{"id":146678,"date":"2025-05-02T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678//?p=146678"},"modified":"2025-05-02T09:54:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T13:54:21","slug":"3-ucf-knight-nurses-2-generations-1-big-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678//3-ucf-knight-nurses-2-generations-1-big-celebration/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678//","title":{"rendered":"3 UCF Knight Nurses, 2 Generations, 1 Big Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, two generations of one family will be among the more than 400 UCF students walking across the stage at Addition Financial Arena to receive a nursing degree. Their achievement will not only celebrate a family milestone but also contribute to strengthening the local nursing talent pipeline amid a critical workforce shortage./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

With Mother/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019s Day nearing, the achievement and memorable moment will be even more special for the family, who calls Apopka, Florida, home./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

Stacie pursued the online master/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019s degree in nurse leadership and management at UCF at the same time that her twin daughters Hannah and Elizabeth were in the bachelor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019s in nursing (BSN) program on the Orlando campus./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cIt/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019s everything I want to celebrate as a mom,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d says Stacie Scarborough /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201913, who recently accepted a position as manager of nursing professional development at AdventHealth Orlando. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cEvery parent dreams of seeing their children grow into happy and functional adults that have succeeded in flying on their own. They have done this and more./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cI couldn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019t be prouder to see them walk that stage and join them in doing so,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d Stacie adds. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cSharing the same path right now is amazing./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cI never thought that, after being so inspired by my mom/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019s nursing career, I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019d not only graduate from the same nursing program as she did, but also do it right beside her,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d Elizabeth Scarborough says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cI am so incredibly thankful for this opportunity, and I will cherish this moment forever./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

Elizabeth/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019s twin sister, Hannah, shares the same pride and gratitude, making the family/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019s dual-generation graduation a truly unforgettable moment./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cI feel it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019s made our UCF legacy much more impactful,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d Hannah says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cIt/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019s one thing to go to same school as your parents, but it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019s another to experience that school with them./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

Supporting One Another/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

Since the family calls Central Florida home, all three have lived together while pursuing their degrees./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cImagine three stressed-out students in nursing school living together. We all owe my husband, and their dad, a debt of gratitude,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d Stacie says with a laugh./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cWe also had a lot of great opportunities to share each other/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u2019s worries while building each other up and supporting one another,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d Stacie says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cIt is an experience that I will never forget and consider it to be an amazing gift./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

In addition to their clinicals and classes, both Hannah and Elizabeth who are Bright Futures scholars have worked as nurse techs while in their final year of the traditional BSN program./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cI am thankful for this position as it taught me a lot about patient care,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d Elizabeth says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201cI learned how important it is to take the time to make patients feel truly seen and heard, while also tending to their most basic needs./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/146678/n