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UCF Teacher Education Alumna Inspires Future Generations Through NASA Outreach

Through funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Project ASD 7 will help 46 scholars from two graduate programs complete their degrees and earn a certificate in the developmental disorder...

Graduating UCF Student Founded Business to Help Others Obtain Disability Benefits

Cat Toon ’13 encourages everyone to follow their passion and know they can explore opportunities in space and aeronautics from outside a traditional STEM field...

Alyssa Wilbanks representing Unbound Disability Claims at the Florida Venture Forum.

Health Management & Informatics

By combining personal inspiration with technology, the health sciences major has created a startup business that expedites the Social Security Disability benefits application and approval process...

Health Informatics Students Get Early Hiring Advantage with ‘Epic’ Training

Health Management & Informatics

Thanks to a partnership with Orlando Health, students in UCF’s health management and informatics programs are now learning how to use the leading electronic health record software before they graduate...

RoSusan Bartee, left, smiles as she accepts an award from a UCEA representative, right. They are standing in front of a wall.

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

Educational Leadership,Higher Education

Admission to this University Council for Educational Administration, a research-oriented consortium of higher education institutions, requires rigorous program and institutional review...

UCF, State Universities Partner to Upscale Impact of University-Assisted Community Schools in Florida

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

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...

Faculty, Staff Veterans Reflect on Time Serving in the Military

Claire Connolly Knox is the fifth School of Public Administration faculty member to be honored as an academy fellow...

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

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 Recognizes Nine Top Faculty at 2024 Luminary Awards

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

Inclusive Education Services Student Excels with Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities

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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State Funding Increase to Drive Growth in Community Partnership Schools

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...

6 Faculty Named CCIE Research Fellows for 2024-25 Academic Year

Statewide, nearly 50,000 students and their families benefit from services such as tutoring, healthcare and mentoring...

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Health Services Administration Alum Helps UCF Interns Kickstart Their Careers

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...

Health Management & Informatics

Jose Araneta’s experience as a health services administration intern was an inspiring jumpstart to his career, and he now strives to help current students receive similar opportunities...

UCF Center’s Capacity-Building, Financial-Management Seminars Prepare Local Nonprofits for Sustainability

Five Minutes with a UCF Research Administrator

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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New $1.2M Department of Education Funded Project to Help UCF Graduate More Special Education Teachers

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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Reading Education Assistant Professor Receives Emerging Leader Award

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...