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S P R I N G 2 0 1 4ADMINISTRATION

While commuting to work a couple of weeks ago I heard a story on National Public Radio that caught my attention It was a first-person recounting by three young women of their experiences in financing their college degrees

One of these three women was Jen McGarvy a Web editor living near Dallas Ms McGarvy had attended a local community college for two years earning an Associate of Arts degree in art

After achieving her associate degree Jen decided to enroll in a baccalaureate-degree program in Film and Animation (She did not identify the institution by name) She said that although the senior institution did accept all of her credits from the community college it still wasnrsquot exactly a seamless transition for her

ldquoI had to take courses in a certain orderrdquo said Ms McGarvy ldquoand I had to keep going full-time to stay on my parentsrsquo insurancerdquo It took her an additional four years to finish her bachelorrsquos degree Wersquove all heard these stories Fortunately the Affordable Care Act has addressed the health insurance issue for many students and Florida and other states are addressing issues of excess hours and time to degree In addition federal financial aid regulations are making it harder to take classes that are not necessary to achieve a degree

However these most telling comments by Ms McGarvy a first-generation student caught my ear ldquoThere really werenrsquot any counselors at the two-year school to help with the transition to the four-year school so I felt a little bit lost during the whole processrdquo she said ldquoWhen you are 18 19 20 years old you really donrsquot comprehend the magnitude of $100000 and what that looks likerdquo Although this statement may stun those of us who work with students every day federal student loan debt now exceeds credit card debt at over $1 trillion dollars This is at best a tenuous situation

This is how Direct Connect and our other state college partnerships can help us address these issues for the service of our students The availability of advisors caring professionals trained to help students navigate the complex maze of higher education bureaucracy is a critical piece in alleviating this crisis The ability to help a student determine and create an educational pathway that is both effective and efficient is fundamental

At UCFrsquos Regional Campuses we do these things well Can we get better Of course We need to continue to do the hard work of collaborating with our partners aligning our curriculum helping students understand an educational roadmap and avoid the pitfalls of excess hours and excessive debt This is an ongoing processmdashjust about the time we feel wersquove made some headway another student and her parents come along and we start again

This is important work that we do Letrsquos continue to challenge ourselves to think of new and more effective ways to improve our studentsrsquo experiences We need to continue to raise our own and our studentsrsquo expectations of success

As always I thank you and commend you for the work that you do to help our students succeed

Jeff Jones

Vice Provost

A MESSAGE FROM THE VICE PROVOST

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UCF SPEECH TEAM NEWS

By Jerry Sublette Instructor and Speech Team DirectorCoach

The UCF Speech Team has been very successful in parliamentary debate at recent tournaments On January 17-18 the team of Stephen Sherbin II and Rebekah Waldorff placed 3rd at the North American Forensic Societyrsquos ldquoContinental Challengerdquo held at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando The tournament attracted teams from as far away as New York and the West Coast

In December Sherbin and Waldorff wrapped up the fall semester with a trip to the University of Miami for a parliamentary debate tournament The event featured four rounds of debate in which UCFrsquos team compiled a 2-2 record Stephen was 6th place speaker and Rebekah was 9th out of 34 debaters representing 17 teams from UM FIU Rollins College College of Central Florida and Miami-Dade College

Stephen is a senior in Hospitality Management and resides in Port St John Rebekah is a junior in Human Communication She lives in Malabar

On February 21-23 the FIFA (Florida Intercollegiate Forensics Assoc) state championships were hosted by UCF on our Cocoa campus

STUDENT SERVICES AND ADVISING

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES LAUNCHED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR SUCCESS AND RETENTION

DIRECTCONNECT ENHANCED PATHWAYCollaborating with our Consortium partners the enhanced pathway program is defining quality touch points developing learning outcomes and promoting engagement opportunities which will build ldquointentionalityrdquo into the program Further enhancements will include digital badging and gamification

VIRTUAL SERVICESFocus groups comprised of students in three regions and in the BAS program have provided input on their preference for use of chat services along with other modes of communication Overwhelmingly students preferred chat services which led the Virtual Services team to identify specifications and vendors that meet the needs of our students A vendor product will soon be selected for pilot use with the BAS Program

ASSESSMENTPam Brady is leading a team of SSA professionals comprised of Kim Martinez Beth Larson Tina Davis and Melissa Hanbery to develop outcomes and measures of strategic initiatives to develop a culture of evidence of the quality work performed in the unit

STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICESAdam Meyer Director of Student Disability Services is partnering with our Student Services team on a variety of initiatives to find more effective and efficient means of meeting the special needs of our students including seamless transfer process Digital Audio Recorders for each region and captioning services for broadcasts to regions

ONLINE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS TRAININGBeth Larson is coordinating a training day for Academic Advisors so they will be well equipped to advise for the new online programs that are available for our students in the region

Welcome to our new Student Services and Advising team member Lourdes Acevedo DirectConnect Coordinator Central Region

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTbull Angela Edwards-Johnson has completed the Leadership Enhancement Program bull Angie Jones served as RC representative on the search committee for associate directorFYE Angie also serves as the VARC

ambassador for regional campusesbull Raphel Robinson Tanya Armstrong and Pam Cavanaugh attended NASPA Conference in Baltimore during March

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S P R I N G 2 0 1 4ACADEMICS

Being in the right place at the right time can sometimes make all the difference as most of us would agree James Levine famous American conductorpianist put it this way ldquoI was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right momentrdquo The students of Ray S Sturm are experiencing just such luck as they study and learn with this dedicated and talented teacher

Ray one of UCFrsquos own holds a BA degree in accounting (1989) and a masterrsquos degree in federal taxation (1997) from this

rapidly growing university In 2005 he received his doctorate in finance from Florida Atlantic University Over the years Ray has worked in public accounting for local and national firms in the areas of auditing taxation and business consulting He has also worked in the field of money management handling stocks stock options and fixed income securities

It was his interest in research that led him into an academic career Students at the undergraduate graduate and professional levels have benefited from his wide and varied knowledge and experience in finance and accounting His research has been published in numerous academic journals including the Journal of Investing the Journal of Behavioral Finance and the Journal of Wealth Management He has also served as a reviewer for several academic journals In addition he is a charter member of the UCF Regional Campuses Faculty Forum

But what really sets Ray apart is his interest in and involvement with the students His level of commitment is reflected in the excellence he brings to the classroom experience Winner of the prestigious ldquoTeaching Incentive Programrdquo (TIP) and the College of Business Administrationrsquos ldquoAward for Excellence in

ACADEMIC FACULTY HIGHLIGHT Undergraduate Teachingrdquo Ray strives to make complex concepts understandable and bring practical application to the area of investing and finance

Nowhere is that more evident than in his receiving yet another awardmdashldquoMost Engaged Student Organization Faculty Advisorrdquo for the Young Investors Club 2013-14 In the studentsrsquo letter of nomination they cited his many hours of involvement in getting the club set up in facilitating the opening of the clubrsquos trading account with TD Ameritrade and in establishing the club as a 502copy(3) unincorporated organization

Rayrsquos personal involvement includes attending the clubrsquos monthly meetings conferring with club officers offering guidance where needed and helping the club win a ldquocampus challengerdquo contest sponsored by The Motley Fool He is accessible to the students and willing to do whatever it takes to provide the students with a relevant and challenging educational experience

