May 12, 2023 – The Santa Fe College Association of Black Faculty and Staff host Juneteenth: Rejoice, Reflect, Remember, Thursday, June 15 at Blount Hall. Juneteenth is a national holiday and a celebration to marking the end of slavery. The…
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Blount Hall Marks First Anniversary.
April 12, 2023 – Last weekend marked the first anniversary of the opening of Blount Hall in downtown Gainesville. Home to Santa Fe College’s Business and Information Technology Education (ITE) programs, Blount Hall also has a larger space dedicated to…
SF Students Invited to Entrepreneurship Weekend Bootcamp
July 18, 2022 – The world is changing in ways that now require all students to think and act like entrepreneurs regardless of the path they chose to follow. Santa Fe College is offering CTE students a free opportunity to…
SF Students Have Two Free Entrepreneurship Opportunities
July 11, 2022 – The world is changing in ways that now require all students to think and act like entrepreneurs regardless of the path they chose to follow. Santa Fe College is offering CTE students two great, free opportunities…
SF’s Blount Center Hosts Summer Preview July 16
June 27, 2022 – The Santa Fe College Blount Center will hold a Summer Preview Saturday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This special event is open to both current and prospective students as well as the public.…
SF Employees Invited to Take the Bus to Blount
April 13, 2022 – Last week, Santa Fe College held a ribbon-cutting to officially open Blount Hall in downtown Gainesville. This Friday, the college has arranged for a charter bus to take employees from the Northwest Campus to Blount Hall…
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…
Mable Baker named Interim Director of Blount Center
February 18, 2022 – Mable Baker, has been named the interim director of Santa Fe College’s Blount Center. Baker, who most recently served the college as coordinator of Perkins programs and Work Force Development, will help lead the transition as…
Blount Hall Moves Closer to Opening
January 25, 2022 – Crews from Parrish-McCall Constructors have nearly completed construction on Blount Hall, significantly expanding Santa Fe College’s downtown Gainesville presence. Next month, some limited operations will begin at the new 87,366 square foot Blount Hall. The $36.5…
President Broadie Takes Community Leaders on Tour of New Blount Hall
January 12, 2022 – Earlier this week, Santa Fe College President Paul Broadie II, Ph.D., led community and faith leaders in East Gainesville on a tour of the soon-to-be-completed Blount Hall in downtown Gainesville. With guidance provided by Blount Project…
Progress Continues on the Blount Center Expansion Project
June 28, 2021 – Progress is continuing on the Santa Fe College Blount Center expansion project. The new three-story, 87,366 square-foot facility is on schedule to open to students in the spring of 2022. Crews from Parrish-McCall have nearly completed…
Beam Signing Marks Milestone for Santa Fe College’s Blount Center Expansion
December 17, 2020 – Another milestone in the expansion of the Santa Fe College Blount Center happened Tuesday morning as the final metal beam was installed in Blount Hall, SF’s newest building, located on the northwest corner of West University…
Progress Continues on Blount Center Expansion Project
November 20, 2020 – The building that once stood on the northwest corner of West University Avenue and North Sixth Street and was the home to Santa Fe College’s Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED) may no longer exist,…
Demolition Begins for the Blount Center Expansion Project
August 11, 2020 – Last October, Santa Fe College leaders held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the expansion of the Blount Center in downtown Gainesville. This week, the next major step in the project commenced as construction crews began the demolition…
Santa Fe College Holds Groundbreaking for New Blount Center Expansion
October 7, 2019 – Santa Fe College will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at 10 a.m. at the Blount Center, located at the northwest corner of West University Avenue and North Sixth Street in Gainesville. Once completed,…
Santa Fe College Announces Plans for Expanded Blount Center Downtown Gainesville
October 22, 2018 – Santa Fe College shared the vision for the new Blount Hall at a neighborhood workshop Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, President Jackson Sasser announced. The three-story 86,311 square-foot building is expected to be completed in the spring…
Neighborhood Workshop for Blount Center Expansion Project
August 10, 2018 – A Neighborhood Workshop will be held to discuss the expansion of an educational facility located on the northeast corner of University Avenue and Sixth Street. The project will consist of one building, which will include classrooms,…
Santa Fe College plans to expand Blount Center to better serve downtown Gainesville
Due to the phenomenal growth of business, IT and entrepreneurial activities in downtown Gainesville, Santa Fe College has plans to expand the Blount Center to better serve residents and businesses in the area and improve partnerships. For Santa Fe College…