{"id":11102,"date":"2014-10-30T10:36:12","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T14:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=11102"},"modified":"2019-06-18T15:56:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T19:56:14","slug":"distinguished-student-2014-cynthia-florentino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/distinguished-student-2014-cynthia-florentino\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Student 2014: Cynthia Florentino"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11103\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11103\" class=\"wp-image-11103 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/10\/Distinguished_Student-web-548x365-e1414679657228.jpg\" alt=\"Distinguished student\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/10\/Distinguished_Student-web-548x365-e1414679657228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/10\/Distinguished_Student-web-548x365-e1414679657228-299x199.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donna Perez, &#8217;83, &#8217;88 (left), the 1982 winner of the Distinguished Student Award, presented this year&#8217;s award to Cynthia Florentino, &#8217;14. (PHOTO: Brandon Chestnut)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cynthia Florentino graduated from UCF with a political science degree after dedicating the majority of her time to professional development and extracurricular involvement. Florentino served in a cabinet position for the <a href=\"http:\/\/ucfsga.com\/\">UCF Student Government Association<\/a> and enrolled in a federal college program, where she became chair of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucfplc.com\/ucfplc\/\">President\u2019s Leadership Council<\/a> her senior year. She currently attends graduate school in Washington, D.C., and continues to pursue her dream of transforming lives with the use of the Internet as a tool for empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>Watch her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?list=UUApWV3NC2rHtdfDx6C6BOXg&amp;v=NVj2i9bao0c\">video<\/a>, shown at the Black &amp; Gold Gala, to learn more about Cynthia.<\/p>\n<p>To view the original article visit <a href=\"https:\/\/today.ucf.edu\/distinguished-student-2014\/\">UCF Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cynthia Florentino graduated from UCF with a political science degree after dedicating the majority of her time to professional development and extracurricular involvement. Florentino served in a cabinet position for the UCF Student Government Association and enrolled in a federal college program, where she became chair of the President\u2019s Leadership Council her senior year. 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