One Stage, Thousands of Beginnings: How UCF Graduates Power Florida鈥檚 Workforce Graduation isn鈥檛 the finish line. It鈥檚 the moment thousands of Knights step into the industries and communities shaping our state鈥檚 future and beyond.
First-Generation UCF Grad Leverages AI to Boost Nonprofits鈥� Impact Ketty Dones 鈥�23, who is graduating with dual master鈥檚 degrees in public administration and nonprofit management, works with the Applied AI Innovation Initiative at UCF to provide local nonprofit organizations with technical assistance for AI-integrated solutions that help drive their missions.
Through Perseverance, UCF Nursing Student Finds Success After leaving Uruguay for opportunities in the U.S., Sabrina Van Dusen overcame obstacles to follow a calling, inspired by motherhood, to care for future generations.
‘A Victory for All of Us’: First-gen Grad Breaks Barriers Earning her bachelor’s in hospitality management and landing a job at Universal Orlando Resort means just as much聽Theresa Kieu 鈥�21聽as it does to her parents, who emigrated from Vietnam as teenagers.
Surviving Earthquake Motivates UCF Grad to Make the Most of Her Life Haitian native Bianka Paul refused to let losing everything stop her from pursuing the life she wanted.
Forged in Fire After enduring childhood abuse, Anthony Daniels spent years in the court system and social services. That experience has inspired him to become a lawyer 鈥� like the ones who helped him.
First-Gen Student Perseveres Through Family Struggles, Hopes to Provide Financially When Oneisha Eugene completes her degree next summer, the accomplishment will be a dream achieved for her immigrant parents 鈥� including her father who has been recovering from a brain injury for nearly two decades.
From Myth to Reality Until George Walters-Marrah 鈥�20 went into a UCF lab for the first time, he didn鈥檛 know if scientists existed. The first-generation college graduate will continue being one at Stanford this fall.
First-Generation Grad Helped Promote Financial Literacy at UCF Andrew Allen 鈥�18聽graduated without major debt from the university and worked with the 垄ent$ible Knight$ program to help other students save money while earning their degrees.
