The Simulation, Technology, Innovation and Modeling is the first and only program in Florida accredited by the Association of SP Educators — and is now among an elite group worldwide with three accolades from leading organizations in the field.

The early-career professors were recognized for their excellence with significant research funding as part of a prestigious and highly competitive annual U.S. National Science Foundation grant program.

The emerging fintech program is allowing students and faculty to conduct key research that positions UCF as a leader in the new financial landscape.

Most recently, Poirier served as vice chancellor for technology and chief information officer at the University System of New Hampshire.

As an associate professor of medicine at UCF, Prins works to improve infection prevention in nursing homes through her own studies and mentoring medical students researching infection prevention.

Carrillo brings three decades of insurance industry expertise and leadership experience.

Rebecca Koszalinski and Joy Parchment ’15PhD are among the exceptional nurse leaders to be inducted in 2025 and honored for significant contributions to advance public health.

Claire Connolly Knox and Kathryn Valentine ’16 were recognized for their work in the field of emergency management during the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s inaugural Awards Ceremony Gala.

The program will teach students how to develop, implement and analyze digital models of physical objects or systems.