Category Archives: College News

Business Knight to Start New Job & His Own Business After Graduation By Josh Miranda While commencement is truly a momentous occasion for all students receiving their diplomas and graduating college, it will be extra special for Kevin Rivera, whose graduation Saturday, Dec. 19, will mark the 300,000th bachelor’s degree conferred by the University of […]

Since Rafaela Frota won the UCF Joust New Venture Competition in 2019, her nutrition-assistance app Wawwe (We Are What We Eat), secured a major investment deal, earned a contract with the nation’s largest hospital network and recently completed the Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars Fellowship program. The fellowship gave Frota access to workshops, support and mentorship […]

BY JOSH MIRANDA | DECEMBER 14, 2020 When five UCF business students pitched Office Depot an idea for a business-to-business matchmaking platform, the proposal proved salient enough to impress the judges and win the Fall 2020 Great Capstone Case Competition. Not only did competitors Gracie Dyer, Samuel Fowler, James Powell, Zachary Roch and Antonella Vitulli […]

Socrate Exantus ’00 is a successful entrepreneur, business owner, Amazon best-selling author and world traveler. Yet his passion for learning – and real estate – continues to grow. Already a licensed real estate broker and instructor, the energetic UCF alum is pursuing his Professional MSRE at UCF. Exantus is the CEO and owner, along with […]

It’s hard to imagine a virtual Tupperware party. Sales presentations are trickier with the move to increased online communication. Gone (for now) are the days of making small talk with prospective clients in the hallway and capturing their undivided attention face-to-face. Now that life has gone virtual, is it really possible for sales professionals to […]

A smart LED face mask, a device to prevent pump bottles from leaking, an app that reduces food waste and one that assists restaurant-goers with nutrition were among the winning proposals this week at the UCF LaunchPad’s BIG IDEA Competition presented by HighKey. The virtual entrepreneurship contest challenged students to describe an important problem and […]

By Josh Miranda Three students in UCF’s Professional Selling Program triumphed over 150+ competitors to win the inaugural KPMG Sales Role Play Competition. Steffano Escudero, Emmanuel Ramos and Laura Rivero delivered the best sales recommendations and were awarded first, second and third place, respectively. As part of the virtual, tournament-style contest, competitors attempted to sell […]

By Kara Turey Our College of Business Alumni Spotlight is Heather “HD” Deyrieux, MSM, SHRM-SCP, and SPHR. HD is a two-time UCF Knight with a Bachelor of Science in General Business and a Master of Science in Management, Concentration in Human Resources. In grad school, she worked full time during the day at The Great Job […]

  UCF Alum Inspires Next Generation of Business Knights By Josh Miranda After more than 25 years of working in the investment management industry, Carrie Callahan ’94 prioritizes sharing her time, talent and treasure with UCF students who now occupy the same classes she attended while at UCF. Callahan is an economics graduate who serves […]

  Five UCF Professional Selling Program Students Each Win $900 Scholarship in Sales Contest   BY JOSH MIRANDA | NOVEMBER 9, 2020 ORLANDO, Fla. – Congratulations to the winners of the State Farm Case Competition, hosted by the UCF Professional Selling Program: Devin Folkman, Maria Fernanda Aleman Martinez, Kevin Ramirez Merino, Laura Rivero and Nicholas […]