Category Archives: College News

ORLANDO, Fla. – Vying for $75,000 in cash and essential business services, four student teams will present their best pitches to a panel of expert judges at the finals of the Joust New Venture Competition Thursday, April 11 at 3 p.m. The event, presented by Viatek, is open to the public and will take place […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – In competition with MBA students from across the country, two student teams from the UCF College of Business won the Small Business Institute’s (SBI) Project of the Year competition, taking first place in the 2019 ‘Graduate Specialized’ category and Honorable Mention in the 2019 ‘Graduate Consulting Project’ category. Students Alan Bashy, Sabbithry […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, UCF Interim President Thad Seymour Jr., Ph.D, Valencia College President Sandy Shugart and UCF economist Sean Snaith are set to headline the sixth annual UCF Dr. P. Phillips School of Real Estate Conference on Wednesday, May 1, at the Ballroom at Church Street. “With the UCF Downtown campus opening […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 18, 2019) – Facing off against competitors from as far away as Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, UCF Professional Selling Program (PSP) member Jacob Bulger was named Overall Individual Co-Champion of the USF Selling with the Bulls competition in Tampa. The UCF PSP team of Jacob Bulger, Chris Chandler, Luis Gonzalez and Kristen […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 14, 2019) – The UCF College of Business inducted Darden Restaurants CFO Rick Cardenas, ’92, OUC—The Reliable One General Manager and CEO Clint Bullock, ’95, and former Deloitte Vice Chairman and board member Jessica Blume, ’80, at the college’s 20th Hall of Fame celebration Tuesday at Rosen Shingle Creek. “Each year the […]

Starting a business with no money or funding could be easier than you think. Jesse Wolfe, founder and CEO of O’Dang Hummus, got his start at UCF with some big ideas and little capital. Several years later, he’s CEO of a multi-million dollar business and has turned the salad dressing industry on its head. But […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 13, 2018) – A multimillion-dollar company run by UCF College of Business alumnus Justin Wetherill, ’07 is taking student ideas back to the boardroom after five students won top honors and $2,500 at the Fall 2018 Great Capstone Case Competition. More than 600 students in 120 teams accepted the challenge of proving […]

Featured Guests: Sean Snaith – Director, UCF Instiute for Economic Competitiveness Don Unser – Retail President Anand Krishnamoorthy – Associate Professor of Marketing Jahir Hernandez – Student, Former Old Navy employee Tina Hand – Dean’s Assistant Jessica Dourney – Assistant Director of Outreach and Engagement Episode Transcription:   Paul Jarley:                         Black Friday used to sound like […]

Posted Nov. 15, 2018   ORLANDO, Fla. – Could a horrible boss make you a better leader? A new University of Central Florida study suggests abuse and mistreatment by those at the top of an organization do not necessarily lead to continued abusive behavior by lower-level leaders. When offered leadership opportunities, prior victims of workplace […]

Out of 60 top student-led ventures around the globe, three from UCF were invited to join Blackstone and Techstars in New York City for the 2018 Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Training Camp to gain extensive first-hand experience, meet with renowned mentors and expand their business and economic knowledge. During the two-day conference happening Wednesday, Nov. 7 […]