UCF College of Nursing

The honor is designed to recognize some of UCF’s brightest stars who shine a positive light on UCF and on their respective fields. Six faculty members were lauded for being leaders and making impacts in their fields during UCF’s annual Luminary Awards on Tuesday at Leu Gardens in Orlando. The Luminary Awards are designed to […]

Through two U.S. Department of Education grants, UCF will increase opportunities to support Hispanic/Latino/a/x student success across the university, with an intentional project dedicated to the nursing profession. Para la versión en Español, oprima aquí. UCF has been selected for two, five-year U.S. Department of Education (ED) Title V grants totaling $5.7 million to reduce […]

Frances Blackwell Smith, PhD, RN, was one of the original trailblazers of the University of Central Florida nursing program and her impact will continue thanks to a generous gift. The UCF College of Nursing is mourning the loss of a one of its founding faculty members. Professor Emerita Frances Blackwell Smith, who was a faculty […]

The Progresando Initiative empowers Hispanic/Latina/o/x adults to achieve economic and social mobility through high-impact careers. Para la versión en Español, oprima aquí. Bank of America has selected UCF as a preferred partner for a two-year $250,000 grant to support Hispanic/Latina/o/x students pursuing careers in healthcare through its Progresando Initiative. The initiative was created to help […]

The UCF College of Nursing alumna and faculty member is among 15 educators worldwide honored by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. Jacqueline LaManna ’13PhD, associate professor at UCF College of Nursing, has been recognized by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) as a Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing. She […]

The associate professor is among 10 global healthcare simulationists who will be inducted into the Class of 2023 Fellows in January. Recognizing her sustained contributions to the field of healthcare simulation, Associate Professor Desiree A. Díaz has been named a Fellow of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare Academy. Díaz is one of only 10 […]

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the legacy of Joyce DeGennaro ’03, ’09BSN, ’13MSN who passed away in 2020 after a brave battle with Stage IV breast cancer lives on and will have an even greater long-lasting impact thanks to a new endowed scholarship. Meet its first recipient. “The biggest loss is those that will never […]

This Hispanic Heritage Month, meet UCF alumna Veronica Sampayo ’13BSN — a Hispanic first-generation college graduate and nurse practitioner who is championing future diverse providers. The Hispanic and Latinx population continues to grow, and so do the healthcare disparities these communities face. Hispanic Heritage Month serves as a reminder of the importance of a diverse […]

The University of Central Florida announced that it will reopen for classes and normal operations on Tuesday, October 4. Hurricane Ian has affected our region in varying ways – and we know that some of our College of Nursing faculty, staff and students are continuing to feel its impacts with ongoing flooding, power outages and/or […]

Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death in adults over 65 in the U.S. and are just one of the national problems McKnight Doctoral Fellow and nursing doctoral student Eunice Oladepe Ojo ’21DNP is working to address. “As a young high school girl growing up in my native Nigeria, I always aspired to achieve […]