Senior Overcomes Difficult Past to Reach Graduation at 64 After being convicted of a robbery at 17 and overcoming addiction, LeRoy Langston is graduating with plans to become a counselor.
Pandemic Inspires Surge of Interest in UCF Nursing Degree The College of Nursing received a 26 percent increase of applications over the last year as more students feel a call to serve.
Richie Grant’s Journey Is 1 to Salute He came to UCF rated as the 357th best wide receiver in the country. He left as a champion, a college graduate and the Knights’ highest selection of the 2021 NFL Draft.
1st Cohort from UCF Opioid Workforce Expansion Program Graduates Eight clinical mental health counseling graduate students spent two semesters learning how to treat clients with opioid and substance-use addiction.
NCAA Tournament Next Stop for UCF Tennis Teams’ Remarkable Seasons The women’s and men’s squads both earned national seeds in the postseason for the first time in program history and will host the first and second rounds at the USTA National Campus May 7-9.
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 appreciate our teachers today.
Cinco de Mayo: How a Small Mexican Battle Became a Major U.S. Holiday Often confused with Mexican Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo is an important day in the country’s history, but the party celebrating the date in the United States is much bigger than any observance south of the border.
“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 and work before completing her degrees.
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.