Students lucky enough to have Ray S Sturm as their mentor and teacher are indeed in the right place at the right time

May 2014 will mark a milestone for Jamie Smith He will graduate with his Bachelor of Applied Science degree a degree he never thought he would need but one he is thankful he had

the opportunity to earn ldquoI never planned for a bachelorrsquos degree But after completing my AS in Programming from Valencia College I discovered that job opportunities were limited Getting a BAS degree in Software Development from UCF is one of the best decisions Irsquove ever maderdquo

The BAS degree at UCF is designed to allow students like James to reach their

goal ldquoI did my research I looked at other state colleges and private institutions none of them offered the prestige that UCF had The price was right and the BAS degree could be completed online This was perfect for merdquo

Jamie also took every occasion to expand his experiences while a student in the BAS major In partnership with the UCF Office of Experiential Learning Jamie completed an internship with FAZ Technology a company developing optical technology for sensing and measurement including design projects for the European Space Agency ldquoI knew that an internship was one of the most vital things that I could do to make the transition from academia to a career I was interested in a smaller company where I could establish a relationship with my mentors I was able to get involved with projects from the very beginningrdquo

FAZ was also very impressed with Jamie and offered him a full-time position upon his graduation Jamie acknowledges that his experiences in the BAS major expanded his software development education and foundation ldquoThe BAS program enabled me to acclimate myself to the environment the opportunities it has opened up for me are everything I had hoped forrdquo Jamie also credits his wife of 15 years ldquoshe has sacrificed with me on this journey and I couldnrsquot have done it without her encouragementrdquo When asked what he would say to anyone interested in pursuing the BAS major Jamie responds ldquoIf a potential student is interested the BAS program will provide the necessary education and the reputation of UCF will help open doorsrdquo

ACADEMIC STUDENT HIGHLIGHT

On April 10 2014 Financial Executives International Inc (FEI) held its banquet to honor the best and most promising business students from the fields of accounting and finance in the Central

Florida area All post-secondary institutions in the area were in attendance and the awardees from UCF were as follows Senior Distinguished Scholar ndash Marc George Junior $1000 Scholarship Winners - Casey Field Joseph Wolf Julianna Lyle and Rachel LyleRay Sturm faculty representative and FEI member helped present the awards According to Sturm ldquothey are all deserving of the award they receivedrdquo

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ADMINISTRATION

ENROLLMENT SERVICESOUT AND ABOUTEnrollment Services staff from the Cocoa campus attended ldquoGo Higher ndash Get Acceptedrdquo recruitment events with Eastern Florida State College Several dozen high school students attended presentations about the DirectConnect to UCF program Schools visited included Rockledge High School Titusville High School Space Coast Junior Senior High Melbourne and Merritt Island High Schools

Enrollment Services staff collaborated with DirectConnect and Advising Services Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 to deliver 120 class room visits across the Palm Bay Melbourne Cocoa and Titusville Eastern Florida State College campuses speaking to nearly 1849 prospective students

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTThe Enrollment Services staff completed ldquoActions to Prevent Discriminationrdquo offered online for all UCF employees Nick Pantloni completed Qualtrics Survey Training Jessica Houts completed Interview Certification training and the Supervisory Skills Series

Many of the Enrollment Services staff attended the Leadership Institutersquos Leadership Legacy event held March 21 In addition to several sessions on motivation mentoring and leadership two keynote speakers addressed the group Dr Valerie King former director of UCF Diversity Initiatives and Dr Richard Lapchick a human rights activist pioneer for racial equality and expert on sports issues

Angeacute Peterson and Deborah Bradford attended the annual meeting of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (AACRAO) in Denver March 30-April 2

PERSONALCongratulations to Jessica Matos (ValenciaOsceola) and her husband Jaime they are expecting their first baby in early October Welcome back from Ireland Melissa (ValenciaWest) and have a wonderful trip to Italy Jessica H (Cocoa)

HELLO AND GOOD-BYEHelp us extend a warm welcome to our newest Enrollment Services staffmdashGeorgia Kent (Coordinator SanfordLake Mary) Elba Arroyo-Cid (Program Assistant Valencia Osceola) and Melissa Kors (OPS Admission Specialist Valencia West)

Lisa Leininger left Enrollment Services after one year of employment Lisa and her family relocated to the Tallahassee area where Lisa will be working at FSU Best of luck Lisa

Jeff Jones Vice Provost-UCF Regional Campuses was thanked in the acknowledgments of the CASE publication NET PROCEEDS Increased Revenue from Enrollment and Advancement co-authored by Robert M Moore and Tom Abrahamson

Angeacute Peterson Associate Vice President-UCF Regional Campuses published an article on the Central Florida Higher Education Consortium in the judicated online journal SEM Quarterly January 2014 The article ldquoStudent Access and Completion A Regional Strategic Enrollment Partnershiprdquo is available at httpwwwaacraoorgresourcesresources-detail-viewsemq-1-4--student-access-and-completion--a-regional-strategic-enrollment-partnership

Kathleen Plinske President-Valencia College Osceola and Lake Nona and Angeacute Peterson AVP UCF Regional Campuses presented ldquoCentral Floridarsquos Regional K-20 Partnership for Access and Successrdquo at the Kentucky annual GO2 Transfer Summit The summit attendees were the 60 college and university presidents 62 community college presidents and over 150 vice presidents and deans representing the Foundations of Excellence initiative for the State of

Kentucky

RCHQ PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Angeacute Peterson Deborah Bradford and Jeff Jones present an iPod to Erik Narvaez

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CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT SUMMITAPRIL 11 2014

140 Central Florida education professionals attended the 8th College Access Summit UCF Vice Provost Jeff Jones facilitated the work day after a welcome by Valencia President Sandy Shugart Keynote speaker Deborah Santiago COO of Excelencia in Education was introduced by Valencia Vice President Joyce Romano

Deborah enlightened the conversations of the day with her expertise in both policy and data surrounding the Latino students and their pathways into higher education Her passion was contagious Dr Santiago spent time with both the Work Force and the Data working groups Prior to the round table discussions Mike Hampton UCF Professor and Director of Interdisciplinary Studies presented an update on Curriculum Alignment

The rest of the day was spent in round table discussions with each table reporting out on one of the action items determined by the conversation

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S P R I N G 2 0 1 4ADMINISTRATION-WEB amp SOCIAL MEDIA

REGIONAL CAMPUSES WEBSITES

Deborah Bradford Anthony Recascino Minesh Patel and Marcos Kochman have been working on the new Forms Manager Many of our current forms are hosted within the University Forms Manager that is being retired as of August 2014

In the meantime many accommodations have been made to bring both forms and manager up to speed with many forms now being introduced to the system as of April 2014

The new Forms Manager is being hosted by Continuing Education which has allowed for more in-house web-related form solutions for Regional Campuses

The Work Order form is located at httpregionalcampusesucfeduworkorder

UCF RC Social MediaBy Anthony Recascino

The RC New Media Team met on February 11 2014 to discuss its continuing implementation of Social Media throughout the Regional Campuses Those present at the meeting Community Advisor - Angela Peterson Chair - Anthony Recascino Deborah Bradford Minesh Patel and Gina Clifton (RCHQ) Angelia Jones and Angel Edgecombe (CocoaPalm Bay) Christina Udell and Secretary - Claire Mitchell (Daytona Beach) Tanya Armstrong (South Lake Leesburg Ocala) Melissa Hanbery (Valencia Osceola) and Melissa Kors (Valencia West)

