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For those of you whorsquove visited with me in my office you have seen displayed on my meeting table a gift from a colleaguemdashan etched-glass world globe

On many days I look at this as what it ismdasha depiction of the earth as we have known it On other days particularly those of introspection I have often looked at this glass globe and conjured up the notion of a crystal ball If only we knew what our professional future looked like wersquod likely make some well-informed decisions

But instead of gazing into the crystal ball I think wersquove learned to do the next best thing observe whatrsquos going on around us try to apply to our own settings the lessons others have learned prioritize our actions to align with our goals and make the best informed decisions we can to allow us to guide our organization forward For many of us that is the essence of strategic planning

These activities necessarily start with observation What changes can we as an organization anticipate or predict based upon these observations What is going on in similar settings in our society and around our globe What does this mean for the future of higher education and specifically what does this mean for UCFrsquos Regional Campuses

This is complex work that we do What does the higher education institution of tomorrow or next year or the next decade look like We certainly donrsquot know but we must make informed decisions based on our observations

In my 29 years in higher education I have observed the explosion of technology both in our educational pedagogy and in our administrative work I have observed as Thomas Friedman famously posited that the world is getting flattermdashdespite the shape of my globe - and ever more integrated I have observed the potential commoditization of higher education certainly at the lower levels I have seen a general trend toward devaluing ldquoeducationrdquo at the feet of ldquotrainingrdquo or job preparation

These changes are coming to us at an unprecedented rate accelerated by technology and the explosion of knowledge We need to prepare ourselves for unknown changes for uncertain challenges and for nimble reactions to complex problems

As I think about these changes and contemplate our organizational reaction to them therersquos only one thing that is crystal-ball clear the regional campuses of today are not what they were a few years ago and they are not going to be the same in another year or two By anticipating these changes preparing appropriately to react to them and then strategically competing in a changing global marketplace clear advantages will come to astute organizations and their members

My goal will be to help lead our organization toward a path of strategic change effectiveness and efficiency ensuring our long-term viability service to our students and to our communities and organizational success

I ask that you join me on this journey just as you have welcomed me and asked me to lead you These challenges can be daunting and yet the journey will be both exciting and fun It is not likely to be easy but it will be meaningful I believe we will continue to be a model for others to emulate as we continue to be recognized for our success and innovation

GO KNIGHTS

Jeff Jones

Vice Provost

A MESSAGE FROM THE VICE PROVOST

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Join UCF and the Central Florida community in welcoming the new leader of Regional Campuses and Continuing Education

hellipVice Provost Jeff Jones

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As the fall semester nears its end the regional campuses scheduling team is in full swing planning not only spring 2014 but the next academic year Going forward there are many things that need to be taken into account including faculty teaching loads student schedules the proper mixture of class modalities and of course enrollment However nothing is more important than our students What faculty may not understand is that we typically have a degree ldquoroad maprdquo completed for each program we offer at the regional campuses This road map or plan of study is what allows our students and advisors to plan their degree offerings over the next few years

The idea and impetus behind the concept of the degree road maps began before my time and during the tenure of Joyce Dorner and David Harrison What they envisioned was a pseudo ldquocontractrdquo with students so they could plan their classes and make sure that they would

DEGREE ROAD MAPS AND THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CLASS SCHEDULING

During the past Summer Session B Charles Negy offered his Cross-Cultural Psychology course in a Study Abroad Program to UCF students in Costa Rica and Panama The course was taught on the University of Costa Rica (UCR) campus and had both UCF and UCR students enrolled in the course Following each dayrsquos lecture UCF students engaged in a language ldquointercambiordquo for an hour with UCR students each teachingcorrecting the otherrsquos English and Spanish as necessary UCF students also had

the rich opportunity to be housed in a Costa Rican familyrsquos home where they gained direct additional exposure to Costa Rican culture and had to function in Spanish by necessity

Following the three-week course in Costa Rica students went to Panama for five days during which they spent two nights on the San Blas Islands governed by Kuna Indians In addition to spending two days alone on an isolated island (while being tended to by Kuna Indians) students took a boat to a nearby island where the Kuna community lives Seeing first hand how people choose to live a life devoid of almost all modern conveniences (eg sand floors no indoor bathroom running water minimal electricity etc) and in extremely close proximity to one another was an eye-opening experience for the UCF students

This program was made possible in large part through the generous support of UCF Regional Campuses - Charles Negy

be able to graduate in two years if they followed the prescribed plan

These plans have served the students and us well for the past three or four years However I donrsquot think that any of us realized how many of the programs would be offered completely online Today UCF offers about 15 undergraduate degree programs 17 minors 24 graduate and about 30 graduate certificate programs online With this many online programs and considerable coursework offered ldquoliverdquo by regional campuses it is getting extremely difficult to keep up these road maps because of the demand

Instead we have reconfigured our academic schedule taking into account traditional live or hybrid academic programming and then supplementing with online coursework Many students will find this move provides greater opportunities for them to receive their education while staying in their home communities However others may find traditional academic offerings limited

This is the challenge that we all face as we move into this next phase of academic program scheduling In other words who are we and what will regional campuses be 5 10 or 15 years from now It is easy to say that there will always be a need for live coursework and traditional academic programming but it another thing to plan for it and make sure that both camps of students and faculty are ldquohealthy and well fedrdquo

This next year I am asking faculty staff and administrators for help in conceptualizing the proper mixture of live and web offerings As the university moves to more online offerings and programs I ask that we take a close look at what we are doing and make sure that we donrsquot move too quickly in one direction or another So it might be best to look at this next academic year as a period of introspection one where you might assist us in planning what we want regional campuses programming to resemble in the near and distant future

- Steve Holmes

ACADEMIC FACULTY HIGHLIGHT

ACADEMIC INITIATIVES

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ENROLLMENT SERVICESACCOLADESGina Clifton RCHQ Admissions Specialist participated in the UCF Summer Research Academy sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research In addition Gina was selected to participate in the Honors in the Major program

Deborah Bradford RCHQ Director was nominated by the College of Education and selected by the Graduate College as a UCF Graduate Faculty Scholar

Lisa Leininger (CocoaPalm Bay) ran her first half marathon on Saturday October 12 All proceeds of the marathon benefited Indian River County Health Startrsquos Coalition program Lisa came in fourth place in her age group Congratulations Lisa

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTNick Pantloni (CocoaPalm Bay) Pamela Gruen (SanfordLake Mary and Daytona Beach) Sheri Newble-Dunn (Daytona Beach) Thomas Silarek (South Lake Leesburg and Ocala) and Kathy Voudry (Valencia West and Osceola) completed Florida Institute of Strategic Enrollment Management (FISEM) and received their certificates in June during the Florida Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (FACRAO) conference in St Augustine Eighty percent of those who have earned the FISEM certificate (via the FACRAO program) are from UCF and ALL are from regional campuses

Nick Pantloni Jessica Houts and Lisa Leiniger (ESndashCocoaPalm Bay) attended ldquoCall Me Roma Not Gypsyrdquo ldquoDispelling Myths and Revealing the Truthrdquo and Suicide Prevention Training

CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONSPamela Gruen (SanfordLake Mary and Daytona Beach) Kathy Voudry (Valencia West and Osceola) and Christy Pasnisin (South Lake Leesburg and Ocala) Enrollment Services Assistant Directors along with Raphel Robinson (Daytona Beach) Student Services Associate Director presented at the FACRAO annual meeting in St Augustine ldquoPartnership from East to West Collaborating across the Milesrdquo focused on Enrollment Services communication across UCF Regional Campuses

Deborah Bradford RC headquarters and Ed Trombley Registrar Embry Riddle Aeronautical University presented at FACRAO on UCFrsquos Leadership Enhancement Program

Anthony Recascino Christina Udell and Claire Mitchell of the UCF Daytona Beach campus presented on ldquoSocial Media Edrdquo at the FACRAO annual meeting

