Category Archives: Faculty & Staff News

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 & […]

  In the Spring 2021 issue of IMPACT: The Magazine of the UCF Foundation, Rosemary Notarantonio ’81 shares why she and her husband, Raymond, established the Notarantonio Endowed Nursing Scholarship to support high-achieving first-generation students. “I hope this scholarship provides the net for someone to take that leap into a brighter future,” she says. Read […]

Leading nursing scholar assists rural nurse leaders through endowed scholarship In the Spring 2021 issue of IMPACT: The Magazine of the UCF Foundation, Nursing Endowed Chair and Professor Angeline Bushy shares why she established the Dr. Angeline and John R. Bushy Endowed Scholarship for PhD students in the College of Nursing who live in rural […]

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 […]

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 […]

WFTV 9, Fox 35 Orlando, and Spectrum News 13 report that, as a result of the pandemic, an interest in nursing degrees sparked a 26% increase in applications to the BSN programs at the UCF College of Nursing, and interest in online graduate nursing degrees is also up. Dr. Jessica Simmons, assistant dean of students […]

  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 […]

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