The University Honors Committee recommends to the dean of the Burnett Honors College on policies and plans for the college.
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.
Committee Members
Sheila Piñeres, Chair
Dean, Burnett Honors College
Email: sheila@ucf.edu
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David Luna
College of Business Administration-Marketing; Faculty Representative; Vice Chair, Research Council -
Alison Cares
College of Sciences-Sociology; Senate Representative -
Kyle Renshaw
College of Optics and Photonics; Faculty Representative -
David Scrogin
College of Business Administration-Economics; Faculty Representative -
Sheila Pineres
Burnett Honors College-Dean's Office; Ex Officio; Chair and Committee Administrator, University Honors Committee -
Richard Harrison
University Libraries-Research and Information; Faculty Representative -
Tingting Zhang
Rosen College of Hospitality Management-Hospitality Services; Faculty Representative -
Kersten Schroeder
College of Medicine-Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences; Faculty Representative -
Esmeralda Duarte
College of Arts and Humanities-Modern Languages & Literatures; Senate Representative -
Michelle Crozier
College of Community Innovation and Education-Health Management & Informatics; Faculty Representative -
Chris Deatrick
College of Nursing-Nursing Systems; Faculty Representative407-823-5133 -
Ainsley Elgin
Burnett Honors College; Student Represenative -
Bailey Meagan
Burnett Honors College; Student Represenative
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Roslyn Miller
Division of Digital Learning; Faculty Represenative
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Luthra Ronit
Burnett Honors College; Student Representative
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Jennifer Tucker
College of Health Professions and Sciences; Faculty Representative
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Elizabeth Horn
College of Arts and Humanities-School of Performing Arts; Senate Representative -
Jeffrey Kauffman
Faculty Senate Vice Chair; College of Engineering and Computer Science-Mechanical Aerospace Engineering; Senate Representative; Chair, Committee on Committee; Chair, Undergraduate Council and Undergraduate Policy and Curriculum Committee -
Victoria Loerzel
College of Nursing-Nursing Practice; Senate Representative -
J. Marla Toyne
College of Sciences-Anthropology; Senate Representative -
Lori Walters
College of Graduate Studies-School of Modeling Simulation & Training; Faculty Representative
Membership
The committee shall consist of one faculty member from each academic unit, and one representative from each of the UCF Connect campuses with students participating in the Honors Program (selected by the Committee on Committees in consultation with the dean of the Burnett Honors College), and three student representatives (recommended by the dean of the Burnett Honors College). The dean of the Burnett Honors College (ex officio) will chair the committee and identify other ex officio members. The 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.Terms of service shall be two years, staggered, with the exception of the student members, who shall serve for one year.
Duties and Responsibilities
- To consider and recommend fundamental policies and procedures relating to the Burnett Honors College, including the general direction of the college and its programs, requirements, faculty participation, and curricular matters.
- To make recommendations to the dean of the Burnett Honors College on matters requiring judgments regarding faculty and student awards, scholarships, and other benefits.
- To make recommendations to the dean of the Burnett Honors College as required on disciplinary matters relating to The Burnett Honors College including the removal of a student from the program.
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.
