UCF 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 student 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, […]

With hard work, dedication and a commitment to excellence, these three UCF Dance Team members are taking lessons learned from the national stage to the nation’s most trusted profession. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UCF College of Nursing (@ucfnursing) UCF’s nursing degree program is rigorous in preparing students for clinical practice […]

This week UCF will award its 18,000th nursing degree and graduate its first cohort from the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion in Lake Nona — fueling a talent pipeline of much-needed providers to positively impact the health of the community. With its Class of 2026, the University of Central Florida is celebrating a new era in […]

Joy Parchment ’15PhD is one of only two nursing experts in Florida named to the 2026 class of fellows of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, recognizing her impact through research and mentoring future leaders. More than 5,000 nurse leaders gathered in Chicago last month for the American Organization for Nursing Leadership’s annual conference, aimed […]

Fueled by philanthropic gifts and faculty mentorship, members of UCF’s Student Nurses’ Association continued an upward trajectory of excellence — earning accolades and gaining valuable experiences at the annual national convention. Among more than 2,000 students, faculty and leaders at the 2026 National Student Nurses’ Association Convention in Houston, Texas, the cohort from the University of Central Florida […]

The prestigious appointment from the UCF Pegasus Partner will bolster Tucker’s nationally recognized research focused on helping practitioners and patients thrive. Highlights UCF Pegasus Partner Orlando Health has named Sharon Tucker, dean of UCF’s College of Nursing, the Orlando Health Endowed Chair in Nursing. The prestigious endowed faculty position, which will support Tucker’s nursing research, […]