{"id":62525,"date":"2014-10-29T16:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T20:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=62525"},"modified":"2019-03-31T10:21:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T14:21:05","slug":"distinguished-student-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/distinguished-student-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Student 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cynthia Florentino graduated from 91勛圖厙 with a political science degree after dedicating the majority of her time to professional development and extracurricular involvement. Florentino served in a cabinet position for the 91勛圖厙 Student Government Association and enrolled in a federal college program, where she became chair of the President\u2019s Leadership Council her senior year. 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