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UCF’s Highest-achieving Students are Making an Impact through Research
BY NICOLE DUDENHOEFER ’17 Several of the 2019 Order of Pegasus honorees have studied fields as diverse as tidal flooding, migraine headaches, plastic pollution and other topics. Several of the 22 undergraduate students who received the 2019 Order of the Pegasus award, the university’s highest student honor, have participated in research during their time at UCF. This year’s […]
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Alumna Leads $6 Million Fundraising Effort for Pulse Victims
UCF alumna Ida V. Eskamani, ’12, ’16, serves as a development officer for Equality Florida in Orlando where she is currently managing what she describes as the most important task of her career. Following the shooting at Pulse Nightclub, Equality Florida launched a Go Fund Me page for the victims’ families and survivors. Eskamani launched […]
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COS Students Receive UCF’s Highest Honor
Recently, two undergraduate students from the College of Sciences received UCF’s highest student honor. The Order of Pegasus recognizes exemplary performance by undergraduate students in the areas of academic achievement, outstanding university involvement, leadership and community service. Because of the breadth of accomplishments required for this award, the Order of Pegasus is the most prestigious […]
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Students Chosen for Order of the Pegasus
Nine College of Sciences students have attained the most prestigious and significant award possible at the University of Central Florida, the Order of the Pegasus. To even be considered as a candidate, students must be nominated by individuals who broadly represent the university community (such as the president, provost, executive vice president, vice provost, vice […]