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Maria Vazquez

UCF Alumna Named First Hispanic Superintendent of Orange County Public Schools

Maria Vazquez ’95MEd ’10EdD has served as the district’s deputy superintendent since 2018...
Staci Zavattaro

School of Public Administration Professor Receives Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellowship

Staci Zavattaro will serve as a research fellow through August 2023. ...
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Introducing New 2022 Faculty

Thirteen new faculty members join the College of Community Innovation and Education this fall...

New Undergraduate Social Work and the Law Certificate Provides Insight into How Two Disciplines Support Mutual Goals

The certificate will provide undergraduate students an understanding of the intersection between social work and the law in order to best serve their clients...
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UCF Counselor Education Doctoral Graduate Achieves Triple Knight Status

After 10 years working in the field, Sarah Mendoza ’06 ’09MA returned to UCF to get her doctorate and become a triple Knight...
Ruth Kessa

Public Affairs Doctoral Student Awarded Fellowship for Hispaniola Dissertation Research

As a Mellon Fellow, Ruth Kessa will receive financial, technical and mentorship support to aid in her dissertation research...
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UCF Global Health Management and Informatics Professor Becomes American College of Healthcare Executives Fellow

Su-I Hou’s newly minted status as ACHE Fellow marks the highest standard of professional development in the field of healthcare management...
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UCF Public Administration Assistant Professor Named National Center for Atmospheric Research Early Career Faculty Innovator

Yue ‘Gurt’ Ge will be studying how partnerships between weather forecasters and critical infrastructure operators can enhance systems’ resilience to hurricanes and other disasters...
Claire Knox Receives Award for Exceptional Emergency Management Education

UCF Associate Professor Receives Award for Exceptional Emergency Management Education

Knox received the Kay C. Goss Innovation & Technology Award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency during its annual higher education symposium...
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World Uniters: Five Knights Receive 2022 Fulbright Awards

Five Fulbright recipients are about to spread out around the globe to close gaps in learning and languages — and to extend UCF’s mission to power potential...
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UCF Receives Association of University Programs in Health Administration Engagement Award

The award honors established member programs who demonstrate involvement in and commitment to the organization...
David Smith

UCF Alum Named Assistant Director of U.S. Secret Service Office of Investigations

David Smith ’98 ’00MPA has held numerous roles with the U.S. Secret Service over his nearly 21-year career...
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24 Faculty Members Receive Promotion

Two dozen faculty members from the College of Community Innovation and Education were approved for promotion effective Aug. 8...
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As Hurricane Season Kicks Off, UCF Researchers Working to Make Communities More Resilient

More than a dozen researchers are working on a wide variety of research that looks to prepare, respond, and mitigate hurricane impacts in Florida and beyond...
Bethany Backes

Survivor Link National Training Program Launches at UCF

The program will support nine social work students, developing their ability to respond to domestic violence...
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New Tool from UCF-led Team Shows Homeowners and Renters the True Cost of Disasters

The tool can provide disaster readiness reports for 13.3 million addresses in 196 counties along the Gulf of Mexico — including all of Florida, and parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas...
College of Community Innovation and Education Celebrates Inaugural Alumni Celebration Knight

College of Community Innovation and Education Celebrates Inaugural Alumni Celebration Knight

The College of Community Innovation and Education, in partnership with the CCIE Alumni Board, recognized outstanding alumni and community partners during the inaugural CCIE Celebration Knight Thursday, May 12...
Jeanette Marie-Reynoso

Former Foster Care Child, Now Mother of 3 Reaches Goal of Becoming Teacher

Recent spring graduate Jeanette Marie Reynoso shares her unlikely path to achieving her dream...
Christine Parsons

Mother of 4, Specialized Education Advocate to Graduate from UCF

Spring commencement, Mother’s Day, and National Barriers Day fall on the same weekend this year, which is an appropriate way to introduce Christine Parsons ’17...
Raynee Meek

UCF Teacher Education Student Shares Her Inspiration as a Future Educator

Raynee Meek, an elementary education undergraduate student, shares what motivates her to become a teacher...

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