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Santa Fe College Launches New Scholarship Opportunities

April 14, 2022 – Santa Fe College is investing an additional $500,000 in scholarships for non-traditional students to remove barriers to college enrollment and achievement. These new scholarships are in addition to the $1.5 million awarded annually by the SF…

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SF Receives $568,860 in Funding to Expand Registered Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Programs

April 13, 2022 – Santa Fe College has received $568,860 in state funding to expand the college’s registered apprenticeship programs. The funding comes from the Department of Educations’ Expansion of Registered Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship (ERAP) Grant – a grant designed…

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Surplus Sale Viewing Dates April 18-19

April 13, 2022 – Santa Fe College will hold a surplus sale Wednesday, April 20. This sale is open to the public. There will be opportunities to view the surplus items Monday and Tuesday, April 18 and 19, from 9:30-11:30…

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SF Chapter of AFC Holds Food Drive April 21

April 12, 2022 – The Santa Fe College chapter of the Association of Florida Colleges (AFC) will be holding a food drive to benefit Saints Food Share Thursday, April 21, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the parking circle…

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SFPD Celebrate’s Dispatchers During 2022 National Telecommunicators Week

April 12, 2022 – National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week occurs every year on the second full week of April as a time to recognize and thank telecommunications personnel in the public safety communications field. This year the week runs from…

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Santa Fe Singers Will “Sing Into Spring” in the Fine Arts Hall April 21

April 12, 2022 – For the first time since December 2019, the Santa Fe Singers will perform for a live audience when they “Sing Into Spring” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall…

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SF Teaching Zoo Hosts Party for the Planet This Saturday

April 10, 2022 – In honor of Earth Day, the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is hosting Party for the Planet: Spring into Action! We will be celebrating April 16, 2022 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. right here at…

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SF’s Sigue Soñando Aims to Help Spanish-Speaking Students and Families

April 7, 2022 – Santa Fe College will host a special event for prospective students and their families whose primary language in the home Spanish. Sigue Soñando, an admissions event for Spanish speakers that will be held Thursday, April 14,…

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SF’s Student Art Show Opens April 8

April 6, 2022 – The opening reception and awards ceremony for Santa Fe College’s Annual Student Art Show will take place Friday, April 8, at the SF Gallery located in Building M, Room 147. The reception starts at 7 p.m.…

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April Newsmaker Interview Series at SF to Feature Florida Supreme Court Justice Jamie R. Grosshans

April 5, 2022 – Florida Supreme Court Justice Jamie R. Grosshans will be interviewed live as part of the Mainstreet Daily News Newsmaker Interview Series at Santa Fe College’s Lyceum Concert Hall Thursday, April 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.…

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Santa Fe College Holds Ribbon-Cutting for Blount Hall April 8

April 4, 2022 – Santa Fe College will hold a ceremonial ribbon cutting to open Blount Hall Friday, April 8, 2022, at 10 a.m. Santa Fe College District Board of Trustees and President Paul Broadie II, Ph.D. invite the college…

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SF’s Career and Technical Showcase is April 7

March 29, 2022 – Santa Fe College’s Career and Technical Showcase will be held Thursday, April 7, from 6-8 p.m. at Howard Bishop Middle School in Gainesville. The showcase, which is free and open to the public, will feature SF’s…

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“Jazz Up Spring” Concert Is April 14, in the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall

March 29, 2022 – Two Santa Fe College (SF) student bands, the Jazz Combo and Jazz Ensemble, will perform their annual “Jazz Up Spring” concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall at…

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Santa Fe College Lifts COVID Restrictions

March 29, 2022 – Effective Monday, March 28, Santa Fe College lifted COVID restrictions relating to serving food, onsite class size, and holding events across all SF properties. Masks will continue to remain optional. The college made this decision after…

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AZA President Visits SF Teaching Zoo to Celebrate Continued Accreditation

March 24, 2022 – Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) President Dan Ashe was on the Northwest Campus Wednesday to present the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo with a plaque for their continued accreditation. The college was notified late last…

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Book cover and text. Learn How to Train Like a Superhero with author Michael Tomaino.

Superhero Saturday with Author Michael Tomaino

March 22, 2022 – Santa Fe College’s CCAMPIS Program invites you to join Mike Tomaino, local author of the book, How To Be A Superhero: The Top Secret Official Guide on Saturday, March 26 from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. at…

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SF’s 2020 Women of Distinction and Woman of Promise To Be Honored March 30

March 22, 2022 – For over 30 years, Santa Fe College has celebrated Women’s History Month by holding an annual ceremony lauding the achievements of women in Alachua and Bradford counties. “Women of Distinction” are women who have enriched the…

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Free “Spring Winds” Concert Is March 31, 2022, in SF’s Lyceum

March 21, 2022 – Audiences will enjoy a variety of music from different time periods, styles and composers when the Santa Fe College Wind Ensemble performs the annual “Spring Winds” concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in the Lyceum (renovated…

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SF Teaching Zoo Celebrates Continued Accreditation by the AZA

March 18, 2022 – On Nov. 4, 2021, the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo was officially awarded continued accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for another five years. The SF Teaching Zoo was first accredited by AZA…

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SF Adult Ed Plant and Art Sale March 23

March 16, 2022 – Students in Santa Fe College’s Adult Education programs welcome you back to spring term with another plant and art sale Wednesday, March 23, from 9 a.m. until noon in the Building P Breezeway of SF’s Northwest Campus. Get your gardens going! This cash only sale features…

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Inaugural Newsmaker Interview Series at SF Features Gainesville Mayor

March 13, 2022 – Upfront and personal, Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe has agreed to be interviewed live at the inaugural Newsmaker Interview Series to be held at Santa Fe College Monday, March 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the…

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