UCF College of Nursing

As the dean of the College of Nursing and Orlando Health Endowed Chair in Nursing, Sharon Tucker has transformed curiosity into discovery, leadership and new possibilities for the future of healthcare. Highlights “I’ve always had this curiosity bug,” says Sharon Tucker, dean of UCF’s College of Nursing. “Since I was a kid, I used to […]

Pegasus Professor Gregory Welch received the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2026 Career Impact Award for decades of research, leadership and service that have shaped immersive technologies and future inventions. Highlights From transforming how images illuminate complex surfaces to creating new tools for healthcare simulation, UCF Pegasus Professor Gregory Welch has spent […]

U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings recognize UCF’s strength in turning innovation into student achievement, workforce talent and discovery — and making a high-quality education more accessible to Florida students. Highlights Powerful innovation changes more than technology. Put to work for UCF students, it expands what they can learn, discover and achieve. […]

For the 2026-2027 academic year, eleven faculty members are joining the college with expertise in nursing education, healthcare leadership, simulation and innovative technologies, and clinical practice across the lifespan. The University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Nursing is welcoming eleven faculty members for the 2026-2027 academic year. The new faculty will play a critical […]

Mindi Anderson, a global pioneer in healthcare simulation education, will lead academic programs, curriculum development and continued growth in future-focused learning environments as associate dean for academic affairs at the College of Nursing. The University of Central Florida has appointed Mindi Anderson as the new associate dean for academic affairs at the College of Nursing. […]

This week UCF will award more than 4,900 degrees during its summer ceremonies, including more than 330 degrees for the in-demand field of nursing. At Saturday’s Summer 2026 commencement ceremony, UCF will award more than 330 nursing degrees from the bachelor’s to the doctorate to fuel a highly skilled workforce to meet both state and national demand.   From newly licensed eligible registered […]

This fall three UCF nursing graduates — including two who are receiving doctoral degrees Saturday — will begin the highly competitive postgraduate training program at the Orlando VA Medical Center to provide primary care to our nation’s veterans. Highlights Three UCF graduates have been selected for the Orlando Veterans Affairs (VA) primary care nurse practitioner […]

UCF has the most inductees among universities in Florida in the new class of fellows of the American Academy of Nursing, which honors the profession’s most accomplished leaders. Four faculty members from UCF’s College of Nursing have been selected to receive the profession’s most prestigious recognition of fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN): […]

The Virtual Experience Research Accelerator (VERA), a U.S. National Science Foundation-funded platform designed to advance the pace and scope of immersive research, has launched its first large-scale remote study and awarded its first use grant to address key challenges in VR and immersive learning. Highlights After years of research and development led by experts at […]

Endowed Chair Vicki Loerzel ’07PhD will lead UCF’s nursing degree programs that prepare students for direct care roles as chair of the Department of Nursing Practice. The University of Central Florida has named Vicki Loerzel ’07PhD as the new chair of the Department of Nursing Practice at the College of Nursing. Loerzel had served as interim department chair since August 2025 after the previous chair, […]