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NSCM eUpdate September 29, 2020
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the Nicholson School created a virtual suggestions box?
In an effort to ensure faculty and staff have a confidential way to share their thoughts/concerns and/or suggestions for improvement in re: to the school's operations/functions, a 'virtual suggestion box' has been created.
To access this, please visit the Nicholson Resource page or click here. In the following weeks, this survey notification will be located at the bottom of the eUpdate.
The Nicholson School is always looking to improve and wants to hear from you!
NOW YOU KNOW!
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Armor Up Ambassadors: COVID Compliance
Beginning this week, Armor Up Ambassadors will be on campus and rotating at building entrances to help ensure everyone is adhering to the requirements for face coverings, social distancing, and completion of a COVID self-check daily.
There are now self-checks for employees, students, and visitors, which should be completed prior to any visit to campus.
Please let Jennifer Steele know if you have any questions or concerns.
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NSCM Grade Changes
Instructors who wish to initiate a grade change can go online through PeopleSoft (see document here). Once completed, this will route to the school's designee at the director level – Nan Yu – who will approve on Dr. Littlefield’s behalf.
Once approved within the school, graduate-level grade changes will route to Laurie von Kalm and undergraduate level grade changes will route to Lee Anne Kirkpatrick. They are the dean’s designees for grade changes.
If you have any questions or concerns about this process, please connect with Dr. Nan Yu.
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oSTEM Student Organization
Please share this flyer with information about oSTEM, a student organization for LGBTQ+ students in the STEM fields, with students that might be interested in joining.
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HACU Webinar: Effective Strategies for Latinx Faculty Recruitment & Retention
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) will present a free webinar for HACU member institutions, “Effective Strategies for Latinx Faculty Recruitment & Retention" on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, at 1 p.m. EDT. Register here.
The webinar will explore how to reduce bias and remove barriers in recruiting and retaining Latinx faculty. Speakers will introduce model programs and novel approaches that have proven to be successful on their campuses, and they will discuss how COVID-19 introduces new challenges to our recruitment and retention efforts. Participants will come away from this session with actionable ideas for the successful recruitment, selection, retention, and advancement of Latinx faculty.
Speakers include: Donna Maria Blancero, Ph.D., provost and vice president of academic affairs at Bentley University and Carol Parker, J.D., provost at New Mexico State University.
Improving Latino/a/x faculty representation and ensuring their success is an important element to our overall success as a Hispanic Serving Institution. The Nicholson School hopes you will consider attending if your schedule allows and ask that you please share this opportunity with others.
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Program Information — Honors Undergraduate Thesis
Please share this with your classes!
The Honors Undergraduate Thesis is a two-to-four semester program that allows motivated and talented junior and senior students the opportunity to undertake original and independent research in their declared major or another discipline under the supervision of a faculty committee. This research culminates in a thesis or creative project, which serves as an honors capstone product of their undergraduate career. In addition to Main campus, the program is offered at several UCF Connect campuses, including UCF Online. The Honors Undergraduate Thesis is available to all qualified UCF students and grants them the distinction of graduating from the Burnett Honors College.
Please share this short (3-min) video in your in-person or virtual courses: https://tinyurl.com/HUT-intro
Become an Honors Undergraduate Thesis Chair!
There is a growing demand for faculty members to serve as thesis chairs for incoming Honors Thesis students. Whether you are new to UCF or have chaired a thesis committee before, we invite qualifying faculty (tenured, tenure-track, and lecturers) to fill out this short form: www.tinyurl.com/HUT-thesis-chair. The information collected in this survey will be restricted to the Office of Honors Research staff – not posted online.
If a student needs help finding a thesis chair, the hope is that we will have at least one or two faculty members with similar interests to recommend to the student. The Nicholson School would appreciate if you can take the survey and distribute it to your colleagues, so everyone has the opportunity to get involved in this rewarding program. Participating faculty receive an honorarium for each student who completes their thesis.
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Academic Advisor Position Opening
The Nicholson School has opened a job listing for Academic Advisor I. This position is responsible for specialized advising for students in the Nicholson School of Communication and Media (NSCM) on the UCF Main campus. Communicate and disseminate academic and co-curricular information to students, university, community, state colleges and external
partners on the advising process.
To view the listing and find out more about, click here.
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Faculty Center October Technology Tuesdays
Interested in digital tools and resources? Join the Digital Learning Faculty Technology for The Faculty Center October Technology Tuesdays. Below are the available workshops:
- October 6, noon - 1 p.m. - Tools for Video Recording —
Register at http://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0B1CJQqZ7Q1cQMl by 5:00 p.m. on October 5
- October 13, noon - 1 p.m. - Graphics and Widgets —
Register at http://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0HYc9fyFw0b97ZH by 5:00 p.m. on October 12
- October 20, noon - 1 p.m. - Polling and Discussion Tools —
Register at http://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0wdmo9frNzt8nzL by 5:00 p.m. on October 19
- October 27, noon - 1 p.m. - Tools to Discourage Academic Dishonesty —
Register at http://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a3peKFnNUEhyssZ by 5:00 p.m. on October 26
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Exterior Doors Repairs — NSCM Building
Facilities have scheduled a contractor to make some necessary minor repairs to exterior doors at the Nicholson School of Communication & Media.
They will work on one set of doors at a time to avoid impacting access and noise should hopefully be minimal.
The work began Friday, September 25 and will last through tomorrow, Tuesday, September 29.
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