UCF Alum & NBCUniversal Exec Leads Off
New Diversity Speaker Series

Upcoming Guest Speakers to Share Stories on How Race, Culture, Gender, Sexual Orientation & More Shaped Their Careers ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 20, 2016) – Encouraging students to “bring their passion to work every day,” “build your network” and know that “attitude is everything,” UCF College of Business alumnus and Vice President of Technology Portfolio and …

National Society of Hispanic MBAs Takes
Top Place at Case Competition

UCF Honored for Educational Excellence With an idea for an app that lets soda drinkers save and share their favorite PepsiCo drink combinations from the company’s self-serve dispensers and vending machines, the UCF Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) earned a first place finish at the recent Prospanica’s Case Competition in Houston, …

UCF Duo to Compete in International Sales Contest

Myers, Albrecht to Represent UCF at Prestigious Sales Contest Nov. 2-5 ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 4, 2016) – UCF College of Business students Stephanie Myers and Christian Albrecht have been selected to represent UCF in the International Collegiate Sales Competition (ICSC) on Nov. 2-5 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando. Team captain Jessica Smith and …

DeVos Graduate Student Honors Mom’s Memory with ‘Hooping for a Cure’ Tourney

UCF Student Raises $3,000 to Fight Cancer through 3-on-3 Tournament ORLANDO, Oct. 4, 2016 — TJ Bullock lost his mother to breast cancer three years ago. He still misses her every day, and the anniversary of her death is always difficult. So this year, the UCF graduate student decided to create a basketball tournament to …

Study links entrepreneurial optimism with business success

Widespread collective entrepreneurial optimism in the United States is highly predictive of the number of new venture startups and small business growth, according to a University of Oklahoma study that included UCF College of Business professor Aaron F. McKenny. McKenny teamed up with University of Oklahoma professors Jeremy C. Short and Aaron H. Anglin to …