Many issues were discussed such as the changing demographics of student users on a variety of social media platforms For example Facebook now trends toward an older student demographic as opposed to Instagram which trends toward our younger student demographic It is important that we be aware of these changes as it can have an effect on how

we engage our students One thing is for sure social media is dynamic and constantly changing

Other issues discussed at the meeting included analyzing and reviewing what other academic institutions are doing with their fan pages and acknowledging the importance of measures and analytics as it is not just about being ldquoLikedrdquo any longer

Also discussed was the use of Adobe Connect for connecting with team members who donrsquot have the staffing to be away from the office The next RC New Media Team meeting is scheduled for early May 2014

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REGIONAL CAMPUSES WEBSITES

Deborah Bradford Anthony Recascino Minesh Patel and Marcos Kochman have been working on the new Forms Manager Many of our current forms are hosted within the University Forms Manager that is being retired as of August 2014

In the meantime many accommodations have been made to bring both forms and manager up to speed with many forms now being introduced to the system as of April 2014

The new Forms Manager is being hosted by Continuing Education which has allowed for more in-house web-related form solutions for Regional Campuses

The Work Order form is located at httpregionalcampusesucfeduworkorder

UCF RC Social MediaBy Anthony Recascino

The RC New Media Team met on February 11 2014 to discuss its continuing implementation of Social Media throughout the Regional Campuses Those present at the meeting Community Advisor - Angela Peterson Chair - Anthony Recascino Deborah Bradford Minesh Patel and Gina Clifton (RCHQ) Angelia Jones and Angel Edgecombe (CocoaPalm Bay) Christina Udell and Secretary - Claire Mitchell (Daytona Beach) Tanya Armstrong (South Lake Leesburg Ocala) Melissa Hanbery (Valencia Osceola) and Melissa Kors (Valencia West)

Many issues were discussed such as the changing demographics of student users on a variety of social media platforms For example Facebook now trends toward an older student demographic as opposed to Instagram which trends toward our younger student demographic It is important that we be aware of these changes as it can have an effect on how

we engage our students One thing is for sure social media is dynamic and constantly changing

Other issues discussed at the meeting included analyzing and reviewing what other academic institutions are doing with their fan pages and acknowledging the importance of measures and analytics as it is not just about being ldquoLikedrdquo any longer

Also discussed was the use of Adobe Connect for connecting with team members who donrsquot have the staffing to be away from the office The next RC New Media Team meeting is scheduled for early May 2014

UCF CocoaPalm BayStudent Services

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facebookcomUCFCocoaPalmBay

twittercomUCFCocoaPalmBay

ScholarshipsJobs

Win Prizes

Knight Info

Events Activities

Get Connected with your campus and

fellow UCF Knights

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REGIONAL CAMPUSES WEBSITES

Deborah Bradford Anthony Recascino Minesh Patel and Marcos Kochman have been working on the new Forms Manager Many of our current forms are hosted within the University Forms Manager that is being retired as of August 2014

In the meantime many accommodations have been made to bring both forms and manager up to speed with many forms now being introduced to the system as of April 2014

The new Forms Manager is being hosted by Continuing Education which has allowed for more in-house web-related form solutions for Regional Campuses

The Work Order form is located at httpregionalcampusesucfeduworkorder

UCF RC Social MediaBy Anthony Recascino

The RC New Media Team met on February 11 2014 to discuss its continuing implementation of Social Media throughout the Regional Campuses Those present at the meeting Community Advisor - Angela Peterson Chair - Anthony Recascino Deborah Bradford Minesh Patel and Gina Clifton (RCHQ) Angelia Jones and Angel Edgecombe (CocoaPalm Bay) Christina Udell and Secretary - Claire Mitchell (Daytona Beach) Tanya Armstrong (South Lake Leesburg Ocala) Melissa Hanbery (Valencia Osceola) and Melissa Kors (Valencia West)

Many issues were discussed such as the changing demographics of student users on a variety of social media platforms For example Facebook now trends toward an older student demographic as opposed to Instagram which trends toward our younger student demographic It is important that we be aware of these changes as it can have an effect on how

we engage our students One thing is for sure social media is dynamic and constantly changing

Other issues discussed at the meeting included analyzing and reviewing what other academic institutions are doing with their fan pages and acknowledging the importance of measures and analytics as it is not just about being ldquoLikedrdquo any longer

Also discussed was the use of Adobe Connect for connecting with team members who donrsquot have the staffing to be away from the office The next RC New Media Team meeting is scheduled for early May 2014

UCF CocoaPalm BayStudent Services

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facebookcomUCFCocoaPalmBay

twittercomUCFCocoaPalmBay

ScholarshipsJobs

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Knight Info

Events Activities

Get Connected with your campus and

fellow UCF Knights

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ADMINISTRATION-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

REFRESHINGhellipBy Russ Muller

The IT Team at SanfordLake Mary (Russ Muller Kaushal Patel Carolyn Kennedy and Jesse Gruen) recently completed a technology refresh for their faculty staff and testing lab In under two weeks the team received configured and installed 75 new PCs all without interrupting scheduled testing and minimizing interruption to staff and faculty Two weeks was a pretty small window of time for this project Why the short turnaround time you ask Wellhellip

The SanfordLake Mary regional campus has a relatively unique relationship with our partner Seminole State College Our computer equipment is leased through SSC When the lease was coming up for renewal we had a two-week window

WEBCASTS ndash Late fall and spring have included several successful Adobe Connect regional broadcasts such as SARC BFSA Mentoring Breakfast DiversiTea Breakfast and DiversiTea Civil Rights in Central Florida Recordings of many of these events are available at wwwrcucfedu on the Recorded Connect Meetings section A special thank you to Eric for his continued efforts in supporting the Adobe webcasts for the regions

IT LEADERSHIP TEAM BUILDING EVENT ndash Chris Rose in Continuing Education facilitated a full day team building event with presenter Mark A Toombs for IT Leadership Joe Cassella Calston Llewellyn Martin Malpica Jason Mayer Aaron Misiano Russ Muller Sue Sorensen and Mei Wong were in attendance The event included three specific activities Communication Dominos ndash demonstrating the importance of clear instruction listening and asking questions DiSC ndash providing tools to help understand different behavioral styles skills and methods of interaction with work place personalities and Emotional Intelligence ndash providing an overview of the concepts related to emotions in the work place including understanding interpreting and responding to others emotions Based on evaluations the program was well received with DiSC Profiles being particularly valued by the group DiSC is an acronym for four styles of work place preference and priorities (Dominance Influence Conscientiousness and Steadiness)

TECH NOTESMarch 2014 USPS Employee of the MonthPlease join us in congratulating our newest USPS Employee of the Month for March mdashChris DannChris is a [Senior] Computer

Specialist for UCF [Daytona] Regional Campuses He has been described by his nominators as ldquosomeone who always demonstrates a positive attitude that spreads and has been contagious throughout the campusrdquo Chris is recognized for his willingness to go the extra mile whether it is during hours or in his off hours Many recognize Chris for assisting and developing a Standard Operating Procedures Manual for the Daytona IT department As a Veteran of the US Navy Chris provided leadership to the UCF Daytona Beach Veterans Day Committee Lastly ldquoMr Dann is an honorable man who easily earns the respect of his coworkers and studentsrdquoWersquod like to thank this outstanding employee for his dedication and hard work Wersquod also like to recognize those nominators who took the time to recognize outstanding efforts among their colleagues

