{"id":37306,"date":"2012-06-11T10:17:10","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T14:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=37306"},"modified":"2022-07-29T15:19:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T19:19:30","slug":"professional-selling-program-is-tops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/professional-selling-program-is-tops\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Selling Program is Tops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University Sales Education Foundation (USEF) has recognized the UCF Professional Selling Program as one of the best in the nation. According to the organization, UCF ranks as one of the &#8220;top universities for professional sales education&#8221; and was one of just two public schools selected in the state of Florida. The ranking was included in the recent edition of the <em>Sales Education Foundation Annual<\/em>, which also includes a profile on UCF student\u00a0<strong>Gabrielle Penca<\/strong>. The Professional Selling Program, part of the Department of Marketing, is a prestigious and competitive program that is limited to 30 students each year. A team from the program participates in the National Collegiate Sales Competition each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University Sales Education Foundation (USEF) has recognized the UCF Professional Selling Program as one of the best in the nation. According to the organization, UCF ranks as one of the &#8220;top universities for professional sales education&#8221; and was one of just two public schools selected in the state of Florida. 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