UCF College of Nursing

In 2025, UCF’s College of Nursing launched a brighter future. Fueled by excellence, innovation and partnerships, UCF’s College of Nursing continued an upward trajectory of impact by preparing Knight nurses to address Florida’s nursing shortage and fostering collaboration and research to ensure a healthier future. Learn more about the stories featured here and our impact. […]

For her doctoral project, UCF nursing graduate Alicia Jennings used a simple, cost-effective program to help reduce burnout among new graduate nurses in the emergency department.  Working in an emergency department is stressful not knowing what patient situation will arrive next and some are life-threatening. Due to the stressful environment more than 50% of emergency nurses report burnout, leading some to leave the profession. Further compounding the nursing shortage is new graduate […]

The clinic also serves as real-world classroom for medical, nursing, speech-language pathology and physical therapy students. UCF unveiled a new 38-foot UCF Heath Mobile Health Clinic on Wednesday, designed to bring free, high-quality healthcare directly to communities that need it most. The clinic also serves as a mobile classroom, preparing UCF healthcare students in programs […]

At the 2025 Florida Nursing Students Association convention, UCF’s Student Nurses’ Association received the Diamond Chapter Award for the fifth year in a row while students earned scholarships and gained valuable insights.  “Being active in the Student Nurses’ Association truly elevates the student experience at UCF by giving nursing students opportunities they wouldn’t get anywhere else,” says senior Allyson Crighton. “Beyond professional […]

Meet some of the future Knight nurses pursuing independent research through UCF’s Honors Undergraduate Thesis program, a unique opportunity that supports student success and contributes to nursing science.  I’ve always been deeply passionate about understanding how to care for patients beyond their physical needs,” says Allyson Crighton, an undergraduate student in UCF’s Traditional BSN program […]

Funded by NASA, the research leveraged immersive technologies and insights across disciplines to examine trust dynamics between humans and machines, ensuring safety and success for future space exploration. Born from the challenge of the Space Race, UCF was created to transform imagination into innovation and prepare people to launch humanity beyond its limits. Today, we […]

The honor recognizes some of UCF’s brightest stars who reflect the best of the university’s research and impact efforts. UCF honored seven faculty members as shining examples of excellence, dedication and inspiration during the 2025 Luminary Awards. Established in 2017, the annual awards recognize faculty whose achievements reflect the university’s highest standards in advancing knowledge, […]

The gift will provide hundreds of UCF second degree bachelor’s in nursing students with much-needed scholarships and wrap-around services to support their success. Our nation is facing a nursing shortage crisis — and UCF is stepping up. By 2035, Florida is projected to be short of more than 59,000 nurses, including 37,400 registered nurses (RNs), […]

Associate Professor Rebecca Koszalinski was recognized by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence for her commitment to gerontological nursing education and the care of older adults. Rebecca Koszalinski, associate professor at UCF’s College of Nursing, is among the experts recently honored as a Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing. The award from the National […]

As nursing students completed their first week of classes for Fall 2025, UCF concluded the opening celebrations of the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion with an open house and tour for alumni, donors and community partners. Community support played a pivotal role in the creation of the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion, and the UCF and Central […]