators work. The 35 mm projector slides contain images of simulators and the machines in use. The photographs contain images of early flight simulators in use. The collection also includes materials related to Henry "Hank" Okraski's professional life and achievements, and a small number of biographical materials related to Luis De Florez, an influential figure in the modeling and simulation industry. Henry "Hank" Carl Okraski was born on January 2, 1936 in Utica, New York to Andrew and Helen Okraski. In 1958, Okraski graduated from Clarkson University with a B.S.  in Electrical Engineering. He later received a master's degree in engineering from the University of Florida. After graduating from Clarkson University, Okraski joined Link Aviation in Binghampton, New York, where he worked as a field engineer. In 1962, Okraski joined the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (then known as the Naval Training Device Center) in Port Washington, New York, working as a GS-11 electrical engineer specializing in field support for naval aviation simulators. Okraski moved up in ranks, becoming the Senior Executive Service as Director of Research and Engineering, Deputy Technical Director, and Chief Scientist. During this time, he also served on multiple NATO study groups. In 1994, Okraski retired from government service.  Post-retirement, he served as a chairman of the board for the National Center for Simulations, which he co-founded, from 1993 to 2003. He was also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Central Florida, where he assisted with developing simulation academic programs, and at Rollins College.

The NASA Information for the Press, 1990-2002 contains Mission Press Kits and Space Shuttle Mission Chronology reports produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the press to use in their coverage of space missions, and John F. Kennedy Space Center facility maps from 1996 and 1997. This collection provides insight into the information NASA produced for the press about missions and facilities. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the United States government's civilian agency responsible for space exploration, aeronautics research, and scientific discovery. Established on October 1, 1958, through the National Aeronautics and Space Act, NASA was created in response to growing national interest in space exploration during the Cold War. NASA has led numerous landmark programs, including the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle, and Artemis programs.

The Scott H. Simpkinson collection, 1943-1989 contains the materials Simpkinson collected during his tenure as an engineer for NASA. Materials are largely produced by NASA, and include information about the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Viking missions, as well as the Space Shuttle program. The collection also includes materials produced by outside engineering firms and Simpkinson's personal effects. These materials consist of reports, publications, photographs, and objects. This collection provides insight into the early days of NASA, key missions, and the career of Scott Simpkinson. Scott H. Simpkinson was born on August 24, 1919, in Piqua, Ohio. Simpkinson graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1943 and was subsequently employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), then the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), as an engineer from the 1950s until his retirement in the early 1980s. Simpkinson worked on the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Viking missions, as well as the Space Shuttle. Scott Simpkinson died on August 8, 1996.