University-wide Committees

The Academic Calendar Committee makes recommendations regarding the academic calendar to the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs.

The Admissions and Standards Committee considers appeals of admissions and readmissions of undergraduate students. The  committee also considers appeals of decisions concerning administrative record changes made by the College of Undergraduate Studies for undergraduate students and the College of Graduate Studies for graduate students.

The Advising Leadership Council (ALC) provides leadership and direction for UCF’s academic advising community and partners with university leaders on advising-related student success efforts. The ALC ensures advising standards that support student success are applied across the colleges, the Knights Major Exploration and Transition Center and partners. Further, the ALC establishes priorities for the academic advising community as they pertain to student success, retention and graduation efforts.

The committee provides input, recommendations and feedback on various Faculty Excellence initiatives to strengthen UCF faculty and assist Faculty Excellence in fulfilling its quest. Membership includes full‐time faculty members of all ranks and types (e.g., tenured, tenure-earning, and non-tenure earning including instructors and lecturers, librarians, instructional designers, research and clinical) selected through an application process.

This multidisciplinary team assesses and addresses issues relating to potential and pending acts or threats of violence or disruption at UCF.

The Budget and Administrative Committee evaluates and recommends policies and procedures concerning the university budget with special emphasis on the academic budget. The committee also makes recommendations on any administrative procedure that affects faculty members in the performance of their work.

Appointed by and serving at the discretion of the president, the Central Support Unit Allocation Committee (CSUAC) was formed in November 2020 as a companion group to the University Budget Committee (UBC) to support the implementation and ongoing success of UCF’s incentive-based budget model. Chaired by Interim Provost Michael Johnson and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Gerald Hector, it is an advisory committee that makes recommendations to the UBC regarding central support unit (CSU) budget and cost allocations.

Faculty Excellence utilizes the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) survey every three years. There are two committees comprised of faculty to identify the priorities and strategies to address the priorities outlined by the COACHE data.

The Commencements, Convocations, and Recognitions Committee makes recommendations to the president and provost and vice president for Academic Affairs regarding commencements, convocations, awards, honorary degrees, emeritus status, and other forms of recognition.

The Community ReEngagement and Educational Development (CREED) Program reviews the disciplinary probation or suspension status of students as requested under university policy. Group members are appointed by the director of the Office of Student Conduct or the director's designee. Membership includes an equal number of faculty, staff and students.

The Compliance and Ethics Advisory Committee was established to assist the chief compliance and ethics officer in the development of a comprehensive compliance and ethics program and mitigation of compliance and ethical risks at UCF. The purpose of the committee is to ensure consistent communication and development of compliance and ethics programs across the university. The committee members are charged with promoting a culture of ethics, accountability and compliance at UCF.

The Faculty and Staff Benefits Committee recommends to the vice president for Administration and Finance policies and programs that revise the benefits provided to faculty and staff.

The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the Center director on professional improvement and instructional research activities that will enhance teaching and learning excellence and improve assessment and evaluation in all learning environments.

The Undergraduate Common Program Oversight Committee provides oversight of courses and alternative plans to fulfill the General Education Program, diversity and technology requirements, as well as other program requirements common to all undergraduate students.

The Golden Rule Review Committee is charged with making recommendations for updating UCF's Golden Rule student handbook. Seven student members are appointed by the student body president and the vice president for Student Development and Enrollment Services. Meetings are open to faculty, students, staff and university administration.

The Graduate Appeals Committee hears petitions from graduate students and applicants for variances from graduate program requirements.

The Graduate Curriculum Committee reviews issues related to graduate education, including proposals for creating, revising and deleting graduate programs, certificates, tracks and courses.

The Policy Committee examines and recommends new policies and procedures or changes to existing ones regarding graduate education.

The committee provides guidance to the vice president for Research and dean of the College of Graduate Studies about the quality of graduate programs and reviews nominees for graduate teaching and mentoring awards

The 11-member expansion committee deals with all matters pertaining to the expansion of UCF’s Greek community or the replacement of any group that is no longer active.

The Information Technology Committee assists in determining and evaluating faculty technology needs and general policies; reviews changes to educational media and communications; and advises on the university and faculty needs and interests in developing information technology resources to enhance the campus environment for teaching, learning, research, and other scholarly activities and service.

Seeks to achieve a comprehensive health and safety program that effectively trains, communicates, and implements safe work practices to reduce or eliminate any risk of working with biological hazards.

The Institutional Review Board consists of a committee established to advocate for the protection of the rights and welfare of human participants involved in research. The IRB evaluates proposals for new research and conducts reviews of on-going research to ensure that the Guiding Ethical Principles for human subject protection are met. Board members are a diverse group of research and on-research related faculty members and community members.

Serves as an advisory resource for the Director of Environmental Health and Safety, providing guidance and recommendations on a comprehensive campus-wide safety program.

Educates and promotes open communication among all constituencies regarding the implementation of safe work practices.

The Library Advisory Committee provides advice to the Libraries concerning materials and services needed by faculty and students in their teaching and research endeavors.

