Tag Archives: philanthropy

This month 32 UCF junior and senior nursing students from all three campuses, Orlando, Daytona and Cocoa, were among nearly 2,000 nursing students from 48 states and U.S. territories at the 2025 National Student Nurses’ Association Convention in Seattle, Washington. “Attending the annual convention provides students with a valuable platform to engage with inspiring speakers […]

Thanks to philanthropic generosity and a hometown advantage, more than 60 UCF students gained valuable skills to unleash potential as future Knight nurses at the 2024 convention where the Orlando chapter earned the top honor once again. UCF College of Nursing students shined bright earlier this month at the annual National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) […]

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, […]