nicholson school of communication and media friday

Nicholson School ofCommunication and Media

Friday, January 31, 2020CMB 182

2:00pm – 4:00pm

Administrative Reports

Academic Affairs

• Dr. Nan Yu, Associate Director of Academic Affairs and Student Services

Advising Impact

• NSCM Advising (August 19 – January 10)• Main Campus – 1,322 advising sessions• Downtown Campus – 1,321 advising sessions

• Downtown Campus Advising Impact (August 19 – January 10)

• Total student contacts in Student Success Center = 1,923

• NSCM Advisors account for nearly 70% of all contacts

• Other advising and student service units are using NSCM as a model for engaging students

Main Campus: NSC, Room 130

Downtown Campus: Union West, Room 200

Scheduling and Advising

Rebecca MoralesDirector, Academic Advising

NASSC Services• Major advising• Enrollment forms

• Internships• Independent Study• Directed

Research/Honors in the Major

• Course scheduling• Graduation review• Overrides• First Friday Open House

• Orientation• Limited access

admission• Study abroad• Honors in the Major• Special internship

programs – Shark Tank & Legislative Scholars

• Alumni mentorship program

• Probation advising and intervention

Student Support Services• Main Campus

• Full service with offices located throughout the university• Academic Advising• Financial Aid• Registrar’s Office• Academic Services• SARC (tutoring & learning support services for GEP)• Writing Center • Library• Technology Support• Testing• Accessibility Services• Student Health Services• Counseling & Psychological Services• Recreation & Wellness• Student Involvement/Engagement• Student Conduct• Housing• Library

Student Support Services• Downtown Campus

• Limited services with most offices located in Union West and Dr. Phillips Academic Commons

• Union West• Academic Advising• Financial Aid• Registrar’s Office• Testing• Tutoring services for GEP provided by Valencia• Accessibility Services• Student Health Services• Counseling & Psychological Services• Recreation & Wellness• Student Involvement/Engagement• Housing

• Dr. Phillips Academic Commons• Tutoring & learning support services for GEP provided by Valencia• Library• Writing Center

Important Reminders• Submit office hours to Department contact

• Department of Film & Mass Media – Ms. Debbie Doyle• Department of Communication – Ms. Jane Ingalls• Department of Games & Interactive Media – Ms. Jane

Ingalls

• Summer 2020, Fall 2020, and Spring 2021 schedules go live in myUCF on March 2. Students can see schedule and put courses in shopping cart.

• Enrollment for summer / fall / spring begins by appointment on March 19.

Important Reminders• Internship enrollment

• Please use new form on NSCM website https://communication.ucf.edu/advising/resources-undergrad/

• Include employer contact information/signature and job description

• Independent study/research/practicum enrollment• Please use new form on NSCM website

https://communication.ucf.edu/advising/resources-undergrad/

• Include detailed syllabus with grading scale and assignment due dates



Upcoming Advising Events• Main Campus

• Ad/PR/JOU/RTV admission application deadline

• Feb. 3 (apply online)• Study Abroad Information

Session• Feb. 6, 12-1 PM, NSC 228

• Valencia College Osceola recruiting day

• Feb. 19• Open Houses

• Feb. 17 / Mar. 6 / Apr. 3

• Downtown Campus• Study Abroad Information

Session• Feb. 4, 12-1 PM, Union

West 200• Academic Resource Fair

• Feb. 12, 11-2, Union West first floor

• Open Houses• Feb. 17, Mar. 6, Apr. 3

QuestionsUndergraduate:[email protected](407) 823-2681

Union West Room 200AGraduate:

[email protected](407) 823-5595

FIEA:[email protected](407) 235-3580

Instructional Experience in Undergraduate Teaching

• Instructional Experience In Undergraduate Teaching (UTA program)

• Spring 2020 (pilot): 4 Students (Film, Comm, GaIM)• Fall Enrollment

• Please notify your interests in the program before the end of spring to [email protected]

• Eligibility• B+ of the designated course• FERPA training + HR contract (allow 1-2 week processing

period)• Course Structure

• Assignment: Reading, Self-Reflection Papers, Lesson Plans, Teaching Philosophy

• Webcourse Shell

Study-Abroad• Exchange Programs (Spring Students Enrolled)

