{"id":14831,"date":"2010-08-04T11:47:07","date_gmt":"2010-08-04T15:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=14831"},"modified":"2021-01-08T09:49:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T14:49:36","slug":"ucf-welcomes-provost-tony-waldrop-to-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-welcomes-provost-tony-waldrop-to-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Welcomes Provost Tony Waldrop to Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_14833\" style=\"max-width: 450px;\" class=\"figure\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Provost Tony Waldrop met with students and staff and faculty members on his first day at UCF.<\/figcaption><\/figure><em><strong><em><strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Meet the New Provost:<\/strong> Watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U4bczCFUuU4\">video<\/a> of Provost Waldrop&#8217;s first day on campus and send him a message.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Smiles, handshakes and enthusiasm greeted Provost Tony Waldrop when he officially began his tenure at UCF on Friday, July 30.<\/p>\n<p>Waldrop\u2019s first official day featured a nearly three-hour campus tour, with stops including Health Services, Nike Village, the Student Success Center and the under-construction Performing Arts Center.<\/p>\n<p>A former world-class runner, Waldrop already had jogged around parts of campus. Friday, however, was his first opportunity to tour inside several buildings and meet with students and staff and faculty members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear that they care passionately about UCF,\u201d Waldrop said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a lot to learn, not only about UCF but also about the people here,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s the people who make a university great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Waldrop came to UCF from the 海角直播 of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where since 2001 he had served as vice chancellor for research and economic development. In this position, he was responsible for 12 university-wide research support offices and 15 research centers.<\/p>\n<p>He has a B.A. in Political Science, an M.A. in Physical Education and a Ph.D. in Physiology, all from UNC.<\/p>\n<p>The provost is the second-highest ranking officer of the university and provides academic leadership for the university\u2019s 12 colleges, multiple campuses and research centers and institutes. 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