In addition to a one-time $200 cash award Chris received a UCF Business Services $25 gift certificate introduction to UCFrsquos Board of Trustees marquee announcement goody bag certificate and surprise presentation Chris is now eligible for the USPS Employee of the Year award which includes a $2500 check and will be announced at the annual Employee Awards program If you would like to nominate a USPS employee the EOM nomination packet is available in hard copy format or via electronic submission On this same webpage you will also find a complete list of prizes the selected winner will receive The USPS Employee of the Month is selected by a committee comprised of staff administrative professional and faculty employees If you have questions about the USPS Employee of the Month process please call 407-823-0440Congratulations again to Chris Dann

to replace all of the leased equipment The new equipment was delivered on February 17 and the old PCs monitors keyboards and mice needed to be returned to Dell by March 1 We had to ldquoborrowrdquo

some space for short-term equipment staging and storage (see below) but thanks to the hard work and dedication of the IT Team we made it happen

We would not have been able to meet our deadline without the support and assistance of RCIT at headquarters (Eric Nielsen in particular) and our partners at SSC This project was a great example of how partnerships can and should work and we look forward to enjoying an even stronger relationship with SSC thanks to this project

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S P R I N G 2 0 1 4CONTINUING EDUCATION

DCE Has a Badge for You UCF Continuing Education (UCF CE) has launched a new initiative to award digital badges The badges represent achievements in skills and knowledge obtained from CE courses

A digital badge is available online with links that include data such as the organization that awarded it skills or achievements it represents and links to evidence for why it was awarded Students who earn a badge have the option to share it via social media channels or embed it in their online resume UCF CE students will receive traditional certificates of completion as well

For a list of courses with available digital badges visit ceucfeduBadges UCF CE plans to add new courses throughout the year

DCE Conference Services has been busy this spring with many college programs and conferences including the Florida Science Olympiad which has wrapped up for the 2013-2014 year and was a great success

In January and February middle and high school students formed teams to compete in events that ranged the spectrum of science subjects These students competed in various regions throughout the state with the goal of competing in the state competition held right here at UCF The state competition took place on March 15 2014 with CE assisting with team registrations and event coordination

DCE Conference Services Update

ceucfedu

Along with the Florida Science Olympiad DCE Conference Services assisted with the following programs 13th Annual UCF Community Partners Nonprofit Conference ndash ldquoStrengthening Communities Changing Livesrdquo rdquo2014 Information Fluency Conference ndash ldquoThe Age of New Media Literacy in the 21st Centuryrdquo Florida Writerrsquos Conference 2014 Certified Paralegal Workshop and UCF Urban and Regional Planning Distinguished Lecture Series with Dr Richard Jackson

Visit ceucfedu and sign-up for our e-newsletter to get updates on upcoming programs We hope to see you in any of our upcoming events

DCE is supporting a partnership between UCF Center for Distributed Learning and EDUCAUSE to deliver the ldquoBlendKit 2014 Becoming a Blended Learning Designer MOOCrdquo with the Managed Online Registration and Enrollment (MORE) option

The MORE option allows registered participants to pursue an official ldquoUCFEDUCAUSE Certified Blended Learning Designerrdquo credential Those who choose this more rigorous option will submit the materials they develop as part of the free MOOC for a portfolio review This portfolio review is available for an $89 fee Details regarding the portfolio requirements and a link to the payment form can be found within the course

Those who meet the portfolio review expectations will earn a certificate from EDUCAUSE and the University of Central Florida along with a digital badge that can be linked to the participantrsquos EDUCAUSE profile and displayed on professional and social networks For more information visit ceucfedublendkit

MOOC AND MORE

According to a recent CFPreg Board survey conducted with a random sample of 800 CFPreg professionals 91 of those polled are very satisfied with their choice of a career in financial planning and 92 are satisfied with their decision to get their CFPreg certification UCFrsquos Professional CFPreg certificate program prepares those who are seeking the educational requirement to sit for the CFP exam This seven-course program starts each January If you are interested in pursuing a career in financial planning and wish to learn more about the requirements to obtain your CFP designation visit wwwfinancialplanningucfedu Enrollment is still being accepted for courses FP200 amp FP300 Seats are limited

CFPreg Professionals Highly Satisfied with Certification and Career Choice

UCF Continuing Education and the Florida Risk Management Association (RMA) are offering two commercial lending and financial-based programsmdashldquo Focusing on Fundamentalsrdquo and the ldquoAdvanced Schoolrdquomdashduring the week of May 5-9 2014 Both programs are designed to strengthen the credit skills of commercial lenders on relevant topics concerning our rapidly-changing economic environment The Focusing on Fundamentals program is designed for those with a minimum of one year of commercial lending experience and the Advanced School is intended for

Annual Florida RMA School of Commercial Lending Programs

participants with five years or more experience Throughout the week students in both schools will enhance their banking and financial education and network with other banking and lending professionals Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion complemented by UCFrsquos new professional development digital badge Visit wwwceucfeduRMA for more details on the schedule and topics being presented

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Over the past few months the DCE has been partnering with the Center for Public and Non-Profit Management and the School of Public Administration in the development and delivery of two non-credit certificate programs for the Romanian Society of Public Administration (RSPA) The first program is a certificate in Public Management the second a City Manager certificate Each of these programs is blended meaning they combine online courses with face-to-face components DCE is developing and hosting the program website building a total of ten online courses related to the programs while also providing fiscal services and international contracting services In addition DCE will admit students to the courses and track student progress In July once the students in the Public Management program have completed their online course components UCF faculty and content professionals will travel to Romania to deliver the face-to-face aspects of this program Following completion of the City Manager online content the RSPA students will travel to Orlando in September for their face-to-face components

DELIVERING OPPORTUNITYTO ROMANIA

UCF CE hosts many non-credit online in-house programs and supports thousands of online students using Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) UCF CE will be migrating all in-house courses to the Canvas LMS The University of Central Florida currently uses Canvas for all online credit programs

UCF CE will have its own instance of Canvas to be able to cater to non-credit students who are not registered in PeopleSoft The Canvas instance will be fully integrated to the CE website and student management system Aceware thanks to Marcos Tryzmel (pictured left)

This joint effort between the Center for Distributed Learning and the DCE IT team will launch this summer

CONTINUING EDUCATIONceucfedu

UCF Continuing Education and UCF Alumni Launch the UCF Alumni Professional Development SeriesUCF Continuing Education and the UCF Alumni Association have partnered to offer a new series of personal and professional development workshops Catering to alumni at different stages of their careers this series will offer interactive programs designed to assist alums in developing and enhancing their careers by learning and mastering marketable skills These engaging workshops will create networking opportunities for UCF alumni as well as increase their knowledge of the various alumni benefits available The series was developed in response to the alumni attitude survey which revealed that UCF graduates expect more career services and enhancement programs from the alumni association The first program ldquoChanneling Your Creative Energy A Fresh Perspectiverdquo was held on March 6 2014 at the UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center This program helped individuals identify and overcome roadblocks channel their creativity traits and learn other valuable professional skills Participants gained a renewed outlook on how to truly focus on their inner creativity and earned a digital badge for attending the program Recipients of the badge can boast about their newly-found knowledge and show off their involvement with the UCF Alumni

