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Abu Dhabi Fire and Emergency Services Student Climbs Professional Ladder With UF Online

Ebrahim Almulla is studying fire and emergency services while working as a correspondence specialist in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He recently transitioned from a career in aviation to his current role in emergency public service, and is continuing his professional development by earning his bachelor’s degree with UF Online. “It’s a huge jump for

UF Online Advertising Student Advocates After Hometown Chemical Fire

Karry King is currently earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida to learn how to shed light on frac sand mining industries moving into her childhood community in rural Illinois. “If I had to physically be in a classroom, I couldn’t do it. I get distracted, so being online and able to do

Seattle Army Veteran Graduates in Gainesville as UF Online Ranks Best Online Bachelor’s Program for Veterans

Stephanie Gamboa is a 32-year-old Army veteran who traveled to the University of Florida from her home in Seattle to celebrate earning her bachelor’s degree in advertising. After changing her major three times, she credits her previous military experience with helping her set professional goals while completing her degree from the recently best-ranked online degree

It’s Never Too Late to Finish: Gator Completes UF Degree Started in 1986

Sean Rowe, a proud Gator grad and 54-year-old father, husband, and business owner, earned his University of Florida bachelor’s degree via UF Online in 2022 after initially starting on UF’s main campus in the late 80’s “I never thought that I had dropped out of college because I knew that I was going to come

UF Online Graduate Reaches New Heights With NASA Broadcasting Internship

Jessica Sansarran is a first-generation college graduate who pursued her bachelor’s degree at the University of Florida after discovering her passion for communications. While studying media production, management, and technology via UF Online, she was able to combine several exclusive interests and earn coveted broadcasting internships with WESH News and the National Aeronautics and Space

It’s Never Too Late to Pursue Your Passion With UF Online

While working as a full-time postal carrier and living in Cape Coral, FL, 48-year-old Robert Carlson decided to pursue a bachelor’s degree in geography to achieve his dream of becoming a cartographer. After his wife earned a degree in geography herself, Robert was inspired to also enter the field and earn a certificate in GIS

UF Online Student Researches Environmental Management Through Insects

In August of 2020, Kassandra Coulsey began her B.S. in Environmental Management at UF Online and joined the University of Florida’s Hayslip Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory in Fort Pierce as a lab technician. Her passion for researching biological controls guided her to UF Online’s newly-available Minor in Entomology and Nematology, which focuses on

Active-Duty Father of Four Earns Geography Degree via UF Online

Earning a college degree is no easy task on its own, but try doing so in a home where the children outnumber the parents 2-to-1. Add a full-time active-duty U.S. Air Force profession into the mix, and you’ve got an idea of what it’s like for Brandon Deusenberry. Brandon is a 37-year-old UF Online geography

It Isn’t About Where You Started, But Where You Finish: Double-Major Finds Path to the Gator Nation

Living in Orlando, FL with their spouse and two children, 37-year-old Lei Rizea joined the University of Florida via UF Online in 2016 to double-major in Geology and Psychology. With the dream of attending the University of Florida, Lei first enrolled at Santa Fe College right out of high school and moved to Gainesville with

Father of Two Completes His Bachelor’s Degree via UF Online

Working as a paralegal can be stressful enough, but for 38-year-old Chris Rapozo it’s just one part of an impressive balancing act. This Spring, Chris achieved his goal of becoming a Florida Gator grad after completing his bachelor’s degree via UF Online. “I never saw myself as the university student type,” Chris said when speaking

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