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UCF Criminal Justice Graduate Student Lands New Role at Orange County Sheriff’s Office

For Aleesha Jahur ’21, it was a simple class in criminal justice that ignited her passion for the field – and led to a full-time role with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office...

Early Outreach Furthers UCF Downtown’s Commitment to Community

College

An engagement plan with an urban K-8 school helps students feel welcome and see themselves as future college students...

New Habits for the New Year

Learning Sciences

Program Coordinator and Professor Michele Gregorie Gill shares a few of her favorite things that have helped her with cueing and rewarding new behaviors...

HIV 101: What You Need to Know on World AIDS Day

Counselor Education

In honor of World AIDS Day, UCF Associate Professor J. Richelle Joe shares some insight into the HIV epidemic...

UCF Moot Court Dominates in University of Chicago’s Invitational Tournament

Legal Studies

UCF’s two teams ousted 26 others to force an all-UCF final round and take first and second place...

UCF Mediation Team Takes Home Multiple Awards in Brenau University Invitational Tournament

Legal Studies

Members won first-place team of mediators and team of advocates/clients, along with other individual and pair awards...

UCF Counselor Education Program, Faculty Member Receive ACES Awards

Counselor Education

The counselor education master’s program and Associate Professor J. Richelle Joe were recognized for excellence and innovation in counselor education...

New Study Examines Political Socialization at Historically Black Universities

Higher Education

The NSF project will examine culturally relevant messaging and political socialization of historically Black college and university students and how those factors influence political interest and participation...

UCF Alum Advocates for Education Research That Centers Community Homegrown Ideas

Learning Sciences

EdD alum DeShawn Chapman collaborates with communities to build educational access from early childhood to adulthood...

New UCF Co-led Study Will Focus on Keeping Intimate Partner Violence Survivors Safe

Criminal Justice

The researchers will create evidence-based, intimate partner violence pretrial safety assessment guides for judges to use when considering pretrial release in intimate partner violence cases...

Physical therapist and young male student dancing

Free Developmental Screenings for Children in Preschool, Elementary School in Parramore

Teacher Education

Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute offered free, quality developmental screenings for a preschool and elementary school in Parramore, while UCF students gained community-based experience...

UCF Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Impacts of Culturally Relevant Political Messaging

Higher Education

Amanda Wilkerson will serve as principal investigator as her team examines how such messaging influences students at historically black colleges and universities...

In the Words of Rangers: The Human Side of Conserving Wildlife

Criminal Justice

UCF professor explores ranger perspectives on their work environment and its impact on wildlife conservation...

UCF Elementary Education Alumna Lands Dream Teaching Job

Teacher Education

Through her undergraduate thesis work, Mary Annaliese Dehner ’20 combined her love for dance and education and has turned it into a career as a public school dance teacher...

Terry Grear wearing mask in hospital bed

UCF Alum Urges Public to Get Vaccinated After COVID Story Makes Headlines

Teacher Education

Terry Greear ’02 contracted COVID in January before he was eligible to get the vaccine and nearly died during his 72-day stay in the hospital...

Introducing New 2021 Faculty

College

Join us in welcoming new faculty members to the College of Community Innovation and Education...

UCF Center for Public and Nonprofit Management Announces New Director

Public Administration

Maritza Concha, a lecturer in the School of Public Administration, has been named the next director of the UCF Center for Public and Nonprofit Management (CPNM)...