DCE NEWS OF NOTE UCF CE is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Central Florida Chapter of the International Society for Performance Improvement This new relationship will allow us to provide professional development training both open enrollment and customized workshops to the ISPI membership and human performance technology professionals in the Central Florida region- UCF CE is now collaborating with the

Volusia Flagler Chapter of the Society for Human Resources Management to offer human resources training and certification preparation to HR professionals in that region

- As a result of new marketing strategies with the Volusia Flagler Chapter of the Society for Human Resources Management and the UCF Daytona Beach regional campuses staff efforts UCF CE has successfully launched the inaugural PHR and SPHR Certification Preparation program in Daytona Beach bringing continuing education training to this campus

- UCF Continuing Education is proud to offer Fiber Optics certification courses approved and recognized nationwide and internationally by the Fiber Optics Association (FOA) and the World-Wide Consortium on Network Cabling Standards (BICSI) Most of the students taking these courses are coming to UCF Continuing Education from different states in the country such as Virginia Colorado Texas Puerto Rico among others The program is also gaining visibility internationally with participants from Bermuda Cayman Islands Virgin Islands and Santo Domingo traveling to the US to enroll in these programs

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Kim Poppert DirectConnect to UCF Coordinator attended Eastern Florida State College events Welcome Back events on all four campuses VFW Veteranrsquos event in Melbourne and the Career Expo for High School Students UCF Cocoa amp Palm Bay staff joined with

the EFSC ldquoGo Higher Get Acceptedrdquo Campaign at Brevard public schools and attended four events and met with over 100 students Cocoa amp Palm Bay staff completed 62 visits to EFSC classrooms in the fall semester and 58 visits so far this semester

Staff faculty and students participated in International Education Week activities including daily international trivia quizzes the UCF International Breakfast a Global Dessert Party Study Abroad and Peace Corps sessions a GoinGlobal seminar a brown bag ldquoVisions of African Wildliferdquo and a World Activity Map

UCF Speech Team and Cocoa amp Palm Bay campuses hosted the Florida Intercollegiate Forensics Association State Championship tournament on the Cocoa campus February 21-23 More than 90 competed from universities all over the state including FSU UF and FIU Palm Bay also hosted a one day Parliamentary Debate tournament Jerry Sublette Human Communications faculty member coordinated both events

The EFSC-UCF Cocoa Writing Center conducted over 300 consultations presented four workshops (two citation workshops with Andy Todd UCF librarian and Jill Simser EFSC librarian and two grammar and sentence structure workshops) and held a Fall Open House In the spring semester the Writing Center held two formatting style and citation workshops

Denise Young Lauren Miller and Karen Mottarella along with students Natalie Eckert Michelle Mulak and Rebecca Stanley were featured in a Brevard Business News article on combining online and face-to-face learning to expand opportunities and reduce completion time of degrees for local students

Staff and faculty donated eight boxes of non-perishable food items to the Central Brevard Sharing Center food pantry They also supported the Childrenrsquos Hunger Project in December by purchasing the goods and packing 140 weekend packs for local elementary school children in need

For the first time Cocoa amp Palm Bay Student Services were able to partner with the Student Academic Resource Center (SARC) in Orlando to offer three workshops to students at the regional campuses via Adobe Connect

The Cocoa amp Palm Bay USPS support staff as part of diversity efforts on campus have organized three bulletin boards and a

film screeningdiscussion session facilitated by Leandra Preston-Sidler Womenrsquos Studies to celebrate Womenrsquos History Month The staff will also coordinate boardsevents for other areas such as anti-bullying LGBT Pride Month and Military Spouses Month

The UCF Cocoa campus hosted a webinar Beyond the ADA Inclusive Policy and Practice for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education for UCF and EFSC faculty and staff

UCF Palm Bay Chapter of Psi Chi hosted the Undergraduate Psychology Conference on April 11 at the UCF Palm Bay campus Posters on research topics such as research engagement scholarship excellence academic resources community involvement and honesty were presented by undergraduate psychology students The keynote speaker was Dr Maria Lavooy former UCF Cocoa faculty member and current president of Psi Chi International Karen Mottarella (Psychology) organized the event

Business students in Charles Viggianorsquos Cornerstone class (GEB 3031) participated in service-learning projects that partnered with two non-profit organizations Handlebars for the Holidays and Devereux Florida

The Cocoa Future Educators Association committed to the grassroots special-needs charity called The Morgan Project as part of the Teachers in Action project for EEX 4070 (Teaching Exceptional Students) The FEA also joined forces with The Childrenrsquos Hunger Project to fight hunger in Brevard

The Cocoa Student Nursing Association took part in multiple community service events VA Stand Down event providing basic health screenings for homeless veterans health screenings at a back-to-school event and 700 flu shots at the VA clinic SNA also held a car wash

Donna Malvey (Health Services Administration) has co-authored a book entitled mHealth Transforming Healthcare with Dr Slovensky from the University of Alabama-Birmingham

Shelley Park (Philosophy) participated on a panel discussing ldquoThe Diversity Problem in Philosophyrdquo at the Florida Philosophical Association meetings She was also invited as a commentator for a panel on ldquoThe Biopolitics of Debt Reproductive Labor and Motherhoodrdquo at the American Studies Association in Washington DC

Barbara Alderman (Librarian) helped to organize and participated in the Library Association of Brevardrsquos Annual Fall Continuing Education Workshop at the EFSC Melbourne campus The topic was ldquoSeasons Change Dealing with Transition in Librariesrdquo Denise Young along with Tace Crouse Director Special Projects for Academic Affairs Diane Chase Interim Provost and SACSCOC Liaison and Heidi Watt Director for Accreditation and Quality Assurance presented the workshop ldquoClues for Solving The Mystery of the Fifth-Year Interim Reportrdquo at the SACSCOC Annual Meeting in Atlanta

PUBLICATIONSPRESENTATIONS

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Natalie C Nazon was recently honored by being named to ldquoWhorsquos Who Among Studentsrdquo a prestigious and long-standing honors program offered nationwide Students must demonstrate exceptional leadership service and scholastic achievement to be considered

John Lynxwiler (Sociology) was elected to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Applied Social Sciences

Leandra Preston-Sidler (Womenrsquos Studies) won an Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award and was granted promotion to Associate Instructor

As part of Deborah Rhynersquos efforts to bring ldquoreal world criminal justice experiencerdquo into the classroom she has brought in a series of guests to co-teach meetings of her Criminal Justice Ethics course Recent guests were State Attorney Phil Archer Public Defender Blaise Trettis Lt Moose Mosebach (BCSO) Lt Cleyton Bray (TPD) Lt Pat Hartselle (RPD) Judge Jack Griesbaum and Sgt Steve Feaster (BCSO)

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Faculty and StaffGerry Deveau and Angel Edgecombe participated in Safe Zone Allies training which promotes an affirming environment for GLBQ persons

Angel Edgecombe attended the Workforce Development Education Fair held at the Brevard Workforce Rockledge Career Center

