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UCF Projects Earn 10 Emmy Nominations, Screening Premiere
UCF’s Center for Distributed Learning has garnered national acclaim for its groundbreaking docuseries, A Break for Impact, and its latest short documentary, Beneath the Same Sky. Both projects have transformed classrooms at UCF and achieved remarkable recognition, including a record-breaking 10 Suncoast Emmy nominations and a world premiere at DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival. The A Break […]
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Nicholson Students Gain National Sports Media Experience at Big Noon Kickoff
“Hitting the Field” members contribute to major national Pre-Game show By Emily Dougherty | October 29, 2024 FOX Sports’ Big Noon Kickoff came to UCF for the first time to watch the Knights take on the University of Colorado Rams. While the game may not have had the outcome that UCF fans wanted, students with an […]
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UCF Video Game Design Programs Among the Best in the World for 2023
The University of Central Florida excels as one of the nation’s top talent pipelines for a rapidly growing gaming industry that fuels Central Florida’s economy and is projected to be worth more than $300 billion worldwide by 2026. In UCF’s undergraduate and graduate game design programs, talented students learn from world-class faculty with strong industry […]
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M.F.A Grad Selected for CBS Writing Mentorship
By IULIA POPESCU Nicholson M.F.A graduate Mike Diaz received a momentous opportunity when he became one of only six to participate in the esteemed CBS 2019-2020 Writers Mentoring Program, selected from a pool of more than 1,500 applicants. The eight-month mentoring program pairs writers with CBS executive mentors. The mentors then help the writers develop a new […]
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2018 NFL Draft: Brought To You By UCF Alumni
While four Knights fulfilled lifelong dreams of hearing their names called during the 2018 NFL Draft, a pair of other Knights were working behind the scenes to capture every moment. Alumni Eric DeSalvo ’09 and Brandon Naidus ’12 are the maestros of the social media accounts for their respective teams. DeSalvo, who majored in interpersonal/organizational […]
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Alumna Publishes Book During Perfect Season
Lori Levoy is UCF’s self-proclaimed biggest fan. She graduated from the Nicholson School of Communication in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communication. A former UCF student athlete, Levoy has maintained her love for UCF for more than 15 years. In 2017, during UCF’s perfect football season, that love motivated her to write and publish her own children’s […]
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Alumna Overcomes Eating Disorders to Help Others
by Jenna Lee On the surface, Kaitlyn Chana ’13 had it all together. In fact, she basically owned life. The former straight-A student at Lake Brantley High School started her own non-profit as a teenager that sent cards of kindness to hospitalized children. She was a member of UCF’s President’s Leadership Council, LEAD Scholars and […]
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The India Center Helps Send Debate Team Around the World
The weather in Orlando was chilly during the winter break, but the UCF Debate Team continued to heat up. Not only did the team compete at the Hurricane Debates hosted by the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, some of the team also traveled to India and participated in Calcutta’s Festival of the Spoken […]
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UCF Alumnus’ Drive to Champion Orlando Leads to NFL Pro Bowl
By Jenna Marina Lee During last year’s NFL Pro Bowl at Camping World Stadium, CEO of Florida Citrus Sports Steve Hogan ’91 had a unique perspective of the game. From the sidelines, he watched as New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees’ children played catch with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell […]
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Students Shift Goals to Help Others
Milka Derisma and her team, Cynthia Nnagboro and Kelly Merrill Jr., are all completing their master’s degrees in the Nicholson School of Communication, while simultaneously working to enact change in their community—starting with local college students. They created an initiative, BYG (Build Your Goals) Shift, focused on helping students transfer from two-year community colleges to […]
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Student Stories: When Your Apartment Floods due to a Hurricane
We’ve featured journalism student Isabelle D’Antonio’s first-hand account of what happened to her during Hurricane Irma. Her story was first published on the NSM Today website. by Isabelle D’Antonio I’ve lived in Florida for more than 11 years and I’ve never taken hurricanes seriously. They were always just an excuse to get out of school, eat […]
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From UCF to the White House
UCF alumna Jessica Fredericks ’07 is helping preserve American history as the new director of communications for the White House Historical Association. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy started the nonprofit association in 1961 to protect, preserve and provide public access to the rich history of America’s executive mansion. Fredericks said it is a dream job for her. […]
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Knight Charges On to Graduation Despite Cancer Diagnosis
By Rachel Williams At 63 years old and after years of hard work, Cherie Carr had finally achieved her goal of earning a bachelor’s degree. She couldn’t wait to walk the stage at graduation. Then, everything changed. In the hospital three weeks ago for splitting headaches, shortness of breath and stomach pain, Carr got news […]
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COSmic Knight Took a Risk That Paid $5K
Funding your college career may be difficult, but Cristobal Reyes-Rios took a chance that won himself a scholarship. With a double major in journalism and political science, Reyes has a lot on his plate. He became interested in journalism in ninth grade when he took a journalism class and showed promise in news writing. He […]
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Video Games Takes Student to South Korea
This COSmic Knight took an opportunity that landed him halfway across the globe. Radio and television major, Justin Wilson, got his big breakthrough playing video games. He played video games professionally while at UCF from 2010-2012 and frequently participated in tournaments and competitions. In 2012, he retired from playing professionally but kept up with the […]
