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.
Wed May 13
Graduate student Tao Zhan wins 2020 SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship. Winners are selected based on their “prospect for long-term contribution that the granting of an award will make to the field of optics, photonics or related field.” Kate Medicus, the 2020 Scholarship Committee Chair, noted, “Congratulations to the winners of the SPIE 2020 Education Scholarships! The…
Wed May 13
Steven Glener won’t be able to walk across a stage to get his medical school diploma from UCF. But he walked anyway – across the family pool deck – with his mother, physician father and two physician siblings singing “Pomp and Circumstance” in their Florida back yard. COVID-19 has changed commencement ceremonies across UCF, the…
Wed May 13
Gary Hoppenworth and Ashley Santana were chosen from 1,343 nominees to receive the award. Gary Hoppenworth, a computer science and mathematics major, and Ashley Santana, a biomedical sciences and biotechnology major, have received the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, the first time two UCF students have qualified for the scholarship in the same year. The Goldwater Scholarship,…
Tue May 12
Censorship in the classroom — that’s the profound theme of the University of Central Florida’s student-produced documentary “Filthy Dreamers,” which just received the 2020 Ogeechee International History Film Festival’s Best Student Film Award. The Ogeechee International History Film Festival is the only open submission, juried, international cinema program of its kind. In the past, festivals devoted to…
Fri May 8
While Spring 2020 graduates of the UCF College of Business did not get to walk across the stage on Saturday, May 2, Knight Nation and its community of alumni, faculty, staff, friends and partners helped us Lead the Charge! to welcome graduates to the UCF Alumni family. Your pieces of advice, words of encouragement and…
Fri May 8
The UCF graduate speech-language pathology program is ranked in the top 25% of programs in the nation, according to the latest U.S. News and World Report ranking. UCF’s graduate speech-language pathology program ranked No. 55 out of 261 ranked programs. The report is conducted every few years through a survey of program leaders across the nation.â¯â¯ “We are proud to be ranked among the top programs in speech-language pathology in the country,” said Jennifer Kent-Walsh,…
Thu May 7
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is sponsored by the State Department to promote international goodwill through the exchange of students in the fields of education, culture and science. (Photo by Nick Leyva ’15) Nine UCF students have been chosen to receive 2020 Fulbright awards, tieing a record for the university and bringing the total to…
Wed May 6
Paul Kohler ’20MSN has limited time before he has to go, but he doesn’t sound rushed. “I want to make sure everyone has the same level of care that I’d want for my brother or for myself. Everyone deserves that. It’s why I like working at the VA.”— Paul Kohler ’20MSN He’s used to pressure. While…
Wed May 6
The Department of Writing and Rhetoric hosted a virtual graduation celebration prior to the May 2 commencement ceremony for 15 graduating graduate and undergraduate students in order to recognize their accomplishments. The graduates were joined by their friends, family and Writing and Rhetoric faculty and staff. In addition to celebrating the new graduates, the department…
Wed May 6
Graduate Student student Grace Fangwang Gou from Dr. Shin-Tson Wuâs LCD group, has won the 2019 JSID Best Paper of the year award for the paper titled “High performance colorâconverted microâLED displays.” There is only one such award each year.
Wed May 6
The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority received a “gold seal” in January to become the first airport operation to earn full accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program. “Emergency management is essential in the aviation world,” says Keila Walker-Denis ’07, assistant director of airport operations in emergency management for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, which oversees Orlando…
Wed May 6
UCF College of Sciences graduate, Katherine Harris ’18, has recently been awarded the UCF Library Annual Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research for her published research paper on infaunal organisms (i.e. aquatic, sediment-dwelling organisms like worms or clams) on restored oyster reefs. The announcement of the award took Harris by pleasant surprise when she was…
Wed May 6
As remote learning at UCF continues through all Summer 2020 semesters, it’s crucial now more than ever to strive for success in online courses. Even though the coronavirus has affected many aspects of our daily lives, it’s important to focus on doing your best with the things you can control. At this time faculty are…
Tue May 5
The first week of May is Teacher Appreciation Week, and we want to celebrate the hard work and dedication of teachers. This year, we spoke with four teacher education alumni about what inspired them to pursue a career in education and how they are navigating remote instruction and learning. Elementary Education: Chris Pombonyo ’12 Elementary School Teacher…
Mon May 4
Each year, the School of Public Administration recognizes outstanding alums from the nonprofit management, public administration, emergency management, research administration and urban and regional planning programs. Awardees are recognized in conjunction with Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW). Celebrated the first full week in May, PSRW recognizes professionals who dedicated their careers to serving their communities.…
Mon May 4
This weekend, 426 students from the UCF College of Nursing received their degrees – earning the title, “Knight Nurse.” The graduation celebration for the Spring Class of 2020 was one for the history books. It is the moment every student has worked hard to get to, when they realize their dreams of becoming a nurse…
Mon May 4
George Walters-Marrah ’20 is a first-generation graduate from UCF and will be continuing his education at Stanford. (Photo by Steven Diaz) George Walters-Marrah ’20 has a little down time. He could binge One Piece — he’s on a second go-round of all 929 episodes of the Japanese animated series. But no, today he’s in his apartment teaching himself…
Mon May 4
From an early age, Thomas Pring ’20 loved video games — but he never thought he’d end up where he did. “I was always the kid who would stay in his room playing video games growing up,” he says. “A lot of those games left an impression on me and I thought âWhat kind of video games…
Mon May 4
The School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs recently recognized two graduate students for outstanding work in the terms of Summer and Fall 2019 and Spring 2020. Gunes Tezcur, Ph.D., chaired the committee that selected Kathleen Sullivan and Sandor Fabian to receive the Outstanding MA Thesis and Pollock-Ellsworth Award for Best Research Methods, respectively. “One…
Mon May 4
Ivana Krkljus, whose rowing career ended after a back injury, decided to become a coach for the UCF novice team in her senior year. (Photo courtesy of UCF Athletics) Some may say that Ivana Krkljus ’18 ’20MA stands out from the crowd. When she was just 11 years old, her 5-foot-6 stature led friends to recruit her…