Angeacute Peterson RC headquarters Associate Vice President and Robert Wilkinson Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Research and Planning at Indiana University-Purdue University Ft Wayne presented at the Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Conference in Chicago Their topic was ldquoThe Basics of Strategic Planningrdquo

EVENTSUCF CocoaUCF Palm Bay bull Nick Pantloni Kim Poppert Jessica

Houts and the advising office have so far attended 52 classroom visits reaching 751 students this fall at Eastern Florida State College and letting students know about the wonderful opportunities that are available through the DirectConnect to UCF program

bull Nick and Jessica attended the Brevard County College Fair speaking to approximately 150 students about the UCF Cocoa and Palm Bay campuses

bull Cocoa Enrollment Services had their second Knights Connect Application Day on October 30 to assist students with the UCF application and financial aid process and to complete their spring 2014 applications

bull Nick Kim and Jessica will be attending ldquoBoo at the Zoordquo to hand out candy to the trick-or-treaters

UCF South LakeUCF Leesburg UCF Ocala bull Thomas Silarek (ES) and Crystal

Flynn (Advising-Ocala) saw about 65 students at the annual College and Career Expo at the Citrus County campus of College of Central Florida

bull Thomas Crystal and Linda Lopp (Nursing) attended the College and Career Expo at the CCF Ocala campus They greeted and provided UCF information to about 200 high school students and their parents

bull Thomas Robin Tinsley (Advising) and Colleen Scott (DirectConnect to UCF) attended the annual LSSC College Night and met with about 150 of the over 500 attendees

bull There are two financial aid workshops plannedmdashone at UCF South Lake and the other at the UCF Ocala campus LSSC Financial Aid staff will join UCF ES staff during the South Lake event to answer questions about financial aid processes at both schools

PERSONAL bull Welcome to our newest Knight Jackson Pantioni son of Nick

Pantioni (CocoaPalm Bay) born November 4 at 350 pm weighing 56 lbs He will need assistance breathing in NICU for a couple of weeks but other than that all is well Mom and Dad are doing great

ES staff and friends of ES were ldquoPretty in Pinkrdquo on October 18 for Breast Cancer Awareness

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STUDENT SERVCIES AND ADVISING

The Student Services and Advising unit began its new year with a planning meeting to establish its mission and strategic work plan to dovetail with UCF Regional Campuses objectives The two-day effort included the Enrollment Services team on the first day Highlighted here is its mission

UCF Regional Campuses Student Services and Advising an innovative and collaborative unit advocates for and

engages students to promote academic and student development by creating pathways for student success

retention and graduation through our DirectConnect to UCF Consortium partnerships and communities

To kick off the new academic year with its strategic initiatives a number of committees were formed with leadership by the Student Services and Advising team

bull Assessment Pam Bradybull KMS Andrea Velez-Vasquezbull Virtual Services Angela Edwards-

Johnsonbull Skype Advising Lisa Cruzbull Experiential Learning Sarah Zollbull KnightsPrep Lisa Cruzbull Orientation Raphel Robinson

WELCOME NEW STUDENT SERVICES AND ADVISING TEAM MEMBERS IN THE REGION

bull Kim Martinez DirectConnect to UCF Coordinator Central Region

bull Colleen Scott DirectConnect to UCF Coordinator Western Region

TRADITIONAL EVENTS CONTINUE MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH OUR STUDENTS

bull Partnering with the Office of Diversity Initiatives continues to be an honor and privilege as we hosted the broadcast of the Diversity Breakfast and workshops during Diversity Week

bull Collaborating with VARC provides our veterans with important services and facilitation of services critical to the needs of veterans and their dependents

bull Anticipated increase in numbers of students with disabilities provided the impetus of utilizing Skype meetings with our Students with Disabilities Services team in onboarding our students to more effectively and expeditiously provide the services needed for their success

NEW INITIATIVES LAUNCHED TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR SUCCESS AND RETENTION

bull Defining the DirectConnect to UCF Pathway Program DirectConnect to UCF Coordinators are working to enhance the DirectConnect to

UCF program with targeted strategies for the student experience Milestones are being defined to create expectations and engagement opportunities for a more intentional and exceptional experience as they work towards transferring to UCF

bull DirectReconnect takes on a new look Under the direction and leadership of Waheeda Illasarie DirectReconnect has been

branded with new information sheets and forms that provide greater clarity and guidance for students entering this reinvestment program and for college advisors and regional campuses advisors devoting intentionality to this program College visits and coordination with the Registrarrsquos Office continues to help facilitate this pilot program

bull Virtual Services The Virtual Services team led by Angela Edwards-Johnson and comprised of

key internal stakeholders including Martin Malpica Tony Recascino Sarah Zoll Angie Jones Deborah Bradford Crystal Flynn Lisa Cruz and Pam Cavanaugh are developing online services and programs to engage prospective and enrolled students for their success and retention Under the leadership of Lisa Cruz Skype advising is being launched in the fall term in partnership with all of our IT team

bull Student Services and Advising portal on Knowledge Management System (KMS) Andrea Velez-Vasquez and Carolyn Kennedy have launched our new SSA portal

They have a team that is assisting in the redesign and update to make this resource more relevant in their advisement and services that they provide students

bull QPR Ask a Question Save a Life Regional Campuses partnered with Teresa Michaelson-Chmelir Associate Director

of Prevention UCF Counseling amp Psychological Services to offer a Question Persuade amp Refer (QPR) training workshop for regional campuses staff and partners We had 149 attendees 30 of which represented five partner locations With over 86 of participants responding to the survey more than 92 reported that they gained new skills and useful information related to suicide and would suggest the QPR training to a friend In addition over 87 of participants reported that they would feel more comfortable talking about suicide with someone as a result of the QPR training

bull Academic Support Skills Workshops extend to the Regions A new initiative this year with SARC was to expand our online tutoring offerings

to target specific academic skills workshops to broadcast to our students in the region The targeted topics for fall term were Time Management Reducing Test Taking Anxiety and Study Skills amp Test Preparation

Continued page 7 Professional Development

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What You Didnrsquot Know About Joe If any of you have ever had a chance to talk to Joe Schofield wait what am I saying So you already know he has a passion for what some people would call Extreme Couponing But did you ever wondered what he does with all the ldquostuff rdquo he gets with his coupons and those coupons that staff in regional campuses administration bring in to him

The vast majority of the food items household products baby food diapers cat and dog food kitty litter laundry detergents personal hygiene items and who knows what elsehellip are all for charitable donation (No He doesnrsquot do it for a tax deduction) So far this year Joe has provided over 2000 pounds of food and desperately needed items to Knights helping Knights Safehouse of Seminole County and SPCA This equates to items with retail prices totaling over $5500 and Joe got it all through coupons for less than $350 What you see in the picture totaled $2197 And yes there have been instances when Joe has wheeled out cartloads of items from a grocery store and because of his mastery of couponing the store actually had to pay him

BUSINESS AND FINANCE

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTbull Angel Edgecombe presented a poster session at the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) annual conference held in Utah in October

bull ldquoA STARS Approach Elevating a New Intervention Programrdquo was a session presented by Lisa Cruz Melissa Hanbery and Waheeda Illasarie at the NACADA annual conference held in Utah in

October and they have been asked to submit their research to the Journal of Psychology

bull Angela Edwards-Johnson was

selected for the Leadership Enhancement Program (LEP) Delaine Priest is her mentor assisting her with her project on Virtual Services

bull Pam Cavanaugh was selected as Chair of Professional Development for AAC

bull NASPA Florida Drive-in was hosted on the UCF campus during fall term and regional campuses attendees included Sean Armstrong Pam Brady Waheeda Illasarie Carol Black Salema Mohamed Angie Jones Jackie West-Lee Ashley Squillante Tanya Armstrong Angela Edwards-Johnson and Pam Cavanaugh

