Category Archives: Academics

“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 […]

For her Honors Undergraduate Thesis, Chantelle Garcia Medina ’20BSN sought to make a lasting difference in the lives of underserved patients in Peru – by focusing on the health of the youngest generation. Her work will continue to make an impact after graduation. In 2019, Garcia was part of an interdisciplinary group of UCF students […]

New Reports Rank College for Excellence in Online, Undergraduate and Graduate Programs UCF is once again ranked among the top nursing programs in the U.S. for its online, undergraduate and graduate degree programs, according to three new reports. Best Online Programs For the seventh year in a row, U.S. News & World Report ranks the […]

By Gene Kruckemyer ’73 Emergency management, nonprofit management and counselor education among the top programs included in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 guide to the Best Graduate Schools. Twenty-seven UCF programs were nationally ranked today in the top 100 of their fields by U.S. News & World Report, and 35 graduate programs total were included […]

Meet the 2019 recipients of the Order of Pegasus. UCF has named 22 students as recipients of the Order of Pegasus, the university’s most prestigious student award. The 2019 recipients were selected from a pool of 77 nominations. The 2019 class includes eight LEAD Scholars, eight President’s Leadership Council members, three Student Government Association leaders, 14 […]

Kaitlyn Jesionowski, a first-year UCF student, recounts her experience as a Parkland shooting survivor and shares how she’s forged the road to recovery. Bullets from a semi-automatic rifle drilled into Room 1214 of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, as dozens of students dove for cover in fear for their lives. As the […]

The American Nurses Credentialing Center has appointed Mary Lou Sole, dean at the UCF College of Nursing, to serve on the Commission on Magnet. Sole holds the seat representing academic nursing on the 12-person commission, which is a voluntary governing body that oversees the activities for the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program and makes the final […]

By UCF College of Nursing College of Nursing Professor Nora E. Warshawsky was recently elected to serve a two-year term as president of the Association of Leadership Science in Nursing (formerly known as CGEAN), and Associate Professor Diane Andrews was re-elected to serve a two-year term as secretary.   Warshawsky had served as president-elect of the […]

A generous grant will help free clinics staffed by the College of Medicine, College of Nursing, physical therapy and social work programs serve 400-500 patients each year. For hundreds of Apopka farmworkers living in poverty, receiving regular, quality healthcare is an endless challenge. But thanks to an interdisciplinary effort from the University of Central Florida’s […]

The Parramore Healthy Community Coalition will spearhead initiatives ranging from nutrition education to diabetes screenings for the community. Healthy lifestyles enable individuals to live full, productive lives. It allows children to maximize their growth and learning potential. It enables parents to excel at their careers and pass along positive behaviors to their children. It creates […]