NSC eUpdate January 24, 2017

The application process is now open for the NSC Associate Director of Academic Programs; the details of the position, eligibility, term, resources, etc. can be found here. Important clarification: to serve in the role of Associate Director of Academic Programs, one need not have previous administrative experience, it is just a preference. Please contact Dr. Boyd Lindsley with any questions.

Dean Michael Johnson of the College of Sciences is scheduled for his 5-year evaluation this spring (2017).

As part of his review process, COS is soliciting input from across the college and university. Please provide anonymous feedback in a survey by Friday, Feb. 3.

To aid in the evaluation process, materials associated with the review (including Dean Johnson’s summary of accomplishments, CV, etc.) can be found on the Office of Faculty Excellence website: https://facultyexcellence.ucf.edu/evaluation-promotion/

After reviewing the documents, please take the survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes and can be accessed at http://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_77X1x3YQ6Gvd4I5

More information about Dean Johnson's 5-Year review survey can be found here.

If you are interested in attending the 23rd Annual Joseph C. Andrews Mentoring Celebration breakfast at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30, please email Boyd Lindsley. The breakfast, which will be held in the Student Union Pegasus Ballroom, will feature keynote speaker Marc Lamont Hill. Hill is a journalist, professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta and a social-justice activist.

The title "The Logistics of Commitment Workshop,"  is somewhat of a misnomer for the event which will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26 in room 101 of the Harris Corporation Engineering Center. This is not about current and pending or effort reporting. Instead the workshop aims at providing prospective PIs interested in leading large, collaborative proposals with information on the UCF resources and processes involved in getting the proposals together, especially with respect to getting support from organizations and individuals outside of UCF. To learn more, click here.

The Dean is in the process of scheduling meetings for the Provost’s visit to the College of Sciences. All faculty and staff are invited to attend the Provost's presentation from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, Feb 10 at Key West 218 CD, in the Student Union. Please email Maggie Leclair to RSVP to the event.

Function Survey results are now available on the Nicholson Resource Webpage. The survey results include:

-NSC Aadministrative Survey Results Administrative Support
-NSC Administrative Survey Results Studio Checkout
-NSC Administrative Survey Results NASSC
-NSC Administrative Survey Results Marketing
-NSC Administrative Survey Results Finance Team
-NSC Administrative Survey Results NPKA
-NSC Administrative Survey Results Administration

You can view these survey results on the Nicholson Results of Requested Feedback page.

Meeting minutes from the Jan. 11, 2017 Ad/PR faculty meeting are now available.

Social Justice Week at UCF offers a number of events around campus that encourage open and honest discussion about social issues. Find more info here: http://events.ucf.edu/calendar/1695/social-justice-and-advocacy/upcoming/

UCF is also hosting the Orlando Sentinel’s Central Floridian of the Year event for the second year. It’s an inspiring evening that honors some amazing people in the community. Past winners include Dr. Hitt and Deb German. This year, in addition to honoring the ORMC medical team that handled Pulse, the other nominees include three UCF grads: Commissioner Patty Sheehan, Chief of Corrections at Orange County Government Cornita Riley and Tico Perez.

The UCF colleges of Sciences, Business Administration and Engineering & Computer Science invite you to a truly unique experience regarding the future of Big Data in Central Florida from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26 at UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center, 12676 Gemini Blvd. You'll hear from some of the top scholars and professionals skilled in analyzing large data sets to reveal patterns, trends and associations to help determine human behavior and interactions and meet some of the graduate students who will soon be the pioneers of data analytics and data mining for tomorrow's leading businesses. Advanced registration is now closed, but walk-ups are welcome to attend.

NSC students can qualify for up to 20 scholarships found on the College of Sciences' website. Scholarships will be awarded at the end of the Spring semester and applications are open from Jan. 1 - Mar. 31, 2017. Please encourage students to apply at www.sciences.ucf.edu/scholarships.

The College of Sciences is looking for nominations of outstanding students from our departments and school that represent the college well. COS is looking for students who have an interesting or motivational story to tell, or someone very involved at UCF and in the community. COS wants to share their story and grow the college’s social media pages – and the departments’/schools' pages too!

If you have a student in mind please e-mail project lead Elle Siebert (Elle.Siebert@ucf.edu) with information as to why they would make a good feature. If they are chosen for a social media spotlight, COS will ask you to connect them with the student.