STUDENT SERVICES AND ADVISING

The following DirectConnect to UCF meetings occurred during the fall semesterSeptember 18 - DirectConnect to UCF Steering Committee assigned working groups to each partner institution bull Data Working Group Eastern Florida

State College bull Resource Working Group Valencia

College bull Enrollment Services Working Group

Seminole State College bull Workforce Working Group UCF

Regional Campuses bull Advising Alignment Working Group

Lake Sumter State College bull Curriculum Alignment UCF Regional

Campuses and UCF Undergraduate Studies

September 9 ndash Seminole State CollegeOctober 1 ndash Eastern Florida State CollegeOctober 28 ndash Lake Sumter State CollegeNovember 5 ndash Valencia College

ADMINISTRATION

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CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT CONFERENCECREATING PURPOSEFUL PATHWAYS

The fourth annual Curriculum Alignment Conference Purposeful Pathways was held November 1 2013 at the Valencia College campus in Osceola The conference followed a round of academic discipline meetings in biology chemistry physics math and engineering held during September and October Angeacute Peterson opened the meeting followed by a welcome from Jeff Jones Vice Provost UCF Regional Campuses Mike Hampton chair of Curriculum Alignment initiative provided a summary of fall activities and a brief perspective on the status of curriculum alignment and the new initiative of blending advising alignment to strengthen student pathways in the sciences Hampton introduced the first speaker for the morning session David Yaron Professor at Carnegie Mellon introduced a supplemental learning collection of virtual labs scenario-based learning activities and concept tests for teachers to use in pre-labs textbook homework and in-class activities The students can review and learn chemistry concepts using the same virtual labs simulations and tutorials This is an online solution for both instructors and students The resources to teach and learn chemistry created by the faculty at Carnegie Mellon is licensed as ChemCollective

Mark A Poisel Vice President of Georgia Regents University was introduced by Angeacute Peterson and addressed the audience with a special session Creating Purposeful Pathways Aligning Advisement to Curriculum The presentation centered on students imagining sciences as a key to success and how proactive advising can support studentsrsquo dreams while embracing the realities

Pam Cavanaugh Assistant Vice Provost UCF Regional Campuses did a session on proactively aligning the student pathways and Teresa Dorman Associate Dean College of Sciences provided an update on the UCFiSTEM Initiatives in STEM for Melissa Dagley Executive Director of iSTEM

The faculty and advisors were asked two questions in the discipline specific break-out sessions following lunch 1 How can integrated advising impact and support curriculum alignment2 How can curriculum alignment provide and support preparation in both teaching and learning to

generate more students imagining science or math as keys to the future

A report out of each of the groups concluded the conference and results may be found at wwwcurriculumalignmentucfedu in the near future

ADMINISTRATION

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Do librarians w alk on water

N ot really we just specialize in navigatingAsk us for help anytime

In addition to UCF Regional Campuses Library Web pages librarians have created many topic- and course-specific guides that can help students and faculty short circuit Google overload From this page httpguidesucfedu you can find quick answers to FAQs lists of best resources by subject and even an animated video on how to narrow a research topic UCF has recently expanded access to educational videos viewable online Look in the A-Z list for the database called FMGmdashFilms on Demand

This fiscal year Regional Librarians taught 4690 students through a combination of 191 live and online classes and orientations Librarians also provided personalized one-on-one assistance both physically and virtually thanks to Adobe Connect software

LIBRARY

SOUTH LAKERayla Hanselmann comes to UCF South Lake from Trine University Angola Indiana She received her Masterrsquos in Library Science from Indiana University-Bloomington and a BA in Music from Augustana College in Rock Island IL Rayla hopes to use her previous experiences with social media to expand library services for UCF users in new virtual directions

DAYTONA Michael Furlong sponsored UCF students traveling to the Jacksonville Arboretum as part of the UCF Alternative Break Program The volunteer team worked from Friday-Monday on conservation activities and created a new forest trail for the Arboretum that joined together two of the Arboretumrsquos existing trails

OSCEOLACarrie Moran joined the UCF Valencia Osceola team as the UCF Regional Librarian on May 10 2013 She received her Masterrsquos in Library and Information Science from Drexel University and has a BA in Psychology from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington Carrie brings extensive experience with LibGuides software from her prior experience at the Cleveland Community College in North Carolina

COCOAThe Florida Solar Energy Center Library fell victim to budget shortfalls and is no longer housed in the UCF Cocoa joint-use library Barbara Alderman was the onsite coordinator for a massive project that involved redistributing parts of the collection to the John C Hitt Library in Orlando

Andy Todd received the 2013 UCF Excellence in Librarianship Award He was also a panel speaker at American Library Association Annual Conference and presented at the Society of Florida Archivists 2013 Annual Meeting

PALM BAYThe fully online Master of Nonprofit Management (MNM) program successfully completed a state-required program review An ldquoexemplaryrdquo rating in the area of incorporating pedagogy and technical innovations prompted Mary Ann Feldheim Director of the School of Public Administration to share her appreciation for Barbara Aldermanrsquos contribution She observed that Barbara has been customizing the library modules and working with students since 2001

SANFORDLAKE MARY Peggy Gunnell Nuhn had an article titled ldquoA Marriage Made in Heaven Supporting the University-College Partnership as a UCF Regional Campus Librarianrdquo published in the fall 2012 issue of Florida Libraries

WESTNuria Curras accepted a position at the University of Puerto Rico in February Min Tong stepped in and offered some library assistance until her new contract became effective in August She is now full time at West after spending six years at South Lake Min Tong received the 2013 Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Conference Travel Grant for a trip to 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago

ORLANDOCynthia Kisby was invited to share her many years of human resource experience by presenting a workshop titled ldquoThree Things You Need to Know About Being Unemployedrdquo for the Placement Center at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago

l to r Michael Furlong-Daytona Carrie Moran-Osceola Cynthia Kisby-Orlando Peggy Nuhn-Sanford Barbara Alderman-Palm Bay Min Tong-West Andy Todd-Cocoa

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REGIONAL CAMPUSES WEBSITES

The Regional Campuses New Media Team met at RCHQ on September 10th Those attending included Angeacute Peterson (Community Advisor) Anthony Recascino ndash Chair (RCHQ) Minesh Patel (RCHQ) Christina Udell (Daytona Beach) Claire Mitchell (Daytona Beach) Raphel Robinson (Daytona Beach) Angela Johnson (Daytona Beach) Pam Gruen (Sanford Lake Mary) Crystal Flynn (Ocala) Angelia Jones (CocoaPalm Bay) Angel Edgecombe (Cocoa) Melissa Hanbery (Valencia WestOsceola) Lisa Dunn (South Lake) Marylou Wade (RCHQ) Gina Clifton (RCHQ) Christina Grace (Continuing Ed) Jessica Houts (Cocoa) Jessica Matos (Osceola) and Kathy Voudry (WestOsceola)

The UCF Regional Campuses Social Media presence continues to grow at a phenomenal rate with social media traffic now outpacing web site traffic All this is due to changing habits of our students and in general how information is now accessed Important discussions took place on metrics and how best to track and analyze our social media traffic Also discussions on using and creating QR codes and best practices for using our current suite of monitoring tools (Hootsuite amp TweetDeck) The meeting closed with a fabulous presentation by Christine Udell and Claire Mitchell of the Daytona Beach campus on ldquoCreating Incentives and Engaging Your Community with Facebookrdquo which is available for download on the UCF Regional Campuses WIKI

UCF Regional Campuses Social Media Team continues to grow with the addition of Gina Clifton Social Media Analyst for the new DirectConnect to UCF Fan page being managed by Deborah Bradford This is all very exciting

Why Not to Go Phishing At Work By Eric Nielson

Phishing as defined from Dictionarycom is as follows To try to obtain financial or other confidential information from Internet users typically by sending an e-mail that looks as if it is from a legitimate organization usually a financial institution but contains a link to a fake Web site that replicates the real one

