{"id":306,"date":"2012-07-31T16:20:11","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T20:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graduate.cos.ucf.edu\/redesign\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:36:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:36:30","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About COS Grad Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse 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\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Mission<\/h2>\n<p>The College of Sciences Office of Graduate Services is committed to providing students, staff, faculty, and graduate programs with quality service and support to promote graduate education. We strive to enhance intellectual development and encourage excellence in every student. The office:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advises graduate students in cooperation with programs and the College of Graduate Studies<\/li>\n<li>Serves as a liaison between the UCF College of Graduate Studies and College of Sciences graduate programs<\/li>\n<li>Assists staff and faculty with administration and development of graduate programs<\/li>\n<li>Oversees graduate education in the college to maintain academic standards and uphold UCF\u2019s graduate policies and regulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-faded 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\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">People<\/h2>\n<h3>Staff<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mb-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person_card_vertical \"><div class='person_card_photo media-background-container person-photo rounded-circle'><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/person\/kerstin-hamann'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/Kerstin-Hamann-219x300.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kerstin Hamann\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/Kerstin-Hamann-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/Kerstin-Hamann.jpg 538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='person_card_info'> <h3><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/person\/kerstin-hamann'> Kerstin Hamann Ph.D.<\/a><\/h3><h5>Senior Associate Dean &amp; Pegasus Professor<\/h5><p><a href='mailto:Kerstin.Hamann@ucf.edu'>Kerstin.Hamann@ucf.edu<\/a><br\/><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person_card_vertical \"><div class='person_card_photo media-background-container person-photo rounded-circle'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/Bridgett-Burk-Expanded-258x300.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bridgett Burk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/Bridgett-Burk-Expanded-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/Bridgett-Burk-Expanded-300x350.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/Bridgett-Burk-Expanded.jpg 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/div><div class='person_card_info'> <h3> Bridgett Burk M.A.<\/h3><h5>Manager, Graduate Academic Advising<\/h5><p><a href='mailto:cosgrad@ucf.edu'>cosgrad@ucf.edu<\/a><br\/>407-823-0361<br\/><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Faculty Fellows<\/h3>\n<div>\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person_card_vertical \"><div class='person_card_photo media-background-container person-photo rounded-circle'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/Sarah-Barber-Fall-15-240x300.avif\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover wp-post-image\" alt=\"A woman with straight, shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing glasses, a blue top, and a silver necklace, smiling at the camera with a neutral background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/Sarah-Barber-Fall-15-240x300.avif 240w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/Sarah-Barber-Fall-15.avif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><div class='person_card_info'> <h3> Sarah Barber <\/h3><h5>Professor, Anthropology<\/h5><p><a href='mailto:cosfacfellow@ucf.edu'>cosfacfellow@ucf.edu<\/a><br\/><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-306","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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