UCF Reach for the Stars 2022 Honorees Are Pioneers in Their Fields of Study
From creating resilient communities that can withstand natural disasters to educating the public through fiction that explains real science, this...
Celebrating 10 Years of UCF’s Research Administration Program
The School of Public Administration looks back on – and ahead to – the success of one of UCF’s graduate...
UCF Expert on Emergency Management: It’s All About Helping People
Associate Professor Abdul-Akeem Sadiq works with agencies so they can help families recover after disasters, including finding closure after losing...
UCF Alum Founds Nonprofit to Assist Homeless LGBTQ+ Youth
Austin Rivers ’20MPA, who was recently featured on the The Kelly Clarkson Show, created Knit the Rainbow to provide handmade...
Lithuania Honors UCF Professor with National Award for Global Leadership
Thomas Bryer received the Global Lithuanian Award for contributions to scientific progress in Lithuania...
UCF Public Administration Pegasus Professor Selected to Join the National Academy of Public Administration
Naim Kapucu will be inducted as a 2021 fellow in early November...
Center For Public and Nonprofit Management Honors Nonprofit Partners with Inaugural Hope Awards
Three local nonprofit partners were honored virtually from UCF Downtown at the 20th Annual UCF Nonprofit Partners Conference on October...
UCF Public Administration Faculty Named President and President-Elect of the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration
Jeremy Hall, a professor of public administration and academic program coordinator for the public affairs doctoral program, was appointed by...
UCF Center for Public and Nonprofit Management Announces New Director
Maritza Concha, a lecturer in the School of Public Administration, has been named the next director of the UCF Center...
Building Resilient Cities: UCF Public Administration Faculty Member Awarded Fulbright
Naim Kapucu will travel to Australia to teach and conduct research on urban resilience to disasters...
Knights Do That Podcast with Claire Connolly Knox
The latest episode features one of UCF’s emergency management experts...
“I am Graduating Especially for the Working Mothers Who Think They Can’t.”
A master’s student reflects on her second try at graduate school while enduring challenges with motherhood, losing loved ones, COVID-19...
UCF Public Administration Student Addresses Affordable Housing Crisis Through Comprehensive Lens
The Master of Public Administration program prepares students to lead more holistic and lasting change...
UCF Faculty Member on National Pandemic Task Force
Public administration faculty member, Claire Knox, joins a pandemic task force for national organization...
UCF Student Seeks to Shine a Light on the Pandemic’s Effects on Nonprofits
Tiffany Chinwuba will be presenting her research during UCF’s virtual Student Scholar Symposium later this month...
UCF’s Gospel & Cultural Choir Lifts Every Voice
Watch this powerful rendition of the Black National Anthem by the choir, a student organization that started more than 40...
How a UCF Alum Helped a Presidential Election Campaign
David Mariutto '12 spent the past six months working on a mail targeting program for a presidential election campaign from...
UCF Student Elected to Help Protect Local Natural Resources
Raquel Lozano begins her role this week on the Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District as she works toward...
From the Classroom to the Emergency Operations Center
When Destini Johnson arrived to escort more than 60 elementary students to after-school care on February 14, 2018, the last...
Easing Solar Power Restrictions May Benefit Florida’s Economy and Environment, Study Finds
Current state regulations are not conducive to allowing power purchase agreements for solar energy production in Florida, according to the...
UCF Voting Precinct Tops 100% Turnout
UCF’s reputation as a voter friendly campus is reinforced thanks to a 107% voter turnout during the 2020 election, which...
UCF Project Will Study Smart Tech to Improve Risk Communication in Central Florida
The NSF-funded, $1.2 million project also involves developing community partnerships and building a regional data-sharing platform to help with emergency...
National Science Foundation Grant to Research How Intra-Government Units Work Together
Public administration faculty member, Christopher Hawkins, will be continuing a decade's worth of research through a new National Science Foundation...
UCF Faculty Member Receives Volunteer Florida Grant
Thomas Bryer, a professor of public administration and program director of the Office of Downtown Community Engaged Scholarship, received more...
Hall Selected to Join the National Academy of Public Administration
Jeremy Hall, professor and academic program coordinator for the doctoral program in public affairs...
Championing a More Walkable Central Florida
This alumni is the executive director Bike/Walk Central Florida, where she builds on the skills and experiences she gained while...
The CPNM Partners with Orlando-based United Abolitionists to Combat Human Trafficking
The Center for Public and Nonprofit Management (CPNM) and the Orlando nonprofit, United Abolitionists, are collaborating to pursue research, develop...
Colonel Mike Murdock Scholarship Recognizes Students Committed to Public Service
Colonel Harry Michael “Mike” Murdock ’74 dedicated his life to public service. He is described as immensely committed to impacting...
Students Explore Program Evaluation through Podcasting
Students in Dr. Maritza Concha's program evaluation courses are diving into the podcast trend with the ElevateEvaluate podcast...
Public Administration Alum Helps Orange County Fight COVID-19
Orange County's procurement division might work behind the scenes, but Carrie Mathes and her team help the government run...