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UCF College of Nursing

March 29

Sadie Richards

College of Nursing Burnett Honors College

On Friday, senior BSN student Sadie Richards was awarded the 2021 Order of Pegasus, the highest student honor from the University of Central Florida #Congratulations Sadie! We are so proud!

“As a first-generation college student, I consider it a privilege to have the opportunity of a college education, so I don’t take it for granted,” she says.

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Brian Peach: I’m so proud of Sadie! She is an incredibly determined, hardworking student. Sadie is successful because of the effort she puts forth in studying every week

Yvonne Hall: Congratulations, and power to YOU!!!

Christine Sevilla Norwitch What an incredible achievement!! Congratulations Caring for our community

200 @UCF_Nursing students are administering the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible members of the Orlando community (see p. 14)

UCF Nursing @UCF_Nursing

From critical care to pediatrics, From the boardroom to the classroom, From breaking barriers to groundbreaking discoveries,

These 40 outstanding #nursing @UCFALUMNI are making a profound impact in the lives of others

Meet the honorees

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UCF @UCF

Aleena Kondek, a former UCFPD employee, graduated from @UCF_Nursing this morning. Her father, Tarpon Springs Police Officer Charlie Kondek, was killed in the line of duty in 2014.

We know our officers can’t fill the shoes of her father on this milestone day, but we hope that our presence reminded her of how proud he and her extended law enforcement family are. Do great things, Aleena! Charge On! #UCFGrad

Class of 2021

15 Honors Undergraduate Theses

Among the 15 BSN graduates who wrote, defended and published original, independent work contributing to nursing science is Shelby Reeves ’21BSN. Reeves, who comes from a family of nurses, explored the effects of service dogs on veterans’ management of PTSD.

Advocating to Reduce Disparities

Chloe Frye ’21BSN and Josée Etienne ’21BSN wrote a resolution for the Student Nurses’ Association to support increasing awareness of the lack of pain assessments in patients of color – the resolution passed at the state and national levels.

955 Total Graduates

806 BSN Degrees 63

University Academic Honors

80MSN Degrees & Graduate Certificates

70 Doctoral Degrees

First Students at New Hospital

In July, the first cohort of BSN students began clinicals at the new UCF Lake Nona Medical Center. The center joins 700+ other clinical partners across Central Florida where UCF nursing students fulfill their clinical course requirements.

Follow @ucfnursing for more happenings in the classroom and community L to R: Morgan McWilliams, Maxwell Swann, Proebe Ybanez Gensaya, Robin Pollard, Jenifer Schuman, and Jason Azar (Photo: Nick Leyva ’15)

Scholarship Aids Second Degree Students

From an educator to a private pilot, these six career changers can focus fully on their studies thanks to the national Helene Fuld Health Trust.

Meet the 2021 scholars of this exclusive scholarship for Second Degree BSN students