UCF is seeing an increase in these types of e-mails Here are some pointers and suggestions for knowing if an e-mail is legitimate or notbull If it is too good to be true it isnrsquot true Nobody will EVER just give

you money for helping them move money around bull ldquoUCFrsquos webmail administratorrdquo will not tell you that you have

reached a limit and need to re-authorize your account to maintain your account The URL to validate will always point to a UCF server not jimdocom

bull Does the message make sense Why would a private message have more than one recipient

bull If you make a mistake and click on these links look at the address in the browser Does it actually go to an UCFedu page Sometimes the links say they are going to an UCFedu page but when you click on the link it goes someplace else

bull And finally how bad is the grammar in the message If a message has a lot of grammatical and spelling errors it most likely didnrsquot come from UCF This also includes terminology not generally seen

in the United States You can usually tell if an e-mail has come from someplace else by seeing terms such as ldquocheersrdquo If you expect it from the user it is OK but an administrator probably wouldnrsquot use it

So what do you do if you have fallen victim to one of these attempts Donrsquot worry we are here to help you The IT staff in each of the regional campus facilities will be more than happy to help you scan your computer to see if any malware has been downloaded to your computer Each system should have been set up to regularly scan your system for malware but it never hurts to run an extra scan Make sure that the anti-virus scanner is up-to-date so it can catch the latest and greatest piece of malware

Most phishing attempts are meant to obtain your password So best practices for passwords should always be followedbull Use upper case lower case numbers and special characters when

allowedbull Intentionally misspell wordsbull Use phrases or combine wordsbull Do not use personal informationbull Avoid words found in a dictionarybull Avoid re-using passwords on multiple sites

If you have any questions please contact your local IT staff They will be more than happy to help answer your questions about phishing and malware to help you surf the internet as safely as possible

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ADMINISTRATION-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY AND UNSUNG HEROES

Before network After network

RegionalCampusesIT

keepingUconnected

On the UCF Daytona Beach campus UCF Network Services is working in conjunction with RCrsquos IT team members and Daytona State to complete the renovation of all IT physical spaces in building 140 and 150 and creating new telecommunications closets These new closets are being used to support an entirely new state-of-the-art cable and network infrastructure which should be completed in the spring semester Also the UCF Cocoa and UCF Palm Bay campuses will be receiving the same state-of-the-art cable and network infrastructure update with a scheduled completion date of late summer to fall

Additionally all eight regional campuses testing centers will soon receive state-of-the-art HD IP cameras which will integrate with campus security at various institutional partnership locations The creation of new testing spaces in South Lake and Cocoa are progressing as is a much-needed facelift to the Daytona testing center An upgrade to all student computer labs in Daytona is now complete Coming soon an upgrade to 10 multimedia classrooms to meet current digital standards

This yearrsquos Technology Fee proposals continue to focus on similar priorities across the regions As soon as this yearrsquos awards are announced wersquoll be sure to let everyone know the outcomes

In these increasingly challenging budgetary times funds to support our ongoing phased replacement program for RCrsquos technology platforms have been scarce However there are ldquounsung heroesrdquo out there who have been addressing the issue your IT teams

I know we all expect our IT professionals to perform amazing things every day including the ability to immediately figure out what you or I did to make our monitors turn totally blue butmdashunless you were directly involved with the initiativesmdashyou wouldnrsquot realize the incredible amount of time and dedicated efforts expended by our IT professionals in producing Technology Fee proposals over the past 3 years Calston Llewellyn Aaron Misiano Sue Sorenson Mei Wong Joe Cassella Jason Mayer and Russ Muller have all cooperated in the identification and prioritization of our student facing and network connectivity technology needs and then coordinated and contributed to the development of the actual Technology Fee proposals And if you donrsquot know their efforts are what have allowed us to continue with the network conversions technology upgrades and platform replacements you see going on around your campuses

Currently the IT teams are implementing seven technology proposals totaling $203753338 These projects center on providing students modern network infrastructure testing centers and multimedia computer classroom instructional technology They have also served as a medium of synergy between technical staff at our various regional campuses their respected partner institutions and UCF Network Services

For example Daytona State assisted in the funding and planning of dedicated telecommunications rooms data center and water-chilled cooling infrastructure for our two joint-use facilities This new fusion of energy has also sparked a renewed effort on our SanfordLake Mary campus with the advent of 10-gig fiber connection between Seminole State and UCF due to come online in spring 2014

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Colleges Call on DCE IT Design Team The UCF DCE IT Web and Graphic Design Team of Christina Grace Marcos Tryzmel Ricardo Suarez and Martin Malpica were asked by Mary Ann Feldheim Chair-UCF School of Public Administration to design develop and launch a prototype platform ldquoThe Central Florida Nonprofit NEXUSrdquo

This site serves as a venue for the Central Florida nonprofit community to network post events in a community calendar post jobs and have the ability to ask questions of experts in the field The site also allows students from UCF Nonprofit Management programs to communicate and collaborate with fellow students concerning class projects The site is also home to the Annual Central Florida Community Partners Nonprofit Management Conference The site received such accolades the team has now been asked to replicate the product for additional programs Please visit the ldquoNonprofit NEXUSrdquo at wwwnonprofitnexusucfedu to see the phenomenal final product

UCFrsquos Division of Continuing Education continues to expand service and training opportunities across Central Florida Throughout the fall DCE staff members Maria Cherjovsky Sarah Faehnle and Erika Nagy have taken UCF DCE to the community by presenting programs describing services and training opportunities and participating in numerous community service and professional events

This involvement has covered a broad spectrum of activities including staffing a booth and marketing DCE programs at the Human Resources Florida Conference the UCF Student Academic Resource Centerrsquos Learning Fair Brevard Workforcersquos Palm Bay Unit the Greater Orlando Chapter of the Society for HR Managementrsquos October Membership meeting the Melbourne Chamber of Commercersquos TechXpo Advance

Health Carersquos Online Education Fair for Healthcare Professionals and the Central Florida Employment Councilrsquos Governorrsquos job fair Re-Charge and Re-Energize your Job Search

DCE in the Community

All of this while still expanding their existing program offering in the following areasbull The Human Resources training

portfolio continues to expand and recently earned a national top 20 award A new Human Resources Generalist Certificate course is now ready to launch the Human Resources Essentials course has been retooled and re-launched to include the very latest industry content and the Global Human Resources Certification course is now ready for new offerings

bull Fiber Optics certification courses enrollment has continued to grow in the new Fiscal Year 13-14 In July and October DCE offered two full curriculum courses on site in the new

DCE facilities UCF DCE also partnered with Daytona State College to offer the Fiber Optics certification course at that location

To date a total of 63 students have attended this program and attained Fiber Optic certification

bull The Health Care Risk Management Licensure program which was developed through DCE is now offered completely online Enrollment in this program has doubled in size this year by already enrolling 60 students and graduating 43 of them to date

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As an option for team-building skills enhancement UCF Continuing Education provides a Ropes Challenge Course program to assist groups and organizations open channels of communication and build unity This is a fun and interactive way for teams to challenge themselves experiencing a variety of Low Ropes or team-building activities to help build cohesiveness High elements are structured to build confidence and self-esteem Each activity emphasizes unique ideas and concepts the participants can build on for more success in the workplace and in their personal

lives

Some recent clients who have participated in the program include Black and Decker Florida Hospital Lockheed Martin NASA and Valencia College

Currently Continuing Education is proposing to Orange County Government-Fire Rescue a customized Team-BuildingROPES training program for approximately 1100 administrative and firefighter staff For more details on the program options and our individualized approach visit our webpage at wwwceucfeduROPES

