The University Travel Awards Committee makes recommendations to the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs regarding special travel awards to faculty.
Meeting Schedule
Meetings are schedule by the chair of the committee. No action can be taken at committee meetings unless a majority of the voting membership is present.
Members
Sharon Wang, Chair
College of Health Professions and Sciences
School of Social Work
Email: Xiaochuan.Wang@ucf.eduJennifer Peck, Vice Chair
College of Community Innovation and Education
Criminal Justice
Email: Jennifer.Peck@ucf.edu
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Xiaochuan (Sharon) Wang
College of Health Professions and Sciences- School of Social Work; Senate Representative -
Jennifer Peck
College of Community Innovation and Education-Criminal Justice; Faculty Representative
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Ariel Mejia
College of Medicine- Department of Medicine; Faculty Representative -
Frank Badu-Baiden
Rosen College of Hospitality Management- Tourism, Events, Entertainment, and Attractions; Faculty Representative -
Isaiah Moser
College of Nursing- Nursing Practice; Faculty Representative -
Mengxin Zheng
College of Engineering and Computer Science- Computer Science; Faculty Representative -
Nancy Swenson
Division of Digital Learning– Center for Distributed Learning; Faculty Representative -
Robert Jenkins
College of Sciences- Data, Mathematical, and Statistical Sciences; Faculty Representative -
Romain Gaume
College of Optics and Photonics; Senate Representative -
Shawn Burke
Office of Research- Institute for Simulation and Training; Faculty Representative -
Stephanie Bertone
University Libraries- Metadata Creation & Management; Faculty Representative
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Vee Kennedy
College of Arts and Humanities- Writing and Rhetoric; Senate Representative -
Vijay Chopra
College of Business Administration- Finance; Faculty Representative
Ex-officio members
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Kelly Ferris Lester
Academic Affairs- Faculty Excellence; Interim Vice Provost; Administrator -
Zachary Knauer
Academic Affairs- Faculty Excellence; Administrator
Membership
The committee shall consist of one faculty member from each academic unit (selected by the Committee on Committees), and the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs (ex officio) or designee. The chair and vice chair is elected annually from the faculty membership. Terms of service shall be two years, staggered.
Duties and Responsibilities
- To develop guidelines for travel awards to faculty.
- To make announcements to the faculty regarding availability and procedures for application for travel awards.
- To solicit applications for travel awards.
- To review faculty applications for travel awards and make recommendations to the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs for making these awards.
Meeting Materials and 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
Travel Award for Recognition of Faculty Excellence website