During this morning ceremony, staff employees will be honored for their years of service to UCF — including those who have served UCF for 40+ years — along with additional awards for employees who are pursuing excellence and helping to unleash potential in others.Follow UCF on social! Instagram: https://instagram.com/ucf.edu Facebook: https://facebook.com/UCF LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-central-florida/ X: https://twitter.com/UCF

During this evening ceremony, students will be recognized with the highest honors they can receive during their time at UCF, including induction into Order of Pegasus, College Founders’ Day Deans' Awards and recognition for exceptional research as an undergraduate or graduate student.Follow UCF on social! Instagram: https://instagram.com/ucf.edu Facebook: https://facebook.com/UCF Twitter: https://twitter.com/UCF TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ucf.edu

During this afternoon ceremony, faculty will be honored for their outstanding contributions along with awards for years of service to UCF. Honorees include our newest Pegasus Professors, Reach for the Stars award recipients, college and university Excellence Award winners, and Emeritus and Emerita members of the faculty and administration.Follow UCF on social! Instagram: https://instagram.com/ucf.edu Facebook: https://facebook.com/UCF Twitter: https://twitter.com/UCF TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ucf.edu

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Carlos Gonzalez recounts his personal experience transferring to the University of Central Florida through DirectConnect to UCF and his desire to continue his family's legacy.Follow UCF on social! Instagram: https://instagram.com/ucf.edu Facebook: https://facebook.com/UCF LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-central-florida/ X: https://twitter.com/UCF

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“There’s a lot of places that say, ‘Hey, look at all the things we’ve done.’ And then there’s UCF that says, ‘Look at all the things we’re doing,’ ”Joe Sleppy says. “I wanted to be part of building the future.”Sleppy ’18 is enabling power hungry industrial facilities and AI data centers with Capacitech’s rapid-response, modular and space-conscious power resilience products.As a Forbes 2026 30 Under 30 winner, Capacitech Energy is future-proofing the power grid.Follow UCF on social! Instagram: https://instagram.com/ucf.edu Facebook: https://facebook.com/UCF LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-central-florida/ X: https://twitter.com/UCF

Soarce’s path to revolutionizing the world of material science grew from the ashes of a blown-up rocket experiment while Derek Saltzman ’23 and Mason Mincey ’23 were still students at UCF.The materials science and engineering majors had been tasked in a semester-long class assignment to build a carbon fiber rocket that would successfully carry the professor’s payload. While their design may have failed epically — while being broadcast live on the internet — they noticed one very important element that turned out to be the spark for their future company.Follow UCF on social! Instagram: https://instagram.com/ucf.edu Facebook: https://facebook.com/UCF LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-central-florida/ X: https://twitter.com/UCF