ROPES CHALLENGE COURSE

IN DEMAND -UCF DCE Conference Services Kourtney Dinkins and Dorothy Loman along with the entire DCE support team continue to be sought after for their expertise in conference and event-planning and support This summer they were quite busy with the 2013 Summer AP Institute IEEE IPCC 2013 Beyond Borders Communicating Globally event held in Vancouver Canada and the State of Florida Erosion and Sediment Control Training Institute Already this fall they are involved supporting the following Adult Financial Education Services program Florida Statewide Symposium Engagement in Undergraduate Research International Lymphedema amp Wound Care Training Institute South Atlantic Regional Moot Court Tournament at UCF and the UCF Urban and Regional Planning Distinguished Lecture Series Whether it is conference registration technical support or catering DCE staff are there from the very beginning to assist with all aspects of your event and conference planning accounting and facility booking The UCF DCE team ensures every need is met every aspect of service coordination and delivery is seamless and that every colleague leaves with a smile Thatrsquos why they keep coming back

Your options areLimitless

Re-education training professional advancement and personal growth

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Beginning with the fall 2013 semester the UCF Valencia Osceola campus implemented a new degree program offering a BS in Biomedical Sciences The program was developed in partnership with Valencia College the UCF College of Medicine and UCF Regional Campuses Staff and faculty from the three partners met over the past year to prepare for the programrsquos implementation Students were recruited from the Valencia Osceola campus Lake Nona campus and UCF

The program will prepare students to work in a variety of areas upon graduation providing a much-needed resource for the Medical City located nearby A biomedical degree prepares students for admission to health professional schools research with scientists and careers in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries

UCF Valencia Osceola Campus Offers New Program in Biomedical Sciences

UCF and Valencia staff at the BioMedical Information Session August 20(Back Row l to r) Jeff Jones Kathleen Plinske Melissa Pedone Richard Peppler and Stephen Holmes (Front Row l to r) Joyce Dorner Roseanne White

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A number of new faculty members have been appointed to the Osceola campus Widaad Zaman (Pychology) Jason Chesnut (Psychology) Bernardo Ramirez (Health Services Administration) David Flory (Biomedical Science) Daniel Stephens (Public Administration) Phillip Williams (Criminal Justice) Elizabeth Hoffman (Education) Alicia Stapp (Education) Patrice Case-McFadin (Education) Beth Davis (Psychology) Timothy White (Psychology) Camilla Ambivero (Health Services) Christina Fernandez-Valle (Biomedical Sciences) and William Safranek (Biomedical Sciences) Marc Consalo (Legal Studies) and Harry Coverston (Religion and Cultural Studies) will be teaching classes beginning in the spring 2014 semester

A Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Cultural Studiesmdashan interdisplinary degreemdashwill be offered on the Osceola campus Harry Coverston will be teaching classes online this spring however it is anticipated face-to-face courses will be available in the fall

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CAMPUS NEWS

In addition to informational and careermajor exploration workshops DirectConnect to UCF at Valencia Osceola and West campuses began offering ldquoMajor Meet-upsrdquo this fall which focus on a specific major or related set of majors (ie Business Education Health etc) to

bull Help students understand major requirements (pre-requisites GPA etc)

bull Provide an open forum in which they can get their questions answered

bull Encourage students to network with and learn from one anotherDue to their ldquoopen accessrdquo nature these sessions have been popular among students and more have been scheduled for spring 2014

WORKSHOPSThe UCF Office of Diversity Initiatives Career Services Experiential Learning and Multicultural Academic Support Services have presented topics to both UCF Valencia Osceola Knights and our Valencia College Osceola campus students including ldquoJob Search Strategies and Interview Skillsrdquo ldquoHow To Be Successful in Collegerdquo and Diversity Week 2013 presentations featuring ldquoWitness A Readerrsquos Theater In Commemoration of Kristallnachtrdquo

One of the newest members of the Osceola team Librarian Carrie Moran has been busy visiting classes outlining library resources and making workshop presentations

Jim Smith has been appointed as Assistant Director at our DirectConnect to UCF Center

FACULTY

Two new student organizations were formed over the summer the first on the Osceola campus Criminal Justice Legal Studies and Sociology Student Association (or CLASS A) and PsychMind a psychology student organization

Table Tennis is the rage on this campus Two tournaments were held this summer and fall with UCF students and staff participating Ryan Catlett a Criminal Justice major and post 911 veteran won the open (competitive) bracket for both tournaments

STAFF

STUDENTS

The Osceola campus in partnership with the Lake Nona Rotary Club hosted a 911 Remembrance Ceremony to honor the victims and first responders who lost their lives in 2001 Over 1000 people attended the event including several survivors from 911 FDNY and NYPD

representatives local Osceola County fire and law enforcement military honor guard and representatives from local and Osceola County government As seen in the pictures there were 2997 flags on display to represent each one of those lost on September 11 2001

Approximately 115 students visited the DirectConnect to UCF table at Well-o-Ween event Keeping with the Halloween theme lucky stars (the stress stars) charmed bracelets (the I lt3 UCF bracelets) notepads checklists brochures whimsical wands (pencils) treats (mini oatmeal pumpkin muffins Hersheyrsquos kisses and eyeball gum) were among the ldquotreatsrdquo given out to students Recipes for success for students were also distributed Students enjoyed the event and asked several thoughtful questions

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STAFFUnder the leadership of the UCF architecture faculty the Design in Architecture students are hard at work developing projects associated with the historic UCF Center for Public History in Sanford as well as a health care campus in New York City Students are assisted in their studies by members of the local professional community and recently attended a Health Care Architecture Master-Class delivered especially for the Senior Design class at HKS Architectsrsquo downtown Orlando office

Carlos Valdez teaching Principles of Marketing organized students into six marketing consultant firms developing marketing plans throughout the semester to real local businesses like the CARE Foundation Michael Kors Sussleorg CM South Inc Johan Flooring contractor and Seeds natural market At Osceola five teams are working with Kenrsquos Jewelry amp Repairs Abracadabra Ice Cream Factory Quokka Coffee Capellorsquos Restaurant amp Pizzeria and Printer Pix

Christopher (Chad) Cronon (Legal Studies) has been appointed a member of the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion by the Florida Bar president The purpose is twofold to examine the current state of inclusiveness in the Bar and to promote a pipeline of young people of diverse backgrounds to the legal profession

Christopher Leo (Business) recently participated as a moderator for a panel entitled ldquoTrends in Human Resources Management and Leadershiprdquo in our first ever Business Alumni Career Knight event Held at the Orlando campus a number of UCF alumni participated Heather Deyrieux MSM SPHR lsquo03 amp lsquo09 (Director of Client Services OrlandoJobscom) Stephen Hong lsquo05 (Director of Human Resources Levy Restaurants) Richard Montes lsquo06 (HR Operations Manager Florida Virtual Schools) Michael Steinberg lsquo04 (Human Resource Manager Bloomingdalersquos) The students were able to network ask questions and enjoy lunch with all the panelists and participating faculty

Ray Sturm (Business) had his paper ldquoMarket Efficiency and Technical Analysis Can They Coexistrdquo published in the July issue of Research in Applied Economics Also after the announcement that Eugene Fama won the Nobel Prize in Economics he gave a presentation to the Young Investors Club at UCF entitled ldquoEugene Fama vs Warren Buffettrdquo

Steven Saunders (Psychology) is transferring from the Clermont campus to West He along with Paula Reynoso will be offering students an opportunity to take an Independent Research course with a focus on large-scale multifaceted and interdisciplinary-themed projects such as resilience and antisocial personality disorders

Join us in welcoming our newest resident Librarian to the West Campus Min Tong

October was packed with student outreach events The UCF Knights Degree Expo was the highlight at Valencia College The Expo provided students the opportunity to sign up for DirectConnect to UCF learn about the UCF admission process and discover the specific requirements for his or her major of interest