The Parking Citation Appeals Committee is defined by UCF Regulation 6.007. This committee has jurisdiction over violations of the university’s parking regulations.  In those cases heard before it, this committee renders decisions adjudicating guilt and imposes appropriate monetary or restrictive penalties. Go to Appeal a Citation to file an appeal.

This committee evaluates and makes recommendations concerning policy and procedures relating to parking, transportation and safety.

The Personnel Committee studies and recommends academic personnel policy and standards, including university-wide promotion and tenure criteria, along with procedures to evaluate administrators and department chairs.

Determines policy for UCF's radiation safety program. Advances the highest standards in training, communication, and implementation of protective procedures to eliminate the risk of working with radiation.

This committee reviews and make decisions regarding disclosures of potential conflicts of interest in research and sponsored programs. Committee members help UCF meet federal and state compliance requirements and to ensure the integrity of the university's research and development programs in accordance with university policies.

The Research Council recommends policies regarding research activities, facilities, personnel, and patents.

The committee reviews student appeals regarding scholarships and decides whether to approve or deny. Committee members are senior faculty and staff members from throughout the university. The committee is chaired by the executive director of the Office of Student Financial Assistance.

The Scroll and Quill Society is a faculty recognition program for outstanding achievement in research and creative activities at UCF. The evaluation committee reviews submitted applications. It includes at least one Faculty Excellence representative and at least four faculty representatives previously inducted into the Scroll and Quill Society.

The Staff Council’s mission is to build communication, trust and integrity within our diverse community.

The Steering Committee acts on behalf of the Faculty Senate on emergency matters, considers resolutions from Senate committees for forwarding to the full Senate, develops Faculty Senate agendas, and, when requested, serves as an advisory body to the president and the provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs.

The Strategic Planning Council recommends to provost and vice president for Academic Affairs policies to support the university's strategic planning process, including academic planning, institutional effectiveness, accountability, budget planning, and student services.

This committee hears appeals from students who are contesting a late payment fee and/or a late registration fee.

The committee promotes and coordinates the delivery of the right support to the right student at the right time to ensure that all students (FTICs and transfers) who start at UCF finish at UCF.

The committee's mission is to unleash the power of collaboration and collective wisdom by bringing together student success administrators and experts from all colleges and units to accelerate the university’s progress toward preeminence and Association of American Universities-caliber performance.

The teams concentrate on Buildings & Energy will report on university building goals including, but not limited to, the Green Office Certification program, EPEAT Purchasing Policy, cleaning policies, room scheduling, occupant comfort via surveying. They will also report on the university energy goals including, but not limited to, energy procurement, efficiency, conservation, production, security, resilience and storage.

Reviews and awards technology fee grants to enhance instructional technology resources for students and faculty.

The University Bookstore Advisory Committee advises the bookstore management concerning materials and services needed by all segments of the university community.

The UCF Finance Corporation was created by the University Board of Trustees. The corporation is used as a vehicle to facilitate select future financings where there would be no need for the corporation to be involved in the operations of the whatever entity was the beneficiary of the financing.

UCF Rising is a program of individual projects and initiatives aligned with the Collective Impact goal of increasing research awards to $250 million annually by 2020.

The Undergraduate Course Committee reviews all undergraduate course additions, revisions or deletions and special topics course requests.

The Undergraduate Policy and Curriculum Committee reviews and provides recommendations on undergraduate policies, instruction, standards and university-wide undergraduate degree requirements.

The Undergraduate Research Council provides leadership and direction for the UCF undergraduate research community.

The University Athletics Advisory Committee serves as an advisory and recommending body for intercollegiate athletics on policies and procedures that relate specifically to student-athlete welfare and academic progress.

Appointed by and serving at the discretion of the president, the University Budget Committee is an advisory group responsible for making recommendations for stewarding, optimizing and investing UCF's financial resources in ways that strategically advance the goals and mission of the university.

The University Honors Committee recommends to the dean of the Burnett Honors College policies and plans for the college.

The University Master Planning Committee recommends to the vice president for Administration and Finance short- and long-range issues related to land use, facilities planning, and future development of the campus, taking into account the protection and preservation of natural resources on the campus.

The University Parking and Transportation Committee recommends to the vice president for Administration and Finance regulations governing traffic and parking on the UCF campus.

The University Policies and Procedures Committee is a committee designated and appointed by the president to act as the central body for making recommendations regarding the creation, updating, and management of university policies. The committee includes the chief compliance and ethics officer, the chief human resources officer or his or her designee and other representatives appointed by the president. The chief compliance and ethics officer serves as the committee chair.

The University Promotion and Tenure Committee reports to the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs and provides its recommendations on all applications for promotion and tenure.

The committee oversees the sick leave pools at the university and makes recommendations to the sick leave pool administrator to accept or reject requests for using sick pools resources.

This committee is charged with overseeing and maintaining best practices for use of space throughout UCF under the guidance of the Space Administration office.

The University Travel Awards Committee makes recommendations to the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs regarding special travel awards to faculty.