Category Archives: College News

Applications are open until Nov. 5 for the Social Venture Competition. The competition, hosted by the UCF Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL), challenges students to pitch business ideas that serve a higher social purpose. Scholarship awards, sponsored by State Farm, total over $4,000. The easy application requires students answer sstions about their proposed venture. The […]

ORLANDO — Much of Florida still may be cleaning up after Hurricane Irma, but the Category 4 storm that smacked the Sunshine State in September is no match for Florida’s strong economy, says University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith. “The greatest risk to Florida’s economic growth is not Irma, but the political tempest raging […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 17, 2017) – UCF College of Business alumnus Carey Sobel ’09 has made it a priority to conduct himself and his businesses with integrity. It’s what he hopes he will always be remembered for. Now a partner at both Three21 and Boss Group International, he has been growing his reputation as an […]

Hundreds of UCF College of Business students met with 40 potential employers at the fall Internship Invitational on Oct. 6 at the FAIRWINDS Alumni Center. The event was developed by the college to connect top business students with employers and college partners seeking to fill internships within their organization. The college’s mission is to help […]

Susan Packard, founding executive behind HGTV and CNBC, recently shared her insights on leadership and innovation with more than 2,000 new College of Business students at the college’s Fall 2017 Welcome to the Majors at CFE Arena. The college hosts the event at the start of each semester to introduce incoming business students to the […]

The UCF College of Business Professional Selling Program swept the team and individual categories on its way to capturing the national championship at the 2017 National Collegiate Sales Competition.

To provide support to graduating student startup businesses as they transition off campus, UCF College of Business’s UpStarts Accelerator and Blackstone LaunchPad have teamed up with non-profit, co-working space Canvs in Downtown Orlando.

  ORLANDO, Fla. (May 22, 2017) – To provide support to graduating student startup businesses as they transition off campus, UCF College of Business’s UpStarts Accelerator and Blackstone LaunchPad have teamed up with non-profit, co-working space Canvs in Downtown Orlando. The new UCF Starters Transition Program at Canvs gives UCF entrepreneurs access to resources, mentors […]

Vincent Desiano, who will graduate Friday with a degree in finance, has created a new product to help drivers declutter their cars.

UCF finance major Vincent Desiano was on his way to an early morning class when he came up with the idea for his new product. With hot coffee in one hand, sunglasses, keys and headphones in the other, Desiano realized he had no room in his console to store his stuff. His only option was […]