Category Archives: College News

ORLANDO, Fla. – Five business students and their team “Kate Consulting” brought home the grand prize Friday at the Great Capstone Case Competition for their plan to more effectively utilize retail space at sponsor Office Depot’s nationwide stores. The team’s presentation impressed the judges, including Office Depot Senior Vice President and Chief Retail Officer Kevin […]

ORLANDO, Fla – With annual investments exceeding $34 billion, crowdfunded projects are expected to soon overtake venture capital as the top provider of startup funding. Some argue the market is saturated with campaigns on websites like Kickstarter, GoFundMe and Indiegogo, but there are still methods to achieve success in the crowdfunding arena. According to UCF […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Despite the onslaught of controversial media coverage and tweetstorms surrounding the Trump administration, University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith says President Trump’s economic policy continues to lay the groundwork for stronger economic growth, increased consumer confidence and ultra-low unemployment rates. In the quarterly U.S. Forecast from the UCF Institute for Economic […]

ORLANDO, Fla – Justin Wetherill, ’07 began tinkering with technology as a child. When the accounting student broke his smartphone in 2009, he found himself at a crossroads of either fixing it himself, or finding a professional. In the early days of smart devices, finding a technician to repair a cell phone was no easy […]

Orlando, Fla. (May 25, 2018) – While attending classes at UCF, engineering student Joe Sleppy co-founded Capacitech Energy and designed a technology called a Cable-Based-Capacitor (CBC), which was granted the $8,500 platinum cornerstone sponsorship from the Florida Venture Forum on May 18, 2018. His noteworthy pitch for commercializing CBC was the first place winner for […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – With a healthy dose of innovation and a punny team name, five business students and their team “Rizon Up” took home the grand prize Friday at the Great Capstone Case Competition for their plan to overhaul sponsor Verizon’s online customer support system. The team wholly impressed the judges, including Verizon Senior Vice […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – For Dylan Weitzman and Brandon Carpenter’s company, Thor ORE, the third time was the charm. After three years of applying for the UCF Joust New Venture Competition and failing to reach the final round, Thor ORE beat out the competition Wednesday to take home first place, a $12,000 check and more than […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – While studying for tests and attending class at UCF, Joe Sleppy dreamed up an idea with research scientist Jayan Thomas, Ph.D. to reduce the size of batteries worn by American soldiers. The idea won the UCF Joust New Venture Competition in 2016, but Sleppy’s latest application of the technology could one day […]

KENNESAW, Ga. – Team members with the University of Central Florida Professional Selling Program (PSP) placed fourth among 72 of the best university sales programs at the 2018 National Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC) on Friday at Kennesaw State University. The achievement is the PSP’s fifth consecutive top five finish in national sales competitions over the […]