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UCF Leads Alumna to a Career in Global Law
Callie Carr, ’04, made the most of her time at UCF. While pursuing her bachelor’s degree in political science, she served as president of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, competed on UCF’s mock trial team, and graduated with summa cum laude. Currently, she works as associate general counsel for Micron Technology, […]
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UCF Alumnus Scores Big in his Career Thanks to Life Changing Advice
As an 80’s kid, one can only dream of going to work every day and working with video games. For Jon Hanson, ’12, this dream is a reality and he couldn’t be happier with his career. As a Product Manager for EA Sports Orlando, Hanson helps guide players through their end-to-end journey, from the time […]
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Recent UCF Alumnus Lands Job in Vienna, Austria
Imagine living in a beautiful and exotic city, learning the culture and interacting with different people. This was exactly the task assigned to Marco Funk, ’11, when he moved to Vienna, Austria and later begin his job as a research and communications associate for the International Organization for Migration. Funk works in the Research and […]
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Alumnus Soars With F-16 Jets In Pakistan
As an exchange officer for the United States Air Force (USAF) and F-16 instructor pilot, Brian Gerwe, ’99, spends his days flying jets and living out the dreams of many. Currently embedded in the Pakistani air force, Gerwe’s mission is to support the interests of the United States and Pakistan to enhance the goals associated […]
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Alumna Betters Her Community Through Inspiring Others To Become Leaders
As program manager for the National AmeriCorps program, Public Allies, for Central Florida, under Community Based Care of Central Florida, Nilmarie Zapata, ’07 and ’09, wears a variety of different hats. Zapata serves as the AmeriCorps volunteer’s coach, mentor, leadership facilitator, curriculum designer and trainer. She also makes time to act as a founding curator […]
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From Florida to Heibei: One Alumna is Bridging the Cultural Gap
Fedorah Philippeaux, ’13, couldn’t have imagined her bachelor’s degree in political science would take her half way across the world to teach English to students in China. Philippeaux began her UCF career aiming for a degree in molecular microbiology. Due to financial limits, Philippeaux later decided to change her major to political science, enabling her […]
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A Knight’s Journey to Oklahoma
From Orlando to where the wind comes sweeping down the plain, Wendy Whitman-Cobb, ’06, ’08, thanks the University of Central Florida for helping her achieve a variety of accomplishments. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in political science, Whitman-Cobb served as a political science adjunct instructor for the University of Central Florida, Santa Fe College in […]