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NSCM eUpdate March 30, 2021
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DID YOU KNOW
Knights at Work Downtown Prep Day will be held on Thursday, April 1?
The event is designed to provide students with several professional and career development opportunities all in one, convenient location. It will be held at UCF Downtown's UnionWest, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Please feel free to share the attached graphic and the RSVP link with your students. All participants will be required to wear masks and practice social distancing for the duration of the event.
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NSCM All School Meeting — April 2, 2021
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The NSCM All School meeting for the Spring semester is taking place this Friday, April 2, 2021, from 10 a.m. to noon. Please look in your email for the calendar invite and the Zoom link.
If you have any issues or concerns with the invite, please contact Jackie Gomez.
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Recruiting Student Ambassadors
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The Nicholson School is recruiting a new cohort of student ambassadors for the 2021-2022 school year. If you know of a student who would be excellent ambassadors for NSCM, pass along the attached application and encourage them to apply.
The first phase of recruitment begins with recommendations before our committee opens the applications to all interested students. The goal is to have at least one ambassador from each program area of Nicholson in order to best represent the entire school.
Applications and recommendation forms must be emailed to Jorri.Bright@ucf.edu by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 16th.
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Faculty Support for Florida PIRG at UCF’s 100% Campaign — Message from Quinton Curry
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Florida PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) Students is a student action and training program that is active on more than 100 campuses across the country, from the University of Central Florida to the University of Wisconsin, to Columbia.
This semester we are working towards committing our campus to 100% renewable energy by 2040. Here in Florida, we’re seeing the impacts of it too from stronger storms to sunny day flooding throughout the state, and record-setting heat year after year. Everything that makes our state so amazing is at risk because of climate change. But we can do something about it. We know, more than any other generation, that we need to transition away from fossil fuels and repower our communities with clean, safe, renewable energy like wind and solar. That’s why we’re calling on our campus to commit to 100% renewable energy by 2040.
We know this is a big goal, but we think it’s something we can accomplish. We have the support of the Student Government, who passed a resolution in favor of this goal, but we know we need faculty on our side. So far, we have secured nine faculty sign-on, including Dr. Vazquez, Dr. Jacques, Dr. Fenton, Dr. Bledsoe, and the Rosen College Department.
We are asking you, as faculty members, to sign on to our campaign to show the university that this move is what students, student groups, and faculty members want.
Here is the link for faculty members to sign on to the campaign!
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/ucf-100-renewable-energy-sign-on
If you have any questions, please reach out to our Vice President and 100% Campaign Coordinator Ámbar Reyes Pérez at azreyesperez@knights.ucf.edu!
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Nominations and Elections — Pride Faculty and Staff Association
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Elections will be next month for the 2021/22 Executive Committee.
If you are interested in running for or nominating someone for President or Vice President please let us know by April 9.
The remaining positions (with the exception of Treasurer) will be appointed by the incoming President. If you are interested in volunteering for the Executive Committee please let us know by April 9.
Descriptions of the positions are below.
(You must have paid your dues by April 9 in order to receive the link to vote)
Officers:
President — The President shall be the chief executive officer of PFSA and shall chair all meetings of the executive committee and membership. During elections, the president shall only vote in the event of a tie. The president shall also be the chief spokesperson of the association and shall represent PFSA in relations with other organizations unless this responsibility has been delegated to a member of the executive committee
Vice President — The vice president shall ensure the proper performances of all executive committee duties and the proper operation of all committees. In the president’s absence, the vice president shall chair executive committee and membership meetings. If the position of president becomes vacant during the year, the vice president shall assume the position of president.
Treasurer — The Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of PFSA. The treasurer shall be responsible for proposing an annual budget along with oversight of proper deposits and disbursement of all funds of the organization and for the establishment and maintenance of appropriate records of all fiscal transactions. The treasurer shall ensure that all expenditures are within the approved budget and have been properly incurred under the policies of PFSA.
Historian — The historian shall be responsible for documenting the history of the PFSA and for maintaining the organization’s archives. This historian should maintain a working relationship with University Archives.
Ex-Officio Officer — The ex-officio officer shall have no duties except that as a member of the executive committee and those duties assigned by the president.
Council (Formerly Chairs of Standing Committees): Chairs of standing committees shall ensure the proper operation of their committees and perform those duties assigned by the president.
Correspondence & Social Media Chair is responsible for:
- PFSA E-Newsletter
- Website maintenance
- Facebook maintenance
UCF Special Events Chair is responsible for:
- Recreational/social and reactionary event planning
- Inclusive programming, i.e. representation of intersectional identities, health issues (sexual wellness), webinars, etc.
Orlando Community Outreach Chair is responsible for:
- Identifying volunteer activities related to LGBTQ+ issues in the community
- Help maintain community partnerships, i.e. Zebra Coalition, The Center, Equality Florida, MBA Orlando
Transgender Advocacy Chair is responsible for:
- Advising on needs and building programs including, but not limited to:
- Healthcare, campus climate, policy, etc.
Student Advocacy Chair is responsible for:
- Maintenance of Alliance Mentoring Program matching
- Determining presence needed at:
- Lavender Celebration, Lavender Lunch, other
Regional Outreach Chair is responsible for recruiting members and maintaining relationships at Rosen College of Hospitality and Management, UCF College of Medicine, UCF Downtown, Other connected campuses
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Digital Media MA – Thesis Projects Showcase
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Graduate students in the Digital Media MA degree program will be showcasing their creative thesis projects throughout the week of April 5-9 within the CMB Building on the Downtown Campus. Works will be exhibited in the Fishbowl space (to the left of the card service area in the CMB lobby area) and within the Makerspace. Works will include experiments in projection mapping, electronic literature, documentary film, virtual reality, and interactive sculpture.
If you happen to be in the building during these days, please try to swing by and support our graduate students by checking out the thesis projects they have worked so hard on this semester!
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NCORE — Killing Me Softly, April 7
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The purpose of this session is three-fold: 1) to enhance institutional awareness of suicide risk, which is the second leading cause of death among college-aged students; 2) to examine certain racial, ethnic, and cultural dynamics, gender identities, and sexual orientations, and their relationship to suicide risk and protective factors; 3) to offer participants an opportunity to work, in small groups, to develop strategies for reducing on-campus suicide risk factors, while simultaneously increasing protective factors among diverse populations.
NCORE strives to provide equal access to all our programming and content, including NCORE Webinars and other online content. Click the session titles for descriptions, presenters, registration, and more information. Unless noted otherwise, all webinars will be held LIVE from 3:00 - 4:30 PM Central Time (4:00-5:30 PM Eastern / 2:00-3:30 PM Mountain / 1:00-2:30 PM Pacific). Convert other time zones to Central Time here.
Click the button below to find out more.
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College Optical Spring Promotion
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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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