{"id":139151,"date":"2024-02-09T10:35:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=139151"},"modified":"2025-05-12T13:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T17:15:11","slug":"53-faculty-scholars-honored-at-4th-biennial-faculty-authors-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/53-faculty-scholars-honored-at-4th-biennial-faculty-authors-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"53 Faculty Scholars Honored at 4th Biennial Faculty Authors\u2019 Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ recognized some of its top faculty for their contributions to scholarly excellence and creativity during the fourth biennial Faculty Authors\u2019 Celebration held Thursday at the Live Oak Ballroom on campus.<\/p>\n
The event, which is sponsored by the Office of Research<\/a> and Faculty Excellence<\/a>, drew more than 40 guests, including Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence Jana Jasinski and Interim Vice President for Research and Innovation Winston Schoenfeld.<\/p>\n Schoenfeld spoke about the importance of creativity and scholarship in a thriving academic environment.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a time when we see significant emphasis placed on metrics such as research expenditures, it is important to recognize that societal impact is not always reflected in research dollars spent,\u201d Schoenfeld says. \u201cAnd in particular, scholarship and creative works are core tenants of a high impact academic institution and represent significant value toward society that should be celebrated.”<\/p>\n