2008 Woodie Awards
Grad programs achieve top 100
Jennifer Ross
Issue date: 5/12/08 Section: News
Five of UCF's graduate programs were ranked among the 100 best in the nation, according to a 2009 U.S. News & World Report that was recently released.
The report ranked more than 1,500 graduate school programs and collected data from more than 12,000.
"The fact that UCF has five programs that are highly ranked is a great achievement. UCF should be very proud," said Bill Edmonds, the director of communications for the Florida Board of Governors. "This is the result of years of work by President John Hitt to beef up the graduate program."
According to a UCF News and Information article, 28 doctoral programs, 97 master's degree programs and three specialist-level programs were available in the fall, more than double what was available in 2000.
In addition, the graduate enrollment was 7,211 in fall 2007 compared to 4,953 10 years ago.
UCF's electrical engineering program was ranked higher than any other UCF program, coming in at 65.
"Electrical engineering has consistently been a great program," said Patricia Bishop, vice provost and dean of graduate studies at UCF. "They have strong leadership and good retention rates with the students."
Michael Georgiopoulos, the electrical engineering and CpE Program coordinator, said the ranking was because of the staff.
"The reason for the reputation of Electrical Engineering is primarily due to the faculty that we have acquired over the years," Georgiopoulos said.
He said the department has recently hired a member of the National Academy of Engineering, Marwan Simaan. Georgiopoulos said that organization is one of the most prestigious organizations an engineer can be a member of and greatly enhances the reputation of UCF.
In an e-mail interview, Issa Batarseh, the program director, said, "We were able to hire 15 outstanding faculty in the past three searches."
In addition to hiring some world-renowned professors, Georgiopoulos says the number and quality of students joining the electrical engineering program is also increasing.
The report ranked more than 1,500 graduate school programs and collected data from more than 12,000.
"The fact that UCF has five programs that are highly ranked is a great achievement. UCF should be very proud," said Bill Edmonds, the director of communications for the Florida Board of Governors. "This is the result of years of work by President John Hitt to beef up the graduate program."
According to a UCF News and Information article, 28 doctoral programs, 97 master's degree programs and three specialist-level programs were available in the fall, more than double what was available in 2000.
In addition, the graduate enrollment was 7,211 in fall 2007 compared to 4,953 10 years ago.
UCF's electrical engineering program was ranked higher than any other UCF program, coming in at 65.
"Electrical engineering has consistently been a great program," said Patricia Bishop, vice provost and dean of graduate studies at UCF. "They have strong leadership and good retention rates with the students."
Michael Georgiopoulos, the electrical engineering and CpE Program coordinator, said the ranking was because of the staff.
"The reason for the reputation of Electrical Engineering is primarily due to the faculty that we have acquired over the years," Georgiopoulos said.
He said the department has recently hired a member of the National Academy of Engineering, Marwan Simaan. Georgiopoulos said that organization is one of the most prestigious organizations an engineer can be a member of and greatly enhances the reputation of UCF.
In an e-mail interview, Issa Batarseh, the program director, said, "We were able to hire 15 outstanding faculty in the past three searches."
In addition to hiring some world-renowned professors, Georgiopoulos says the number and quality of students joining the electrical engineering program is also increasing.