For the first time, UCF will award more than 9,000 degrees for the spring commencement ceremonies, which will feature five distinguished Central Florida leaders and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s chancellor as speakers.

Inspired by personal experiences and dreams of becoming doctors, these Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences students have thrived in academics and research at UCF.

Inspired by personal impacts from frequent flights to France, Chloe Pinkston will use her aerospace engineering studies to inform her upcoming medical school training and a career in aerospace medicine.