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Founded in 2001, The Charles Millican Legacy Society recognizes donors whose generosity transforms students’ lives today and ensures UCF’s promise reaches generations to come.

Amy Lendian is helping lead launch support operations for NASA’s first crewed lunar flyby flight in 50 years while striving toward her life goal of earning a college degree through UCF Online.

As Knight Nation celebrates Transfer Student Success Week, the university also reaches a milestone with DirectConnect to UCF — a program that has empowered more than 79,000 students to earn high-quality degrees at a fraction of the cost.

The DirectConnect to UCF program has created a personalized bridge for transfer students. With 75,000 bachelor’s degrees awarded since 2006, it’s a model for universities nationwide.

From retirees to a bank vice president, UCF’s Bachelor of Integrative General Studies program offers a personalized pathway to degree completion.

The investment from the Helios Education Foundation will aid students enrolled in the Fall 2023 through Summer 2024 semesters.

The Helios Education Foundation Grant will build UCF’s Coaching Academy into a statewide resource and training center

After being convicted of a robbery at 17 and overcoming addiction, LeRoy Langston is graduating with plans to become a counselor.

Having a son midway through her degree helped Lindsey Palm learn to roll with the punches — a skill that has benefited the elementary education student both during the pandemic and a PedsAcademy internship in her final year at UCF.