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UCF Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education Accepted to Prestigious University Council

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Admission to this University Council for Educational Administration, a research-oriented consortium of higher education institutions, requires rigorous program and institutional review...
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UCF, State Universities Partner to Upscale Impact of University-Assisted Community Schools in Florida

University researchers are partnering with Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, Florida International University, and the University of South Florida to invest in and build upon unique community needs across four school districts...
Claire Connolly-Knox

UCF Emergency Management Professor Inducted as National Academy of Public Administration Fellow

Claire Connolly Knox is the fifth School of Public Administration faculty member to be honored as an academy fellow...
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Faculty, Staff Veterans Reflect on Time Serving in the Military

Two veterans in our college share how their past experiences led them to their current roles...
Carter Gresham, wearing graduation regalia, smiles in front of a backdrop of buildings and palm trees.

UCF Urban and Regional Planning Alum Helps Create Affordable Housing in Orange County

UCF master of urban and regional planning alumnus Carter Gresham works to streamline the housing process for Orange County residents...
Luminary Award

UCF Recognizes Nine Top Faculty at 2024 Luminary Awards

The honor is designed to recognize some of UCF’s brightest stars who shine a positive light on UCF and in their respective fields...
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Inclusive Education Services Student Excels with Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, celebrated each October, we recognize the contributions of IES student and part-time FSCUA employee Gregory Nelson...
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State Funding Increase to Drive Growth in Community Partnership Schools

Statewide, nearly 50,000 students and their families benefit from services such as tutoring, healthcare and mentoring...
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6 Faculty Named CCIE Research Fellows for 2024-25 Academic Year

Faculty members representing six of the college’s academic units were selected based on their proposals for interdisciplinary research to address major policy or community challenges...
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UCF Center’s Capacity-Building, Financial-Management Seminars Prepare Local Nonprofits for Sustainability

The Center for Public and Nonprofit Management has equipped professionals representing 55 Central Florida nonprofits with essential resources and skills for success this year...
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Five Minutes with a UCF Research Administrator

Erin Blackwell, Associate Director for the Research Administration Services Team in the College of Community Innovation and Education, shares how the research administration graduate program has enriched her career...
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New $1.2M Department of Education Funded Project to Help UCF Graduate More Special Education Teachers

To help address the teacher shortage, the funding will support 40 educators earning master’s degrees at UCF over the next five years, with the first cohort starting this fall...
Earlisha Whitfield

Reading Education Assistant Professor Receives Emerging Leader Award

The Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education honored Earlisha Whitfield with the Emerging Leader Award at the National Technology Leadership Summit...
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Criminal Justice Professor Leads Workshop at Prestigious Research Consortium

Inspired by the challenges of using census data in social science research, Matt Nobles led an impactful workshop over the summer on U.S. census data processing...
Mariana Espinoza

UCF Teacher Education Alumna Dreams Big, Launches Career in Social Studies Education

A lifelong love of teaching coupled with her experience at UCF has led Mariana Espinosa ’24 to a newly minted career in education...
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UCF Rolls Out New Professional Track for Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Launched in Fall 2024, the professional track is intended to streamline students’ pathway from college to a career in law enforcement or correctional leadership...
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Emergency Management Professional Joins UCF as Practitioner-in-Residence

With over a decade of academic and professional experience in the field himself, Romeo Lavarias is ready to help prepare UCF’s emergency management students for the future...
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New Legal Studies Department Chair Receives Warm Welcome from Community

Law firm Colling Gilbert Wright welcomed Lisa Nored to UCF’s Department of Legal Studies with a celebratory evening, ushering in a new year of collaboration and partnership...
Fourteen new faculty members (some not pictured here) have joined the College of Community Innovation and Education for Fall 2023.

Introducing New 2024 Faculty

Nine new faculty members have joined the College of Community Innovation and Education for Fall 2024...
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UCF Students Help Distribute Donor Funding via Collaborative Philanthropy Project

Through extensive research and mentorship, UCF students recently helped the Central Florida Foundation identify local nonprofits with projects in need of funding, resulting in grants totaling $115,000...

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