Oct 28, 2022 | CON News, Feature, Philanthropy, Stories
Para la versión en Español, oprima aquí. The Progresando Initiative empowers Hispanic/Latina/o/x adults to achieve economic and social mobility through high-impact careers. Bank of America has selected UCF as a preferred partner for a two-year $250,000 grant to...
Oct 13, 2022 | CON News, Feature, Philanthropy
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the legacy of Joyce DeGennaro ’03, ’09BSN, ’13MSN who passed away in 2020 after a brave battle with Stage IV breast cancer lives on and will have an even greater long-lasting impact thanks to a new endowed scholarship. Meet its...
Oct 10, 2022 | CON News, Feature, Philanthropy, Stories
Beatriz Elizabeth Carmona Toro ’05 ’07 ’10MSN has wanted to work in healthcare for as long as she can remember. She was inspired by her mother, who was a physician in Colombia before the family moved to the United States when Carmona Toro was 7. Carmona Toro is the...
Oct 5, 2022 | CON News, Feature, Philanthropy, UCF News
The Hispanic and Latinx population continues to grow, and so do the healthcare disparities these communities face. Hispanic Heritage Month serves as a reminder of the importance of a diverse nursing workforce who understand these healthcare challenges and are uniquely...
Sep 2, 2022 | CON News, Feature, Philanthropy, Stories
It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly 11 years since 8-year-old Marlie Kai Dodson passed away from a brain tumor, says her mother, Sarah Dodson ’01. The grief from losing Marlie can sometimes make the passage of time irrelevant, Dodson admits. “Life is...
Jul 12, 2022 | CON News, Feature, Philanthropy
Fundraising launches for the new, permanent home with expanded space and cutting-edge technology to combat the nursing shortage and foster interdisciplinary research. (pictured: An artist rendering of the future 90,000-square-foot College of Nursing building at the...
