UCF College of Nursing

By College of Nursing | June 8, 2018 Endowed Chair Gregory F. Welch, a computer scientist and engineer on faculty in the UCF College of Nursing, was recently honored with the 2018 IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Technical Achievement Award for his contributions to human motion tracking and mixed reality applications in medicine and training. Presented by […]

By UCF College of Nursing | May 23, 2018 It is becoming a more familiar scene in health care. Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, and social workers are working as a team to care for patients in a free clinic. But this team is comprised of students from UCF – and it’s just one of many […]

By UCF College of Nursing Professors Mindi Anderson, Desiree Díaz and Laura Gonzalez from the UCF College of Nursing are among the first 28 simulation educators worldwide who have earned advanced certification in the field. “Very few, if any, universities in the country have the same level of advanced educators on faculty,” said Mary Lou […]

UCF’s commencement is the culmination of an amazing journey for Eliany Torrez Pon, a nursing student who is making better access to health care a priority. BY ROBERT STEPHENS | MAY 2, 2018 You can hear it in the voice of Eliany Torrez Pon. Compassion. Gratitude. Determination. It’s all there when she talks about graduating […]

UCF seniors named inaugural recipients of the new Alfred I. duPont Endowed Nursing Scholarship By UCF College of Nursing | April 25, 2018 Scholarship recipients Rebecca Bruce (left) and Caitlin Cox, with duPont’s John Lord Senior Rebecca Bruce of Deland knows that she can ease the pain of sick children and their families one bedside […]

By UCF College of Nursing Seven teams of students from the College of Nursing won scholarship awards for their poster presentations at the UCF Service-Learning Student Showcase held recently. At the annual event, hosted by Experiential Learning at UCF, students across the university present projects that bring value to the community and foster civic responsibility. “In nursing, we […]

By UCF College of Nursing | April 2, 2018 A grant recently awarded from the West Orange Healthcare District will enhance the real-world education for UCF nursing students while aiding in the care of the growing number of uninsured patients at Shepherd’s Hope. A $62,000 grant will fund a new UCF Community Nursing Coalition, or community-focused service learning program […]

By Jenna Marina Lee | March 30, 2018 UCF Alumni announced the recipients of its fourth annual 30 Under 30 Awards on March 30. This year’s class includes marketing and communications professionals, entrepreneurs, engineers, software specialists, attorneys, education leaders, doctors, nurses, the youngest-elected Florida state representative and a football star, among others. “This year’s 30 under […]

By Gene Kruckemyer ’73 | March 27, 2018 Twenty-five UCF programs were ranked in the top 100 of their fields by the recently released U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools of 2019, a total gain of three programs from last year. UCF has experienced an upward trend in the number of programs on the top 100 list. […]

By Christine Dellert | March 20, 2018 Beginning in July, UCF will have two new colleges and a new interdisciplinary, inter-college school, bringing together programs in key areas where the university excels. The new colleges and school are part of an academic reorganization launched last year to position UCF as a leader in driving 21st-century health care […]