{"id":153827,"date":"2026-06-22T08:54:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827//?p=153827"},"modified":"2026-06-22T10:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:55:46","slug":"a-retirement-tribute-to-ucfs-online-learning-pioneer-longest-serving-faculty-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827//a-retirement-tribute-to-ucfs-online-learning-pioneer-longest-serving-faculty-member/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827//","title":{"rendered":"A Retirement Tribute to UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/u2019s Online Learning Pioneer, Longest-Serving Faculty Member"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chuck Dziuban came to UCF (then Florida Technological University) to teach statistics in 1970 at 29 years old, fresh off earning his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin. Over the course of 56 years, he wound up putting the university on the global map for a wide range of innovations./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/n

At the threshold of retirement on June 30, UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/u2019s first Pegasus Professor (honored in 2000) and original architect of online learning would rather talk about his ultimate inspiration./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/u201cMy greatest reward is that so many of my former students stay in touch with me,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/u201d says Dziuban, an inaugural Online Learning Consortium (formerly Sloan Consortium) fellow./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/u201cMy greatest reward is that so many of my former students stay in touch with me./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/n

Those students often showed up for Dziuban/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/u2019s statistics and research design classes. Many of these students were daunted by the subjects only to find that the person teaching them listened intently, making himself, and the material, approachable./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/n

This is Dziuban/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/u2019s style /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/u2014 with students, colleagues, everyone. To effectively teach, he knows he must begin with the right questions. That curiosity-driven approach has guided UCF to be a leader in online education, including the 色花堂 program which serves 9,000 students annually, for over 30 years /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/u2014 earning recognition among the nation/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/u2019s best programs, according to U.S. News & World Report./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/n

Here, UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/u2019s longest serving faculty member is finally on the other side of the questions, sharing insightful reflection and parting wise words./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153827/n