Category Archives: College News

Ideas for liquid cooling tech for PC gamers and a socially responsible real estate investment company helped two UCF alumni earn grant funding and the opportunity to workshop their startups in an eight-week entrepreneurship fellowship. Abhishek Sastri ’20 with FLUIX LLC and Ishmam Ahmed ’19 with Emerald Partners are two of 50 awardees accepted into […]

By Kara Turey Our Alumni Spotlight in the UCF College of Business Graduate Programs is Saxsen Norton.  Saxsen is a 2020 graduate of the inaugural cohort of the Master of Science in Management-Integrated Business program.  Saxsen already has an undergraduate degree from UCF in Interdisciplinary Public Affairs and Commerce, Minor: Human Communication Saxsen Norton, a […]

By Kara Turey This month’s Alumni Spotlight in the UCF College of Business Graduate Programs is Jessica Gelband.  She earned a Master of Science in Management-Integrated Business.  Jessica has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from James Madison University. After graduating from James Madison University, Jessica Gelband, a native of Chapel Hill, NC., planned to pursue […]

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, […]