84 Faculty Scholars Honored at the 5th Biennial Faculty Authors’ Celebration This year’s celebration recognized faculty from across nine colleges, the Center for Distributed Learning, the Institute for Simulation and Training, the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy and UCF Libraries.
UCF’s Champion for Criminal Justice Leaves Impact on Field College of Community Innovation and Education Interim Dean Ross Wolf will hang up his badge after 34 years with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office but remains committed to his role at UCF in supplying knowledgeable and capable graduates ready to serve.
UCF Alum Offers Innovative Solutions for Classroom Struggles Pairing her elementary education degree with the entrepreneurship skills she acquired at UCF, Kelly Shea ’23 is a business owner passionate about inspiring young inventors.
UCF Alumni Announces 2026 Class of 30 Under 30 Honorees The honor recognizes our outstanding highly skilled graduates who fuel innovation, service and economic impact in Florida and beyond.
U.S. News Online 2026 Rankings: UCF’s People-First, Tech Enhanced Approach Earns Highest Honors Yet As UCF celebrates decades of leading digital learning, we’re recognized for a sustainable model that increases access to education and raises standards at the same time.
UCF Alum Turns Passion into Profit with Virtual Tutoring Startup With a desire to spread his wealth of knowledge in both traditional academics and financial literacy, Steven Keys ’14MAT co-founded a successful virtual tutoring startup and runs a lifestyle blog to inspire others to follow suit.
UCF Researcher, Nonprofit Create AI-Powered Tool to Reduce Florida Overdoses Through her collaborative research with Project Overdose, Kendall Cortelyou helped develop an online dashboard to prevent fatal drug overdoses by alerting local authorities to the presence of prevalent drugs in the community.
UCF Women’s Club Honors 3 Graduate Students with Prestigious Sheila B. Somerville Scholarship The transformative scholarship recognizes outstanding UCF students who demonstrate academic and professional excellence.
First-Generation UCF Grad Leverages AI to Boost Nonprofits’ Impact Ketty Dones ’23, who is graduating with dual master’s degrees in public administration and nonprofit management, works with the Applied AI Innovation Initiative at UCF to provide local nonprofit organizations with technical assistance for AI-integrated solutions that help drive their missions.
UCF’s Fall 2025 Commencement Set for Dec. 12-13 Fall graduates will hear from four distinguished speakers who’ve made significant contributions in business, education and community impact.
