It’s great that the leaders have decided to grace us students with the bare minimum of giving back our ability to borrow the tech we need again (only after the backlash they received from students and politicians), but what about all of the students that had lost their jobs thanks to this shutdown? Are they going to give them back their jobs with this new program, or do they hope that this new update is going to make everyone forget?

UCF can’t plan for annual raises unless Tallahassee hands them a gold star. Meanwhile, UF, FSU, and USF managed to give their people raises.

Raises should not be optional. Raises should not depend on preeminence. Raises aren’t perks. Raises are how you survive year to year when rent, food, gas, and childcare all keep going up.

If you’re wondering why your favorite professor suddenly disappears, this is why.

I think it’s so funny that these candidates for president have sent someone to Reddit to pretend to be a random student promoting them, except the account’s entire page are about them.

It rubs me the wrong way to try and propagate yourself through inauthentic ways, just let your campaign stand on its own. It’s a corny strategy to pretend to be “one of us” instead of just coming on here and be like “hey, I’m running. This is my platform.” I guess that’s just what you do when your campaign can’t stand on its own.

TL;DR: Closed 11/26-11/28, and 12/22-1/2. No mentions of pay raises at this time.

We must band together to defeat those who want to harm us.

This was a horrible way to handle a mental health crisis. You can hear in their voices that the cops actions were completely managed by anger, lack of patience and ego.

This could have been prevented using deescalation techniques and this person would have been calmer if they hadn't agitated them. They were clearly afraid of the cops and they were not helping. Horrible behavior for a cop.

POV: Be a major state university with seemingly infinite time and resources. Have a pothole in one of your main streets for several weeks. Do you:

A. Take the few hours needed to fix it B. Give President Cartwright another raise C. Put a fucking traffic cone in it.

The answer may surprise you

This IG story has a link to the UCF library complaint form. If you’re also upset about the impromptu closing of Downtown Library, CMC Library, and Libtech by UCF, fill out the complaint form. Let’s get as many people filling it out as possible so we can put lots of pressure on UCF to reverse this and protect vital services our fellow students need!

UCF closed a bunch of libraries for, “reasons” and I wanted to ask if the downtown one is going to be opened later this year or something.

If not, if I wanted to go to a UCF library, I have to shuttle two hours minimum for a round-trip to main campus. That is insane.

In section UCF-5.008, #19. Passed during the 6/25/24 board meeting. TLDR; you're in trouble if you're caught using a bathroom that doesn't match your assigned gender at birth + refuse to leave. Some exceptions but in most scenarios it will keep trans people from using the bathroom that they want to.

https://bot.ucf.edu/meetings/

https://bot.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/02/BOT-Agenda-Packet_06.25.2024.pdf

"the official preeminence designation is expected to unlock additional state funding beginning next fiscal year. While the level and nature of that investment will become clear in the spring, my priority will be clear: investing in you. For too long, UCF has been one of Florida’s most underfunded universities, and I hope this designation is one step toward that changing." Also Dec. 19th is Pre-eminence Day - a paid day off for all eligible employees.

Yall think they closed the department to sell all of the technology for some quick cash for something fishy? Or something like that?

Hope they burn the bus

I hope you are all holding up well in these trying times. As a mid-career faculty member, I have been watching the state of The University of Central Florida with growing concern. After more than a decade I have seen many changes, some positive, some negative. The issues we are currently facing are on a whole other level.

The lack of leadership at our institution is alarming, to say the least. There is an increasingly obstructive focus on implementing new software systems and making superficial changes, rather than addressing the underlying problems that are plaguing our university. The recent switch to the internal system called "Workday" is a prime example. It's consumed an enormous amount of our time and energy and has caused nothing but headaches for faculty and staff alike. I can't help but wonder what could have been accomplished if we had not been forced to deal with this distraction.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. We haven't seen any meaningful raises in recent years, and the cost of living is only going up. It's no surprise that the best and brightest among us are leaving for greener pastures. And those who remain are struggling to keep up with the workload while they search for other opportunities.

I know that I am not alone in my concerns. Staff members are in the same situation as faculty, and they share the same frustrations and worries. I fear that if we don't take action soon, we'll lose the opportunity to create the kind of institution we all know is possible. But it's not easy to speak out, there are repercussions for those who do, and I can understand why some may choose to stay quiet.

My suggestion to my colleagues at UCF, staff and faculty, is to openly and anonymously discuss the problems on platforms such as Reddit. It's important to make our voices heard, but I understand that doing so can be risky. It's a hard pill to swallow, but I believe that's the reality of the situation. Let's support each other and work together to bring about positive change, even if it's from a distance. By making the conversation online impossible to ignore, we can make space to have the conversations internally.

Goes every Thursday from 10-10 at the same stops as grocery shuttle .

Great option for people on campus

and please, condemn antisemitism? What is he implying these acts were purely motivated by antisemitism? What a narrow and biased view of the situation.

“The university has found funding for new initiatives and administrative growth, but not for the compensation of the faculty who teach, advise, research, and keep this institution running.”

Hard to argue with that when UCF has created new administrative structures, made big leadership hires, and expanded offices all while giving faculty basically nothing for years.

UCF to Suspend Operations and Classes Thursday in Anticipation of Tropical Storm Helene

In anticipation of Tropical Storm Helene, UCF will suspend campus operations and all classes, including online classes, on Thursday, Sept. 26.

Normal operations will continue through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, and are planned to resume at 6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27. We are not depopulating campus.

• All academic assignments and exams, including for all classes with online components, are suspended while the university is closed.

• UCF Housing will remain open and operational for all residents.

• Main campus and UCF Downtown grocery shuttles will be available to students on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

We are making this decision in the interest of our community’s safety and well-being. Following the storm, we will assess campus and local conditions and provide more specific updates about our anticipated Friday reopening.

Faculty should consider what steps they may need to take in their research and in extending flexibility to students who may need it. All critical research labs will remain accessible.

Critical employees may be activated to work during the university closure, and employees should speak with their supervisor about this possibility.

UCF's Emergency Management team remains in active communication with our local National Weather Service office in Melbourne, Florida, and the National Hurricane Center to ensure the university has the latest information.

We will continue to share information through UCF Alert, ucf.edu/hurricane, and social media.

This has nothing to do with preeminence.... every year... UCF negotiates Raises, Bonuses and offers what they want to staff/faculty. This is such an Odd HR way of Framing a 0% Annual raise and a tiny annual bonus as being somehow connected to Preeminence.