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Faculty Leave the Knights to Tackle Tigers
The UCF College of Sciences is proudly sending off two faculty this fall – Chris Parkinson, Ph.D., and Cynthia Young, Ph.D. Parkinson is a professor of biology and founding director of the Faculty Cluster Initiative. He’s known among students for the Parkinson Lab, where students studied venomous snakes, lizards, marine turtles and small mammals. Parkinson […]
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EXCEL Celebrates 10 Years
On Saturday, November 19, 2016, EXCEL at the University of Central Florida hosted an event in honor of its ten year anniversary. A group of 50 faculty, alumni and students celebrated at a special tailgate in the Harris Corporate Engineering Center before UCF’s home game. The EXCEL program at UCF is aimed to increase student […]
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Congratulations to Dr. Cynthia Young
Faculty and staff in the UCF College of Sciences gathered together last week to wish Cynthia Young, Ph.D., good luck in her new position as Interim Vice Provost of Faculty Excellence and International Affairs and Global Strategies. Michael Johnson, Ph.D., Dean of the UCF College of Sciences, thanked Young for her service to the college as associate dean. The […]
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Cynthia Young : Women who shaped UCF
What is your current job title and responsibilities? Professor of Mathematics and Associate Dean, College of Sciences with oversight of Research and External Funding, Faculty Affairs, Assessment, and STEM Initiatives. What is your history at UCF? (past job titles, responsibilities) Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics, NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative […]