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BFSA: Hall of Honor

Mr. Edwing Daniel Congratulations to Edwing Daniel on earning his Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration from the University of South Florida. Mr. Daniel is a Senior Assistant Director in the UCF Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Mr. Daniel is responsible for Customer Relations and prides himself on making sure all prospective students and their parents receive outstanding service when they contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.  Before focusing on Customer Relations he was responsible for recruiting students throughout the Eastern Region of Florida.   To nominate a BFSA: Hall of Honor candidate please click here

LEGACY
LEADERSHIP and MENTORING PROGRAM

BFSA, in collaboration with the Office of Diversity Initiatives, is launching a leadership development and mentoring program.

The LEGACY Program is an effort to increase retention and success, develop leadership, and assist students in reaching their personal, academic, and career goals by uniting underrepresented sophomore, junior and senior students with a mentor at the University of Central Florida and/or the surrounding community.

LEGACY- Mentor Application.pdf

LEGACY- Information Card.pdf

The D.R.E.A.M. Team

Determined, Resolute, Empowered, Accessible, Motivated!
This acronym describes members of the Black Faculty Staff Association (BFSA) who are determined to halt the downward spiral of underrepresented students and revive the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King…

BFSA, in collaboration with the Office of Diversity Initiatives, has launched a leadership development and mentoring program. The mission of the Leadership and Mentoring Program is to foster a more inclusive and responsive environment for ethnic minority students at UCF by enhancing the successful development of personal, educational, professional, and career goals. The focus of the Leadership and Mentoring Program will be the development of three core competencies in underrepresented students - Identity, Leadership, and Scholarship.

The Joseph C. Andrews Mentoring Breakfast is the annual culminating event for this and other campus mentoring programs for underrepresented students at UCF.

Community News & Announcements

POSITION AVAILABLE
Apopka Needs Your Help at Apopka Memorial Middle School
TYPE OF POSITION: AVID Tutors
Description: on a weekly basis, MS students within the AVID elective class engage in what are referred to as tutorials. It is during this activity that MS students are placed in small groups to discuss each participant's difficulty with a particular class's concept. They, along with the adult/college tutor, assist each other in discovering the solution. It's a very dynamic and empowering tool to help students as they engage in rigorous coursework.

If you are aware of any VCC students who would like to be a part of this program, please contact Emily Thorpe, AMMS AVID Coordinator, at (407) 884-2208 ext. 2726.

Dr. Tee Collins Scholarship - Spring 2012
Black Faculty & Staff Association - Scholarship application and type-written essay by Friday, December 16, 2011
Please answer the following essay questions:
How will this scholarship allow you to positively contribute the UCF community? Be sure to provide specific examples of how you will be able to impact the campus through receiving this scholarship.
Scholarship Award: $250

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Dr. Cheryl Green Service Scholarship - Spring 2012
Black Faculty & Staff Association - Scholarship application and type-written essay by Friday, December 16, 2011
Please submit all service involvement during the 2011 year and answer the following essay questions:
How will this scholarship allow you to strive towards the highest level of service? Be sure to describe specifically how this scholarship will allow you to further develop and provide service to the UCF Community.
Scholarship Award: $250

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