• Jonkoping University (Sweden)• IE University (Spain)• Bournemouth University (England)

• Direct Enroll Partner Programs (Spring Students Enrolled)• Mahidol University International College (Thailand)• Korea University (Korea)• Charles University (Czech Republic)

• Faculty-Led Program (Summer)• Summer A 2020: Uganda (Refugee Rights and Responsibility in Uganda)

• Dr. George Musambira and Dr. Ann Miller• Summer A 2020: Puerto Rico (Collaborating & Communicating Through Podcasting)

• Ms. Katie Coronado and Dr. Erica Kight

• New Proposals• UCF Abroad Deadline: April 24, 2020 (for new or renewal proposals)• Internal Selection Process starts mid-March, 2020

Visiting Scholar

Dr. Woo Jin Chang

• Professor• Department of Digital

Media at AjouUniversity in Korea

• Editor, Journal of Contemporary Film Studies

• Research Areas:•Film Narrative•Korean Cinema History

Scholarships• Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship (LAC) awards (UCF

Global)• 2 students from Department of Film and Media• 1 student from Communication

• Tony J. Nicholson International Experience Award• 5 * $1,000 Award• Deadline March 31, 2020

• Robert and JJ Mackle Endowed Study Abroad Fund

• $1000 (2020-2021)

• A2O Scholarship Application Website:• https://finaid.ucf.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/

Thank you for your nominations!

https://finaid.ucf.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/

Faculty Affairs

• Dr. Nan Yu, Associate Director of Academic Affairs and Student Services

Cumulative Progress Evaluation• Faculty Excellence (https://sciences.ucf.edu/faculty-affairs/promotion-and-evaluation/cumulative-

progress-evaluation-cpe/)

• Assistant professor starting from 2nd year• Associate professor (at least once before promoting to full) • CAH (eCPE, due early Feb)• COS (CPE in binders, due 2/3)

Department PT&E Committee

Director

CAH

Assistant Directors providing feedback

COS

https://sciences.ucf.edu/faculty-affairs/promotion-and-evaluation/cumulative-progress-evaluation-cpe/

Promotion and Tenure For Assistant Directors:Feb: Determine College Committee RepresentativeMarch: List of External Reviewers are determined and contactedJune: External review letters return

For Candidates:2/7: Deadline to notify interestFeb: Prepare materials for external reviewers8/12: Deadline to submit dossier

https://facultyexcellence.ucf.edu/files/2020/01/TTE-NTE-PandT-FULL-Schedule-2020-21.pdf

https://facultyexcellence.ucf.edu/files/2020/01/TTE-NTE-PandT-FULL-Schedule-2020-21.pdf

Sedona• Faculty management system used to assist with college and faculty annual

reports. • Helps track and automatically populates faculty members:

• Teaching• Research• Creative activities • Service, etc.

• Provides easy access to information for requests from university officials including:

• Academic Affairs (program review and accreditation)• Colleges (annual reports) • Other external units as requested

• Training is scheduled:• Late February and early March

• Annual reports are due:• 5/7/2020

• Sedona administrator:• Shameika Daye • Available to assist you remotely or in person during the reporting period

Shameika DayeAcademic Program

Coordinator

Election for Committees • Service and involvement

• Terms are running up for most committee seats• Nominations and elections are coming• Target for resolution is the end of February

• Your part• Watch your email• Respond quickly• Take ownership of our school• Challenge yourself Gideon N. Shbeeb

Assistant Director of Academic Programs/ Associate Instructor

Success = AlUmni Engagement &AdvanceMEnt Team

• Team NSCM • Patrick Smith, Director of Advancement• Anna-Bradley Schoenfeld ’11 ’13MNM, Assistant Director Alumni

Engagement • Darla Olive Talley ’91 ’00MPA, Director for Advancement Alumni

Engagement & Annual Giving• Kayla Cummins ’18, Foundation Administrative Assistant

GoalIncrease Engagement & Build a Pipeline Increased Engagement Leads to Philanthropy

