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NSCM eUpdate May 17, 2021
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there will be a Fire Alarm and Mass Notification system upgrade starting today, May 17, 2021?
The project, taking place on Main Campus building, will be mindful of the classroom schedule and work with each area to plan around activities, to avoid interruptions as much as possible. During the project, there will be electrical work, including new conduits being run throughout, and all fire alarm devices will be replaced, including the main Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) at the entrance. A wall will be built out to house the new FACP. Alarms should not sound during work and any time that the system is offline, a fire watch will be in place.
This project will take several months to complete and Jennifer Steele will share a more detailed schedule soon.
Feel free to let Jeniffer Steele know if you have any questions or concerns.
Now you know!
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Message from George Bagley
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I’m sending this message to the entire Nicholson School.
I got home from picking my daughter up from high school yesterday and saw a beautiful bouquet of flowers on my table. Imagine my surprise and delight when I discovered they were for me from NSCM congratulating me on my retirement!
I’m so touched by that gesture. I’ve been receiving some wonderful messages from former students and colleagues, and these flowers just send my gratitude over the top. I’m lucky to have served UCF for 25 years, to have taught and mentored some brilliant individuals, and to have associated myself with NSCM and R-TV. I was given a chance in 1996 having just come from a career in news and documentary. I’m as grateful now as I was then that those who made that decision did so in my favor and opened the door to such a wonderful second career.
Please communicate to those around you how much I’ll miss working with them and my best wishes as they proceed forward with their teaching and scholarship at NSCM.
George Bagley
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The ICCAE will pay student research assistants working on faculty research projects related to intelligence and national security. Faculty members with relevant projects are encouraged to apply by 24 May.
Due to the unusual circumstances of the past year, the Central Florida Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence is being allowed to re-purpose funds already allocated for this year. We want to use these funds to support Intelligence-Related Research Assistant positions around the university.
Under this program, faculty are invited to submit applications to the ICCAE for projects that they are working on that have some relationship to intelligence/national security. These projects can come from faculty in any discipline but must have some connection to intelligence or national security, interpreted broadly.
If approved, the faculty member will select students to work as research assistants on their projects, and the ICCAE will pay them. (note restrictions on student eligibility below). The ICCAE will take care of hiring paperwork and payment arrangements. Each approved project will have a budget of up to $2000, but funds will need to be expended by 1 July.
Because the funds for this program come through a federal grant oriented at expanding interest in the US intelligence community, they must adhere to the following restrictions in hiring:
- Student research assistants must be US citizens
- Student research assistants must express an interest in employment in the US intelligence community (NOT defense contractors)
- Student research assistants will be expected to attend or participate in at least one ICCAE event during 2021-22
To apply for this program, please send a short letter with the following information:
- Project title
- Project description
- Relationship between the project and US intelligence or national security
- Tasks that research assistants will perform
- Number of student researcher hours and wage requested
At the end of the period we will request a report from the faculty member on the work conducted by the student researcher and the usefulness of their efforts for advancing the faculty researcher’s project.
Its strongly recommend applying by the May 24 date above to ensure the necessary paperwork can be processed, but they will be accepting applications on a rolling basis until the money is spent or the end of May, whichever comes first.
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You're Invited to "The Pandemic Pivot: How to Adapt and Thrive in Challenging Times"
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“The Pandemic Pivot: How to Adapt and Thrive in Challenging Times” will give event attendees the opportunity to hear from entrepreneurs who successfully navigated their businesses and organizations during the pandemic. These leaders will share “lessons learned” and real-world solutions to pressing business concerns.
This is a great opportunity for you to hear directly from business leaders as they share their stories and experiences during one of history’s most unprecedented times. Panelists include:
- Angela Alban ’04MS, CEO and Principal Investigator, SIMETRI
- Sarah Bernard ‘00, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP
- John Rivers, Founder & CEO, 4Roots and 4R Restaurant Group
- Ken Robinson, President and CEO, Dr. Phillips Charities
Seats are limited and registration is required. Once registered, you will be instructed on how to access the virtual panel via Zoom. The virtual panel discussion will take place on Thursday, May 20, 2021, from 1-2 p.m.
This virtual panel is one way Dr. Phillips Charities and UCF work in partnership to improve our educational programming and improve the health and vitality of downtown Orlando, Central Florida and beyond.
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Summer Career Services Update
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As a reminder, it's encouraged that all faculty join the Faculty Webcourse – called the Career Services Toolkit, where Career Services posts all announcements and resources. Instructions on accessing this are attached below.
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Should You Record That Virtual Meeting?
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As we advance our use and understanding of digital tools that support distance education and remote work, we’ve uncovered a voracious appetite for the use of storage. In the case of Zoom, we’ve recently crossed the 37.5 terabyte storage line, and purchased another 30+ terabytes of storage to accommodate our continued instructional use. Our goal remains to enable all modes of synchronous and asynchronous learning at UCF.
As it relates to administrative meetings and use of cloud storage, we ask that you consider the following guidelines before you record or store meetings in either Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
Have a Business Purpose for Recording
As a rule, staff meetings should not be recorded absent a business purpose that requires recording of the meeting. Generally, you should not record a virtual meeting if that same meeting would not be recorded if held in person.
Maintain Records in Accordance with State Law
Bear in mind that the recording becomes a university record that must be stored and retained appropriately and will likely be subject to disclosure in response to a request under the Florida public records laws. It is the host’s responsibility to retain the recording for the appropriate period and produce the record in response to records requests. For questions about the public records law, please contact the Office of the General Counsel at gcounsel@ucf.edu.
Give Notice and Get Consent from those in Attendance
Meeting hosts should always inform attendees in advance, or at the start of the meeting, that it will be recorded. Zoom automatically notifies attendees present at the beginning of a meeting if it is being recorded. However, meeting hosts should also verbally inform attendees. You must obtain meeting attendees’ permission to capture their video and save sessions. Some U.S. states, including Florida, are “two-party” or “all-party” consent states, which require the permission of both or all parties involved. When those attending may reside in other states or countries, we must assume the “all-party” consent rule applies.
Provide Alternatives to Participate
When a meeting is being recorded, attendees who do not consent may leave the meeting. It is best to start recording after you’ve communicated with your attendees, giving them a chance to express any concerns and determine an alternative for individuals who have not consented. You may also consider giving attendees options to participate without having their image or voice recorded, such as allowing them to attend with no video or audio and the possibility to pose questions only in the text chat window. Because you can start and stop recordings in Zoom at any time, you can choose to include unrecorded time throughout your Zoom session, allowing attendees to discuss topics or ask questions that they do not wish to have recorded.
Virtual meetings are likely to remain a part of our lives even as we inch closer to our normal, pre-pandemic routines. Thank you in advance for your efforts to ensure we remember these best practices – and hopefully burn through fewer terabytes.
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Updated UCF Policies and Procedures
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Please review these updated and approved UCF Policies and Procedures at the button below.
- 3-507.1 Designations of Personnel for Emergencies
- 4-002.3 Use of Information Technologies and Resources
- 4-505.2 Reporting of Substantive Change
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Student Newsletter — May Edition
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To keep everyone informed of what is being communicated to our undergraduate students in the school, we wanted to share the May edition of the NASSC student newsletter. Please click here or the button below.
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COS Chair and Directors' Regular Meeting
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The minutes from the May 5 COS Chair and Directors' meeting are now available. You can access them via the Nicholson Resource web page or by clicking the button below.
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In an effort to ensure faculty and staff have a confidential way to share their thoughts/concerns and/or suggestions for improving the school’s operations/functions, a ‘virtual suggestion box’ has been created.
To access this, please click here or the button below.
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