UCF College of Nursing

By Julie Harper ’01 The College of Nursing welcomes new faculty experts to meet increased demand as UCF expands access to its high-quality nursing programs with the opening of the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion next week.  At the start of Fall 2025 next week, UCF’s College of Nursing will welcome more than its newest cohort […]

By Julie Harper ’01 Tomorrow UCF will award 338 nursing degrees to directly impact the health of communities in Central Florida and beyond. On Saturday’s Summer 2025 commencement ceremony, UCF will award 338 nursing degrees, from the bachelor’s to the doctorate, in addition to graduate certificates. The graduates will join a community of more than […]

With her second doctoral degree in nursing from UCF, Eunice Oladepe Ojo ’21DNP will address the shortage of nursing faculty and the leading cause of injury-related deaths among older adults in the U.S.   When Eunice Oladepe Ojo ’21DNP walks across the stage at Addition Financial Arena on Saturday she will be positively impacting two major […]

Newly appointed Dean Sharon Tucker sits down to share her journey to Central Florida and her vision to lead UCF’s College of Nursing into the future. On August 1, 2025, Sharon Tucker officially begins her appointment as dean of UCF’s College of Nursing and takes the helm at a time of growth and opportunity both […]

Endowed Professor Ladda Thiamwong is among 47 experts honored for their outstanding contributions and selected as 2025 fellows of the Gerontological Society of America. Florida Blue Endowed Professor for Healthy Communities Ladda Thiamwong has been selected as a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization focused on aging. […]

The Simulation, Technology, Innovation and Modeling is the first and only program in Florida accredited by the Association of SP Educators — and is now among an elite group worldwide with three accolades from leading organizations in the field. A longstanding leader in healthcare simulation, UCF’s College of Nursing has been awarded its third global […]

Designer and artist Brian W. Brush shares details on the inspiration and installation of “Vitality,” the public art commissioned for the heart of UCF’s new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion in Lake Nona.  Vitality (noun): the state of being strong and active; energy.  “We are all part of something greater and we share a collective energy […]

By Julie Harper ’01 Rebecca Koszalinski and Joy Parchment ’15PhD are among the exceptional nurse leaders to be inducted in 2025 and honored for significant contributions to advance public health.  UCF nursing faculty members Rebecca Koszalinski and Joy Parchment ’15PhD have been selected to become fellows of the American Academy of Nursing, the most prestigious […]

By Julie Harper ’01 Tucker, who currently serves as department chair, brings to the role 22 years of leadership experience and a passion for empowering nurses.   After conducting a national search, the University of Central Florida has named Sharon Tucker as the next dean of the College of Nursing. Tucker will begin her new role […]

By Julie Harper ’01 As she prepares to Charge On to retirement, Dean Mary Lou Sole reflects on more than three decades at UCF and shares words of wisdom for the future. Mary Lou Sole, dean of UCF’s College of Nursing, will retire this summer after 34 years of service to the University of Central […]