Letter Opener Collection Tells Tale of Worldwide Travels
How did Santa Fe College garner a Guinness World Record? By way of a passionate collector and generous donor named William L. Brown and his gift of 5,000 letter openers. Brown, a semiretired local businessman who has a doctorate in microbiology, donated the world’s largest collection of letter openers to the college in 2012. Brown [...]
BioFlorida Celebrates Technology May 9
Santa Fe College has been invited to participate in the 10th annual BioFlorida Celebration of Biotechnology from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at Progress Corporate Park in Alachua. This is a great opportunity for students to interact with scientists on a professional level and meet potential employers.Everyone will learn more about the [...]
Saints Sharewear Open This Saturday
Saints Sharewear will be open for business from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27. The 4-hour window allows for lots of time to browse and shop without having to rush back to work or class. All $1 adult clothing items are BOGO (buy-one, get-one free) on Saturday. Kids’ clothing is also four for [...]
Claudio in the Midst of Record Breaking Season and Career; TV20 Special Piece to Air April 23 at 6:00 PM
April 23, 2013 Contact: Scott Jamison 352.395.5616 scott.jamison@sfcollege.edu SF FASTPITCH Gainesville, FL – Santa Fe sophomore pitcher/first baseman Karla Claudio (Puerto Rico) is currently in the midst of one of the statistically greatest seasons in Saints fastpitch history, and she is doing it with her bat and her arm. On April 18 against Daytona State [...]
SF Rocket Team Updates
The SF Rocket Team, which competed in the 2013 NASA Student Launch Projects this past weekend, had a successful launch in Huntsville, Ala. Sunday morning. The flight went as planned, flew to about 4800 feet and deployed both of its parachutes at the right times. It landed safely with all of the payloads intact. The [...]
Reduce Stress with Meditation for Beginners Class
Easy Meditation For Beginners Is everyday life or studying for finals just getting you down? You won’t believe how easy meditation is, until you’ve taken this class! Meditation has been proven to reduce stress, improve health, and increase energy, mental clarity and inner peace. In this class you’ll learn 4 effective, easy-to-practice meditations, some simple techniques [...]
Students Can Dig for Fossils at STEM Summer Camp
Rising ninth grade students in Alachua and Bradford counties are invited to apply for a free, fun-filled science summer camp at the Perry Center for Emerging Technologies. Explore the universe, dig for fossils and artifacts, build robots and rockets, solve crimes with the latest DNA technology and more. The camp is scheduled for Monday, June [...]
All-American Bobby Hunter Signs with Illinois State University
April 18, 2013 Contact: Scott Jamison 352.395.5616 scott.jamison@sfcollege.edu SF MEN’S BASKETBALL Gainesville, FL – NJCAA First Team All-American Bobby Hunter made it official on Wednesday, April 17 and signed with Illinois State University, a NCAA Division I program located in Normal, IL. “Bobby will be a great addition to the Illinois State program next year,” [...]
House gets a New Home
A new Habitat for Humanity home constructed indoors at Santa Fe College’s Charles R. Perry Construction Institute was transported to its final destination at 1024 SE 18th Terrace in the Lincoln Estates subdivision on April 17. This is the third Habitat for Humanity home built on the Santa Fe Campus. The house was constructed by the [...]
Fifth Annual Jazz Up Spring April 18
The SF Rhythm & Blues Band presents the fifth annual Jazz Up Spring at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18. The concert will feature the band performing Motown and older rhythm and blues tunes in a Blues Brothers setting. Lead singer Kelli McGill will be paying homage to the great R&B stars like Aretha Franklin as [...]