Dean Named for College of Engineering

Michael Georgiopoulos is the new dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at the University of Central Florida. UCF Provost Tony Waldrop made the announcement this week after a committee worked for several months conducting an extensive national search for the position. Georgiopoulos has led CECS as interim dean since July 1, [...]

  • CFE Federal Credit Union Acquires Naming Rights for UCF Arena

    A longstanding relationship between the University of Central Florida and CFE Federal Credit Union is expanding. The credit union has acquired the naming rights to the UCF Arena, and the 10,000-seat facility will now be known as the CFE Arena. UCF President John C. Hitt announced the agreement today at the university’s Board of Trustees [...]

  • College of Medicine Announces First University-Sponsored Residency Program

    The University of Central Florida College of Medicine has received accreditation for its first university-sponsored residency program in partnership with the Orlando VA Medical Center and Osceola Regional Medical Center. The graduate medical education (GME) partnership is the college’s next step in bringing more trained doctors into the community. The internal medicine residency will create [...]

  • Paul Jarley's Blog: This Simply Won’t Do

    I believe the best education comes when you get a chance to sit down on a log and have a conversation with someone who has interesting stuff to say. It is in those moments of exchange that ideas come to life, assumptions are challenged, experiences shared and people transformed. Without this sort of dialogue, learning [...]

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  • National Report Lauds UCF as a 'Next Generation University'

    UCF’s many partnerships and emphasis on expanding students’ access to a high-quality education make the university a national model, a report released today by the New America Foundation concludes. The report outlines the successes of UCF and five other public research universities – referred to as “Next Generation Universities.” Programs at each of the universities [...]

  • UCF College of Business Announces Capstone Competition Winners

    A team of five students, known as “Advance Business Solutions,” won the annual Great Capstone Case Competition by proposing a plan for a smartphone wellness app. Team members Salome Messam (leader), Brett Hannum, Juliana Restrepo, Justin Roszkowiak and Laureen Ramsey developed a smartphone app that would provide people with an interactive platform to better manage [...]

  • From Unemployment to Celebrity Weddings and Professional Sports

    Internships with the Vans Warped Tour, the Starbucks VIA Taste Tour, and Super Bowl XVIII appeared to place former event management and hospitality management double major Jennifer Garcia’s career trajectory on a crash course with success after college. However, after Garcia initially graduated from the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management in 2009, [...]

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UCF50: Promised Land

UCF Celebrates its 50th Anniversary.