Many UCF staff members from Orlandorsquos academic advising offices joined faculty and staff from Central Region to support this recruiting event Valencia College staff and members of both Valencia and UCF Student Government continue to be gracious in not only supporting but strengthening our partnership A new addition to the Expo was representatives from Housing and Resident Life giving future Knights valuable contact time with a diverse group of UCF representatives The collaborative effort and team approach greatly contribute to the ongoing success of these events as teams support the mutual commitment to providing transfer students a smooth transition to UCF Please join us in welcoming Melissa Kors and Grace Martinez to the UCF Valencia West team and Carl ldquoAllenrdquo Dunn to the UCF Valencia Osceola team They are dedicated to providing excellent service and support to both UCF and Valencia students staff and faculty at West and Osceola campuses

Welcome Nailea Disla Peer Advisor She is a current Psychology major who will be graduating in spring 2014 and is assisting the advising staff with workshops special projects and student support Welcome Nailea

Jude Simeus has been appointed as our Computer Support Specialist at UCF Valencia West

FACULTY

The Multidimensional Psychology Club (MDPC) was created to provide a venue for regional campusesrsquo students to experience the different fields of Psychology in the real world gain career guidance and awareness be exposed to leadership opportunities and develop

STUDENTSnew friendships Officers are President Alexis Amoros Tresurer Pam Quiroz and Publicist Nia Tapia with Faculty Advisor Paula Reynoso MDPC is open to all psychology majors Contact Alexis at aamorosknightsucfedu

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Campus NewsThe Clinical Psychology MA Program is going through an exciting evolution After years of planning we are finally in our new home on the SLM campus We have welcomed two new faculty members Monique Levermore and Jessica Waesche We are all working together to update our curriculum and are building a new seminar space with treatment rooms

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The SanfordLake Mary Student Outreach Services Office (SOS) has been busy providing lots of fun activities and treats for our students and still have many events planned before the end of the semester Concurrent Nursing Program Orientation Back-to-School Bash Health Fair Autism Spectrum Disorders workshop Student Tie Dye Event National Alliance of Mental Illness workshop Homecoming Week Cram-4-Exam and many others

On November 9 an estimated 120-150 Girl Scouts will visit the Altamonte Springs campus in hopes of earning their Nursing Merit Badges The nursing students will set up multiple stations and utilize the medical simulation lab to teach various nursing techniques and procedures

FACULTY AND STAFF

David Mealor Walt Griffin Superintendent Seminole Public Schools and Joe Sarnovsky Executive Vice President and CFO Seminole State College facilitated a forum for the 2014 Class of Leadership Seminole

Ray Sturmrsquos paper ldquoMarket Efficiency and Technical Analysis Can They Coexistrdquo was published in the July issue of Research in Applied Economics He also gave a presentation to the Young Investors Club at UCF entitled ldquoEugene Fama vs Warren Buffettrdquo after the announcement that Eugene Fama won the Nobel Prize in Economics

Lisa A Brooks and Juli K Dixon had an article ldquoChanging the Rules to Increase Discourserdquo published in the September issue of Teaching Children Mathematics

Peggy Nuhn UCF Librarian was elected to the Board of the Florida Library Association (FLA) for the 2013-2015 terms Peggy is presently serving as Chairman of FLArsquos Membership Committee

Danielle Daniels was hired as the Program Assistant to the Concurrent Nursing Program on the SSC Altamonte Springs Campus

STUDENTS

Some program highlightsbull Six faculty members provide intensive

training and supervision for classes limited to 16 students

bull Students have the opportunity to participate in research and complete an optional thesis in preparation for doctoral study

bull The curriculum meets Florida state requirements for becoming a licensed mental health counselor

bull The programrsquos focus on evidence-based treatment is consistent with the evolving field of clinical psychology and prepares students to competently face the demands of our current healthcare system

bull Students have access to some of the best practicum and internship sites in Central Florida

bull Specialty rooms designed for hands-on training in therapy and assessment

bull Sarah Zoll DirectConnect to UCF Advisor has been seeing students on the SSC Altamonte Springs campus once a week She also participated in SSCrsquos University Quest

bull During Advising Week Jacqueline West-Lee Andrea Velez-Vazquez and Sarah Zoll distributed information to students about DirectConnect to UCF and Probation Prevention Sarah and Pam Williams-Gruen hosted a Lunch and Learn for the SSC advising teams on 93013 Sean Armstrong along with Pam and Sarah hosted the Pilot Process meeting in October

bull Sean Armstrong and Ashley Squillante hosted the Concurrent Nursing Program Student Disability Services Meeting between the UCF and SSC Disability Services departments on 10213

bull Sean Armstrong Ashley Squillante and Jacqueline West-Lee attended the NASPA Drive-In Conference at the UCF Orlando campus in October

bull The SLM campus broadcast the Diversity Week presentation ldquoWITNESS A Readerrsquos Theater in Commemoration of Kristallnachrdquo and President Hittrsquos State of the University address so faculty and staff were able to watch

bull The IT team is working with Stacey Dunn Director of the Clinical Psychology Masterrsquos program to facilitate the recording and review of student practice counseling sessions In addition the IT Team partnered with RCHQ IT to host and broadcast QPR training to the regional campuses The training was provided by Teresa Michaelson Counseling and Psychological Services Jesse Gruen and Kaushal Patel assisted the headquarters IT staff with equipment setup and troubleshooting

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Once again this year the Southern Region had a strong showing at UCFrsquos Student Undergraduate Research Exhibit (SURE) with 22 presenters and four awardees RoseAnn Swiden-Wick received second place in the Social Sciences Division for her Honors in the Major (HIM) thesis ldquoExploration of Worker Arrogance and the HEXACO Model of Personalityrdquo

Nick Pantloni and Sonya Curtis attended Brevard Workforce training events in Rockledge and Palm Bay to share information about Regional Campuses with over 80 Brevard Workforce employees

UCF Cocoa and Palm Bay staff members hosted a treat station at the final weekend of the Brevard Zoorsquos ldquoBoo at the Zoordquo reaching about 5000 people with information about DirectConnect to UCF

Courtney Christovich won second place in the Social Sciences Division for her HIM thesis entitled ldquoStudent Perceptions of Their Instructors Do College Students Rate Female Professors More Harshlyrdquo Honorable mention went to Angela Vanella for her HIM thesis entitled ldquoThe Label of Madness The Effects of Career Choice and Gender on Perceptions of Mental Illnessrdquo and Melissa Antler for her HIM thesis entitled ldquoI am a critical thinker Exploring the Relationship between Self-Concept and Critical Thinking Abilityrdquo

The Palm Bay Early Childhood Development and Education students are collaborating on a UCF Holmes Partnership research project at McAuliffe Elementary titled ldquoThe Language of iPads An MTSS Interventionrdquo

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UCF Cocoa and the Florida Solar Energy Center hosted an Atlas Launch viewing party to celebrate 50 years of ldquoreaching for the sun and stars in Brevard Countyrdquo The event also helped mark the 30th anniversary of the Cocoa campus

The Palm Bay campus concurrently hosted Atlas Launch viewing party

Cocoa-Palm Bay

Southern Region had 22 presenters and four awardees at 2013 SURE

STUDENTSAs part of the course ldquoYoung Children with Special Needsrdquo students raised over $1500 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) through the Teachers in Action (TIA) community service assignment The assignment is designed to help the community while giving UCF education students a deeper understanding of children with various challenges

RoseAnn Swiden-Wick Psychology awarded 2nd Place in Social Sciences at 2013 SURE

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Andrew Todd was the winner of the UCF 2013 Excellence in Librarianship Award

Three Southern Region faculty members were among the 39 UCF faculty members who were promoted this summer Nancy Brasel (Education) Jerome Randal (Criminal Justice) and Karen Mottarella (Psychology)

Nancy Brasel (Education) and Leandra Preston-Sidler (Womenrsquos Studies) received UCF Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) awards