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COSmic Knight Gianna Mascaro is in Tune with her Passions
Gianna Mascaro’s ear for music blossomed on long car rides with her parents listening to Fleetwood Mac and The Rolling Stones. Since then, the ambitious digital news journalism major has joined numerous organizations to continue her career. She worked for Knight News as an entertainment writer, where she met new connections, experienced events and fine-tuned […]
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UCF Continues to Stand for Opportunity for AlumKnight Joan McCain
UCF attracts students for many different reasons: Spirit Splash, the luxurious pool, a state-of- the-art gym and tailgates at Memory Mall before football games. But when Outstanding AlumKnight Joan McCain chose UCF, none of that existed. She knew UCF would provide the opportunity, experiences and internships to launch her career in marketing and communications. “Instinct […]
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Content Creation Abroad
Story by Rachel Williams The University of Central Florida’s Nicholson School of Communication has earned a $25,000 grant that will enable students to study abroad and produce a multimedia communication project in Cuba next summer. The grant is from the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund that aims to help create university partnerships to […]
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Alumna’s ‘Black in Brazil’ Expands Horizons
Story by Nicholson News Representation and diversity are two terms that are becoming increasingly important in various environments today. Yohanna Reis understands this need firsthand. Reis, a 2016 alumna of the Nicholson School of Communication, created a multimedia project that showcases a demographic many people do not know about – Afro-Brazilians. “I believe a true […]
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NSC Professor’s Long-Term Research Earns National Recognition
Story by Nicholson News Melissa Dodd, Ph.D., has blazed the trail for research in corporate activism, a term that she has coined. Corporate activism, previously known as corporate social responsibility, takes an in-depth look at how corporations and businesses become engaged in social conversations and activism. Dodd’s research sheds light on the relationships between business, government […]
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UCF Student Named PR Pro of the Year
Story by Nicholson News Kena Lewis, APR, has been recognized by the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Orlando Chapter as the 2017 PR Pro of the Year. Lewis graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia with a bachelor’s degree in communications in 1982. Now a UCF graduate student studying communication with an emphasis in […]
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NSC Shines at Suncoast Emmy Awards
Story by UCF Nicholson School of Communication News Nicholson School of Communication alumni, students and adjuncts were in the spotlight quite a bit at the 2016 Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards on Dec. 3. Five alumni won regional Emmy awards of excellence for their work in television this past year, with one of them bringing home […]
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Communication Grad Provides Limbitless Solutions
Thirty University of Central Florida students who are earning their degrees this weekend have one very special bond: They all created bionic arms for children in their spare time while attending the university. One of the students, Alyssa Anderson, is a Nicholson School of Communication student who will graduate with her bachelor’s degree in human […]
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The Science Behind Horror Junkies
Most of us have never been chased down with a chainsaw, but a primal part of our brains loves the thrill of that horrific possibility. That’s one reason why haunted houses and their newer incarnations – horror nights – are an ever-popular and growing business, especially around Halloween. Consumers are expected to spend $8.4 billion […]
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Salute to Steven Sotloff
By Jenna Marina, UCF Alumni Shirley and Art Sotloff believe that their son, Steven, found his true calling while he was a student at UCF from 2002-04. It’s that connection that prompted them to help create a scholarship in his name when Steven was killed after being taken hostage as a freelance journalist by terrorist […]
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Communication Professors Lead Hispanic Media Initiative
The University of Central Florida is one of the few universities in the country to offer undergraduate courses in Hispanic/Latino media and Spanish-language TV news. The faculty and staff at the Nicholson School of Communication have worked for a long time to make this a reality, with Instructor Katie Coronado at its forefront. Coronado attended […]
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Nicholson Students Part of Award-Winning Media Teams
Story by UCF Nicholson School of Communication // When it comes to media awards, two of the biggest were handed out this past week. And students from the Nicholson School of Communication were right in the middle as part of two award-winning teams at the Emmys and the Online News Association. Four NSC journalism students […]
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COS Staff Recognized at Annual Awards Program
The UCF College of Sciences was well represented at the 44th Annual Awards Program on Friday, September 2, 2016. The UCF Human Resources Department held the event in the Pegasus Ballroom where over 500 attendees gathered to celebrate the university’s outstanding USPS and A&P employees. View photos from the event here. Several College of Sciences […]
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Robert Littlefield Takes the Lead at NSC
Story by UCF Nicholson School of Communication Robert Littlefield arrived at the Nicholson School of Communication like most new employees figuring out parking and how to set up email. But unlike most new hires, Littlefield wasn’t exactly new to the faculty and staff on Aug. 1. The former professor of communication at North Dakota State University […]
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NSC Partners with Latin American Studies
Story by Tommiea Jackson, Nicholson News For college students, choosing a major takes a great deal of consideration. With a little more planning with academic advisors, many Knights can walk away from college with two bachelor’s degrees by earning not more than the 120 credit hours required for one degree. Faculty and administrators at the […]