UCF Teacher Education Student Shares Her Inspiration as a Future Educator
Raynee Meek, an elementary education undergraduate student, shares what motivates her to become a teacher...
UCF Teaching Candidates, Orange County Public Schools Celebrate Signing Day
UCF juniors and seniors who interned through the Teacher Quality Partnerships project signed their letters of intent to accept teaching positions with the district...
College of Community Innovation and Education 2022 Founders’ Day Honorees
Each year, UCF recognizes outstanding faculty and student accomplishments during the annual Founders’ Day Honors Convocation. Here are the College of Community Innovation and Education's...
UCF Recognized for Academic Excellence and Advancing Professional Careers in Engineering, Research and Innovation
Led by the nation’s No. 3 homeland security program and some of the best engineering and research-innovation programs in the country, U.S. News & World...
A Gift for Working With Differences Inspires Professor’s Career In Exceptional Education
Professor Janice Seabrooks-Blackmore leads the statewide effort to improve periods of educational transition for youth and young adults with disabilities...
UCF Education Student 1 of 15 in the Nation Selected for NSF CADRE Fellowship
The honor provides professional growth opportunities for educators whose work focuses on diversity, inclusion, equity and justice in PreK-12 STEM education...
UCF Breaks into Top 10 Best Online Schools with No. 7 Ranking — Best in University’s History
UCF consistently rises in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, earning recognition among the best universities in the country...
UCF Doubles Impact of $1 Million Gift to Create L.A. Lee Family Endowed Scholarship
With UCF matching the donation, a new $2 million scholarship in memory of the late Lynnwood Arthur Lee ’78 will help education students...
Doctoral Students from Across Disciplines Take Top Prizes in Third Annual 3MT Competition
Ten UCF doctoral students were judged on how well they communicated their research to a non-specialist audience within three minutes...
Free Developmental Screenings for Children in Preschool, Elementary School in Parramore
Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute offered free, quality developmental screenings for a preschool and elementary school in Parramore, while UCF students gained community-based experience...
UCF Elementary Education Alumna Lands Dream Teaching Job
Through her undergraduate thesis work, Mary Annaliese Dehner ’20 combined her love for dance and education and has turned it into a career as a...
UCF Alum Urges Public to Get Vaccinated After COVID Story Makes Headlines
Terry Greear ’02 contracted COVID in January before he was eligible to get the vaccine and nearly died during his 72-day stay in the hospital...
UCF Professor Retires After 52 Years in Education
After spending 52 years in education, including more than 30 years at UCF, Stewart is preparing for her next chapter: retirement...
From Stroke Survivor to Scholar
Alex Dixon has been recovering from a stroke since she was 12. This Saturday she’ll cross UCF’s commencement stage after earning a degree in early...
Knight Teacher Completes Degree While Helping Community
Nisha Phillip Malahoo ’21MEd leverages her studies to connect the community and help pave the way to a better future for all...
Charter Faculty Member Harry O. Hall Recognized University’s Potential
The veteran educator — who recently died at 92 — began designing College of Education programs a year before classes started in 1968...
UCF PedsAcademy: Reading Aloud to Therapy Dogs Helps Patients, Young Readers Build Confidence
UCF PedsAcademy, a pediatric school program, has partnered with READing Paws to inspire a love of reading in patients at Nemours Children’s Hospital...
UCF Begins 4 New Fully Online Programs
UCF Online has launched its four newest fully online programs that will be offered beginning this fall — three in the College of Community Innovation...
UCF Professor Helps Increase Access to College in Florida for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Professor Janice Seabrooks-Blackmore and her team work with postsecondary institutions across the state to develop accessible and inclusive programs for students with intellectual disabilities...
Honoring Our Educators during Teacher Appreciation Week
Malcolm Butler, director of the School of Teacher Education, reflects on the triumphs and struggles of being a teacher, especially during a pandemic...
Here’s What I Learned After 30+ Years of Teaching
Colleen Thrailkill ’99EdD shares wisdom from her new book, The Value of Rotting Pumpkins: The Art of Teaching Elementary School, and how we can better...
New Graduate Dedicates Career to Helping Students and Teachers Find Their Passions
A Seminole County public school administrator plans to use his theatrical past and new master’s degree to advance his work in education...
Faculty Members Honored with UCF Incentive Awards
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the 2021 UCF Teaching Incentive Program and Research Incentive Award...
UCF Professors Awarded NSF Grant to Empower Orange County K-8 Mathematics Teachers
Researchers in collaboration with Orange County Public Schools and City Year Orlando launch a program that includes creating a new doctoral specialization...
25 Faculty Members Receive Promotion
In recognition of their commendable performance in assigned teaching, research and service, 25 faculty members from the UCF College of Community...
30 UCF Graduate Programs Rank Among the Best in the Nation
U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Graduate Schools rankings once again reflects UCF’s excellence in emergency and crisis management, engineering, public administration, and other...
UCF Teacher Education Professor Named American Council on Education Fellow
Eleazar “Trey” Vasquez is one of 52 fellows selected to participate in the ACE Fellows Program during the 2021-2022 academic year...
UCF Reading Clinic Engages Students in Virtual Shift During COVID-19
The UCF K-6 reading clinic is finding new ways to engage students while adapting to changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
2021 Women’s History Month Honorees
Recognized by Faculty Excellence, the 2021 honorees have not wavered in their commitments as mentors, role models, friends, researchers and teachers...
Funding and Cross-Discipline Opportunities for Special Education Preparation
Students pursuing advanced degrees in exceptional student education can apply for projects offering tuition support, collaboration across disciplines and specialized credentials...