Category Archives: College & Campus News

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 […]

  Nearly 200 student nurses are helping administer COVID-19 vaccinations in the local community and gaining valuable practical skills. UCF is joining a nationwide effort led by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Watch More: UCF Nursing Students Join COVID-19 Vaccination Effort (Spectrum News 13) Hundreds of UCF nursing students help administer COVID-19 vaccines […]

  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 […]

  Leveraging its faculty expertise in healthcare simulation, UCF College of Nursing is partnering with the Society for Simulation in Healthcare to present a new continuing education opportunity. The one-day, live and interactive online course will be led by UCF’s healthcare simulation experts and will prepare healthcare professionals to become a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator […]

When alumna Dr. Darcy Harris ’81BSN was a student at UCF, Florida hospital had openings for student nurses. She was placed in the oncology department, and she said she felt immediately it was a fit. “I was not afraid to talk with people about dying and I wasn’t afraid to be with people who were […]

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, […]

As the pandemic continues, more college students are turning to online classes for the knowledge and skills they’ll need to graduate. At UCF, instructional design staff help make sure teachers and students can get creative – such as Dr. Desiree Díaz in the College of Nursing healthcare simulation graduate program. Read More  

U.S. News & World Report has once again ranked UCF among the Best Online Bachelor’s programs in the nation — this time, coming in at No. 14.     “Our high rankings are a testament to the terrific work of our talented faculty and instructional designers who produce engaging, high-quality courses that support our students’ success […]

Private philanthropy is helping nursing students make it through COVID-related financial crises.   Next week, when the Spring 2021 semester begins, senior nursing student Josée Etienne will return to UCF to complete her clinicals, coursework and honors thesis. But for Etienne and several other nursing students, the semester almost didn’t happen.   Last year, at […]