Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion opening day at UCF – Orlando Sentinel

On the College of Central Florida , an exterior of the the brand new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion after the opening ceremony on the college’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida nursing college students work on a digital lesson within the UCF Simulation, Expertise, Innovation and Modeling (STIM) Middle on the primary day of lessons on the new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

1,800 acrylic prisms grasp within the atrium of the College of Central Florida’s Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The artwork piece was created by New York artist Brian W. Brush. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida School of Nursing simulation specialist Syretta Spears talks about this system in UCF’s Simulation, Expertise, Innovation and Modeling (STIM) Middle on the primary day of lessons on the new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida president Alexander Cartwright, middle, leads a ribbon slicing with elected officers and college leaders through the opening ceremony for the brand new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida nursing pupil Jerady Wooden will get steering from teacher Melissa Radecki, left, within the UCF Simulation, Expertise, Innovation and Modeling (STIM) Middle on the primary day of lessons on the new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida president Alexander Cartwright delivers remarks through the opening ceremony for the brand new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida’s Knightro welcomes guests on the primary day of sophistication within the new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida nursing pupil Tyler Gillespie works a lesson on the primary day of sophistication within the new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida president Alexander Cartwright makes the primary reduce throughout a ribbon slicing ceremony marking the official opening of the brand new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. From left, former state senator Linda Stewart; UCF board chair Alex Martins; Dr. Phillips Charities CEO Ken Robinson; Florida Agriculture commissioner Wilton Simpson; Cartwright; UCF Nursing alumnus Nadesha Phipps; former UCF Nursing dean Mary Lou Sole, and present UCF School of Nursing dean Sharon Tucker. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida president Alexander Cartwright, proper, talks with Florida Agriculture commissioner Wilton Simpson throughout the official opening of the brand new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida president Alexander Cartwright and UCF Board of Trustees member Stephen King, proper, share fun through the opening ceremony for the brand new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida president Alexander Cartwright, proper, and UCF Board of Trustees chairman Alex Martins joke with school through the opening ceremony for the brand new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Dr. Phillips Charities president and CEO Ken Robinson delivers remarks through the opening ceremony for the brand new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the College of Central Florida Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida nursing college students work on a lesson within the UCF Simulation, Expertise, Innovation and Modeling (STIM) Middle on the primary day of lessons on the new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida president Alexander Cartwright, 2nd from left, with UCF Board of Trustees chairman Alex Martins, left; UCF provost John Buckwalter, and Winston Schoenfeld, UCF vice chairman of Analysis and Innovation, have fun through the ribbon slicing for the opening ceremony for the brand new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida nursing college students Raquel Vargas and Megan Furfey work on a lesson within the UCF Simulation, Expertise, Innovation and Modeling (STIM) Middle on the primary day of lessons on the new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

A sandhill crane pops up close to the stage through the opening ceremony for the brand new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

College of Central Florida Board of Trustees chairman Alex Martins delivers remarks through the opening ceremony for the brand new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

On the College of Central Florida , an exterior of the constructing earlier than the opening ceremony for the brand new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on the faculty’s Tutorial Well being Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Monday, July 18, 2025. The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will improve capability for nursing pupil graduates by 150 yearly. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)