Patrick SmithDirector for Advancement


Alumni Engagement • NSCM Alumni Chapter Board

• Chair, Jamie Vega ’04 ’06MA• 11 members

• Mentorship program • 101 Alumni and student pairs

• Making faculty & alumni engagement easy• Faculty engagement form

• Alumni Email Services • Alumni Spotlight • Alumni Research and Information Request• Alumni/Donor Engagement

Engagement leads to Philanthropy

http://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_43cey8dLEnArx1b


NSCM Director’s Advisory Board• Outstanding Educator Award• 2020 Awards & NSCM Hall of Fame Induction • 2021 Planning Committee NSCM Awards & Showcase

Engagement leads to Philanthropy

Advancing Philanthropy in FY’20

• Moving the Fundraising Needle • Study Abroad $25,000 Rob & JJ Mackle study abroad scholarship • Journalism $25,000 Wendy Chioji Memorial Scholarship • Communication $20,000 increase William K. Grasty Memorial

Communication Scholarship • Speech & Debate $10,000 recruitment & travel funding• Film & Mass Media- Clay Newbill Internships

Advancing Philanthropy in FY’20

• In the Pipeline • $250,000 Microsoft grant UCF Creates & NSCM• The Knight Foundation LOI - Games & Interactive Media • EA Sports $25,000 alumni challenge• Major Gift Alumni Prospects visiting campus• Faculty & Staff Campaign

• Current Projects Funded by Philanthropy • Salow Transparency Project • NSCM Scholarships & A2O (Access To Opportunities)

• Help! We have money – help us help you spend it!

Thank You!

Senior Associate Director• Boyd Lindsley,

Ed.D.

Staffing(Based on a 3 Year Average)

(Based on a 3 Year Average)

Staff

Staff searches underway:- Facilities Scheduler - Human Resources (HR) Generalist

- A ‘Downtown Debbie’ - Graduate Student Services Coordinator


Staff Update

Until we get the HR Generalist hired for downtown:

- Main campus: (or Boyd)

(Debbie Doyle)


Staff Update


- Downtown:

$$: (or Boyd)

(Susan Morris)


Staff Update


- Downtown:

Travel:

(Wanda Tummons)


Staff Update


- Downtown:

General needs: or

(Jane Ingalls) (Carishma Marsh)


Staff Update

- Thank you- Provides us guidance

- Positive messages – greatly appreciated - Constructive and/or frustrated messages – greatly

appreciated


Administrative Functions Survey

- Expressed concerns with:- Communication- Leadership

- Presence - Familiarity

- UCF Downtown- Culturally - Operationally


Administrative Functions Survey: Themes

- Communication- Less = 2- Adequate = 3- More = 8

- Monthly communique


Administrative Functions Survey: Actions Being Taken

- Leadership- Presence - Familiarity

- UCF Downtown- Culturally - Operationally*



- Operationally:- Downtown staff: bi-weekly meetings- Main campus: monthly meetings



- Summer budget allocations- One-time funding requests


Housekeeping

NSCM Committee Reports

Curriculum Committee

• Gideon Shbeeb, Chairperson

Curriculum• Curriculog’s Imminent Return…

• Prepare changes• Keep an eye for updates about priorities and

deadlines

• Proposals• Standards, conventions, and proofing• Prerequisites, Parity, and Advising

Assessment• Results and Plans

• Submitted from each area and review is pending• Timelines vs Deadlines

• Our timelines are perpetual• Reporting is an ongoing effort• Submission deadlines are sliding, cyclic, and

expected• We should never miss a deadline

• Goals and Process• Meaningful assessment that informs

course/program updates• More front lines involvement is needed

Policy and Planning Committee Report

Dr. Jennifer Sandoval, Chairperson

Dr. Steve J. CollinsPresenting

NSCM Policy & Planning Committee Report for January 31, 2020

I. The committee is paying close attention to faculty concerns related to the downtown campus and student perception of instruction reports from Fall 2019. The committee has asked Faculty Excellence if we can get a de-identified report of student comments for data analysis.

