Category Archives: Publication

This past summer marked a significant change for college athletes as the NCAA voted to allow them the opportunity to benefit from their name, image and likeness. While it’s certainly a significant change in the NCAA’s approach and rulemaking, what will it mean for most student athletes, especially those outside the big conferences and revenue-generating […]

  Christina Martin, a 1992 UCF alumna, is passionate about the Knights and paying it forward. Now as the Executive Director of Marketing at USAA Bank, she is still grateful for the scholarship she received while studying marketing as an undergrad in the College of Business. In fact, it inspired her and her husband, Bill, […]

  By Maria Pacheco and Lesley Crews The champions of the summer semester’s Great Capstone Case Competition won over the judges with their proposal for sponsor FAIRWINDS Credit Union to implement a new communications strategy and add branches in growing areas of Central Florida. The Financial Independent Partners Team of Julio Allen, Spencer Dubay, Matthew […]

Find yourself asking “Where’s the beef?” when you order a burger these days? You could be a victim of “Shrinkflation.” Rising demand post-pandemic and disrupted supply chains are impacting many of the goods and foods we consume. Will we be getting less of a product for the same price as companies try to protect their […]

If you’re wondering what an NFT, aka Non-Fungible Token, is, well, you’re not alone. CryptoPunks and CyberCats are selling for six and seven figures and even Christie’s is getting in on the digital art action. So we’ve got questions…what are these digital items, why are people investing a fortune in them (and should you?), and […]

In a business proposal showdown for $50,000 in cash and essential services, four student teams will deliver their best pitches to a panel of seasoned judges at the finals of the Joust New Venture Competition Thursday, April 8 at 3 p.m. The event, presented by Echelon, is open to the public and will take place […]

As a program manager for Google in New York City, Molly Meyers says she uses the skills she learned in the UCF College of Business Evening MBA program every day. The two-time UCF alumna who earned her MBA in 2016 is our UCF Alumni Spotlight. Meyers first graduated from UCF with a B.S. in Anthropology […]

Advancing to the final round of an entrepreneurship competition is nothing new for Kyle White and his Yaupon Brothers American Tea Company, but the Blackstone LaunchPad Pitch Competition will offer White a shot at $50,000 in prizes and the opportunity to (virtually) present to thousands of attendees at the Startup Grind Global Conference on Tuesday, […]

Build your network and find your passion at the UCF College of Business Invitational. By Christina Alonso It is never too early to begin searching for your next big opportunity. The Invitational is the UCF College of Business’ exclusive, invite-only job and internship fair. As a virtual event designed to connect top business students with […]

GameStop and AMC made national headlines for unexpected reasons as retail investors from social media website Reddit began feverishly scooping up shares in each company. While the resulting drama caused wild swings in stock prices and scrutiny against some online trading platforms, the long term impacts remain to be seen. Did “Redditors” usher in a […]