{"id":8905,"date":"2021-10-25T20:13:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T20:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/?page_id=8905"},"modified":"2025-09-16T19:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:29:11","slug":"nominees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/order\/nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructions for Order of Pegasus Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row d-flex\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Congratulations on being nominated for Order of Pegasus \u2014 the most prestigious and significant award a student can attain at the Å®ÆÍAV. Official nominations for the Order of Pegasus come from the university\u2019s president, provost, vice presidents and college deans, recognizing students who demonstrate exemplary academic achievement, university involvement, leadership and community service.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row d-flex\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h4>Timeline<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/OOP-Timeline_2026-scaled.png\" alt=\"Sept 12, 2025: Call for Nominations; Oct 3, 2025: Nominations Due; October-November 2025: Nominee Info Sessions; Dec 3, 2025: Student Application Packets Due; Jan 2026: Notification of Selection of Interview; Mar 2026: Selection Announcement; April 1, 2026: Induction Ceremony\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10429 img-fluid\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Application Requirements<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row d-flex\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-first col-lg-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>A complete application packet includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completed application form for the student\u2019s degree level (available on InfoReady)<\/li>\n<li>Two letters of recommendation<\/li>\n<li>Current resume<\/li>\n<li>Brief bio<\/li>\n<li>Unofficial degree audit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Student application packets are due on or before <strong>Wednesday, December 3, 2025<\/strong>. All materials should be submitted to <strong>UCF Info Ready<\/strong> using the degree-level applications.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-second col-lg-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ucf.infoready4.com\/#editCompetitionDetails\/1994189  \" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8996\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/OOP-download-button_UG-300x300.png\" alt=\"Access Undergraduate Application\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10591 img-fluid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/OOP-download-button_UG-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/OOP-download-button_UG-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/OOP-download-button_UG-150x150.png 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letters of recommendation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Letters of recommendation should be in-depth and address how the nominee for Order of Pegasus has made a difference in one or more of the university&#8217;s five core values illustrated in the UCF Creed: Integrity, Scholarship, Community, Creativity and Excellence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For undergraduate nominees<\/strong>, it may be useful to include how these values relate to the student\u2019s extracurricular activities, community services experiences, and academic honors, awards, or achievements. <\/li>\n<li><strong>For graduate or professional nominees<\/strong>, it may be useful to include how these values relate to the student\u2019s professional and community service activities, publications and\/or research experiences, and academic honors, awards, or achievements.<\/li>\n<li>Recommender will receive a link from InfoReady to submit letters as a PDF file confidentially.<\/li>\n<li>Letters of recommendation\/application packets will <strong>not<\/strong> be accepted after the deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row d-flex\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h4>Interviews for Student Nominees<\/h4>\n<p>The Order of Pegasus Committee is made up of faculty, staff and university leaders. The committee reviews applications and selects the Order of Pegasus awardees. Students will be notified if they receive an interview early in the spring semester. Award recipients are announced in spring and will be formally acknowledged by the university. Receipt of application does not guarantee an interview.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":8847,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-8905","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Instructions for Order of Pegasus Nominees | Office of the President<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/order\/nominees\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" 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