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In the Fall 2021 issue of Pegasus, the magazine of the University of Central Florida, nursing alumnus Tom Weichart ’04MS reflects on his time as a nurse at the White House during the George W. Bush presidency.  Read More

UCF Alumni announced its Shining Knights Award recipients for 2021 — 12 winners celebrated for their commitment to the university in the categories of Distinguished Alumni, Honorary Alumni, Young Alumni, Distinguished Student and the Champion’s Award. They will be honored in an invitation-only reception at the Celeste Hotel on Friday, Nov. 5 during UCF Homecoming […]

When alumna Dr. Darcy Harris ’81BSN was a student at UCF, Florida hospital had openings for student nurses. She was placed in the oncology department, and she said she felt immediately it was a fit. “I was not afraid to talk with people about dying and I wasn’t afraid to be with people who were […]

  In the new issue of Pegasus magazine, UCF College of Nursing alumnus Stephen Brennan ’15BSN, a certified emergency nurse, discusses traveling to Queens, New York — the worst-hit area in the United States — to help during COVID-19.   Read More

UCF honors the 2020 class of 30 exemplary Knights. Included in this year’s honorees are two College of Nursing alumni: Amanda Schultz ’17BSN and Blake Lynch (“Nurse Blake”) ’14BSN. Bold. Innovative. Excellent. Each year, UCF Alumni honors the best of what the university has to offer with its 30 Under 30 awards. These Knights are […]

A UCF Nursing alumna and nurse at Orlando Health shares her story from the frontline of COVID-19. “Every day I wake up wondering, ‘Is today the day I am going to have to care for someone infected with the virus that has the whole world quarantined?’, ” writes Michi Leonardo ’18BSN. Read More

Q&A interview with UCF alumna Peggy (Butner) McLaughlin ’87, a registered nurse specializing in diabetes care at Parrish Medical Center in Titusville. Read More

AdventHealth has selected UCF alumna, Julie Vincent ’16DNP, to serve as vice president and chief clinical officer for the company’s Central Florida Division – North Region. Effective Nov. 18, Vincent will lead clinical efforts and provide executive oversight for the chief nursing officers and chief medical officers for the AdventHealth operations in Flagler, Lake and […]