II. The committee is also very aware of the continued strain of the two-college system and has continued to press the administration about a timeline and decision with regard to NSMC’s future structure

III. The committee continues to engage in discussion regarding a proposal for graduate and honors advising incentives.

NSCM Policy & Planning Committee Report for January 31, 2020 (cont.)

IV. The committee is proposing an amendment to the school handbook to add the requirement of staggering elections of representatives to ensure committee continuity

a. Handbook amendment under section 4.2.1Committee members shall be elected for terms of two years, with representatives from the same department on staggered appointments. In cases where staggering was not possible special one-year term elections may take place.

Student Success Committee

• Max Croft, Chairperson

Nicholson School - Student SuccessThe Art of Noticing !

If it’s to be,It’s up to Me.

Graduate on time,with a Degree that

matters.

Our Value proposition

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Make own choices Be really good at something Be part of something greater than ourselves

If it’s to be,It’s up to Me.

Objectives• Create an Student-Led Organization that is a Soapbox for Nicholson success stories. Students leave a Legacy.

• Get students involved in using their communication skills in novel way Sway, Transform, Touch.

• Connect with Alumni. Include them in New Nicholson

• Give students a chance to succeed - Give them a Challenge

• Reward them.

Ambassador ProgramJust Ask Adam Parrish

Students Communicating with Technology

Awards and Recognition Committee

• Doug Blemker, Chairperson

Goals:

• Simplicity Ease of Use Positive Celebratory

Nominations Open Awards1. Outstanding Research Award2. Outstanding Creative Activity Award3. Outstanding Teaching Award4. Outstanding Service Award5. Outstanding Staff Award

1. Outstanding Grad Student Research/ Creative Activity Award2. Outstanding Grad Student Teaching Award

TimelineCall for award nominations

• Jan. 27 through Feb. 24Deadline for nominations forms

• Feb. 24, 2020Deadline for decision and approval

• April 2, 2020Faculty & Staff Celebration Day

• TBD

Simplicity of NominationQualtrics-based form with limited information designed for ease of nominating experience

1. Nominator’s name2. Nominee’s name3. Award selection (drop down list)4. Note of nomination

A 250-word explanation supporting the nominee

Questions?

Graduate Studies Committee

• Timothy Sellnow, Chairperson

Graduate Studies Committee Report

• Our mantra: “Preserve individual program identities and pursue opportunities where we are better together.”

Opportunities:• Graduate Student Travel funds ($500)• Program Promotion Opportunities• Leveraging for more tuitions waivers • Program growth and refinement

Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Committee

• Seth Fendley, Chairperson

Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Work GroupSeth Fendley | Presenter

Members: Michelle Dusseau, Peter Smith, Renata Kolodziej-Smith, Barry Sandler, Katidia Coronado, Shameika Daye, Ula Stoeckl, Jennifer Sandoval

Nicholson StatementNSCM holds integrity, scholarship, community, creativity, and excellence as the core values that guide all our conduct, performance, and decisions. NSCM does not discriminate based on identity, including, but not limited to, categories of age, color, ethnicity, family status, gender expression or identity, genetic information, immigration status, intellectual or physical ability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, or veteran status. We value the intersectional experiences of all individuals and we are committed to equity and inclusion. NSCM encourages diversity of ideas and points of view creating an environment for excellence.

Working Definitions• Inclusion: Gathering everyone in a given context, be it

student, faculty, or staff, and ensure all have an equal opportunities for attention, respect and representation at all times.

• Diversity: Celebrating, respecting, and embracing our differences while learning from them to expand our personal enlightenment, awareness and acceptance.

• Equity: Making opportunities and resources available to everyone on an impartial basis, with all contributions considered by the same standards.

