Jemele Hill, a former Orlando Sentinel reporter and current columnist and television analyst for ESPN, is teaching a class in sports business media in the DeVos Sport Business Management Minor this semester. Hill has worked in the journalism industry for 15 years and is able to share her real-life experiences with the students. Visit the [...]
Paul Jarley, dean of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas’ Lee Business School, will become dean of UCF’s College of Business Administration on July 1. Jarley, who has been at UNLV since 2007, leads a college with about 100 faculty members and 4,000 students. He will direct a college with about 140 faculty members and 8,680 [...]
Four years after launching an India studies program, the University of Central Florida will establish a center devoted to the country’s politics, economy, technology, culture and more. In response to the overwhelming popularity of and support for The India Program, the center has been made possible by a major gift, an annual fund and an [...]
University Trustee Chair and Pegasus Professor
Dr. Eduardo Salas serves as a University Trustee Chair and Pegasus Professor of Psychology. He also holds an appointment as program director for the Human Systems Integration Research Department at the Institute for Simulation & Training. Salas previously was a senior research psychologist and head of the Training Technology Development Branch of NAVAIR Orlando for 15 years. During that time, Salas served as a principal investigator for many research programs benefiting U.S. sailors and Marines. Those programs focused on teamwork, team training, advanced training technology, simulation-based training, decision-making under stress, learning methodologies and performance assessment. His expertise includes helping organizations foster teamwork, designing and implementing team training strategies, facilitating training effectiveness, managing decision making under stress, developing performance measurement tools and designing learning environments. He is working on designing tools and techniques to minimize human errors in aviation, law enforcement and medical environments. Salas has co-authored more than 300 journal articles and book chapters and has co-edited 18 books. He serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Small Group Research and many other publications. He is a past editor of the Human Factors journal and associate editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology and Military Psychology. Dr. Salas has held numerous positions in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology during the past 15 years. He has served as a consultant to a variety of manufacturing, industrial and governmental organizations and pharmaceutical laboratories. Salas is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. He received his doctorate in industrial and organizational psychology from Old Dominion University. Salas can conduct interviews in English and Spanish.
Because of Florida’s hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning and other dangerous weather, it is always important to be prepared. The UCF Office of Emergency Management and the Emergency Management Student Association will distribute safety information Jan. 30 to Feb. 3 during Florida’s Severe Weather Awareness Week. Central Florida experiences severe-weather events throughout the year, and it is [...]
On January 17, Health Services hosted a sleep program in the Hercules Community of Academic Village. More than 56 students attended to learn about the importance of sleep, how it affects their academic performance and how to achieve a better night’s sleep. The program was hosted by Kristina Grabnickas, advanced registered nurse practitioner, who specializes [...]
The University of Central Florida will buy an additional 25 acres at Lake Nona, paving the way for the Health Sciences Campus to eventually include a teaching hospital within walking distance of state-of-the-art medical education and research buildings. The Board of Trustees voted Thursday to approve buying the land adjacent to the 50 acres that [...]
If so, you have a chance to present it to a panel of Central Florida’s finest business leaders and win up to $3,000 in prizes. Applications are now being accepted to enter the annual King of the Court competition, which allows students to pitch their business ideas to a panel in 90 seconds or less. [...]
President Bill Clinton on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” discussing the University of Central Florida and its role in the computer simulation tech corridor in Orlando.
