The University of Central Florida awards more than 18,000 degrees annually — the most among Florida public universities and among the most nationally — and strives to set the pace for advancing student success in higher education.
Thu Apr 29
UCF’s Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team has again won the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition sponsored by Raytheon, the world’s largest competition of its kind. This is the fourth time UCF has taken the top spot. UCF won the national championship in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and finished as runner-up the last three years. “This year…
Mon Apr 26
Juan Rodriguez, an incoming physical therapy student, has recently been granted the UCF Graduate RAMP Fellowship. The UCF Graduate RAMP Fellowship provides financial support to the most outstanding undergraduate RAMP students who continues into a UCF graduate program. Growing up in Colombia, and moving to the U.S. while in elementary school, Rodriguez held his parents in high regard and looked to them as his heroes, like many children do. But it…
Mon Apr 26
Finals week is creeping up on us, and it is important to begin preparation. Moving to online classes in these past semesters has been a transition for everyone, and it may have led to some bad habits that students need to break out of to reach their full potential on finals. These psychological, physical and…
Mon Apr 26
The Princeton Review’s list of Best Value Colleges for 2021 names UCF in the top 200, coming in at No. 46. The education-services company based its ratings on more than 40 categories and annually identifies institutions with the highest return on investment. The review covers topics such as academics, cost/financial aid, job-placement services, graduation rates, student debt…
Fri Apr 23
Twenty medical students were recently inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national honor society of medical students, which recognizes scholarship, leadership, professionalism and community service. The honorees were celebrated at a virtual induction banquet held March 11. To be an AOA inductee, students’ academic performance must be in the top 25 percent of their…
Fri Apr 23
Students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program have steadily increased the dissemination of their unique research that is completed as part of their requirements for graduation. Since 2017, the percentage of graduating DPT students who share their research at national peer-reviewed presentations has increased 42%, with the most recent graduating class (2020) having 77% of the…
Fri Apr 23
Need an extra $1,000 for school? If so, UCF’s Learning Institute for Elders might be able to help. The nonprofit organization established a new scholarship for undergraduate student researchers working with faculty on research that benefits the elderly. LIFE at UCF helps enrich the lives of older adults in Central Florida through a wide variety of lectures and experiences that help to redefine…
Wed Apr 21
In Hamlet, William Shakespeare wrote: “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” His words resonate with me and I can see what he meant just by looking at my own college journey. As an out-of-state student at UCF, the place I call home is in the distant state of Pennsylvania. Transitioning…
Thu Apr 15
Our community includes students and employees from around the world who observe many religions. UCF is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for religious observances, practices and beliefs, regardless of faith. This year, Ramadan overlaps with the final exam period and may impact students’ and employees’ schedules. This spiritual month for Muslims takes place this year from April 12…
Thu Apr 15
When UCF materials science and engineering students Mason Mincey and Derek Saltzman became fed up with plastics and synthetic fibers in athletic wear, they developed an entirely new fabric to solve the issue. The two students’ environmentally friendly clothing material and their company, Soarce, earned the top prize at the Joust New Venture Competition, UCF’s version of Shark…
Thu Apr 15
Abiola Sasore, an international graduate student in the athletic training program, recently accepted an internship with the San Francisco 49ers. Sasore, who was born and raised in Ireland, grew up playing sports and wanted to be an athletic trainer. He also knew the best place to learn the profession was in the US. “Being an international…
Thu Apr 15
Atiyah Appline ’20 has been a longtime advocate for social justice. But it was on a 2019 UCF Perspectives trip to Israel and the West Bank that she learned just how much legislation and policy impacts communities. Central Florida Hillel led the group of mostly non-Jewish student leaders chosen to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and meet…
Thu Apr 15
Four UCF STEM students were selected from a pool of 1,256 nominees across the nation and will receive 2020-21 Goldwater Scholarship Awards. Only 410 college students were selected after a rigorous screening process. Universities are only allowed to nominate four students, five if one of them is transfer student. According to the award website, the…
Wed Apr 14
Congratulations to six CHPS students who have been awarded Honors Undergraduate Thesis scholarships in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 terms. The HUT scholarships are awarded to students enrolled in Directed Readings or Thesis courses/credit hours. Each recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The Fall 2020 recipients are health sciences students Serina Ryan, Elise Arnold and Safia Centner. The Spring…
Wed Apr 14
Romina Homayoun is a senior majoring in Health Sciences and minoring in Spanish. Last month, Romina was inducted into the Order of Pegasus Class of 2021. The breadth of accomplishments required for this award makes the Order of Pegasus the most prestigious and significant award a student can attain at UCF. The award recognizes recipients’ exemplary performance academically, as well…
Wed Apr 14
Andrew Skibski, an incoming doctoral student in the Exercise Physiology program, is the newest recipient of the Presidential Doctoral Fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to superior graduate students who are newly enrolling at UCF and provides $20,000 each year for up to four years. Skibski, who earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science and master’s degree in athletic…
Wed Apr 14
Four biomedical sciences seniors and one M.D. student are among this year’s 23 recipients of the Order of Pegasus — UCF’s most prestigious student award. Undergraduate students are selected based on academic achievement, university involvement, leadership and community service. Graduate students are chosen based on the same merits as well as publication or research experiences.…
Tue Apr 13
After being forced to cancel last year’s event due to the pandemic, UCF Celebrates the Arts returned with gusto April 2–10 to showcase creativity, innovation and collaboration at Dr. Phillips Center in downtown Orlando. The annual event, which started in 2015, brings together UCF musicians, theatre practitioners and visual artists from the UCF campus to…
Fri Apr 9
The University of Central Florida and its supplier of textbooks and other course materials, Barnes & Noble College, offer a program called First Day, which provides discounted digital course materials to students enrolled in many courses. This semester, students who participated in this program saved an average of 48%. Currently, UCF students must “opt-in” to participate…
Thu Apr 8
Here are the 2021 honorees: Students Awards Founders’ Day Award Ryan Polk, College of Arts and Humanities Isabella Bustamante, College of Community Innovation and Education Riley Shurack, College of Health Professions and Sciences and Burnett Honors College Jaylen Brown, College of Business David Wright, College of Sciences and Burnett Honors College Chloe Geller, College of Engineering and Computer Science Cathy Le, College of Medicine Chloe…