Los Angeles Wildfires Show Firefighting and Public Communication Challenges
Amid the Los Angeles wildfires, UCF alumni discuss their research and experience in dealing with wildfires from firefighting to crisis communication...
UCF Researchers, City of Orlando Unveil Inaugural Mobile Resilience Hub
Kelly Stevens, assistant professor of public administration, led the team in designing and building the solar-powered hub that will bring Orlando residents critical resources during...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Urban Planning Field Work Provides Hands-on Experience for Students
Students in the most recent urban and regional planning master’s capstone course took innovative learning to the next level through a partnership with Haines City...
13 Knights Recognized Among OBJ’s 40 Under 40 for 2024
The 13 Knights recognized by Orlando Business Journal are making an impact in their respective industries across Orlando...
Retired Police Chief, Public Administration Alum Models Community Engagement
After retiring from more than 38 years in law enforcement, former police chief Doug Muldoon ‘91 now helps build community partnerships...
Pegasus Professor Returns from Fulbright Specialist Trip to Kazakhstan
During his recent visit, Naim Kapucu spent three weeks lending his expertise and building a relationship between UCF and Nazarbayev University...
UCF Emergency Management Program Paves the Way for Alum’s Lockheed Martin Career
Fueled by a lifelong drive to help people, Ron Hawks ’12 recalls his journey from campus to corporate leadership...
UCF Doctoral Student Earns American Society for Public Administration Fellowship
Kathryn Hickey is one of 20 in the country named 2024 Founders’ Fellow, a competitive honor for rising professionals...
UCF Graduate Programs Reach New Heights in U.S. News Rankings Through Research Excellence, Impactful Community Engagement
UCF’s emergency management program ranks No. 1 in the nation, and programs in education and public affairs climbed in U.S. News & World Report’s Best...
Meet UCF’s 2024 Pegasus Professors Who Make a Global Impact
The latest honorees — international experts in public administration, medicine and computer science — join the prestigious group of those who have earned UCF’s highest...
Emergency Management Master’s Student Funds Endowment to Grow the Program
Travis Leslie ’16MS hasn’t finished his second master’s degree yet, but the program’s significant impact on him spurred his desire to give back...
UCF Research Team Moves to Build Mobile Resilience Hubs for Local Neighborhoods
The team, led by Kelly Stevens, will take its designs and data from Phase 1 of the project and implement them into fully built and...
What Is Public Death Care?: UCF Expert Provides Insight
Professor Staci Zavattaro’s research pulls back the curtain from the world of public death care and sheds light on the importance of a public service...
Emergency Management Student Interns in Local Emergency Operations Center During Hurricane Idalia
Hillarie Burgess’ internship experience progressed more quickly than most when she was thrust into a full emergency activation during her third week...
UCF Public Administration Professor Named National Academy of Public Administration Fellow
Abdul-Akeem Sadiq will be the fourth faculty member in the school to join the organization’s ranks as a 2023 Academy Fellow...
UCF Alumna, Local Nonprofit Leader Pursuing Doctorate in Public Affairs
Nina Yon ’90 ’16MNM, president and CEO of The Sharing Center, hopes her doctoral studies will bridge the academic-practitioner gap to the benefit of the...
UCF Center Aids Local Nonprofit Organizations Through Capacity-Building Opportunities
Thirty-six Orange County nonprofit professionals benefited from the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management’s latest capacity-building workshop series...
UCF Graduate Programs Climb in U.S. News Rankings, Highlighting Research Excellence and Community Impact
UCF’s emergency management program ranks No. 2 in the country, and graduate programs in education, engineering and nursing climbed in this year’s U.S. News &...
UCF Emergency Management Alumna Brings Local Experience to Capitol Hill
Lauren Gros ’22MECM helps shape emergency management policy for Congress and says her time as a Knight made it possible...
Two UCF Doctoral Students Receive American Society for Public Administration Founders’ Fellowship
Ruth Kessa and Ratna Okhai are among nearly two dozen students and young professionals to receive the year-long fellowship for 2023...
UCF Student Secures $1.5 Million For Local Nonprofit With Grant Application From Class
Melissa Longman’s project as part of her nonprofit management coursework minted tangible results far beyond her initial expectations...
UCF Researchers Collect Critical High-water Mark Data Following Hurricane Ian
Emergency management professionals are already reaping the benefits of the team’s labor, as their data will become part of the official USGS database for immediate...
UCF Podcast: Reflecting on a Lifetime of Service to Students, Space and Community
Gregg Buckingham ’02EdD, an associate lecturer in UCF’s School of Public Administration who worked for NASA for 28 years, shares insight from working for the...
UCF Researchers Awarded NSF Grant to Establish Local Resiliency Hubs
The $50,000 award allows the university’s team to develop the project with government and community partners...