Nursing Simulation Center Manager Honored with International Award
Sat Jun 22
Syretta Spears, manager for the Simulation, Technology, Innovation & Training (STIM) Center at the UCF College of Nursing, has been honored with the “Frontline Simulation Champion” Excellence Award from the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL). The annual award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary dedication to the day-to-day implementation of simulation and to…
Search Underway for Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning and Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Fri Jun 14
This position will collaborate with UCF’s colleges and units to foster a dynamic learning environment that promotes faculty excellence and student success through high-impact academic practices and innovative teaching and learning.
June 2019 Provost Update: Our Forward Momentum
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…
Search Committee Selected for the Next Dean of UCF’s College of Optics and Photonics
Mon May 20
Dear UCF Community: I am writing to inform you that Dean Bahaa E. A. Saleh of UCF’s College of Optics and Photonics (COP) recently announced his plans to step down as dean and return to the faculty at the end of the fall 2019 semester. Since 2009, Dr. Saleh has served as dean of the…
Nominations are open for UCF’s 2019 Women of Distinction Award
Fri May 17
Nominations for UCF’s 2019 Women of Distinction Award are being accepted. Faculty Excellence, in partnership with the Office of the President, is hosting the Women of Distinction Awards again this fall. Three awards will be given during the fall semester to highlight “creative entrepreneurship” by our outstanding women faculty. At UCF, we believe all faculty…
May 2019 Provost Update: Keep Charging On
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…
Campus to close early on Aug. 29 for UCF’s home football opening game
Wed May 1
UCF’s opening home football game against Florida A&M University will be televised nationally on Thursday evening, Aug. 29. The game time has yet to be determined. Please keep the following details in mind as you plan for your fall classes. On Aug. 29, classes on the main campus, in the Central Florida Research Park, at…
Ingersoll Named Founding Dean of College of Health Professions and Sciences
Fri Apr 19
I am pleased to announce that Christopher D. Ingersoll will serve as the founding dean of the UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences, effective Aug. 1, 2019. Dr. Ingersoll joins UCF from The University of Toledo in Ohio, where he is currently the vice provost for Health Sciences Affairs and dean of the College…
Wear Denim on Wednesday, April 24, in Support of Sexual Violence Survivors
Thu Apr 18
In recognition of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the UCF community is encouraged to participate April 24 in Denim Day
Dr. Ross Wolf Named Interim Assistant Provost of UCF Downtown
Wed Apr 10
Dr. Ross Wolf has been named interim assistant provost of UCF Downtown, effective May 3.
Celebrating UCF Women in Leadership
Fri Mar 29
UCF women vice presidents, provost, vice provosts and deans gather for a photo to commemorate Women’s History Month. Front (left to right): Misty Shepherd, interim vice president for Administration and Finance; Pamela “Sissi” Carroll, dean of the College of Community Innovation and Education; Elizabeth A. Dooley, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs; Jana…
UCF, United Faculty of Florida Announce Pay Raises for Faculty
Thu Mar 28
Eligible UCF faculty members will get a one-time payment in May and pay raises starting in August under an agreement reached between the UCF administration and the United Faculty of Florida.
March 2019 Provost Update: Celebrating Excellence
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…
New Zealand Mosque Attacks
Fri Mar 15
Dear UCF Community: Interim President Thad Seymour Jr. and I offer our deepest condolences to the victims of the mosque attacks in New Zealand and their families and loved ones. This attack is heart-wrenching, and it impacts us all. We stand with the people of New Zealand as well as with members of our Muslim…