I question why the University is hosting this event. I would bet that 80% of the student body voted for Obama. This could turn out to be a very bad thing!
UCF is not alone in this regard. I have served as an adjunct professor at a couple of major Texas campuses -- both with more "tradition" than UCF.
In one, an advertising class on media, I discovered that only six of 36 could accurately calculate a cost per thousand, even with a calculator.
In another, business writing, I was advised that my objective was to raise the students' writing ability to the point where they could compose one coherent paragraph, with proper grammer and spelling.
In general, they were upper division kids, largely bright and motivated.
But...they...had...never...been...taught...how...to...do...these...things. Grade school, junior high and high school, it turns out, were largely wasted years from an academic standpoint. I found myself wondering: what had they learned...and from whom?