Krisann Draves (Nursing) received a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the University of South Alabama She also recently received her certification to be a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Jacqueline LaManna (Nursing) received a PhD in Nursing from the University of Central Florida Her dissertation was titled ldquoAcute and Intermediate Hospital-to-Home Transition Outcomes of Older Adults Diagnosed with Diabetesrdquo

Faculty and Staff

UCF Continuing Education coordinators hosted a breakfast and presented information on programs and certificates that meet workforce needs at the Palm Bay Workforce Brevard offices

Leandra Preston (Womenrsquos Studies) was selected as a columnist for UCFrsquos online publication The Forum As part of The Forum selected columnists from all corners of the university agree to write weekly columns on a rotating basis for one year lsquoShe he and zersquo made the case that all people have the right to make their own identity choices in life The second column was picked up by the Huff Post ldquoThe Overlooked Victims of Domestic Violence Cases Petsrdquo highlighted a program she started in Brevard County to foster pets while women seek shelter from abusive situations

Deborah Rhyne (Criminal Justice) received a Volunteer Certificate for contributing over 100 hours with the Brevard Public Schools for the 2012-2013 school year

The College of Sciences and the SR would like to welcome two new faculty members to the Cocoa campus Marisol Parra in Psychology and Hyung Sam Park in Sociology

As part of DiversityDisability Awareness month UCF CocoaPalm Bay sponsored the DiversAbility 5k walkrollrun The event benefited the Space Coast Center for Independent Living Angel Edgecombe ran in the race and finished first in her age group

Lauren Miller presented ldquoDoing More with Lessrdquo at the 2013 Annual Florida Association of Branch Campus Administrators conference She is also the annual conference chair and treasurer for FABCA

Denise Young attended the Florida Consortium for International Education Fall Conference in St Petersburg in September Through the FCIE she has established a group of UCF Consortium Partners to collaborate on international education She also attended the Community Leaders Luncheon hosted by Florida Institute of Technology President Anthony Catanese in October

The UCF Cocoa amp Palm Bay campuses sponsored the Exemplary Science Teacher Awards program through the Space Coast Science Education Alliance Three former UCF Cocoa students and two UCF Cocoa amp Palm Bay intern supervisors were honored at the event Advisor Sheryl Schagen and AVP Denise Young attended the event

Regional Vice Provost Jeff Jones his wife Pam and Denise Young attended the Space Coast UCF Alumni Chapterrsquos third annual Starry Knights event on August 1 at the EFSC Planetarium and Observatory in Cocoa The event celebrated alumni whose contributions have made a notable impact to the community as well as this yearrsquos Debbie K Phillis rsquo84 Scholarship winners

In the summer and early fall semesters UCF Cocoa and UCF Palm Bay hosted six diversity events with an average attendance of 20 per event

Five staff members received certification at an American Red Cross CPR certification class taught by Environmental Health and Safety on the Cocoa campus

Loree Richard (UCF) and Carol Harvest (Eastern Florida State College) are the new Coordinators in the EFSC-UCF Writing Center The center is located in the Joint Use Library in Cocoa

Congratulations to Christine Suleski for her 20 years of service to UCF and Felipe Mendez for his 5 years of service

Paula Cepero was hired as a Program Assistant in Academic Advising Prior to this position she worked for UCF under a FIPSE Grant as the Veteran Services Program Specialist

Darlyne Egan was hired as a Program Assistant Prior to accepting this position she worked in the Cocoa Student Services Office on a temporary basis

As a member of the EDC Denise Young attended an invitation only event at Melbourne Airport where Governor Rick Scott announced that Embraer SA will open an aircraft assembly plant and related facilities at Melbourne International Airport for its two

new executive jets The new project will create 600 jobs Additionally Embraerrsquos Engineering and Technology Center scheduled to open in 2014 will employ about 200 engineers once fully staffed

CAMPUS NEWS

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SOSStudent Services UCF Watch Party for the UCF vs Penn State Game was held at Millerrsquos Daytona Beach Ale House The Ale House created a ldquospecialrdquo UCF beverage for the occasion

AdvisingEnrollment Services Darryl Greely and Virginia LaRue were stationed at a table for the 2013 Resource Fair

THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS

The UCF Walter and Bettery Boardman Foundation and the UCF Daytona Beach campus hosted the first educational forum on the ldquorelationship between forage fish and Florida birds as part of their ongoing efforts to educate and advocate for the environment in the community The forum was held August 20 Sharon McBreen Senior Associate of the outreach arm of the Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign gave the informative presentation Samantha Sexton and Emily Melman made up the team from PEW Charitable Trusts We were extremely lucky to have them participate ldquoCreative Writingrdquo by Michael Furlong was a workshop created with our staff in mind but welcomed by everyone We enjoyed having Cynthia Kisby join us from UCF Regional Campuses as well as staff from Daytona State College Michael Furlong (MA MS) has written short plays screenplays and short stories He has published scholarly articles on comics and graphic novels Recent publications have included ldquoAlbedo Onerdquo ldquoDark Discoveriesrdquo and ldquoThe Fantastique Unfetteredrdquo Michael is also a 2006 graduate of the Clarion Writerrsquos workshop in East Lansing Michigan In his free time Michael organizes a speculative fiction workshop for writers in Orlando Michael presented a wealth of useful and interesting information It was enjoyable to have those at the table share their experiences and views Resources and encouragement were abundant Everyone was so enthused that Michael is checking his availability for another workshop in a series

Photography Professor Laine Wyatt will be showing at a non-profit gallery621 gallery in railroad square opening on lsquofirst Fridayrsquo which sees thousands of people come out to support the arts in the Tallahassee area

Kaitlyn Bell Jessica Galarza Alton Ogden at Kinghts Give Back 101913Turie T Small Elementary School Daytona Beach

SOS Walking Dead Zombie Watch Party Kristen Colesanti and Richard Thripp

On Thursday October 24 the UCF Boardman Foundation sponsored a workshop titled ldquoHow to Effectively Comment on an Environmental Impact Statementrdquo on the UCF Daytona Beach campus Dave Hankla retired Field Supervisor for the FWS Jacksonville Field office was invited to lead the presentation Established in 1992 at the UCF Daytona Beach campus the Walter and Betty Boardman Foundation facilitates dialogue and action in protecting preserving and enhancing Central Floridarsquos natural environment In the future the foundation is planning on sponsoring a workshop discussing strategies to use social media networking tools to engage the public in environmental advocacy All forums and sessions are open to the public

Our newly-formed grant committee attended UCF Grants Day ldquoBuilding University Partnerships with Industryrdquo in Orlando Linda Bradley Thacker Julie Dann Angie Leary Bonnie Marsh and Jeanne Walker will be exploring resources and grants for campus and community projects

November 06-Never too early to start your New Yearrsquos Resolutions Well with that in mind AETNA presented a seminar on how to make them and how to keep them Once again Karen Averillrsquos optimism and confidence will carry us through the holidays into a cheerful recipe for resolution success Our staff enjoyed the afternoon session sharing time with colleagues

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UCF Daytona Beach Goes Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness

UCF Heat Walk TeamCiara Ocasio Angela Leary Courtney Leary Tamia Thomas Tammie Thomas Kaitlyn Bell Claire Mitchell Alton Ogden 92713

SOS Cubs Game Event Anthony Rollins and Kristen ColesantiSOS Zipline Event UCF Daytona Beach

Kyle Brubaker Claire Mitchell Alton Ogden Kristen Colesanti Ciara Ocasio Zach Gundrum

SOS Coordinator Ciara Ocasio during our Welcome Back Super Hero Week For Fall 2013

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On August 6 Thomas Silarek Mei Wong Colleen Scott and Tanya Armstrong informed community residents about DirectConnect to UCF at Clermontrsquos National Night Out The event was sponsored by the Clermont Police Department and drew a record crowd of over 4000 attendees

