Sep 28, 2021 | Feature, Philanthropy
UCF alumnae Rebecca Gulick ’87 ’91MA, Nancy Naugle Haney ’91MA, and Rachel Cooey West ’91MA created the Beth Barnes and Katherine Keller award to recognize and honor their former UCF professors. According to the donors, “we arrived in the graduate program...
Sep 28, 2021 | Feature, Philanthropy
Judy Duda H’19 has made an indelible impact on UCF and the College of Arts and Humanities for decades, fostering a long relationship with the UCF Symphony Orchestra and serving as the chairperson of the executive council for the dean of the UCF College of Arts and...
Jul 10, 2021 | Philanthropy
Donations help recipients weather pandemic-related financial challenges. For most UCF students and employees, navigating the sudden changes in learning, work and lifestyle brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has been trying. For others, it has been catastrophic. As a...
Jun 12, 2021 | Feature, Philanthropy
The Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Funds Interdisciplinary Healthcare Innovation at UCF. The University of Central Florida’s Academic Health Sciences Center (AHSC) has received a gift of $300,000 from the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation to fund innovative...
May 4, 2021 | Philanthropy
“UCF has given me so much — more than I can ever repay,” says Rachel Barnes Eisenberg ’17. Because of the support she received as a student, Barnes started giving back to her alma mater as soon as she could. “Part of the reason I actually came to UCF was a...
May 4, 2021 | Philanthropy
Textbooks and other required course materials can add significantly to the cost of a college degree, and UCF faculty are doing what they can to help offset some of those costs. During the Fall 2020 semester, at least 31 faculty members supplied their required course...