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.
Tue Feb 4
UCF was named again Tuesday as a Best Value College for 2020 by The Princeton Review. The annual ranking lists 200 of the nation’s top colleges and universities selected out of 656 institutions that were reviewed. The company used more than 40 data points to determine its rankings of a student’s return on investment. Topics…
Tue Feb 4
UCF alum Mike Diaz ’06 ’10MFA was selected from a pool of more than 1,500 applicants to be one of only six to participate in the esteemed CBS 2019-2020 Writers Mentoring Program. The eight-month mentoring program pairs writers with CBS executive mentors. The mentors then help the writers develop a new piece of material. “I…
Tue Feb 4
UCF has received a $325,000 gift from SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, to create the SPIE-Glebov Family Optics and Photonics Graduate Scholarship Fund. “Together, we are investing in future generations of optical scientists, because talent does not correlate with the ability to pay for an education.” — Leonid Glebov The gift was…
Mon Feb 3
Six alumni, three current students and one faculty member from the School of Visual Arts and Design are finalists for the 2020 ArtFields competition. The eight candidates are in the running for a variety of awards totaling over $145,000 in prize money during the April 24-May 2, 2020 art competition and festival in Lake City,…
Fri Jan 31
Several athletic training students got first-hand experience working alongside athletic trainers from the National Football League during the 2020 Pro Bowl, in conjunction with AdventHealth, who served as the medical host for the event. The game was preceded by a week-long training session held at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex last week. Athletic training…
Fri Jan 31
When most kids were watching cartoons, Leah Trilling ’18 was on the couch watching the news with her dad. That interest in current events stuck with her, and eventually led to her current position as deputy director of Cabinet Affairs for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The steps leading to that position include undergraduate internships working…
Thu Jan 30
“Creating opportunities for students to learn mathematics in authentic ways is key to positioning them as the problem solvers of tomorrow,” says Daniel Edelen â18MEd, who is pursuing his doctoral degree in education with a specialization in mathematics education at UCF. Edelen recently co-authored a feature article, “A STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics)…
Wed Jan 29
AUCF College of Medicine biomedical sciences major investigating the link between processed food and autism will present her findings at the State Capitol Feb. 10. Aseela Samsam is one of four UCF students chosen to represent student research at the Undergraduate Research Posters at the Capitol event. Samsam has been part of a potentially groundbreaking…
Mon Jan 27
A College of Sciences alumna’s contributions to developing technology like online streaming and DVDs recently earned her a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award. Yvette Kanouff, ’88, â93MS, who built a C-suite career at companies including Time Warner and Cisco, will be recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) at the 71st Annual…
Mon Jan 27
Robert Richardson II ’12 is trying to keep a secret. But there are some things you just can’t hide. After spending three months competing in the new season of “The Biggest Loser” — set to debut Jan. 28 on USA Network at 9 p.m. EST — Richardson must keep specifics about his weight loss and…
Mon Jan 27
For 15 years, MFA students in UCF’s Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) program have gained professional experience as working artists at Orlando REP. Now, this partnership is expanding to include undergraduate students in the B.A. Theatre Studies program. From participating in professional development workshops to working as teaching artist assistants in the classroom, students enrolled…
Fri Jan 24
Fingerprints get a lot of credit in the forensics world, but Brittany Walter, ’12MA, knows bones tell a story, too. Inspired from a young age by a forensic anthropology series written by Kathy Reichs, Walter traces her passion for forensics all the way back to middle school. Today she uses that passion as a full-time…
Wed Jan 22
It’s a “whole new world” for Cornelius Davis â13, returning to Orlando this month on the national Broadway tour of Disney’s Aladdin. The show opens January 22 at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, and some of the cast members are staging a benefit, “Songs From a Whole New World,” on Monday, Jan. 27.…
Fri Jan 17
Senior Savannah Compton left her fall internship at ZooTampa with a newfound love for the study of animal behavior. Working in both the primate and commissary department of the Zoo, Compton spent her time designing enrichment projects and learning about animal nutrition, stoking her passion for animal behavior and science. Compton pursued her goal of…
Fri Jan 17
Three students recently received scholarships from the Africana Studies program for the Fall 2019 and/or Spring 2020 semesters. Rachel Mungovan (pictured), received the UCF Africana Studies and Business Services Dining Stipend for Fall 2019-Spring 2020. The stipend is an all-access/seven-day dining meal plan stipend for the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters, valued at $3,960.…
Thu Jan 16
When Fabliha Anbar was 10, she watched her older cousin suffer from a rare eyelid cancer that impaired her vision and eventually claimed her life. Anbar knew then that she wanted to dedicate her life to improving and restoring sight. “As I watched my cousin undergo her treatment, I realized how much weight sight holds,…
Tue Jan 14
Always looking for new opportunities and challenges, Emily Irigoyen is a UCF Burnett Honors business student studying Management with a concentration in International Business and Human Resources. Emily is a current member of the CWEP program with Lockheed Martin and plans to graduate in the Spring of 2022. During her coursework at UCF, Emily has…
Thu Jan 9
Ashley Marshall is a College of Business alumnus who took the opportunity to expand her wealth of knowledge by studying abroad. Marshall graduated in Fall 2019, studying marketing with a minor in international business, and representing UCF as a Burnett Honors student. During her coursework at UCF, Ashley has had the opportunity to make a…
Wed Jan 8
Henry “Cody” Miller ’11 (BA English – Literature Track) was awarded the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2016. During his seven years as a high school English teacher and in his current role, he positions texts as vehicles to discuss broader socio-political issues in students’ lives and worlds. He leads professional development…
Tue Jan 7
Sophia Grilla, one of the newest students in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, doesn’t remember the exact moment she received her first pair of hearing aids. Pictures from the day show a 4-year-old Sophia opening a box with her brand new baby blue hearing aids. Sophia’s mom, Wendy Grilla ’96, had color-coordinated her…