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Faculty upset by University of Central Florida s decision not to mandate masks Share Updated: 5:35 PM EDT Aug 3, 2021 Share Updated: 5:35 PM EDT Aug 3, 2021 Classes resume at UCF Aug. 23 and while the area s state colleges, Valencia and Seminole, are imposing a mask mandate indoors, UCF is not.UCF says keeping masks optional this fall is in line with guidance it has received from the Board of Governors, which oversees the state university system. But Seminole State College, and Valencia College, both broke from that guidance and are requiring masks indoors.UCF s lack of mask mandate has upset the union that represents UCF faculty. We think a mask wearing policy while the delta variant is wreaking havoc in Florida and other states is just sound policy, Robert Cassanello, President of the Faculty Union, said. WESH 2 news reached out to UCF to ask why it decided to keep masks optional and a spokesperson sent this reply: UCF strongly recommends that students,