Category Archives: College News

ORLANDO, Fla. – With an idea to create a new water sport based around skimboarding and a distribution deal lined up with Ron Jon Surf Shop, senior Matthew White took home second place and $3,000 at the third annual Governor’s Cup Pitch Competition at Florida State University on Friday, April 6. The new business venture competition […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (April 4, 2018) – The College of Business added another Pegasus Professor to its ranks Wednesday as the University of Central Florida celebrated Founders’ Day Honors Convocation at the Pegasus Ballroom. Gordon J. Barnett Professor of Business Ethics Maureen Ambrose became the college’s third Pegasus Professor, the university’s highest academic honor, joining colleagues Robin […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (March 22, 2018) – After clearing a rigorous application process, the University of Central Florida Professional Selling Program (PSP) has been accepted as an Associate Member of the University Sales Center Alliance. The USCA is a consortium of universities who are dedicated to advancing the sales profession through teaching, research and outreach. By becoming […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (March 20, 2018) – The University of Central Florida’s part-time Evening MBA program ranks among the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Graduate Schools announced today. UCF’s Evening MBA, which is AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accredited, ranked No. 133 out of 279 schools. […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – A team of competitors from the UCF College of Business Professional Selling Program (PSP) took the top four spots at the Florida International University Global Bilingual Sales Competition (GBSC) on Saturday, Feb. 24, in Miami. It was UCF’s first time competing in the event. PSP students Elizabeth Drivas, Michelle Edwards, Jacob Samoranski and […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Management Professor Rebecca J. Bennett, Ph.D. has been recognized as a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), which honors distinguished psychologists who have made an unusual and outstanding contribution to their field. Of the more than 9,000 members of the SIOP, less than one-third of one percent become fellows […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 15, 2018) – The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership has opened applications for the Joust New Venture Competition. The competition challenges students to pitch a business idea for a chance at $75,000 in cash and essential business services. Students can learn more and apply to compete by March 9 at cel.ucf.edu/joust. Throughout the application […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – UCF alum Julian Correa’s failed business ventures outnumber his prosperous ones, but in his eyes, that’s a major key to his success. “I think failure is essential to learning. Without failing, you can only read about how to do things,” said the founder and CEO of KnightSpeed Moving, a moving, packing and […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – University of Central Florida doctoral student David Thomas Moran and his company, Omnimodal, LLC, which uses real-time data to enhance the quality, efficiency and reliability of public transportation in car-centric metropolitan cities, took home first place and a $2,000 scholarship in the second annual Social Venture Competition presented by the UCF’s Center […]