College of Business Administration
Undergraduate business degrees, MBA and executive education at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL
ORLANDO, Fla. – Moving off campus is a rite of passage at University of Central Florida. But leaving the dorms and their built-in social scene can be daunting. When 20-year-old UCF event management student Alexandria Agresta moved into a neighborhood near campus three years ago, her first thought was, “How are you supposed to make …
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Professional Networking App”
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, …
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Top Place at Case Competition”
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Rapoport, Pioli Discuss Need for Diversity “We need many different faces and backgrounds around the table.” That was the message Samantha Rapoport, Director of Football Development at the National Football League, and Scott Pioli, Assistant General Manager of the Atlanta Falcons, recently shared with nearly 40 undergraduates from UCF College of Business’s Sports Business program. Rapoport …
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Partnership Gives Students Access to Hands-On Experience with Top Financial Firm ORLANDO, Fla. (August 2016) – Continuing its mission to provide engaging, real-world opportunities for students, UCF College of Business announced a new partnership with Northwestern Mutual, which boasts the top internship for students seeking careers in financial services, according to Vault.com. Northwestern Mutual, a leader …
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of Business Student Ambassadors”
Geek Squad Founder Stephens Urges UCF Business Students to Find Way to Differentiate Themselves “If you can keep Ozzy Osbourne happy, you can make anyone happy,” said Geek Squad founder and former Best Buy Chief Technology Officer Robert Stephens telling nearly 2,000 UCF business students at CFE Arena on Friday morning about the time he …
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Geek Squad Founder Robert Stephens”
UCF DECA racked up the hardware this spring semester taking home awards and recognition at the annual state and international competitions. UCF DECA President Brittany Lark was recognized as Outstanding Student of the Year at the State Career conference in Orlando while the DECA team picked up nine first-place awards. Alex Harkins, founding president of …
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Team Zenith Takes Top Prize in Business Plan Contest Four years ago, UCF finance major Courtney Wood was playing basketball with her dad when he went into sudden cardiac arrest. He survived and now wears an Implantable Cardiac Device (ICD) to monitor his heart. That terrifying moment would inspire his daughter to come up with …