NSCM eUpdate September 8, 2020

DID YOU KNOW

there's a Facial Covering Policy Implementation for UCF Downtown? It's a three-step policy for cases you encounter someone not wearing a face covering as required by UCF Policy

To read more about this policy, click here.

NOW YOU KNOW!

REMINDER: NSCM Clubs and Organizations Survey (ACTION REQUESTED!)

The Nicholson School hopes everyone had a great beginning to the fall semester. As you’ve connected with students in your clubs and organizations, we would kindly request that you fill out the survey related to the organization (if you haven’t yet done so).

As we look toward continuing to provide a sense of community and student involvement this fall, the NSCM Clubs and Organizations Open House team needs some information.

If you represent/advise a club or organization linked to the Nicholson School of Communication and Media in some way, please take a moment and fill out this survey/information form. This does not need to be a formal RSO. It can include publications, broadcasts and similar.

Before you do, please have the following information handy:

Contact information for student officers
A logo (png or jpg)
An elevator pitch or description of your organization
Any webpages or social links for the organization
Joining requirements

This request is two-fold. We will be updating our Nicholson School clubs and organizations section of the website with your updated information, and it will help gauge interest in creating a virtual club and organization area for students to visit this fall.

https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3lYOFy2XCVyWASx

Thank you for your assistance in this. Please don't hesitate to reach out to Douglas Blemker or Andrea Scott if you have any questions, comments or suggestions.

REMINDER: Research Area of Interest Updates (ACTION REQUESTED!)

Are your creativity and research areas of expertise up to date? As the new academic year begins, we would like to update our areas of expertise listing for our full-time faculty members. To assist with this process, we are asking that you review our current listing that has been posted on the Nicholson Resource at https://communication.ucf.edu/resource/about/school/ to confirm that your information is correct.

If you would like to update or make changes, please email Shameika Daye at sdaye@ucf.edu by Friday, September 25, 2020. Thanks in advance for your assistance and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

REMINDER: Syllabi and Office Hours

(ACTION REQUESTED!)

Reminder — syllabi and office hours must be submitted to:

Adjuncts and Film and Mass Media – email to Debbie Doyle at debbie.doyle@ucf.edu
Communication, Games and Interactive Media, and FIEA – email to Carishma Marsh at Carishma.marsh@ucf.edu

Faculty and Staff Profiles for Hispanic Heritage Month — COS Initiative

As you might be aware, September 15 through October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. We would like to celebrate and recognize this as a college.

COS is looking for profiles of Hispanic staff and faculty (including students on the payroll e.g. grad assistants). These are short snapshots they will feature on COS social media. The snapshot would be a submitted picture related to their culture and heritage (e.g. visiting family in the Dominican Republic) and a quick response about one of their favorite aspects of Hispanic culture.

If you are interested or have any questions, please reach out to Kyle Martin.

REMINDER: Protocol for Positive COVID-19 Cases

When a student is confirmed to have tested positive, Student Health Services (SHS) will inform the provost’s office/Faculty Excellence. A representative from Faculty Excellence will inform the instructor that a student who is enrolled in an in-person attendance course has tested positive. Obviously, if the student is taking an in-person class, they will not be physically attending the course.

After communicating with representatives from Human Resources and Dr. Michael Deichen, these are the steps that will be followed after a student is confirmed to have tested positive and when the student wants to return to the classroom. For a student to return to the in-person course:

The student must get medical clearance by calling the UCF COVID line (407/823-2509).
The UCF COVID line nurse will verify a student’s release from COVID isolation or quarantine and send the student an email that contains a “Release for Return to Class”.
Before the student is allowed to return to the in-person class, the student is required to provide the email containing the “Release to Return to Class” to the in-person instructor. If needed, instructors can verify the “Release to Return to Class” by contacting UCF COVID line.

Pre-Law Virtual Workshops — Fall 2020

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