Category Archives: Student Life

By UCF College of Nursing | April 2, 2018 A grant recently awarded from the West Orange Healthcare District will enhance the real-world education for UCF nursing students while aiding in the care of the growing number of uninsured patients at Shepherd’s Hope. A $62,000 grant will fund a new UCF Community Nursing Coalition, or community-focused service learning program […]

By Christine Dellert | March 20, 2018 Beginning in July, UCF will have two new colleges and a new interdisciplinary, inter-college school, bringing together programs in key areas where the university excels. The new colleges and school are part of an academic reorganization launched last year to position UCF as a leader in driving 21st-century health care […]

By Briant Coleman | February 19, 2018 Twenty-two UCF students have been named as recipients of the 2018 Order of Pegasus, the university’s most prestigious student award. The recipients were selected from a pool of 79 nominations. The new class includes seven LEAD Scholars, five President’s Leadership Council members, one Student Government Association leader, 12 from […]

UCF collaboration that provides free healthcare to uninsured farmworkers in Apopka has received an inaugural national award from the U.S. Public Health Service and Interprofessional Education Collaborative. The two organizations selected UCF as the recipient of their first Public Health Excellence in Interprofessional Education Collaboration Award that honors interdisciplinary healthcare teams that significantly impact the […]

When Eliany Torrez Pon learned that her grandmother in Nicaragua had ovarian cancer, she and her family sent money to relatives in their home country to help. Pon contributed the $2,000 she had saved to pay for her spring semester tuition, knowing she would not able to pay for classes — as a DREAMer (Development, […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (April 6, 2017) – Before her death, Kailyn Jones was on the path to becoming a second-generation UCF alumna. She wanted to help people, especially children, as a physical therapist someday. Although her own dream will tragically remain unrealized, two other students will have help achieving theirs thanks to a scholarship established in […]

Children spending the Valentine’s Day week at Nemours Children’s Hospital got a special treat on Monday: Seven UCF College of Nursing students, dressed in their scrubs, visited their hospital rooms and brought along a new soft, cuddly bear. In all, 88 ‘Knight Nurse’ teddy bears — also wearing UCF scrubs —  arrived at Nemours as […]

This Valentine’s Day, students from the UCF College of Nursing will bring love in the form of a cuddly teddy bear to local hospitalized children with the help of alumni, friends and the community. The “Give a Bear, Warm a Heart” fundraiser enables the public to sponsor one – or an entire unit – of teddy bears wearing UCF […]

As National Nurse Practitioner Week comes to a close, the UCF College of Nursing would like to honor its nurse practitioner alumni for passing their board certification exams. The most recent graduates of two nurse practitioner programs at the UCF College of Nursing passed their national certification exam, earning the college a 100 percent pass rate in both categories and exceeding national averages. […]