UCF College of Nursing

06/04/2026

Meet some of the first 45(!) recipients of the Second Degree BSN Student Success Scholarship generously supported by The William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust. This gift that will transform lives and impact the health of our community. Thank you! 💛

06/03/2026

Always an honor to support Special Olympics Florida. Senior accelerated nursing students recently provided health promotion education and screenings, from fit feet to strong minds, to support the hundreds of athletes at the 2026 State Summer Games.

05/21/2026

Endowed Chair Vicki Loerzel ’07PhD is a trailblazing alumna, innovative oncology researcher, dedicated student mentor, and now a new department chair. Meet her 👇

Endowed Chair Vicki Loerzel ’07PhD will lead UCF’s nursing degree programs that prepare students for direct care roles as chair of the Department of Nursing Practice.

05/20/2026

Clinical bags ✅ Our new cohort of accelerated Second Degree BSN is on their way to becoming Knight nurses.

05/19/2026

Congratulations to these six accelerated Second Degree BSN students who were awarded the 2026 Helene Fuld Health Trust Scholarship. The scholarship provides vital support for students returning to school for nursing. This year’s recipients come from varying career and degree backgrounds, many are first generation students, and all are following a calling to care for others.

05/13/2026

Join us in welcoming our newest cohort of BSN students. 👇 This week was orientation for the accelerated Second Degree BSN program designed for career changers. !

05/12/2026

Continue to shine bright in caring for others and boldly lead nursing into the future. Congratulations ✨

05/10/2026

3 generations of nurses. 1 memorable Mother's Day. Alexia's mother and grandmother pinned the new to celebrate the completion of her degree from the University of Central Florida.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms throughout our community. 💛

05/09/2026

🎓 New Spotlight: Meet Brianna, an Orlando native and first-generation student, who is in the first graduating cohort from Lake Nona and one of our first graduating AdventHealth scholars.

Brianna has accepted a position at AdventHealth to work as an emergency department nurse after graduation.

“I am excited to be transitioning into a new graduate RN role, working alongside nurses I look up to, and contributing to my community by helping those who need care in an effective and efficient way.”

Congratulations Brianna!

🔗 Meet more of our Spring Class of 2026: https://bit.ly/4tpcFgy

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05/08/2026

They're officially Knight nurses! 🎓 Congratulations to the 400+ students receiving nursing degrees from the University of Central Florida today and who we celebrated yesterday with family and faculty.

Learn more about our Class of 2026: https://bit.ly/4tpcFgy