Category Archives: College & Campus News

Countless Contributions to Nursing’s Future By UCF College of Nursing When the University of Central Florida College of Nursing received approval from the Florida Board of Governors to begin the state’s fifth doctoral program in nursing in spring 2003, it was considered key to solving the state’s shortage of nurses and nurse educators. At that time, it […]

When Eliany Torrez Pon learned that her grandmother in Nicaragua had ovarian cancer, she and her family sent money to relatives in their home country to help. Pon contributed the $2,000 she had saved to pay for her spring semester tuition, knowing she would not able to pay for classes — as a DREAMer (Development, […]

To meet the growing demand for higher educated nurses in Central Florida and nationwide, the UCF College of Nursing has expanded its faculty with three new tenure-earning faculty members, leveraging their expertise in the areas of nurse leadership and management, gerontology and mental health. “The college continues to expand programs and faculty to provide a high quality […]

As National Nurse Practitioner Week comes to a close, the UCF College of Nursing would like to honor its nurse practitioner alumni for passing their board certification exams. The most recent graduates of two nurse practitioner programs at the UCF College of Nursing passed their national certification exam, earning the college a 100 percent pass rate in both categories and exceeding national averages. […]