Category Archives: College News

While Spring 2020 graduates of the UCF College of Business did not get to walk across the stage on Saturday, May 2, Knight Nation and its community of alumni, faculty, staff, friends and partners helped us Lead the Charge! to welcome graduates to the UCF Alumni family. Your pieces of advice, words of encouragement and heartfelt congratulations […]

By Kara Turey Opening a thriving brewery in Baldwin Park, catering to first responders, veterans and anyone who loves good craft beer, makes Doug Meyer a successful UCF College of Business alumnus. Serving our country is courageous and selfless; often schooling and careers are put on hold. Doug Meyer didn’t mind, so he could serve […]

BY JOSH MIRANDA | APRIL 24, 2020 UCF’s transition to distance learning did not stand in the way of five students winning top honors at the Spring 2020 Great Capstone Case Competition on Friday, April 24. Among the field of 700+ students enrolled in the Capstone course, students Kaitlyn Lambley, Robert Nierenberg, Sam Van Ornam, […]

BY JOSHUA MIRANDA | APRIL 23, 2020 An idea to transform the Orlando Fashion Square Mall into a “lifestyle center” earned first place at the NAIOP Central Florida / UCF Real Estate Case Competition on April 15. Students Brian Cochrane, Alex Eastwood, Michael McLamb, Amanda Schmidt and Michael Wensinger won the judges’ favor with their […]

You’ve made an account on Knightline. You’re refreshing the page on Handshake. You’re talking with Career Services or the Office of Professional Development every other day. You’re on the hunt to Get to the One! One great way to help differentiate yourself from the competition is to make a stellar LinkedIn profile. Lucky for you, […]

BY JOSHUA MIRANDA | APRIL 8, 2020  With an impressive track record of involvement with UCF and the College of Business, marketing student Marisa McCarty received the Student Founders’ Award as the university celebrated Founders’ Day on April 1. McCarty is a member of the Professional Selling Program, President’s Leadership Council and a College of […]

When you attend a business school with over 8,000 students, you’re bound to face some competition when applying for a company position. Whether you’re meeting a recruiter at the Invitational or submitting your application online, you want to make sure that your resume stands out to employers so that you can differentiate yourself from other […]

You submitted your resume. You nailed the phone interview. You just finished the in-person interview. You’re waiting for a response back from the employer but have heard nothing so far. Now what? Well, now is the ideal time to follow up with the interviewer! Whether you submitted your resume online or on Knightline, met an […]