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8 UCF Alumni Elected to Florida Legislature

Anna Eskamani ’12 ’15MNM ’15MPA, a Democrat and first-time candidate, was elected in District 47 in Orange County...
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UCF’s Master of Urban and Regional Planning Receives Accreditation

The School of Public Administration celebrates the accreditation of the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.S.URP) program by the...
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UCF Alumnus Directs Lockheed Martin’s Relief Efforts for Hurricane Maria

Forty horses. Sixteen cars. One commercial airplane. What do these things all have in common? They each weigh roughly 80,000...
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UCF Alumna Brings Passion For Community To Career At City Hall

It’s no secret that Orlando is growing exponentially. Recently, the metro area’s population surpassed 2.5 million for the first time...
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Master of Nonprofit Management Earns First Accreditation in the World

UCF’s Master of Nonprofit Management (MNM) has been a trailblazer when it comes to “firsts.” It was the first graduate...
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Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and UCF Graduate

When UCF graduate student Jaha Dukureh started Safe Hands for Girls in 2013 to help end female genital mutilation, she...
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Emergency Management Alumni Help Communities Prepare For, Recover From Disaster

After Hurricane Maria’s category five winds died down and the pounding rains ceased, Puerto Rico was left devastated and in...
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UCF Program Prepares Leaders to Work in Nonprofit Sector

The University of Central Florida is producing nonprofit leaders, social justice advocates and community servants to impact communities in Central...
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Doctoral Students Study Public Affairs and Education to Impact Communities

UCF students Jennifer Sanguiliano and Rachael Mack have found that interdisciplinary studies in public affairs and education are essential for...
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European Commission to Fund New International Exchange Program with UCF

The European Commission will fund a new international collaboration between UCF and Kaunas University of Technology in Kaunas, Lithuania, thanks...