The Gainesville Harvest food pantry at Santa Fe will be closed Monday, May 28 for Memorial Day, but will be open 9 – 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 29. Normal summer hours for the pantry are 9 – 11 a.m. Monday. The…
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8 Emergency Teams do Battle at Santa Fe
Responding to a medical emergency involves teamwork — and those teams enjoy competition when they get a chance. That chance came Tuesday at a scenario-based competition staged by the University of Florida’s ShandsCair. “Fire rescue as a whole is very…
Conference Espouses Benefits of Dashboard Data System
During the week of April 23, Community Colleges and Technical Center Management Information System (CCTCMIS) held a three-day data warehouse training session in Tallahassee for State Report Coordinators of 28 Florida colleges. Felecia Smith and Poorya Shidfar from Department of…
Aminah Nichols Named Woman of the Week
Aminah Nichols, Coordinator of the CROP, received the Woman of the Week award from 98.5 WKTK on April 5, 2012. She was given this wonderful glass art tray as a reminder her of her accomplishment. The inscription says, “In the…
Free SMART Board Training on Campus
If you are one of the SF College faculty members who is working with an interactive SMART Board in your classroom, this upcoming training session is for you. Amanda Germ, a certified SMART Board trainer, will be on campus June…
Students Choreograph Upcoming Dance Show
Join us for Room to Dance, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2 in the Fine Arts Hall. Room To Dance is Dance Theatre of Santa Fe‘s annual student-choreographed performance. This production is managed by students with faculty mentors and allows…
Bill Reese received AFC Renewable Energy Award
Bill Reese, Associate Vice President, Facilities won the “Chancellor’s Best Practice for Renewable Energy Initiative” presented at the AFC 2011 Convention. In the picture from left: former chancellor Dr. Will Holcombe, Bill Reese, Ginger Gibson, and Dr. Jackson Sasser. Kasonga…
Public Records Management Seminar – Register Now
2012 Public Records Management Seminar 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 19 in R-001 The Department of State, State Library and Archives of Florida has posted their 2012 schedule of seminars. I am pleased to announce that Santa Fe College will be…
Triangles, Triangles!
James C. Albury, Planetarium Coordinator of the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, is the co-host of the PBS television program Star Gazers, the world’s only weekly television series on naked-eye astronomy. Each weekly episode features selected objects for naked-eye viewing during the…
Wellness Wednesday Moved to Thursday This Week
This week’s “Wellness Wednesday” event will take place on Thursday. Join us at AFC’s Spring Fling for Zumba this Thursday, May 24 in the Oak Grove. Each session will last 15 minutes, beginning at 11:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 12:45 p.m. and 1:15…
Fulbright – Start Your Application Process
If you have a somewhat lighter load during the summer or simply want to develop your experiences, this is a great time to begin your application to become a Fulbright Scholar in the 2013-2014 academic year. Applications for the core…
SF Retiree Passes Away
Mr. Rodney Hogg, a retiree of SF College passed away on May 15, after a long illness. Mr. Hogg retired from Santa Fe College in 1996. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given in his honor to Chiefland Haven Hospice,…
College Senate Agenda for May 22
Executive Council Agenda May 22, 2012 3:30PM P260 CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES COMMUNICATION FROM COLLEGE PRESIDENT COMMUNICATION FROM SENATE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Salary and Benefits: …
See the Latest in QEP Software May 22-24
From May 22-24, Santa Fe College will showcase GradesFirst and Starfish, two retention software products that could support the QEP’s initiatives to strengthen advisement processes and to develop an effective early intervention system for at-risk students. Both systems offer streamlined methods for early…
Healthy Students are Happy Students
SF Student Health Care Center The Santa Fe College Student Health Care Center is located in S-120, and performs a large number of health and wellness services for SF students, including flu shots, immunizations, physical examinations, laboratory tests, prescription renewals…
2012 FRS Employer Contribution Rates
FRS employer contribution rates will change effective July 1, 2012. Employers will now make uniform contributions for both Investment Plan and Pension Plan members. The new uniform contribution rates provide for full funding of Pension Plan normal cost benefits, but…
You Know You Want One
AFC invites you to our annual Spring Fling Picnic 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24 in the Oak Grove. There will be great food (Chef Jason on the grill), entertainment, and prizes – all for a great price.…
You are Cordially Invited
Pathways to Persistence Scholars Program End-of-Year Reception 5: 30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Fine Arts Hall The Pathways to Persistence Scholars End-of-Year Reception will feature a host of speakers who will address the audience on topics of leadership, success,…
John Spence says Santa Fe Changed His Life
The Santa Fe Motivational Rally, featuring John Spence, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7 at the Fine Arts Hall. Spence, who attributes much of his early success to what he learned while at Santa Fe, will empower…
Wellness Wednesday Event: May 16
Body Flow (yoga/pilates/tai chi) presented by GHFC Join the “A Mile A Day” wellness group for a 30-minute, low impact stretching session Wednesday, May 16 in V-14. Two sessions to choose from: 11 a.m. or 11:45 a.m.
HRA Make-up Day Today at 10:30
Santa Fe College needs to have 50% of our full-time employees participate in the Health Risk Assessment event in order to receive our annual $10,000 Wellness Incentive. We need a minimum of 84 more employees to participate in order to reach our goal. The make-up day…