Category Archives: College News

originally posted by the AAA on May 14, 2025 The American Accounting Association (AAA) announced recently Jay Thibodeau, Director of the Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting for the College of Business at UCF, as the recipient of the 2025 AAA-AICPA-Bea Sanders EDGE in Teaching Award. Dr. Thibodeau, along with Cody Hyman an Caitlin Landy, […]

Accuity, GISDATA.io, PURED & REEM to compete for $25,000 in Shark Tank-style competition By UCF College of Business ORLANDO, Fl. (April 4, 2024) — Four student ventures will compete for nearly $20,000 in cash prizes and more than $50,000 in business services at UCF’s version of Shark Tank—the Joust New Venture Competition Finals— on Monday, […]

11 Students to Earn Scholarships Through the State Farm PSP Competition  ORLANDO, Fla. (March 18, 2025) — State Farm, in partnership with the UCF College of Business, announced recently the renewal of its grant for University of Central Florida students enrolled in the school’s national championship Professional Selling Program. Now, in its eighth year, State […]

By BRENT MESKE UCF College of Business (January 9, 2025) ORLANDO, FL – Ten UCF College of Business students earned scholarships last semester as part of the new ADP Business Knights Leadership Academy, thanks to support from global human resources management company ADP. In collaboration with ADP and the college, the ADP Business Knights Leadership Academy […]

6 Students Earn Scholarships in the State Farm PSP Competition ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 22, 2024) — State Farm recently announced the renewal of its $10,000 grant for University of Central Florida students enrolled in the school’s national championship Professional Selling Program. This is the seventh year State Farm has provided scholarships to the nationally recognized […]

Originally Published on October 22, 2024 by: Blackstone LaunchPad, UCF College of Business & Orlando Magic Students from seven Florida universities competed for more than $50,000 in cash prizes as part of this year’s Blackstone LaunchPad Florida Network Innovation Challenge, sponsored by the Orlando Magic. The UCF team of Allyson Judkins, Bryan Lupianez, Hayley Manners […]

The College of Business marks 30 years of the UCF Executive MBA with a special celebration at UCF Downtown and honors Professor Richard Hofler for his three decades of teaching in the program. The University of Central Florida’s Executive MBA (EMBA) program celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special event at the UCF Downtown campus […]

Unbound Disability Claims, the 2024 2nd place finisher of the UCF College of Business JOUST New Venture Competition, was named a Collegiate Winner at the 16th annual Florida Early Stage Venture Conference on June 5. The award was accepted by Unbound Disability Claims Co-Founder Alyssa Wilbanks. Unbound Disability Claims is a Turbo Tax-like platform that […]