Anonymous student project, known as The Lumirelle Project, shines light for UCF students | Culture

Around campus, students began to notice inspirational notes on index cards taped to poles, buildings and even trees. The signs originated from an anonymous student project called The Lumirelle Project. 

Though all participants of the project are anonymous, that hasn’t stopped them from their passion to help students know that they can express themselves.  

After the notes were spread throughout campus at the start of the semester, students immediately began to notice them, using social media platforms like Instagram to repost them for others to see. 

Joemi Cordonero, a junior elementary education major, noticed various notes around campus. 

 “I was leaving the RWC with my friend, and we ended up finding their notes in Parking Garage B,” Cordonero said. 

The note Cordonero found read, “THEY CAN COPY YOUR STYLE, BUT THEY’LL NEVER REPLICATE YOUR SUBSTANCE, TWIN.” 

“Lumirelle is about unlearning shame,” The Lumirelle Projects Instagram said. “It’s cool to try. It’s cool to care. It’s cool to want to learn. It’s cool to speak up, even if you stumble. It’s cool to be seen and to be positive. The worst people are the ones who judge. The best are the ones who are hungry to learn, to say what they mean, to be real.”

Though she felt the message didn’t resonate specifically with her, Cordonero saw how the note being there could help other students. 

“[It] didn’t stick out to me, but it did make me smile,” Cordonero said. “It wasn’t the message I needed, but I liked the fact that someone else will see it that needed it.”

Jaycee Jones, a freshman computer science major, first noticed one of the notes while walking past the UCF Library. 

“It immediately caught my attention because I had never seen anything like it before,” Jones said. 

Soon after Jones discovered the first note on campus, they quickly became a frequent occurrence throughout her day. 

“I began noticing more of them across campus, and each time I made sure to pause, read and capture the message,” Jones said. “They quickly became something I looked forward to — little reminders to brighten my day and make campus feel more connected.” 

The more students came across these different notes, the more they began to resonate with the ones they were finding. 

Aubrey Grassick, a freshman civil engineering major, came across many different notes that were placed around campus. Eventually, she came across one that made her feel seen. 

“[It] made me feel like I can accomplish the goals I have in mind,” Grassick said. 

The sign was located outside of the library, reading “NOTHING IS UNREALISTIC IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE IT. KEEP PUSHING BRO.”

Savannah Lennen, a sophomore political science major, appreciates the time and messages The Lumirelle Project is putting into the notes placed throughout campus. 

“It felt good to see that there are others who know the struggles of life and who want to put messages out there to keep people going,” Lennen said. 

According to The Lumirelle Projects Instagram, the project stems its name from the latin word lumen, meaning to illuminate. The use of this interprets to shine a light onto people showing them others also go through the same experiences and have similar emotions, connecting one another and shining a light onto a new day.  

Students begin to appreciate these notes and their messages, seeing the light they are shining. 

“I feel they are trying to get out to people that they aren’t alone and life is hard but you can keep going — be gentle with yourself and don’t consume yourself with the past,” Lennen said. 

Though a small anonymous student project, some view something so little as a big impact in others lives. 

“Small notes like these have such an impact on someone’s life because everyone is going through something,” Jones said.