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6-20-08 The college's Doctoral Program in Public Affairs operates a database of all nursing home facilities nationwide that receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.
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6-17-08The colleges' Department of Public Administration began offering this month a new graduate certificate in Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
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4-29-08
5,900 UCF Students Graduating this Week
Exceptional students from the college's cardiopulmonary sciences, public administration and legal studies programs are among the 5,900 UCF students graduating this week. |
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9-3-08
"Evidence-Based Practice" Brown-Bag Research Presentation
12 to 2 p.m., HPA I - 335
Hosted by the School of Social Work. For more information, please contact Associate Professor John Bricout at jbricout@mail.ucf.edu or 407-823-6167.
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9-5-08
Mock Trial Team at UCF Tryouts
5 p.m. (arrive by 4:50 p.m.),
HPA I - 304 (sign up in 317)
For further information, contact mkoblasz@mail.ucf.edu.
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9-5-08 to 10-3-08
Case Management Certificate Program
Five consecutive Fridays, 8 to 5 p.m., UCF South Orlando
This program provides an opportunity for
practicing case managers to build their skills, discuss issues relevant to Central Florida case managers, acquire
tips and tools, and address issues related to case management as a
profession. Sponsored by the Center for Community Partnerships and John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government at UCF. For more information, visit the link above or call the Florida Institute of Government at 407-317-7750.
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9-12-08
Public Administration Alumni Chapter Round Table Luncheon Series
12 to 1 p.m., Orlando City Hall, Agenda Conference Room (2nd Floor)
Join fellow alumni as the chapter kick's off the Round Table Luncheon Series. Cost: No charge for Alumni Association Members / $5 for non-Alumni Association Members.
Featured Guest Speakers:
-Spencer Hawkins, Emergency Manager, City of Orlando
-Graciela Noriega Jacoby, Administrative Aide to Commissioner Teresa Jacobs
-Nate Groover, Director of Public Policy, Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association
For more information, please call 407-823-1600 or
e-mail kkorkosz@mail.ucf.edu.
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9-12-08 to 6-6-09
Licensing Course in Risk Management
The State of Florida requires that certain health-care facilities employ a licensed risk manager. The 120-hour Licensing Course in Risk Management offered by UCF is approved by the Agency for Health Care Administration of the State of Florida. The program is coordinated by Professor Aaron Liberman. For more information, click on the link above, call 407-882-0260 or e-mail conted@mail.ucf.edu.
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9-13-08
Seminar: Criminal Street Gangs
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., HPA I
This daylong seminar, designed for law enforcement personnel and civilians, covers national and local gang statistics, legal definitions, and state and federal gang statutes. The seminar fee is $75; CEUs and tuition are extra. For more information, click on the link above.
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9-24-08 to 9-27-08
2008 Southeastern Conference for Public Administration: “Surviving Change, Fostering Excellence, and Enhancing Innovation in Public Administration”
This year's regional conference will be hosted by the Central Florida Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration and the Department of Public Administration at UCF. Volunteers are needed: Click here to learn more. For further information, contact Dr. Ronnie Korosec, conference chair, at rkorosec@mail.ucf.edu.
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10-1-08
"IT Applications: Virtual Reality in Research" Brown-Bag Research Presentation
12 to 2 p.m., HPA I - 335
Hosted by the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. For more information, please contact Kerry Gajewski at kerry@mail.ucf.edu or 407-823-0985.
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11-15-08
Seminar: Tasers and Electronic Control Weapons
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., HPA I
This daylong seminar, designed for law enforcement personnel and civilians, will include discussions on the use of these new weapon systems and use-of-force issues. The seminar fee is $75; CEUs and tuition are extra. For more information, click on the link above.
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 Ronnie Korosec, associate professor of public administration, has been selected to serve as the first Dean's Faculty Fellow, a yearlong professional development position. As a fellow, Korosec will participate in a variety of projects throughout the college in 2008-2009.
Three USPS employees in the college were recognized for their years of service at UCF during the Annual Employee Award Program on July 28:
Carol Ross - 15 years
Matthew Hathaway - 10 years
Thomas Alan Smilie - 5 years
Theresa Daly, director of the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD), has secured nearly $20,000 in grant funding from Autism Speaks to implement the "Real Experience in Autism Classrooms Helps" (REACH) program. In 2008-2009, the program will place 50 to 100 UCF undergraduates in local school districts to work with autism teachers. The students will gain valuable real-world experience and enhance the education of children with autism.
Olga Molina, assistant professor of social work, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the international Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups. Her election was announced at the association's 2008 International Symposium, held June 19-22 in Cologne, Germany. At the conference, Molina presented a paper titled, "Dealing with Diversity in Divorce Groups."
Click here for a photo.
A graduate of the Doctoral Program in Public Affairs, Jeffrey Goltz ('06), has been named the new director of the Valencia Community College Criminal Justice Institute. Goltz's dissertation focused on police organizational performance in Florida.
At the recent Annual Convention of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Associate Professor Kenyatta Rivers received the Honors of the Association Award;Damany Phifer received the Larry Director Graduate Student Fellowship ($1,000); and a team comprising alumna Kinsey Bickford, graduate students Ayelet Kleidermacher and Christina Coghlan, and Clinical Instructors Janet Whiteside and Jane Hostetler received third prize for their research poster. Click here for photos and further information.
 Martine Vanryckeghem, professor of communication sciences and disorders and
an expert on stuttering, has been elected a Fellow in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The status of Fellow recognizes professional or scientific achievement and is given to members who have made outstanding contributions to the profession. The award is one of the highest honors that ASHA can bestow and is retained for life.
 Barbara Ehren, professor of communication sciences and disorders and director of the doctoral program, was selected to receive the 2008 SIM (Strategic Instruction Model) Award by more than 1,000 SIM-certified instructors nationwide. The award recognizes her contributions as "an outstanding leader in bringing about significant changes in the field of education on behalf of children and adolescents who are academically at risk." Click here to learn more about SIM.
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