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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

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

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

An Active-Duty Student Pursues His Political Career via UF Online

When moving to the United States from Venezuela over ten years ago, Brown Simon arrived with the goal of one day attending the University of Florida. He later achieved this dream by pursuing his criminology degree via UF Online while serving at sea in the United States Navy. Now, 30-year-old Brown Simon is a Gator

No Limits to What Gators Can Accomplish: Celebrating Student Body President Cooper Brown’s Path to UF via PaCE

Excitement, nervousness, and anticipation are just a few of the emotions that first-year applicants experience on the University of Florida’s annual decision day. On that big day, UF’s newest Gators find out if they’ve been admitted to the University. New Gators join the Gator Nation via several admissions programs, a hallmark of UF’s inclusive undergraduate

A Father and Veteran Fulfills His Lifelong Dream of Becoming a Gator via UF Online

While leading a fulfilling life of service to both his family and country, 32-year-old Alan Thompson held onto his lifelong dream of graduating from the University of Florida. Given life’s unpredictable twists and turns, Alan became a father, veteran, and business owner before his path led him to the Gator Nation. Four years after beginning

A Gator’s Perspective: Amanda Sapp’s Journey as a First-Gen and STEM Student

Every student has their own educational journey. Whether that be attending college right out of high school or pursuing their education years later, UF Online makes earning a University of Florida bachelor’s degree at any stage of your life possible. In celebration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Day, we turn the spotlight over

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