UCF Recognizes Faculty Excellence With 2026 Promotion and Tenure Awards One hundred faculty members are recognized for excellence in teaching, research and service.
Founders’ Day 2026: Faculty Recognized for Excellence The annual event spotlights approximately 280 faculty for excellence, years of service, and other contributions that drive what’s next at UCF.
UCF Celebrates Order of Pegasus, Student Awardees During Founders Day 2026 The Order of Pegasus inducts its 25th class of exemplary Knights among more than 50 students who will be recognized at the annual celebration.
UCF Earns 2026-27 Gold Award for Support of Military, Veteran Students The honor illustrates UCF’s commitment to our military-connect students’ academic progress, graduation rates, career placement and support services.
84 Faculty Scholars Honored at the 5th Biennial Faculty Authors’ Celebration This year’s celebration recognized faculty from across nine colleges, the Center for Distributed Learning, the Institute for Simulation and Training, the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy and UCF Libraries.
UCF Alum’s Influence on Rise of Florida’s Space Coast Peter Cranis ’84 ’88MA has helped re-ignite tourism along Florida’s Space Coast, a region that’s renewed, fresh, and for the communications alum, personal.
U.S. News Online 2026 Rankings: UCF’s People-First, Tech Enhanced Approach Earns Highest Honors Yet As UCF celebrates decades of leading digital learning, we’re recognized for a sustainable model that increases access to education and raises standards at the same time.
UCF Rosen College Awarded $1M from Darden Foundation to Establish Joe R. Lee Endowed Scholarship Fund The generosity of the Darden Foundation will aid UCF with attracting talented individuals from all backgrounds with a passion for hospitality and the ambition to succeed.
UCF’s Major Milestones of 2025 From preeminence to powerhouse partnerships, sports victories to record-setting philanthropy — 2025 was a year of remarkable progress.
UCF’s Fall 2025 Commencement Set for Dec. 12-13 Fall graduates will hear from four distinguished speakers who’ve made significant contributions in business, education and community impact.