Category Archives: College News

Topper’s Craft Creamery has served old fashioned custard style ice cream on the UCF campus since 2013. Recently, Topper’s CEO Greg Sausaman engaged the services of a team of UCF graduate students to review and evaluate his company’s strategies around complementary branding – including opportunities to create brand awareness, to identify target markets, and to […]

Withum Partner, Dr. Phillips Charities CFO/CIO & Retired Supply Chain Management Exec Slated for Induction ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2024) — Hold onto your hat and grab your leather jacket as UCF College of Business hosts an action-packed 24th annual Hall of Fame gala Tuesday, March 12, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Rosen Shingle […]

By: Noah Davis Originally published on: January 25, 2024 UCF alumna Doris Vega Baez ’09, who graduated with a degree in Business Administration, is now a self-published author. Her book, “Anani and the Brave Hurricane Adventure / Anani y la valiente aventura del huracán” is a bilingual children’s story that follows the adventures of a […]

Real Estate Major Graduates in December by Brent Meske Originally Published on December 15, 2023 Orlando, FL. – Carlen Auguste found his way to UCF from southern Florida, set on becoming a first-generation college graduate ready to go out and make an impact with a degree in Real Estate. The Deerfield Beach resident graduates today […]

by Brent Meske Originally Published on December 12, 2023 The team of Jonathan Beck (Integrated Business), Nicholas Caro (Finance), John Sablone (Management), Zachary Smith (Finance) and Ventura Torres (Finance), aka The Monarchs, beat out a field of 120+ teams Friday to win the Fall 2023 Great Capstone Case Competition, presented by Insight Global. The Monarchs […]

By: Erika Hodges Originally Published on December 6, 2023 UCF Aims to Meet Growing Need for Talent in Insurance Industry ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Central Florida will launch an MBA with a Risk Management & Insurance emphasis next fall in Daytona Beach to address a growing need for talent in the insurance industry. […]

By: Erika Hodges Originally Published on December 6, 2023 Will Lead UCF’s New Risk Management & Insurance Education Program ORLANDO, Fla. – With the University of Central Florida set to launch an MBA program with an emphasis in Risk Management & Insurance in fall 2024, Ronald F. Piccolo, Ph.D., has been named Associate Dean for […]

Will Get Chance to Compete for $10,000 in National Ideas Competition Posted October 24, 2023 ORLANDO, Fla. – Congratulations to the four winners of the Blackstone LaunchPad Ideas Competition—Azzam Alhussain with AI Medical Imaging Solutions, Claire Bury with SeptiSmart, Hiba Zuberi with Papyrus and Kaylyn Weston with Pet Connect—who took home $1,000 each and will get the opportunity to […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 3, 2023) – The UCF College of Business is proud to announce State Farm has renewed its funding of scholarships for students in the national championship-winning Professional Selling Program (PSP) who compete in the program’s sales competitions. “The faculty at UCF’s College of Business never ceases to amaze us,” State Farm Agent […]

Andy Smith has been defying the odds his entire life and continues doing so at UCF. The current DeVos Cohort Class President and Graduate Assistant is pursuing a dual Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Sports Business Management at UCF. This summer, Smith participated in the Pathways Internship through the United States Golf Association (USGA) […]