UCF College of Nursing

  But currently Black lives are in danger and in need of support to make change. A UCF Forum opinion column by panelist Syretta Spears, assistant director of the UCF Simulation, Technology, Innovation and Modeling Center in the College of Nursing.   Read More

  UCF Pegasus Professor and College of Nursing Endowed Professor Greg Welch is one of six IEEE Impact Creators sharing the passions that have them jumping out of bed in the morning and the topics that keep them inspired in their careers. Read More

  Mary Lou Sole has been reappointed as the dean of the College of Nursing. The decision by Michael D. Johnson, interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, extends the role of a UCF leader who has advanced student success, academic excellence and community engagement at the college since becoming dean in 2015.   […]

  UCF was one of the first 10 schools nationwide to receive funding from the Helene Fuld Health Trust, which is helping Second Degree BSN nursing students change careers to pursue their passion.    From a dolphin trainer to a marketing director, their prior careers are diverse. But now these six students have two things in common.   The undergraduate nursing students are returning to school […]

Jacqueline LaManna, assistant professor and director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, is among six experts inducted in the class of 2020 fellows of the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists.   Read More

  In the new issue of Pegasus magazine, UCF College of Nursing alumnus Stephen Brennan ’15BSN, a certified emergency nurse, discusses traveling to Queens, New York — the worst-hit area in the United States — to help during COVID-19.   Read More

When the world needed nurses more than ever, you rose to the challenge of COVID-19. “Our health care system and frontline professionals have been challenged in ways we never imagined possible,” says Annette Bourgault, assistant professor at the UCF College of Nursing and editor at Critical Care Nurse, the journal of the American Association of […]

  Jeff Kepler ’11, a graphic designer, used his creativity to honor heroes around the world, including Anthony King ’14BSN ’17MSN, a nurse caring for COVID-19 patients in New York City.   Read More

Updated February 25, 2021 Awardees will be officially recognized at the 40th Anniversary Virtual Gala on May 15, 2021   In celebration of the 40th anniversary, the UCF College of Nursing is honoring 40 alumni who reflect its values of excellence, innovation, integrity, compassion, service and community. The awardees will be officially recognized at the […]

“The greatest good to society is to serve those with the least,” says Assistant Professor Michael Valenti, a mental health nursing provider, researcher and current president of the board of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Florida Chapter. In his Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing course, Valenti prepares undergraduate nursing students to care for people of all ages […]