CREOL (Research center)

Founded as Florida Technological University in 1963, the university began holding classes in 1968. In 1978 its name was changed to University of Central Florida. From the founding of the university until 2001, the university was part of the Florida State University System governed by a Board of Regents. Since then, the university has been governed by its own Board of Trustees.

The Office of News and Information is the university's primary media relations office, desseminating news about all aspects of the university to the media. Started in 1968 as the Public Relations Department, it was renamed that same year as Department of Public Information and in 1974 the director began reporting to the Vice President for Community Relations. In 1979 it was renamed the Office of Public Affairs and in 1997 it was renamed the Office of Public Relations. In 2000, department's work was divided and News and Information was created under an Associate Vice President for University Relations and Director of News and Information.