On September 4 UCF Leesburgrsquos Elementary Education seniors hosted the annual JuniorSenior Cohort Picnic The students enjoyed great food fellowship and games during this midday event

On November 6 the UCF South LakeLeesburg campuses celebrated the 7th Annual Black and Gold Knight This annual event provides an opportunity for local students to celebrate UCFrsquos Homecoming Week

On November 14 the UCF Ocala campus hosted the 2nd Annual Western Region Undergraduate Research Showcase This event provides regional students with an opportunity to participate in undergraduate research at the local

campuses This yearrsquos event had over 22 presentations presented across a variety of disciplines

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Faculty and StaffldquoKNIGHT FACULTY SPOTLIGHTrdquo

Chrysalis Wright (Psychology) was awarded the Women of Distinction Mentoring Award at a reception held on September 19 The award given by the UCF Center for Success of Women Faculty recognizes female faculty who have contributed significantly to student development through mentoring

Wrightrsquos mentoring began as she established a highly successful regional campuses psychology research lab (undergraduate) soon

after joining the Western Region faculty in the fall of 2011 Because of her encouragement students in her lab and classes have completed research projects Honors in the Major (HIM) theses won scholarships and received Burnett Research Scholars grants Her students also regularly present their research at student showcases nationally and at UCF They also submit their work for publication and many have been accepted into graduate programs

Chrysalis Wright is a mentor in the Western Regionrsquos Knights LIGHTS Mentoring Program Faculty Advisor for the Western Region Psychology Club She facilitates an annual workshop on Balancing College and Family as part of the regionrsquos SuccessIONS workshop series offered to UCF and partnering state college students In 2012 she developed and coordinated the first Western Region Undergraduate Showcase at which over 40 students displayed their research projects She also serves as HIM Coordinator for the Western Region HIM thesis Chair and on HIM Committees

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UCF HOMECOMING 2013

Join the fun celebrating UCF Homecoming with your fellow Knights

wear your black and gold

GO KNIGHTSCharge On

GRAFFITI JUNKTION2400 South Highway 27

Clermont FL 34711

Celebrate HOMECOMING

Wednesday November 66 pm to 8 pm

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Caricature Artist

Congratulations to Gary Nichols (Business) recipient of the TIP (Teaching Incentive Programs) award for year 2012-2013 Nichols was one of three faculty members who received an award from the College of Business

Junie Albers-Biddle (Early Childhood Education) presented at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE) Albers-Biddle J (2013 June) Principals

Preferences for Hiring Teachers in Primary Grades NAECTE Professional Development Institute San Francisco CA

Cyndi Walters (Elementary Education) presented at the Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE Conference) on Oct 10-12 on ldquoUndergraduate Mentoringrdquo and ldquoNonfiction Text Features aligned with Common Corerdquo and ldquoFEAPSrdquo She also was honored to hold the actual Olympic torch during the awards luncheon

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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 145 pm - 6 pm

University Center (Building 20)

hosted by UCF Ocala COLLEGE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

3001 SW COLLEGE ROADOCALA FL 34474

UCF Ocala is host to this yearrsquos Western Region Undergraduate Research Showcase (WRUS)

The event provides an opportunity to UCF South Lake UCF Ocala and UCF Leesburg undergraduate students from any academic major to showcase their work to our campus community

Individual and group research projects teaching curriculum ideas research proposals literature reviews historical reviews and business plans will be presented

We invite you to attend the event to learn more about academic presentations See what UCF students are doing

Undergraduate Research Showcase

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See what UCF students are doing

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CAMPUS NEWS

Jeff Biddle (Sport and Exercise Science) co-presented at the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate conference at Rutgers University (October 25) on the role and use of Laboratories of Practice in the professional practice Education Doctorate program at the UCF College of Education and Human Performance

Colleen Scott DirectConnect Advisor and Rayla Hanselman Librarian at the Cooper Memorial Library are the Western Regionrsquos newest team members

CeCe Rivers represented UCF at OcalaMarion Countyrsquos first Chamber and Economic Partnership ExCEPtional breakfast held at the College of Central Florida Guests heard updates on the state of Marion County from Board of Countiesrsquo Commissioner Kathy Bryant

The Annual Team Retreat was held in July at the College of Medicine The retreat theme was ldquoFit for Excellence Presenting our Best Selves at Workrdquo Discussion and activities centered on strategies to maximize health and wellness in the workplace The team generated 50 workplace wellness tips that were shared with the entire university community

Pamela Brady will represent UCF in the West Orange Chamber of Commercersquos 2014 Leadership West Orange program Over the course of 9 months she will participate in day-long sessions learning about West Orangersquos most prominent business and community resources

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STUDENTS

ldquoSHINING KNIGHT SPOTLIGHTrdquo

Kristen Cole is recognized for her leadership in bringing a noted childrenrsquos author Loreen Leedy to the UCF South Lake campus on October 3 A Literature for Children class assignment which required the creation of a Glog was the impetus for Cole to learn about Leedyrsquos impressive contributions to the non-fiction literary field and to invite her to campus All regional elementary education majors

heard the authorrsquos presentation about her passion for literature and experience in becoming a celebrated writer of childrenrsquos books Hats off to Kristen for initiating this successful event

L-R Christine Walsh Nicole Betancourt Loreen Leedy Kristen Cole Alaina Glidewell Leah Burket

Congratulations to Jessica Brandt UCF Ocala Psychology major who was awarded the UCF Undergraduate Researcher of the Month for November 2013 She was chosen based on the overall merit of her research project Jessica will receive a certificate of achievement and will be spotlighted in the Undergraduate Research monthly newsletter publicized on the Office of Undergraduate Research website

Michelle Craske is a South Lake Psychology major member of the psychology club Honors in the Major (HIM) and research assistant for the regionrsquos Media and Migration Lab (the only research lab located on a regional campus) Michelle is also UCFs student caucus representative for the Association for Psychological Science (APS) a national psychology organization For recruiting the most new members APS awarded Michelle free registration and a travel stipend to attend next yearrsquos annual APS convention in San Francisco CA She will also be featured in the ldquoCampus Rep Spotlightrdquo in an upcoming edition of the APS observer

In May 2013 Chrysalis Wright and regional students Jessica Brandt and Sarah Dierking presented posters at the annual convention of the APS

Heather Simpson UCF Leesburg Elementary Education major is working on undergraduate research in collaboration with instructors Cynthia Walters and Stephanie Luke The three hope to publish an article on the research findings related to the link between iPad classrooms and attendance Heather has completed IRB training and has become an enthusiastic researcher

Deedra De Kemper is a UCF Ocala Psychology major member of the psychology club Honors in the Major (HIM) student and research assistant for the Media amp Migration Lab at the South Lake campus Deedra participated in UCFrsquos Summer 2013 Study Abroad program She traveled to Costa Rica and Panama with Charles Negy and others through the Cross-cultural psychology program

On October 19 the Sport and Exercise Science students Robert Calija Chris Edwards Mark Harman Zachary Hubbard Filipe Lema Marrisa Mathews James Monroe Brandon Nelson Michael Plummer Fancheska Ruiz Adam Schechner Harrison Shames Aly Smolowitz Rachal Trotman and Steven Zapata participated in the ldquoStand Up for Pinkrdquo paddleboardkayak event at the Clermont waterfront The event raises monies for the Greater Clermont Cancer Foundation

ALUMNI in the News

Way to go Joe Joe Davidson was awarded Cypress Ridge Elementary Rookie Teacher for the school year of 2013-2014 Joe is a 2012 graduate of UCF

Congratulations to the following UCF Ocala Alumni

2013 Marion County Rookie Teacher of the Year (Nominees) Nancy Von Ohlen Jennifer Way Amie McCamley

2013 Marion County Teacher of the Year (Nominees) Raiza Perdomo Megan Bolomey Christina Lipari Stephanie Hall

2013 Citrus County Teacher of the Year (Nominees) Trisha Knox

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