Department and Program ReportsCommunication – Dr. Deanna Sellnow

Film and Mass Media – Dr. William KinallyGames and Interactive Media – Dr. Natalie Underberg-Goode

FIEA –Ben Noel

Department of Communication

• Deanna Sellnow, Assistant Director (Chair)

Department of Communication• Teaching:

• Full Time Lecturer Search (C. Hanlon)• Curriculum Alignment

• GEP (C. Hanlon)• Ad/PR (J. McCain)• Comm & Conflict (M. Strawser)

• Human Comm• Upper Division Core (M. Strawser)• Business & Professional Comm (P. Spence)• Health Comm (A. Miller)• Social Innovation & Activism (J. Sandoval)• Interpersonal Communication (H. Weger)

• UTAs (H. Weger & N. Yu)• SPC 6340 (Teaching Comm) & COM 7821 (Strategic IC

Research)

Department of Communication (Cont.)• Research:

• International Crisis and Risk Comm Conference (March 9-11, 2020)

• Professional Presentations and Publications (FCA, NCA, CCSA, ICA, journals, books, grants)

• Service:• Departmental Leadership Team (Dusseau, Hanlon,

McCain, Rubenking, T. Sellnow, Strawser, Weger)

• Student Success• Ambassador Program• CLIP• Speaker Series

Department Film and Mass Media

• William Kinnally, Interim Assistant Director (Chair)

Film & Mass MediaThree Programs: Film, Journalism, and Radio & Television

Shared Interests and Values

• Ethics• Research

• Videography

Student Support• Faculty Advising• Orientations • Open Houses

Curriculum Review• Prerequisites• Foundation

Courses

Course Capacities• Response to

enrollment• Course

substitutions

Growth

Metrics

Department Games and Interactive Media

• Natalie Underberg-Goode, Interim Assistant Director (Chair)

GaIMStrategic Plan and Student Metrics Efforts

GaIM Academic Programs

BA DIGITAL MEDIA—WEB AND SOCIAL PLATFORMS

BA DIGITAL MEDIA—GAME DESIGN

MA DIGITAL MEDIA: THESIS AND STUDIO PRODUCTION

Goal 1Become recognized as a leader in innovative, forward thinking games, web, social media, and digital media

design research and education

Strategies to meet this goal• One-year contract with

Hanover Research to support grant writing

• Strategic Plan Innovation Awards

• Co-sponsor conferences

• Continue hiring as many lines as we

can to maintain equitable workload• Prioritize Princeton

Review research

Goal 2Empower our undergraduate students to graduate on time with competitive degrees, reflected in curriculum, and high-quality portfolio pieces to support applications that are competitive and attractive to future employers

Strategies to meet this goal• Meet with advising team to learn about issues facing students

• Work with Valencia to enable them to offer a section of a foundation course

• Be responsive to requests to add more sections/create larger sections

• Address graduation and access roadblocks in foundations courses

• Create additional opportunities for more individualized instruction/attention

• Build portfolio development into classes

• Consider options for restricted admission to increase 4-year graduation rates

• Encourage and support faculty efforts to engage in High Impact Practices

• Administer and analyze student survey data and hold focus group with seniors

Goal 3Expand and improve the size, quantity, and

reputation of our graduate programs

Strategies to meet this goal

Otronicon 2020• Implement revised curriculum (including new

studio production track)• Highlight and emphasize opportunities for

outward-facing sharing of student work• Highlight outstanding work of graduate students• Use graduate critiques as assessment

opportunities• Encourage graduate submissions to NSCM

travel fund• Use funds from Director’s travel fund to support

graduate recruitment• Faculty co-author with graduate students on

conference papers and publications

Goal 4Develop industry partnerships, scholarships, and funded research positions to offset student costs of education

Strategies to meet this goal• Faculty write graduate student support into

grant proposals

• Scholarship committee reviewing applications for Digital Media scholarships

• Work with Patrick Smith to identify and pursue development opportunities

• Require students to create LinkedIn account to help track alumni success and engagement

• Host talks and workshops with industry professionals

Goal 5Attract and retain a diverse, world-class faculty

Strategies to meet this goal

• Added “research” sub-directory to GaIMWebsite with information on faculty research

• Leverage Maker Space to support grant-writing, interdisciplinary collaborations, and public events

• Prioritize faculty recognition for research, teaching, and service

• Formalize faculty mentoring program

• Prioritize equitable workload policy

Goal 6Contribute to cultural community impact with attention to not only the intellectual merit of scholarly and creative work, but also on broader impact of the work in the region and beyond.