Angie Jones attended the VARC conference ldquoStudent Veteran Survival Kit Tools to Engage Empower Employrdquo and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Florida Drive-In Conference at the UCF Orlando campus Angie also attended the SDS sponsored program ldquoWhatrsquos Your Abilityrdquo Lauren Miller attended the annual Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) meeting and took part in the workshop ldquoClues for Solving the Mystery of the Fifth-Year Interim Reportrdquo She was also asked to serve on the Regional Campusesrsquo Institutional Effectiveness Committee and provided data for the 2012 plan

Lauren Miller represented the Cocoa and Palm Bay campuses at LEAD Brevardrsquos Leadership Awards featuring ldquo4 Under 40rdquo recognition the Ketcham Leadership Icon

Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award The UCF Cocoa and Palm Bay campuses are part of a consortium of higher education sponsors with Eastern Florida State College and Florida Institute of Technology

Wendy Peacuterez served on the Eastern Florida State Hispanic Heritage Celebration planning committee She also volunteered with the Space Coast Society of Women Engineers lsquoWow Thatrsquos Engineeringrdquo outreach at Bayside High School which encourages girls to pursue careers in engineering and technology

Denise Young was selected as one of the women making history at UCF for UCFrsquos Womenrsquos History Month An interview with her is featured on the Center for Success of Women Faculty page httpswomenfacultyafiaucfeduprofiledenise-young-2

to raise money for community projects and participated in the Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk Emily Edwardsrsquo Honors in the Major thesis

ldquoPreserving the Right to a Fair Trial An Examination of the Prejudicial Value of Visual and Auditory Evidence in the Context of a Criminal Caserdquo was selected to receive the first place outstanding thesis award at the 2014 Founderrsquos Day Honor Convocation and she

will receive a $500 scholarship Emily is mentored by Karen Mottarella

The Cocoa amp Palm Bay campuses were well represented at the Florida Undergraduate

STUDENTSResearch Conference (FURC) Nine Palm Bay psychology students presented posters at the conference Jennifer Wilson Michelle Esposito Rachael Wells Laura Weinberger Vincent lula John Clayton Doyle Sarah Sanders Angela Vanella and Alexandra McConnell

At the District VI American Forensics Association Qualifier Tournament Speech Team members Zavia Menning and Mairim Perez took honors They are now qualified for the prestigious AFA-NIET a national

championship tournament At the FIFA State Championships held on UCFrsquos Cocoa campus Hunter Menning was the top non-advancing novice in Prose Interpretation Parliamentary Debate team Rebekah Waldorff and Stephen Sherbin II won two debates

A number of students presented at the Showcase for Undergraduate Research Excellence Courtney Roy Alexah McConnell Lindsey Whitacre Robin Thorne Kim Loeak Ronald Farah Dennis Turner Riley King Rebecca Stanley Erin Hudgens Tiffany Lewis John Clay Doyle Michelle Esposito Jenna Wilson Racheal Wells Vincent lula and Laura Weinberger They were mentored by Dan Ezell (Education) Karen Mottarella Grace White and Shannon Whitten (all from Psychology)

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On March 26 2014 UCF Daytona Beach in partnership with Daytona State Collegersquos STEM program invited Erin Myszkowski from UCFs Office of Pre-Health and Pre-Law Professional Advising to present ldquoHow to Prepare for Medical amp Other Health Professional Schoolrdquo Students learned how to prepare for professional school while in an undergraduate program Myszkowski discussed preparing for professional school by including volunteerism job shadowing preparing for program admissions testing (ie MCAT LSAT GRE) extracurricular activities and academic preparation

Sue Mahan (Criminal Justice) was invited to exhibit her book Restoring Justice in Columbia at a forum on climate change and environmental stewardship at Stetson University in April Sponsored by Partners of the Americas as part of their 50th anniversary celebration POA provides links between the US and southern countries in the Western Hemisphere Mahanrsquos book describes a voluntary program found throughout Columbia that resolves community conflict

Prior to Vicky Cardullo leaving Lenora Forsythe and Vicky earned the 2013 National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Partnership Award for their work with Friendship Elementary They also presented at the National Conference about their partnership

Vicky Cardullo Bryan Zugelder and Lenora Forsythe presented at the SRATE (Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators) conference about partnership schools

Maralee Walsh-McDaniel was honored at the Rotary Club of Flagler County and was one of fifteen to receive the Presidentrsquos Call to Service Award httpwwwnews-journalonlinecomarticle20130622BUSINESS306209973gsctab=0

Raphel Robinson presented at AACRAO recently She and Sheri Newble Dunn hold executive committee positions with FACRAO

Christina Udell and Claire Mitchell conducted Social Media Incentives presentation to all RC New Media Team members

Anthony Recascino and Christina Udell presented ldquoSocial Media Edrdquo at FACRAO conference

Virginia LaRue (Transfer Advisor) met with DSC students on DSC branch campuses to better serve the community and capture all students

Participating in the local ldquo5-K Color Runrdquo are Tina Magone Howard a UCF Exception Education alumnus and Jeanne Walker UCF Daytona BeachRegional Campuses

STUDENTS

CAMPUS NEWS

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Barbara Thompson will present ldquoThe Power and Privilege Diversityrdquo workshop in April

On May 7 we will set up the first Adobe Connect broadcast meeting from HR They will broadcast the session on ldquoProtecting Personal Information Identity Theftrdquo Our IT department and HR have collaborated on this to make it happen Thanks to Allen Roller for making the suggestion

18 campus members completed the Safe Zone training partnership with Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

Congratulations to UCF Employee of the Month for March 2014 - Christopher Dann Computer Specialist

Faculty and Staff

Photography BS senior Christopher Boyer was recently awarded the March student spotlight at Mac on Campus You can find his spotlight at httpwwwmac-on-campuscomGalleryProfile9471aspx

He also won a Purchase Award for being selected by juror Maggie Taylor for inclusion in the ldquoMemory Bone and Mythrdquo exhibition at the University of North Dakota His work will reside in the art collection there Both of these awards were in observance of work he constructed in the Alternative Processes class taught by Laine Wyatt

Michael Furlong gave a poster presentation entitled ldquoMythbusters The Digital Nativerdquo and gave a lightning round presentation on graphic novels entitled ldquo20 Graphic Novels in 500 Secondsrdquo

Kappa Delta Pi Omicron Lambda Chapter raised $350 dollars for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and participated in the walk in Daytona Beach The organization also hosted several HAPPY Hour workshops on the Daytona campus Topics included Mock Interviews TESOL Notebooks and First Year Teaching

In acknowledgement of Veteranrsquos Week students were given a ldquoStudent Veteran Academic Survival Kitrdquo Student Services provided gift bags including academic materials and educational supplies

UCF Daytona Beach Supporting National Red Wear Day

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Steven Berman Stacey Dunn and Bernie Jensen presented recent research findings or participated in professional discussions at the conference Melissa Fernandez Mariam Gates-Robin Rachel Mills and Mary To (graduate students) also contributed to the professional program

Andrea Velez-Vazquez and Sarah Zoll participated in the Supervisory Skills Series

Lisa Brooks (Education) coordinated a UCFSSC Faculty Meeting on February 3 The purpose of the meeting was for the faculty members to get to know each other

Staff members participated in a Building Surveys in Qualtrics training session presented by Jennifer Sumner (Special Projects) on campus in March

Peggy Nuhn (Librarian) was one of three UCF faculty members awarded a Faculty Fellowship by the Center for the Success of Women Faculty to develop a series of workshops on an issue which significantly affects worklife balance Nuhnrsquos proposal was to explore and share resources and also heighten awareness of the impact of being the primary caregiver for an elderly parent

