Category Archives: College News

UCF business students Erin Engel, Jordyn Fiorica, William Newbold, Jordan Ray and Brock Stephens were crowned champions with their idea for a virtual reality simulator to better the DICK’S Sporting Goods House of Sports experience  ORLANDO, FL (July 13, 2026) – UCF business students Erin Engel, Jordyn Fiorica, William Newbold, Jordan Ray and Brock Stephens teamed […]

Orlando, FL (June 23, 2026) — Eleven UCF College of Business students earned scholarships as part of the ADP Business Knights Leadership Academy, thanks to the support of global human resources management company ADP. The academy, which launched in January 2025, is designed to enhance leadership development and create opportunities to prepare students with the knowledge and […]

UCF business students Cassidy Carpenter, Almyr Chery, Kyle Coggins and Sofia Heredia each earn $500 in scholarship funding  ORLANDO, FL (May 4, 2026) – UCF business students Cassidy Carpenter, Almyr Chery, Kyle Coggins and Sofia Heredia teamed up to win the 2026 Great Capstone Case Competition on Friday and take home $500 each in scholarship funding, thanks […]

MBA student, engineering and business alumni team up to take top prize at UCF’s Annual Shark Tank-Style Competition A health care consulting and technology company that builds AI systems aimed at reducing administrative burden and preventing revenue leakage took home the top prize of $12,000 and more than $27,000 in in-kind services at last week’s […]

As the winning team, Miami Dade College receives $9,000 in cash prizes of $50,000 total awarded to seven of the largest public colleges and universities in Florida ORLANDO – A spark of creativity and a deep understanding of what it means to be a fan propelled Miami Dade College’s “Magic Metrics” team to victory in […]

Every year on the first Wednesday of April, UCF marks Founders’ Day by honoring the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of its people. The College of Business is incredibly proud of the following students and faculty who will be recognized for their impact on the College and UCF. FOUNDERS’ DAY AWARD  Jordan Nell is a senior […]

New platform gives Knights access to real-time financial data & analytics Orlando, FL (Feb. 5, 2026) – The UCF College of Business recently secured access for all UCF students and faculty to FactSet, a platform used by Wall Street analysts that creates software solutions and instant access to financial data and analytics. This addition, alongside […]

Paul Jarley: It’s Space Week at UCF and I’m like a kid in a candy store. So many questions. For one, everyone’s talking about going to Mars, but why? What problem are we solving? What does Mars offer that other planets or the moons don’t? And if the answer is survival or curiosity, does that […]

Orlando, FL (October 29, 2025) — Fourteen UCF College of Business students earned scholarships as part of the ADP Business Knights Leadership Academy, thanks to the support of global human resources management company ADP. The academy, which launched in January 2025, is designed to enhance leadership development and create opportunities to prepare students with the […]

We’ve all sat through bad slide decks—but what about the ones that change history? In this episode of Is This Really a Thing?, Dean Paul Jarley is joined by Jim Balaschak, Dr. Mike Pape, and Derek Saltzman to explore whether the so-called “billion-dollar PowerPoint” is myth or reality. From Airbnb and Tesla’s iconic pitch decks […]