{"id":3863,"date":"2019-10-18T10:31:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T14:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/faculty-affairs\/?page_id=3863"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:06:58","slug":"faculty-affairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/faculty-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-faded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Welcome<\/h2>\n<p>Welcome to\u00a0<strong>COS Faculty Services<\/strong>! Faculty are at the core of the mission of the College of Sciences (COS) as they drive student success, engage in research, scholarship, and creative activities, and conduct impactful service activities. The college is committed to support faculty of all ranks in their academic endeavors. COS Faculty Services strives to provide resources and services that help faculty navigate numerous processes, including awards and leaves; evaluations, promotion, and tenure; and committee service at the college level, among others.<\/p>\n<p>We appreciate and are proud of the numerous contributions of COS faculty and we\u2019re honored to assist you in your endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns, or to let us know about your accomplishments! You can reach us at <a href=\"mailto:COSFacultyServices@ucf.edu\">COSFacultyServices@ucf.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-circle mr-3 alignleft wp-image-4846 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/faculty-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/Kerstin-Hamann-Square-SM-v2.jpg\" alt=\"Woman with blonde hair wearing a black blazer and necklace, posing against a plain gray background.\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kerstin Hamann, Ph.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Senior Associate Dean &amp; Pegasus Professor<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"padding-left:15px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"news-heading-wrap\">\n<h2><i class=\"fa fa-rss text-primary\"><\/i> In the News<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/category\/news\/faculty-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"muted\">Check out more stories <i class=\"fa fa-external-link \" ><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-md-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news modern\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/meet-ucfs-2026-reach-for-the-stars-honorees\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Image-13-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"A man in a gray suit stands indoors with arms crossed, smiling at the camera. 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The 2026 Reach for the Stars honorees \u2014 six UCF assistant professors \u2014&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/joshua-colwell-leads-ucfs-college-of-sciences-as-dean\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Image-11-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"A man wearing glasses and a dark suit jacket stands indoors in front of large windows with natural light.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">COS News<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">Joshua Colwell Leads UCF\u2019s College of Sciences as Dean<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">The search for a new dean for the UCF College of Sciences has concluded with the appointment of Joshua Colwell, a Pegasus Professor of physics&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-chemistry-instructors-creative-approach-earns-excellence-in-online-teaching-award\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Image-7-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"A woman with long brown hair and glasses stands smiling with arms crossed, wearing a green top and plaid skirt, leaning against a white wall with brick columns in the background.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Awards<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">UCF Chemistry Instructor\u2019s Creative Approach Earns Excellence in Online Teaching Award<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Nicole Lapeyrouse \u201916MS \u201918PhD never knows when and where she might be recognized. Students and their significant others who have never met her in person&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullscreen.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3863","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/faculty-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/faculty-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/faculty-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/faculty-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/faculty-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3863"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/faculty-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4855,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/faculty-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3863\/revisions\/4855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/faculty-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}