Kerry Purmensky (TESOL) has been selected as a TESOLCAEP reviewer of programs for the next three years CAEP (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation) has replaced NCATE as the accrediting body for education programs As a reviewer Purmensky will review and work with accrediting issues for higher education programs which have an ESOL component

Campus NewsThe SanfordLake Mary campus hosted an Interview Day for applicants to the Clinical Psychology MA program in February 120 applications for Fall 2014 admission were

received 40 finalists from Florida schools and numerous other institutions around the country attended

Students and faculty from the Clinical Psychology MA program attended the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) in Nashville during March

The UCF USPS Staff Council held their monthly meeting on campus on February 20 Staff members and a representative from the Student Outreach Services office did a presentation and conducted a tour for the group

The Early Childhood Development and Education program Careers Track III has sponsored a workshop series for early childhood professionals The workshops focused on nonfiction play and the integration of technology One more workshop is scheduled for April and will focus on yoga and storytelling

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Kaylin Ratner was one of three finalists for the SEPA Graduate Student Research Award and she presented a summary of her research conducted under the direction of faculty mentor Steven Berman

SARC hosted a Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills workshop for students in March

A Majorrsquos Fair was held on March 20 Faculty and staff participated highlighting the majors and student services offered on campus

STUDENTS

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 Events have included cupcake decorating caricature drawings tye-dye t-shirt event resume workshops dessert tasting Mardi Gras mask decorating to name a few

Showing office school supplies

Majorrsquos Fair - March 2014

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UCF South Lake staff showed their support for the American Heart Association-National Wear Red Day on February 7 2014

The UCF Western Region was a scholarship sponsor of the 16th Annual Pig on the Pond ldquoFor the Kidsrdquo Festival in Clermont on March 7-9 The Pig on the Pond Education Fund provides educational scholarships through the Community Foundation of South Lake Many of the scholarship recipients become DirectConnect students at Lake Sumter State College More than 15 UCF staff faculty and alumni staffed the UCF table over the 3-day event which was attended by over 40000 people Crystal Flynn represented UCF Ocala on 963 FM1370 AM- WOCA News Talks Radio (ldquoThe Sourcerdquo) She joined other University Center partners as a panelist for the ldquoHigher Ed Happeningsrdquo live broadcast Crystal shared information about the UCF Ocala campus programs and resources available to local citizens of the Marion County area Three additional broadcasts are planned for 2014 in which the UC partners will participate The March 12 episode can be viewed at httpwwwustreamtvrecorded448066622

The Western Region (South Lake Leesburg and Ocala) achieved a 47 participation rate for the UCF ldquoI Believerdquo Campaign Go Knights

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Faculty and StaffldquoKNIGHT FACULTY SPOTLIGHTrdquo

Cynthia Walters (Elementary Education) is the recipient of the ldquoUniversity Excellence in Undergraduate Faculty Advising Awardrdquo This award recognizes the outstanding efforts that UCFrsquos advisors play in retaining students improving communication of information to peers and to students and helping undergraduate students realize their full potential The award was presented at the UCFrsquos Founderrsquos Day Convocation on April 2 2014 Cyndi has served as faculty advisor since she joined the Western Region in Fall 2007

Some of the ways Ms Walters contributes to student success She facilitates ldquoWelcome to UCF Advising Sessionsrdquo at the beginning of each term to help ensure students start each

semester off right She also hosts HAPPY Hour workshops throughout the year to provide professional development opportunities for the teachers in training For the past two years Ms Walters worked closely with other faculty in the region to bring the first Undergraduate Research Showcase to the Western Region Thanks in part to her leadership and involvement 2014 attendance doubled to 80 students who presented research projects Besides advising Ms Walters serves as Internship Coordinator for Clinical Experiences for Lake and Sumter Counties and as an Honors in the Major thesis advisor She is indeed a dedicated professional who is most deserving of this prestigious award

Jeff Biddle (Sport amp Exercise Science) presented ldquo The Education Doctorate A Degree for Our Times Understanding EdD Diversity and Commonalities Across Borders a Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate amp

AERASIG 168 Doctoral Education Across the Disciplinesrdquo He served as a panelist at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference held in Philadelphia on April 4

Stephanie Luke (Elementary Education) co-presented with Melissa Broker Innovative Learning Specialist Lake County Schools and UCF Senior and Heather Simpson at the Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics State Conference in Orlando The title of their presentation was ldquoiPads in the Mathematics Classroomrdquo

Congratulations to Junie Albers-Biddle (Early Childhood Education) who was promoted to the rank of Associate Instructor beginning Fall 2014

CAMPUS NEWS

Chrysalis Wright (Psychology) and 2013 UCF Ocala alumnus Jessica Brandt co-authored an article that has been submitted to the Marriage and Family Review journal for publication They anticipate acceptance of the article and should hear soon

Colleen Scott (South Lake) presented at LSSCrsquos annual Counselor Breakfast on February 5 She gave a very informative overview and update on UCFrsquos DirectConnect program and partnership with Lake Sumter State College to Lake and Sumter high school guidance counselors

CeCe Rivers was the guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club of Clermontrsquos February 11 luncheon The audience learned about UCFrsquos most recent accomplishments the DirectConnect program and UCFrsquos partnership with Lake Sumter State College

Welcome Gladys Pickett OPS Office Assistant (South Lake) Gladys is providing reception support while a teammate recuperates from surgery

Manuelita Reyes gave her final farewell to UCF Western Region after serving for more than 5 years as Administrative Assistant to the region We wish Lita all the best A search is underway for Litarsquos replacement

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STUDENTS

ldquoSHINING KNIGHT SPOTLIGHTrdquo

Michelle Craske is our ldquoShining Knightrdquo for this edition of the RC newsletter A US Army veteran student wife and mother of two Michelle courageously juggles multiple roles as she pursues a degree in psychology at the South Lake campus In addition to her studies Michelle works as an Assistant in the office of Student Outreach Services (SOS) and is a volunteer Senior Research Assistant in the Media and Migration Lab at the campus Michelle is also the current President of the Western Region Psychology Club A DirectConnect student from Lake Sumter State College she will graduate with honors in spring 2014

In March Michelle successfully defended her Honors in the Major thesis ldquoMusicrsquos Normalization Influences on College Students Risky Sexual Behaviorrdquo She will present her thesis findings at the 26th Association for Psychological Sciencersquos National Research Convention in San Francisco in May This study as well as two co-authored research projectsmdashldquoThe Effects of the Big Five on College Performance and GPArdquo and ldquoPeer vs Parental Influence on the Acceptability of Profanityrdquomdashwas also presented at the Florida Undergraduate Research Convention and UCF SURE Conference this spring Michelle is actively involved in professional psychology organizations and was recently recognized by the Association for Psychological Science Observer an international publication for recruiting the most new members during the 2013 Fall Rally Weeks Her research work was recognized in 2013 and she was awarded the $1000 Honors in the Major Western Region Scholarship

Michelle has a lsquogo big or go homersquo attitude that radiates in all that she does After graduation she plans to continue her education in psychological research and ultimately receive her doctorate in social and behavioral psychology She epitomizes the UCF Creed Integrity Scholarship Community Creativity and Excellencemdashcore values that guide her conduct performance and decisions Michelle is indeed a Shining Knight