Strategies to meet this goal• DIRI grants• Partnering with colleagues who already work with the local

community• Encourage community engagement with Maker Space

FIEA

• Ben Noel, Executive Director of FIEA

NSCM/FIEA in the CommunityAnnual:• Press Play Conference: over 200 local students/parents introduced to technology careers

opportunities

• Otronicon (OSC): sponsored & exhibit to total audience of 15,000 for MLK weekend

• Intl Crisis & Risk Comm Conference: over 150 attendees (UCF Downtown)

• Serious Play Conference: 300+ attendees/100+ speakers in six industry sectors

• Page 15 Summer Writing Camp: 175 Central FL students partnership with UCF English, CCIE, NSCM

On-Going:• Downtown Interdisciplinary Research Initiative: 10 projects funded

• Nicholson Impact Award: students making impact in the community

• Parramore Education & Innovation District (Academic Affairs/CCIE/NSCM)

Special TopicAdam Parish

The NSCM Career-Life Integration Project

CLIP

Burnout“Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, reduced feelings of personal accomplishment “ (West el al., 2016, p. 2272).

“Loss of emotional, mental, and physical energy due to continued job-related stress” (Fortney et al., 2013, p. 412)

Greater workload demands are correlated to greater instances of burnout among academics (Sabagh, Hall, & Saroyan, 2018).

Faculty burnout is correlated with “anxiety, depression, poor health, disengagement, dissatisfaction, and turnover” (Sabagh et al., 2018, p. 145).

The Work-Life Balance Literature

Stewart Friedman

Balance is a lie! (I’m paraphrasing)

Work/Life is a false binary.

Examine the value of integrating four domains of life.

Career-Life Integration Project(CLIP)

The P stands for PROJECT, not program (bottom up, not top down).

This is NOT a committee.

The focus is discovering how to make the work domain better support the other three domains.

There is not one answer/way/solution.

There will be no mandatory service or forced fun.

We will choose what we want and what we don’t want from many options.

So what’s the bottom line?

If You’re Interested in Building the CLIP

Take an invitation from your table and let me know if you’d like to join the CLIP mailing list.

We will have in-person meetings Downtown and Legacy on the dates noted on the invitation.

Come prepared with ideas!

If You’re NOT Interested in Building the CLIP

Can I buy you lunch?

You might be a PD

Thank You!

Director’s UpdatesDr. Robert Littlefield

Transition Process

Nicholson School of Communication and Media

Somewhat Dissatisfied/Extremely Dissatisfied

Neither Satisfied nor dissatisfied

Extremely Satisfied/Somewhat Satisfied

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

How satisfied are you with the NSCM organizational transition process over the

past academic year?

“The transition is hamstrung because it is a middle ground to the unknown destination. That being said, communication has been good, but the overall process is a bit clumsy as a necessary limitation of working with such uncertainty.”

“There are a lot of moving parts, and I understand the difficulty that comes with reorganization, and I think everyone is trying to make the best decisions. But, a lack of resources is straining staff and faculty. Faculty in admin roles are doing too many things that staff should be doing, and we don't have enough staff for their current workload.”

“It was a necessary evil but lots still unclear.”

Satisfaction Survey Results

Frequency of Communication


0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Somewhat Dissatisfied/ExtremelyDissatisfied

Neither Satisfied nor dissatisfied

Extremely Satisfied/Somewhat Satisfied

How satisfied are you with the amount, content, and frequency of communication

from NSCM leaders within in the school?

“People are trying, which is appreciated.”

“With all the layers of leadership we now have, the perception is that there are different levels of what information is shared.”

“There is more information sent off than I can handle.”

Additional questions, concerns, or feedback


“This has been a difficult year given transition, move to downtown, change in senior leadership in the University, and dealing with two colleges. It wouldbe nice if we became an independent unit and senior leadership team is identified and in place.”

“School leadership is generally awful. I would feel much better about being shoved into a college or other standalone unit with honest, caring people incharge.”

Administration is supposed to operate in the background of a university in a way that helps faculty do their jobs better. This is just not happening inthis school, and it's harming the careers and mental health of every single person here. Please work to fix this before it's too late. People don't quit jobs;they quit bosses.

Thank you

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