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  This past weekend 227 nursing students received their degree from UCF. For the Fall Class of 2020, the achievement was no easy feat. Not only did these graduates complete the rigorous degree programs, but for many, they did so while simultaneously working as nurses during COVID-19 pandemic.     BSN Graduates Among the 188 […]

  In the new issue of Pegasus magazine, UCF College of Nursing alumnus Stephen Brennan ’15BSN, a certified emergency nurse, discusses traveling to Queens, New York — the worst-hit area in the United States — to help during COVID-19.   Read More

  Jeff Kepler ’11, a graphic designer, used his creativity to honor heroes around the world, including Anthony King ’14BSN ’17MSN, a nurse caring for COVID-19 patients in New York City.   Read More

Updated February 25, 2021 Awardees will be officially recognized at the 40th Anniversary Virtual Gala on May 15, 2021   In celebration of the 40th anniversary, the UCF College of Nursing is honoring 40 alumni who reflect its values of excellence, innovation, integrity, compassion, service and community. The awardees will be officially recognized at the […]

Jason A. Duprat ’09BSN has always pushed himself out of his comfort zone, and his current deployment with the U.S. Navy Reserve to the COVID-19 hot spot in New York City is no different. Read More

Duty has already called for Capt. Paul Kohler ’20MSN, whose graduate nursing degree is being put to the test five miles up and 5,000 miles away from home. Read More

A UCF nursing doctoral student is using her experience with research to develop hundreds of masks for local nurses and fellow Knights. Read More

UCF honors the 2020 class of 30 exemplary Knights. Included in this year’s honorees are two College of Nursing alumni: Amanda Schultz ’17BSN and Blake Lynch (“Nurse Blake”) ’14BSN. Bold. Innovative. Excellent. Each year, UCF Alumni honors the best of what the university has to offer with its 30 Under 30 awards. These Knights are […]

A UCF Nursing alumna and nurse at Orlando Health shares her story from the frontline of COVID-19. “Every day I wake up wondering, ‘Is today the day I am going to have to care for someone infected with the virus that has the whole world quarantined?’, ” writes Michi Leonardo ’18BSN. Read More

UCF’s commencement is the culmination of an amazing journey for Eliany Torrez Pon, a nursing student who is making better access to health care a priority. BY ROBERT STEPHENS | MAY 2, 2018 You can hear it in the voice of Eliany Torrez Pon. Compassion. Gratitude. Determination. It’s all there when she talks about graduating […]