Category Archives: Awards & Kudos

Thirty UCF graduate programs and areas have been recognized among the nation’s best, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Graduate Schools Rankings. Among the programs included are the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs in the College of Nursing, ranking No. 65 in the nation.   Read More  

Burnett Honors College scholar and BSN student Sadie Richards is among 23 recipients of this year’s Order of Pegasus, the university’s most prestigious student award. “I am passionate about education and I hold myself to high standards,” says Sadie Richards, a senior in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program and 2021 recipient of […]

Fellowship honors outstanding leadership and achievements in the profession   The National Academies of Practice (NAP) has inducted Veronica Decker, DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FNAP, assistant professor in the UCF College of Nursing, in the Class of 2021 Distinguished Fellows (FNAP). Fellows were recognized in a virtual induction ceremony during the NAP Annual Meeting & […]

Professor Mindi Anderson, inaugural director of UCF’s Healthcare Simulation graduate program in the College of Nursing, today was named 2020 Educator of the Year by the international Society for Simulation in Healthcare. In addition to her accomplishments and research, Anderson’s “growing national and international reputation as an independent investigator and major contributor in advancing the […]

UCF has named 23 students as recipients of the Order of Pegasus, the university’s most prestigious student award. Among this year’s award recipients is Sadie Richards, a College of Nursing undergraduate and Burnett Honors College student. The winners will be honored at a ceremony March 26. Read More  

Each March, Faculty Excellence honors 31 women for their impact on students and UCF’s campus community. This year, as we continue to charge on during a pandemic, our women faculty have not wavered in their commitments as mentors, role models, friends, researchers and teachers. Among this year’s honorees are two faculty members from the College […]

The 2021 class is scheduled to be honored in a celebratory event later this spring.     UCF Alumni has announced its annual 30 Under 30 Award winners. These accomplished graduates were chosen for their great professional success, commitment to helping others and track record of giving back to UCF and their local community. Among this […]

  Thirty-seven UCF teams will split $1 million in UCF SEED funding to conduct preliminary research the university hopes will lead to bigger individual grants from other agencies and breakthroughs in a variety of fields. Among the funded projects is one led by Assistant Professor Jean Davis exploring outcomes of the FitMoms2B exercise program among […]

UCF College of Nursing faculty member Dr. Dawn Turnage is part of an interdisciplinary team who was honored with one of this year’s innovation awards. Their winning project focused on communicating the importance of vaccinations to new parents. The winning projects, which received $25,000, were chosen for being interdisciplinary, sustainable and community focused. Read More […]

Top 10 in Nursing Education and Top-ranked MSN in Florida     Once again U.S. News & World Report has ranked UCF among the best online programs in the nation for both undergraduate and graduate nursing degrees. In the 2021 Best Online Programs rankings, UCF is ranked No. 8 for Best Online Nursing Education Master’s programs, […]