News: Alumni Spotlight
How UCF Shaped Marisol Freytes’ ’22 ’25MS Journey
Marisol Freytes ’22 ’25MS has spent her life bridging worlds. Born to deaf parents, she learned American Sign Language before English, serving as a translator for her family from a...
Alumni Spotlight: Andre Zibner, Health Sciences
In this third year of study at the University of Florida’s College of Pharmacy, Andre Zibner, a UCF Health Sciences alumnus (’21), is passionate and excited about his chosen career....
CSD Alumnus Brings Discussion on Fluency Disorders Across the Country
Randy Panzarino ’16 ’19 ‘21MA, originally from Melbourne Beach, Florida, graduated from UCF with a bachelor’s in psychology in 2016, a bachelor’s in communication sciences and disorders in 2019 and...
Forging a Path for New Generations
Elizabeth Grauer ’24 is an amalgamation of many things based on her various life experiences. She’s a first-generation graduate, who earned a bachelor’s in social work and will complete a master’s...
How Kaitlyn Shrum ’08 ’11MA Built Her Dream Career the Second Time Around
Kaitlyn Shrum, owner and founder of Southern Speech and Myo in Neptune Beach, holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. In addition to many...
Advocacy and Authenticity: Social Work Grad Recruits Top Talent
Alumna Paola Luigi ’18 ’21MSW shares how her Puerto Rican heritage and studies at UCF shaped a career that centers around growing young professionals. A native of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, alumna Paola...
Alumni Spotlight: Health Sciences Alumna Receives Master’s Degree
Watching the television show “House” was the spark that led Department of Health Sciences alumna Danielle Saunders ‘20 to where she is today. “It started with a last–minute decision to apply...
More Than Fun and Games
This UCF alum fills the very real (and misunderstood) need for professional esports players to stay physically and mentally fit.
2022 Baker Act numbers may correlate with pandemic-related mental health struggles, UCF officials say
When Delaney Kirwin-Moore got her master’s in social work at UCF, she knew she wanted to get into crisis intervention. She wanted to work with people who needed immediate help.
The passion of a social worker; changing lives one case at a time
UCF Social Work alumni, Carina Espinal ’21 is a Family Case Manager at One Hope United, a private human service organization that works side-by-side with Embrace Families, the lead nonprofit...
