Category Archives: College & Campus News

The donation aids in UCF’s fundraising campaign to create a 21st century building at Lake Nona to address the nation’s nursing shortage and foster innovation. With a generous $500,000 gift, the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation has become one of the founding donors for the new UCF College of Nursing building at Lake Nona’s Medical City. This […]

The projects, which received $25,000 each, were chosen for improving our sense of community through the power of arts and wellness. Two project teams comprising of UCF researchers and community partners were named winners of the 2022 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation award. Each team was granted $25,000 to help fund their respective […]

UCF College of Nursing’s online graduate programs are among the nine UCF programs ranked in the top 10 nationally. Today, U.S. News & World Report again recognized the quality of UCF’s online degrees, ranking the university No. 8 in the nation for overall Best Online Bachelor’s Programs – including UCF College of Nursing’s online RN to BSN program. UCF […]

UCF’s newest nursing graduates will continue to impact the future of nursing as providers, educators, leaders and researchers. Today, UCF will award 221 nursing degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. The newest cohort will “Charge On!” as Knight nurses, filling a great need to practice at the bedside and educate future generations. The Fall […]

Kimberly P. Emery Rathbun ’17BSN, UCF College of Nursing’s first BSN to Ph.D. graduate, is leading a younger generation of nurse scientists and innovating patient care through her research. When Kimberly P. Emery Rathbun ’17BSN walks across the stage at Addition Financial Arena on Friday to be officially hooded as “Dr. Emery,” she will mark a milestone in her career […]

The building will be equipped with cutting-edge training and technology to combat the nursing shortage. Leaders from Dr. Phillips Charities and UCF announced a $10 million donation to support the College of Nursing’s new building, which will help UCF graduate more nurses and combat the nation’s critical nursing shortage while fostering more innovation and collaboration […]

Thanks to a generous donation, a new program at UCF pairs theatre studies, creative drama and nursing students to provide interactive theatrical programming for patients at Nemours Children’s Health. A new program made possible by philanthropists Bruce Gould and Jeffrey Gould will help bring more joy and laughter to children in extended hospital stays. The […]

The honor is designed to recognize some of UCF’s brightest stars who shine a positive light on UCF and on their respective fields. Six faculty members were lauded for being leaders and making impacts in their fields during UCF’s annual Luminary Awards on Tuesday at Leu Gardens in Orlando. The Luminary Awards are designed to […]

Through two U.S. Department of Education grants, UCF will increase opportunities to support Hispanic/Latino/a/x student success across the university, with an intentional project dedicated to the nursing profession. Para la versión en Español, oprima aquí. UCF has been selected for two, five-year U.S. Department of Education (ED) Title V grants totaling $5.7 million to reduce […]

Frances Blackwell Smith, PhD, RN, was one of the original trailblazers of the University of Central Florida nursing program and her impact will continue thanks to a generous gift. The UCF College of Nursing is mourning the loss of a one of its founding faculty members. Professor Emerita Frances Blackwell Smith, who was a faculty […]