Provost’s Welcome
At UCF, innovation thrives and students of all backgrounds can realize dreams of a brighter future.
Our talented and entrepreneurial faculty lift our society through their research, scholarship and creativity.
UCF is a top producer of talent among America's public universities. We embrace inclusion and academic excellence as we transform lives and address the workforce needs of our diverse state and nation.
On many fronts, our faculty, staff, students and alumni make our world a better place through creativity, caring and community service.
The best part of all: We are just getting started in discovering how impactful our Knights family can be.
Let's keep charging on!
Michael D. Johnson
Michael D. Johnson
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Advancing Student Success, Faculty Excellence and Impact
The Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs oversees the academic enterprise of the university. The office champions faculty excellence, works to enhance student learning and implements academic policies and procedures. Learn more about what we do.
Faculty Focused
Student success
UCF provides a high-value college experience that prepares students to invigorate the workforce and make the world a better place.
Info & Resources
See the academic calendar and explore important details about promotion and tenure, research, recognition and more.
News & Information
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Sep 19Introducing New Faculty Resources for Pursuing Distinguished External Awards
Dear Faculty Colleagues: Faculty Excellence offers new resources to help you identify and seek external honorific awards that can energize your career. Our new external honorific awards website includes a database for identifying awards,… Continue reading › -
Sep 12Prepare Now for Annual Faculty Internal Awards Deadlines Coming This Fall
Dear Faculty Colleagues: It is time to prepare for seeking UCF’s internal faculty awards. Excellence Awards, Research Incentive Awards, Pegasus Professor, and Reach for the Stars awards all have deadlines… Continue reading › -
Aug 28An Update for Faculty on Tropical Storm Idalia
As we communicated earlier today, UCF is closely monitoring the path and potential impact of Tropical Storm Idalia. While we do not anticipate disruption to normal campus operations, we will… Continue reading ›
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