University of Central Florida faculty members are the foundation of the university. They energize students, academic programs, research and service through academic excellence and innovation.
Tue Nov 19
Dear Faculty Colleagues, Student success is at the heart of everything we do. Achieving a 60% four-year graduation rate for FTIC students — our final step for preeminence and the unlocking of additional state resources — relies on the important role you play in supporting students academically, in research, and beyond. As we approach the…
Wed Oct 16
Space has been part of UCF’s DNA since our university’s founding to support the ambitious goal of landing humans on the moon. This legacy, along with our focus on developing the research and workforce to support our state’s economy, has made us the nation’s leading talent supplier for the aerospace and defense industry. Thanks to…
Thu Oct 3
Faculty Excellence offers a robust array of prestigious internal awards. Eligible faculty members are encouraged to explore these awards that recognize outstanding achievements in teaching, research, and service. Below is a snapshot of UCF’s internal awards with opening and closing dates for submissions. The Faculty Internal Awards webpage explains eligibility and criteria. I sincerely hope that you…
Thu Sep 12
Colleagues, I encourage everyone to learn about artificial intelligence and incorporate it into your teaching and research. This is vital work. As educators, we have a responsibility to equip our students with the tools they need to adapt and thrive in the workplace. That means we must convey the benefits, limitations, and ethical implications of…
Wed Aug 14
Welcome to fall! The Faculty Excellence team looks forward to serving as a resource for you as we work together to elevate academic excellence and student success. As we kick off the new academic year, we invite you to join UCF leaders and colleagues from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday (Aug. 15) at the…
Mon Oct 2
This is a reminder that faculty will use Interfolio academic software this fall to submit materials for some internal awards and requests for sabbaticals, emeritus status, and the Professional Development Program. Award application materials will be uploaded into the new digital system for the following: If you plan to pursue any of these awards or…
Tue Sep 19
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, past UCF external award winners, and tips for pursuing prestigious and highly prestigious honors. I am also pleased to introduce another valuable resource to support your professional development. Charlenne…
Tue Sep 12
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 this fall. Please see the Faculty Internal Awards page for eligibility, criteria, and applicable dates. Note that Excellence Awards and Research Incentive Awards materials will…
Fri Jul 21
Carmen Giurgescu, the Chatlos Foundation endowed chair, associate dean of research and professor in UCF’s College of Nursing, is among 22 distinguished nurse researchers who will be inducted in the 2023 Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. The honorees will be inducted during Sigma’s International Nursing Research Congress in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on July…
Fri Jul 14
One-hundred-forty-three UCF faculty members recently achieved significant career milestones in earning promotions and tenure for the 2022-23 cycle. The approved faculty — 93 for promotion, 49 for promotion and tenure and one for tenure — underwent a rigorous evaluation of their work and performance by peers, college and university leaders that took nearly an…
Mon Jul 10
UCF Professor Su-I Hou, who has dedicated her career to healthy aging, has been selected as a fellow of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the world’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, patient care and education in the field. Fellow is the highest level of membership the society gives, and acknowledges continued…
Fri Jul 7
Richard Lapchick, a champion for human rights, pioneer for racial equality and eminent scholar at the UCF, will be honored by ESPN with one of its signature ESPY Awards. Lapchick will receive the Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award named in honor of the late ESPN commentator Stuart Scott. The award celebrates “individuals that have taken risks…
Thu Jul 6
new professor has been named and two others reappointed to prestigious UCF trustee chair professorships that recognize faculty with national and international reputations for excellence and with extraordinary accomplishments in teaching, research and service. New trustee chair Ayman Abouraddy and reappointees Aristide Dogariu and Jayanta Kapat are among a handful of faculty members to have…
Thu Jul 6
As growing interest in space exploration creates new interdisciplinary opportunities for workers of all trades, UCF is the site lead for a program intended to help inspire young minds to consider the career possibilities that industry developments could offer. Lisa Martino ’09 ’12MA and Sara Shaw, both lecturers of career and workforce education in the Department of Educational…
Thu Jul 6
UCF Board of Trustees Chair Alex Martins ’01MBA and Vice Chair Harold Mills will lead UCF’s governing board for two more years after a vote by their colleagues at the June 29, 2023, board meeting. UCF alumnus Martins, who serves as CEO of the Orlando Magic, and Mills, a distinguished Orlando entrepreneur, have navigated UCF through many…
Wed Jul 5
As a teen growing up in Nova Scotia, Canada, Interdisciplinary Studies Lecturer Sharon Woodill didn’t see college in her future. “In my household, people who went to university were either lazy and didn’t want to get a real job, or they were really, really smart,” Woodill says. “I didn’t think I fit into either of…
Wed Jul 5
Ladda Thiamwong, associate professor in UCF’s College of Nursing, is one of 253 distinguished nurse leaders — and among four in Florida — who have been named to the 2023 class of fellows by the American Academy of Nursing. The prestigious honor recognizes substantial, sustained and outstanding impact on health and healthcare. This year’s inductees,…
Wed Jul 5
This is a reminder that the distribution and signing of fall faculty agreements will be available starting July 7 and will be completed within Workday. As their agreements are ready for signature, faculty will receive an email to their UCF Outlook account notifying them their agreement can be reviewed and signed. To access and review…
Thu Jun 15
Growing up in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the 1970s and 1980s, I didn’t celebrate Juneteenth. In fact, I didn’t know such a celebration existed until I went to college south of the Mason-Dixon line, in Virginia. This solidifies a curriculum perspective I have long held: Knowledge is the history you learn shaped by the…
Tue Jun 13
Shin-Tson Wu remains quiet whenever someone pulls out a smartphone or turns on a tablet. He’s too humble to mention that he helped invent the screens they’re viewing. The technology used for the LCD screen is among an astonishing number of patents issued for Wu’s inventions — 96 at last count. In 2014, he was one…