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In honor of Mother’s Day and Nurse’s Week, meet the second generation of UCF Knight nurses, and third generation of nurses, who were inspired by a mother’s calling to care for others. “My mom inspired me to pursue nursing,” says Linah Monize, a junior nursing student at UCF Orlando. “I grew up watching her further her education in […]

Meet the new cohort of career changers and future Knight nurses who received the Helene Fuld Health Trust Scholarship.  Their previous career paths range from data analytics to psychology. Some always had a passion for healthcare, while others were called to the profession though life experiences. But these six accelerated Second Degree nursing students all […]

Max Jones beat the odds and is now pursuing a career path in pediatric oncology thanks to the mentorship of his nurses, including a very special alumna, Delaney Postma ’15. The story of this resilient student and the nurse who inspired him was covered by hundreds of NBC and CBS stations across the country in honor of National Nurse’s […]

The Burnett Honors College scholar and Florida native, who shines in her studies and on stage, was selected to sing the national anthem at a national convention. Last week, Kaitlyn Yu sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” in front of hundreds of fellow nursing students, faculty and leaders from across the country at the National Student Nurses’ […]

The student leader, scholarship recipient and first-generation college student is among 26 exemplary students to receive the 2022 Order of Pegasus, UCF’s most prestigious student award. Excellence. Disciplined. Integrity. Dedicated. Compassionate. These are just some of values and qualities used to describe senior nursing student Erin Tonkin. Tonkin is among 26 UCF students who will […]

Spectrum News 13 reports on “data that shows the percentage of Hispanic nurses nationwide — and in Florida — is lower than the Hispanic population.” Undergraduate UCF nursing student Cynthia Fonseca was interviewed in the story. “As a Hispanic nurse, she understands some of the important cultural differences she would be able to address with […]

Despite a pandemic that slowed the economy; delayed or derailed some federal and private agencies’ spending plans; and frustrated supply chains, UCF generated $212.9 million in research awards — up more than $8 million from 2020. The College of Nursing also experienced another record year of increased research funding. This year’s UCF research success stories […]

CBS News shares the inspiring story of Class of 2021 graduate Madison Jarocha who has overcome several health setbacks to earn her bachelor’s in nursing degree. “I think it’s going to help me be the best nurse that I can,” says Jarocha. Watch on CBS News

WTSP 10 Tampa Bay reported on how the Tarpon Springs Police Department came to Orlando to celebrate the graduation of Aleena Kondek, a fallen officer’s daughter and graduate of the UCF Traditional BSN program at the Daytona campus. Read More

Burnett Honors College scholar and BSN student Sadie Richards is among 23 recipients of this year’s Order of Pegasus, the university’s most prestigious student award. “I am passionate about education and I hold myself to high standards,” says Sadie Richards, a senior in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program and 2021 recipient of […]