Wed Apr 26
I am grateful for your dedication, hard work and resilience during this academic year. Your efforts led to increased national stature and well-deserved recognitions for valuable work that advanced UCF in excellence, student success and impact. We progressed despite a trying (and continuing) transition to Workday and SET, and two disruptive hurricanes that seriously affected some faculty, staff and…
Fri Apr 14
I am pleased to announce the reappointment of Sheila Amin Gutiérrez de Piñeres for five years as dean of the Burnett Honors College. Under Dean Sheila’s leadership, the college and its staff have worked diligently to attract and develop promising students from all backgrounds to distinguish UCF as a model for student success, inclusive excellence…
Wed Oct 9
As our fall term hits full stride, I am energized by UCF’s momentum in elevating our research, scholarship, student success and overall excellence. A key mission of UCF as a top-tier research university is to bring new insights and approaches to society’s greatest needs and challenges. I applaud our outstanding faculty in reaching a new…
Fri Aug 2
As a vigorous summer of courses and learning concludes at UCF, the influence of our faculty and students resonates throughout the world.
Tue Jun 11
Our campus may seem a little quieter, but summer courses are in full swing. It takes a considerable team effort to make a year-round robust learning environment possible. At UCF, we believe if we can find a better way of doing something, we should do it. In that spirit, this past year we launched two…
Tue May 7
Dear UCF Faculty and Staff: As our 2018-19 academic year comes to an end, we pause to celebrate our outstanding students, faculty and staff for their remarkable contributions to making UCF a great place to study, research, live and work. Congratulations to the Class of 2019 The ultimate achievement for most UCF students and their…
Tue Mar 26
We’ve navigated a whirlwind semester at UCF. And many of us are focused on final exams, research, commencement and other end-of-the-semester are only weeks away. Your work is important to UCF’s success, and I appreciate all that you do to support our students. I want to highlight some of the remarkable people and the accomplishments…