SF Student Wins Newman Civic Fellows Award
Campus Compact, an organization made up of college and university presidents committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education, recently announced its newest recipients of the Newman Civic Fellows Award. The award honors students who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country. Newman Civic Fellows Award winners [...]
SF Honors Program Graduates Named to 2013 All-Florida Academic First Team
Santa Fe College class of 2012 Honors Program graduates Erica Laboissoniere and Sarah Power were recently named to the 2013 All-Florida Academic First Team. The All-Florida Academic Team recognizes outstanding students for their academic achievement, leadership and service to their community. Students were nominated by their respective colleges to the All-USA Academic Team competition sponsored by USA [...]
Admissions 101 Workshop April 5
The Santa Fe College Office of Admissions is holding an Admissions 101 Workshop from 8:30 a.m.-noon Friday, April 5, in S-29/30. Topics will include the admissions process, residency requirements, customer service, placement testing, high school validation, the homeless student process, and international student services. Contact Jan Taylor at 352-395-5263 or jan.taylor@sfcollege.edu if you would like [...]
SF Andrews Center in Top Three at Bradford County Fair
The annual Bradford County Fair, with the theme “Down On the Farm,” took place Friday, March 15-Sunday, March 24. Santa Fe College Andrews Center participated in the booth judging competition. Cheryl Canova designed and built the Andrews Center fair booth with the help of work-study student Patty Thornton and Tempforce employee Mary Johnson. Only three [...]
SF Students Win National Model United Nations Conference Award
Santa Fe College’s Model United Nations team won a distinguished delegation award at the National Model United Nations. This international conference took place last week in New York City, partly at the United Nations headquarters. The SF team represented the Republic of Madagascar and its government’s views with regard to a series of international issues [...]
“Hello World” April 4 Lennie Kesl Tribute
The Gainesville community will gather to honor late local legendary artist and jazz musician Lennie Kesl Thursday, April 4, in the Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall at an event called “Hello World.” The doors open at 6 p.m. Guests can view the ongoing exhibit of Kesl’s work. At 6:30 p.m. the 2013 SF Spring [...]
“Tales of Honor” March 27-30, Theatre Santa Fe
“Tales of Honor” is an original docudrama written and performed by a cast of actors and recent veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The production focuses on stories of bravery, honor, and justice among the men and women who fought and returned from the battlefield, and examines the complicated transition between life on [...]
Financial Assistance Awareness Week March 25-29
The Financial Aid department will host Financial Assistance Awareness Week Monday-Friday, March 25-29. This week is designed to help all high school seniors and current college students with applying for financial aid for the 2013-2014 academic year. In addition, we will have experts on campus to help students and others with more personal financial matters, [...]
VIVA EUROPE 2013! Celebration March 23
VIVA EUROPE 2013! is back again from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza in downtown Gainesville. At this day-long celebration of European culture, the possibilities are endless — sample authentic European cuisine from food vendors, touch interesting objects at country display tables, participate in a pretzel-eating contest [...]
International Photography Competition; Deadline March 15
Did you travel to a foreign country or participate in a study abroad trip this year? Consider entering your travel photos in Santa Fe College’s 2nd Global Culture International Photography Competition, which focuses on culture as seen through the eyes (or lens) of an outsider. All SF students, alumni, faculty and staff are encouraged to [...]