Transfer & Transition Services has partnered with UCF What's Next and the Quality Enhancement Plan to offer a five-meeting faculty workshop series on transfer student success. The purpose of the series is to help undergraduate faculty recognize the challenges facing transfer students and equip them with techniques to promote student success in the major and beyond. Faculty will receive a $400 stipend for completing the series.

All meetings will be held on Fridays, 9:30–11:00 in Career Services & Experiential Learning on the following days:

• January 26
• February 9
• February 23
• March 23
• March 30

The 2018 UCF Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence is now accepting applications from students working with faculty on current research and creative projects. The deadline to submit an application, including a poster abstract, is Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. The poster showcase is an opportunity for students to present their work to the UCF community and will be held from 12 - 4 p.m.on April 5 in the UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom. Scholarships will be provided to outstanding presentations judged by UCF faculty.

Faculty and staff should be aware that insurance plan changes made during Open Enrollment will go into effect January 1, 2018. Insurance premiums are paid one month in advance through bi-weekly payroll deductions (with the exception of Flexible Spending Accounts).

To review your paycheck, visit http://My.UCF.edu under Employee Self Service.

The office of faculty excellence invites you to the 2018 Founders' Day Honors Convocation. The convocation will be begin at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 in the Student Union Pegasus Ballroom. The convocation will feature the excellence awards, service awards, and student awards, all of which will be presented to faculty, staff and students who have been exceptional members of the UCF community.

UCF IT will be retiring the Pegasus web server service in January of 2018. If you still have a website that begins with http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/ and you would like to move it to the College of Sciences hosting you will need to fill out the College of Sciences website hosting request form and respond to any automated emails from the form. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jonathan Hendricker via email at Jonathan.Hendricker@ucf.edu.
 

Working group meeting minutes from the Nov. 14 working group meeting are now available. You can access the minutes by clicking below.

The following is a list of currently scheduled program coordinator meetings for the spring 2018 semester. 

Wednesday, January 24
Noon – 2 p.m., NSC 254

Monday, February 12
3 – 5 p.m., NSC 254

Wednesday, March 21
Noon – 2 p.m., NSC 254

Monday, April 16
3 – 5 p.m., NSC 254

Applications for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship are available. The competition is open to sophomores and juniors who are U.S. citizens and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, sciences, or various engineering fields (pre-professional students are not eligible).

Applicants must demonstrate depth of research and academic achievement. The OPA prefers students have a GPA of at least 3.7. However, students with extensive research experience with a GPA lower than 3.7 are still encouraged to apply.

Applications are due by Jan. 11, 2018. For more information, contact the Director of the Office of Prestigious Awards, Morgan Bauer and visit the Barry Goldwater Foundation online.

Rich Gause, government information librarian, will be NSC's primary librarian point of contact as Richard Harrison is temporarily unavailable. 

Faculty interested in scheduling a library session for class should submit a request using the form at:
 http://library.ucf.edu/services/instruction/instruction-request-form/

Faculty or students who want to research assistance should use the online scheduler at:
https://ucf.libcal.com/appointment/654

Bridget Rubenking serves as the NSC library liaison. You may also contact her about gaining access to any resources you may need for courses or research.