UCF Awards Promotion and Tenure to 115 Faculty

Awards & Kudos
May 7, 2025 by
The approvals recognize years of excellence and contributions in teaching, research and service.  UCF faculty members across the university marked a major achievement in earning promotions and tenure for the 2024-25 cycle.  The 115 approved faculty — 76 for promotion and 39 for tenure — underwent a comprehensive performance evaluation by peers, college and university […]

Supporting Student Success at the National Student Nurses Association Convention

Alumni & Friends
April 22, 2025 by
This month 32 UCF junior and senior nursing students from all three campuses, Orlando, Daytona and Cocoa, were among nearly 2,000 nursing students from 48 states and U.S. territories at the 2025 National Student Nurses’ Association Convention in Seattle, Washington. “Attending the annual convention provides students with a valuable platform to engage with inspiring speakers […]

UCF Nursing Faculty Member Honored with Outstanding Educator Award

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April 15, 2025 by
Jean W. Davis ’19Ph.D., assistant professor at UCF’s College of Nursing, has been honored with the 2025 Outstanding Nurse Practitioner Educator Award from the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. The award recognizes a nurse practitioner faculty member who enhances nurse practitioner education through innovative curriculum development, exceptional teaching practices, policy leadership, creative strategies, and […]

From Engineering to Counseling, Graduate Programs Highly Ranked by U.S. News Propel UCF Alumni to Thrive in Career

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April 8, 2025 by
U.S. News & World Report ranks 13 UCF graduate programs in the top 50 nationally  — and alumni in those programs laud Knight Nation’s world-class faculty. While pursuing a doctoral degree in aerospace engineering at UCF , Tommy Genova ’20MS ’20PhD worked alongside Professor Kareem Ahmed, one of the world’s foremost researchers in hypersonics and combustion. He played a […]

Two Nursing Students Celebrated Among UCF’s ‘Best and Brightest’

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April 2, 2025 by
During the April 2 Founders’ Day event, Jenna Koo will receive the Order of Pegasus Award and Victoria Trautwein will receive a Founders’ Day Student Award. This week, during the 2025 Founders’ Day celebration, UCF recognized student excellence with Order of Pegasus and student awards. Two senior undergraduate nursing students were honored among this year’s […]

Founders’ Day 2025: Celebrating Student, Faculty and Staff Knights

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April 2, 2025 by
UCF College of Nursing students, faculty and staff are among those being honored for service and excellence during ceremonies on April 2, 2025. Every year on the first Wednesday of April, UCF honors the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of its people on Founders’ Day, the annual celebration of the employees, faculty, and students who keep […]

Excellence in Digital Learning Recognized: UCF’s Online Programs Rank Among Nation’s Best Once Again

Academics
January 21, 2025 by
UCF’s strategic use of technology and faculty-led, innovative online programs continue to drive student success. For decades, UCF has been at the forefront of online education by integrating advanced technology and strategies at both the undergraduate and graduate level to provide high-quality, flexible learning pathways that meet students’ needs where they are. From engineering, healthcare […]

2 UCF Healthcare Simulation Experts Named Global Fellows

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January 13, 2025 by
Jason Konzelmann and Syretta Spears, from UCF’s Colleges of Medicine and Nursing, respectively, were honored for their significant contributions to simulation in healthcare education. Jason Konzelmann and Syretta Spears, who direct clinical skills and simulation centers at UCF’s Colleges of Medicine and Nursing, respectively, are among 19 healthcare simulation experts from around the world inducted into the Class of 2025 […]

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