Self, 麻豆原创鈥檚 associate director of Undergraduate Affairs and past chair of the 麻豆原创 Faculty Senate, will assume his new additional leadership roles Aug. 4. He has been vice chair of the ACFS the past two years.

The main purpose of the advisory council is to work toward higher quality educational opportunities at the state鈥檚 four-year colleges and universities, and provide input from a faculty perspective. Self says the council typically meets three times a year, but recently has been meeting more than once a month to address issues and concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘One goal for the ACFS that I have is to ensure that each of the SUS institutions has a strong faculty constitution by which they can enable good shared governance.’

鈥淥ne goal for the ACFS that I have is to ensure that each of the SUS institutions has a strong faculty constitution by which they can enable good shared governance,鈥� Self says, adding that not every Senate or similar body at each campus has the same level of governance. 鈥淚 am hoping we can as a group facilitate the needed conversations at each SUS to bring the entire system to a stronger shared-governance level.鈥�

As a sitting member of the Board of Governors, Self says he鈥檚 looking forward to sharing the perspective and experience he has had as a faculty member and former 麻豆原创 trustee.

鈥淚 take the fiduciary duty of the role very seriously and hope to contribute significantly to the board鈥檚 work during my tenure,鈥� he says.

Self received his Bachelor of Science in microbiology from the University of Florida in 1993, followed by his doctorate in 1998. At the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, he studied anaerobic microbiology and biochemistry to prepare for independent research.

He came to 麻豆原创 in 2003 as an assistant professor, where he has done extensive research and has also been involved in service to 麻豆原创, including serving eight years on Senate joint committees and councils and seven years as a faculty senator. Self served as chair of the Undergraduate Council for two years and three years as the Faculty Senate chair. He served as a Provost Faculty Fellow five years ago.

He has been awarded seven patents since 2009 with four more pending.

鈥淚 was very proud to serve as the previous chair of the 麻豆原创 Faculty Senate and as a member of the Board of Trustees for three years, through some of our more turbulent times as a university,鈥� Self says. 鈥淚 am excited to see what 麻豆原创 will become in the next 10 years and am excited to be a part of that maturation as an institution.鈥�

UPDATE: Listening sessions and open forums continue Thursday with four sessions on the main campus. The campus and Central Florida community can also provide feedback via an online survey at . The survey also is available in Spanish at .

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A series of listening sessions and open forums begins this week for the campus community to share what they are looking for in 麻豆原创鈥檚 next president, and future sessions will focus on feedback from alumni and the Central Florida community.

Input during the listening sessions and open forums, as well as an online survey under development, will help guide Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates 鈥� the firm chosen to aid in the search 鈥� and members of the Presidential Search Committee in recruiting and selecting candidates.

The Presidential Search Committee will meet from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Morgridge International Reading Center on the main campus. All are welcome to attend, and that meeting also can be viewed online at .

A representative from the search firm and the Presidential Search Committee will host the open forums and listening sessions. While all meetings are open to the public, the open forums are designed for broader audiences. The listening sessions target more specific groups, such as the Faculty Senate and USPS Staff Council.

Faculty, staff and students are invited to the first open forum in Room 102 at the College of Medicine in Lake Nona from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20.

On Nov. 21, there will be two open forums and two listening sessions, all on the main campus.

The full schedule on Thursday is as follows:

• 9:30-10:30 a.m., USPS Staff Council, Student Health Center, Room 206
• 11 a.m.-noon, student, faculty and staff open forum, Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
• 2:30-3:30 p.m., student, faculty and staff open forum, Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom, Room 316
• 4-5 p.m., Faculty Senate, Student Union, Key West, Room 218

There also will be opportunities to provide feedback online. More details on future listening sessions and open forums, as well as how to submit feedback online, will be shared as soon as they are available.

A listening session for the Board of Trustees also will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the President鈥檚 Boardroom in Millican Hall.

The next president is expected to be chosen next spring and start next summer.

For more information about the search, visit ucf.edu/presidential-search.

The university community is invited to hear him discuss 麻豆原创鈥檚 opportunities and challenges, along with his vision for the university’s future.

The president鈥檚 address will be followed by remarks from Dr. Reid Oetjen, chair of the Faculty Senate, and Weston Bayes, president of the Student Government Association.

Doors for the event will open at 1:30 p.m. A reception will follow the address.

For those unable to attend, viewing access will be available at webcast.oir.ucf.edu.

Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. A reception will be held following the three presentations.

For those who are unable to attend, the Student Government Association will provide live video coverage of the presentations.