The Faculty and Staff Benefits Committee recommends to the vice president for Administration and Finance on policies and programs that revise the benefits provided faculty and staff.
Meeting Schedule
Meetings are schedule by the chair of the committee. No action can be taken at committee meetings unless five or more voting members are present.
Committee Members
Nora-Underwood-Caputo, Chair
College of Business
Economics
Email: nunderwood@ucf.eduJessica Frisch-Daiello, Vice Chair
Office of Research
Contracting
Email: Jessica.Frisch-Daiello@ucf.edu
College of Business Administration-Economics; Faculty Representative
Staff Council- Office of Research Pre-Award; Staff Representative
Staff Council- College of Business Dean's office; Faculty Representative
College of Sciences-Nicholson School of Communication & Media; Senate Representative; Vice Chair, Personnel Committee
College of Medicine-Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences; Faculty Representative
College of Health Professions and Sciences-School of Kinesiology & Physical Therapy; Faculty Representative
Division of Digital Learning-Center for Distributed Learning; Faculty Represenative
College of Optics and Photonics; Faculty Representative
College of Engineering and Computer Science-Civil, Environmental & construction Engineering; Faculty Representative
College of Nursing- Nursing Practice; Faculty Representative
Rosen College of Hospitality Management - Tourism, Events & Attractions; Senate Representative
College of Arts and Humanities-Writing and Rhetoric; Senate Representative
University Libraries-Information Technology & Digital Initiatives; Staff Representative
College of community Innovation and Education-School of Teacher Education; Faculty RepresentativeEx-officio members
Human Resources-Benefits; Ex officio
Human Resources-Administration; Ex officio
Human Resources-Administration; Ex officio; Committee Administrator, Faculty and Staff Benefits CommitteeMembership
The committee shall consist of at least one faculty member from each academic unit, selected by the Committee on Committees, six staff members selected by the UCF Staff Advisory Council, and two members from the Retiree Association (one retired faculty and one retired staff) nominated by the president of the UCF Retirement Association. A benefits representative from the Office of Human Resources and the associate vice president for Human Resources (or designee) shall serve as ex officio members. The committee chair and vice chair shall be elected annually by its membership at the first meeting of the committee after the new Faculty Senate is elected, normally in the early fall term. The committee chair shall be elected annually from the faculty members of the committee.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Regularly review, compare, and assess university benefits and wellness-related programs and services to ensure they align with the evolving needs and interests of faculty and staff of the university.
- Collaborate with university stakeholders to facilitate the development and implementation of initiatives that improve faculty and staff benefits and well-being.
- Develop and execute strategies to communicate benefit-related updates, initiatives, and resources effectively across the university community
- To report the results of the committee’s findings and recommendations on opportunities for improvement and expansion of benefits and wellness-related programs to the Faculty Senate and/or president.
Committee Reports
The committee submits a brief annual report of the committees’ activities by the end of the second week of August each year. Below are the annual reports for the committee.
Committee Guidance
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