Seven psychology students presented their research at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference in Miami in March Kudos to Stephanie Rosales (SL) Ledalis Zamora (SL) Michelle Craske (SL) Amanda Small (SL) Jessie Schafer (SL) Heather Lopez (SL) and Benjamin Finch (Ocala Alumni 2013) Many of these same students presented their work at the SURE Conference at the Orlando campus also in April

ALUMNI in the News

Josh Molino (Sport and Exercise Science Class of 2011) is coaching tennis in Michigan at Detroit County Day High School His boysrsquo varsity tennis team has won 2 consecutive state championships finishing 1 overall in the state in back-to-back seasons

Congratulations to Michelle Craske (South Lake) and Deedra DeKemper (Ocala) both psychology majors who successfully defended their Honors in the Major theses this semester

Josh Cordero (Sport amp Exercise Science) was featured recently on the Sommer Sports website Josh (runner 622) is pictured front and center on the home page httpwwwsommersportscom

Cindy Murray Elementary Education-Leesburg Class of 2011 was one of three finalists for Lake County Rookie Teacher of the Year She is a kindergarten teacher at Eustis Heights Elementary school Cindyrsquos quote to the local media ldquoIrsquom inspired by my children every day I love my students They all deserve the very best I can give themrdquo

STUDENT OUTREACH SERVICES held a Knights Karnival at the UCF South Lake campus on March 12 featuring a bounce house airbrushed t-shirts and pizza for students on the campus

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Carrie Moran (Librarian) was awarded the Information Fluency (IF) Grant in the amount of $1000 for her project entitled ldquoInformation Literacy Assessment of Transfer Studentsrdquo

Harry Coverston (Philosophy) will present a College Colloquium in April under the title ldquoAn Uncomfortable Liberty Americarsquos History of Religious Intolerancerdquo

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CAMPUS NEWS

FACULTY AND STAFFMembers of the PsychMind Club have been busy this spring with a number of activities volunteering at a soup kitchen hosting a Movie Knight (Black Swan) and participating in a ldquoKeep Brevard Beautifulrdquo beach clean-up According to Valerie Taylor (president) ldquoa number of healthwellness events are planned as well as another Movie Knight

Osceola students have been big winners this spring Paris Greene won the Parking Pass given away at one of the UCF basketball games Thalia Rios won the UCF Spirit Pack including an UCF car pennant and a Bright House Networks Stadium replica given away at the Degree Expo

ALUMS -The newly-formed Osceola County Alumni Club hosted an ldquoAlumKnight Outrdquo at Buffalo Wild Wings in March Jim Smith Assistant Director and Allen Dunn Faculty Support co-hosted this event for UCF alumni current staff and faculty and students The UCF Alumni Association assisted with mass mailings Additional activities are being planned for this spring and summer

STUDENTS

The next time you visit the Osceola campus take a look at the new signage on the inside and outside of Building 4 Our partnership with Valencia College is lighted with logos for both UCF and Valencia

Students staff and faculty have participated in a number of workshops this spring covering a wide range of topics Black Faculty amp Staff Association Mentoring Breakfast Rise amp Fall of Jim Crow

Multicultural Conflict Resolution MaleFemale Relationships and Experiential Learning and You

Congratulations to Paris Greene a student at Valencia College Osceola Campus for winning the Parking Pass given away for the DirectConnect to UCF Basketball game vs Cincinnati on Wednesday February 19 2014

Some of the 113 Valencia students who participated in the UCF Valencia Osceola Campus Spring 2014 Degree Expo held on Tuesday February 20 2014 in the Atrium of Building 2

Jessica Matos Coordinator and Elba Arroyo-Cid Program Assistant for UCF Valencia Osceola Enrollment Services are ready to greet students and provide assistance

UCF Valencia West RN Lecturer and Concurrent Nursing Program Coordinator Julie Hinkle discusses program requirements with a future UCF Nursing Knight

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DirectConnect advisors have been reaching out to the community through various events Valencia Open Houses College Prep Day Counselor Day and STEM Open Houses at all three campusesmdashValencia Osceola and Lake Nona Monthly visits by counselors are being made to the Lake Nona and Valencia campuses as of November 2013

In February DirectConnect students had the opportunity to visit UCFrsquos Orlando campus to meet with advisors explore majors and learn about ways to get involved at UCF via the SEE (Successful Early Exploration) program Hosted by UCF Transfer amp Transition Services Student Development and Enrollment Services in partnership with Valencia and Regional Campuses the all-day event included a brief career assessment tabling and information sessions campus and housing tours and a group lunchprize drawing Of the 150+ SLS students who attended 46 Osceola students and 23 West students participated Response was very positive

Clothesline Project ndash To address the issue of sexual violence against women a group of UCF students brought the Clothesline Project which is held annually on the UCF main campus to the West Valencia campus Partnering with Valencia State College the program was designed to bring awareness of all types of violence to students and employees T-shirts

were decorated and displayed Valenciarsquos student government invited UCF students to partner in a similar project in April

Degree Expo ndash In February 113 Valencia students visited the Osceola campus for the Spring 2014 Degree Expo Over 40 UCF faculty staff and students participated in this event Offices represented included Enrollment Services Student Services Academic Advising DirectConnect to UCF Affiliated Housing Student Outreach Services Faculty members from nursing business psychology legal studies and biomedical sciences participated

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CAMPUS NEWSMin Tong (Librarian) was awarded an Information Fluency (IF) Grant in the amount of $1000 for her project entitled ldquoInformation Literacy Assessment of Transfer Studentsrdquo

Nathan Holic (WritingRhetoric) will have his novella entitled ldquoThe Things I Donrsquot Seerdquo published by Main Street Rag Publishing in Fall 2014

Iryna Malendevych (Criminal Justice) is a volunteer correspondent for Euromaidan a social media source that broadcasts current news in English from Ukrainersquos capital and territories She also worked with Sergey Jakimenko on the documentary ldquoThe Price of Freedomrdquo which was broadcast in April on the Ukrainian independent news station Paula Reynoso (Psychology) has launched a multi-faceted research project on psychopathy She has been training in the Magnetoencephalography Lab (MEG) at Florida Hospital to learn state-of-the-art imaging techniques which will enable the research team to decipher both structural and functional changes in the brain as a function of cognitive changes in psychopathy

Lourdes Acevedo has joined the Central Region as the DirectConnect Coordinator Lourdes served as Assistant Director in Undergraduate Education at Florida International University

FACULTY

Four teams of research students from Valencia West will participated and competed in the UCF Palm Bay Chapter of Psi Chi Undergraduate Psychology Conference by developing and presenting professional posters focusing on research engagement topics All are students in Paula Reynosorsquos Directed Independent Research coursebull James Hammondmdashan investigation

of methods used by clinicians and researchers to assess psychopathy

bull Larissa Miranda and Ross Petrifreremdasha study of the nature versus nurture issue

STUDENTS in the development of psychopathybull Natashia St John and Heather

Nembrandtmdashan investigation of the wide spectrum of symptom clusters used to diagnose psychopathy

bull Chelsea Suriel and Melissa Melendezmdashan investigation of the degree of responsibility that psychopathic acts can warrant based on etiology

Itrsquos that time of yearmdashour UCF Architecture Pin Up 2014 For the third consecutive year students seeking admission to the architecture program present their work before a panel of judges

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