October 10, 2019 – On April 4, 2019, Santa Fe College rolled out two new online employee training courses: FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and Cybersecurity. These training courses are designed to give SF faculty and staff the information they need to protect student information, and provide a fundamental understanding of computer security and … Continue reading FERPA and Cybersecurity Training Reminder
October 10, 2019 – Wednesday, Oct. 16, is International Pronouns Day. Around the world, many college campuses and organizations will host events that seek to make asking, sharing, and respecting personal pronouns commonplace. Referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves shows respect and dignity. At Santa Fe College, Student Life staff will … Continue reading LGBTQIA+ College News Updates
October 10, 2019 – Nomination forms are now available for the 2020 Women of Distinction honors. Since 1987, Santa Fe College has honored more than 190 women who have made significant contributions in Alachua or Bradford County. Each year, in celebration of Women’s History Month, SF accepts nominations for both Women of Distinction and Women of Promise. The women … Continue reading Nominate a Woman of Distinction or Woman of Promise Today
October 9, 2019 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is requesting candy donations for their 25th annual Boo at the Zoo. The event will be held Thursday, Oct. 31, from 3 until 7:30 p.m. We encourage you to donate bags of individually wrapped, unopened candy, labeled with your name, department and phone number. By … Continue reading Donate Sustainable Palm Oil Candy for Boo at the Zoo
October 8, 2019 – Santa Fe College will be hosting its annual College Night, Monday, Nov. 4, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the SF gym on the Northwest Campus, 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville. More than 80 different colleges and universities from around the region and across the country will be attending, recruiting and … Continue reading Santa Fe College Hosts College Night 2019 Monday, November 4
October 7, 2019 – Santa Fe College’s Career and Job Placement office will hold a job fair Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, from 9 a.m. until noon in Building R, Room 001 on the Northwest Campus. Organizers say 50 area employers are scheduled to be at the job fair collecting resumes during the event. Attendees to … Continue reading SF’s Career and Job Placement Fall Job Fair is October 30
October 7, 2019 – The Santa Fe College Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee has completed its first strategic plan. The Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee helps to create and sustain a campus and community-wide culture that ensures diversity, equity, and inclusion. More information is available about the activities of the Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee … Continue reading SF’s Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee Seeks Input After Completing Strategic Plan
October 4, 2019 – The Santa Fe College District Board of Trustees unanimously endorsed Dr. Paul Broadie as the new SF President at a meeting on October 3, 2019. Dr. Broadie, who currently serves as President at both Gateway Community College and Housatonic Community College in Connecticut, becomes the fifth President in the College’s 54-year … Continue reading Santa Fe College Selects Dr. Paul Broadie II To Be College’s Fifth President
October 3, 2019 – Santa Fe College is introducing the Period Panel. The goal of the Period Panel is to collect menstrual products and raise funds so that the college can offer free menstrual products in student restrooms across the Northwest Campus and at all SF educational centers in Alachua and Bradford counties. Research shows … Continue reading SF Kicks Off Period Panel Campaign
October 2, 2019 – All Santa Fe College employees who attended the annual Employee Benefits Fair last month were entered into drawings for prizes. Here’s the list of winners, what they won and who the sponsor of the prize was: Sarah Anderson – $50 VISA gift card – Florida Credit Union Dawn Deutsch – $10 … Continue reading Winners From Employee Benefits Fair
October 1, 2019 – Sant Fe College faculty are encouraged to remind their students that the applications for federal financial aid (FAFSA) and state programs (Bright Futures) are now open for the upcoming academic year 2020 – 2021. Students may qualify for more money if they apply early. They will also get a jump-start on … Continue reading FAFSA Open for 2020 – 2021 Academic Year
In case you haven’t noticed, Human Resources has been running in high gear for the Presidential Search. Communications & Creative Services noticed, and is truly grateful for the attention to detail that HR’s Betsy Nunu showed in preparing for events to welcome both presidential finalists. She consulted with CCS to determine the best ways to … Continue reading Congratulations to Betsy Nunu and Shelly Varnedoe, SF Brand Ambassadors for September 2019
September 26, 2019 – Santa Fe College is honored to once again be the top choice for Florida Bright Futures scholars for the 2018 – 2019 academic year. The Florida Department of Education reports that, just like in 2017 – 2018, SF led the Florida College System in both initial college enrollees (621) as well … Continue reading SF Continues to Be the Top Choice for Bright Futures Scholars
September 19, 2019 – Santa Fe College adjunct faculty members have voted against joining the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). SEIU filed a petition in December 2018, seeking to represent the college’s adjunct faculty, and an election was held from Aug. 23 – Sept. 19. The Public Employee Relations Commission (PERC) reported today the vote … Continue reading Santa Fe College Adjunct Faculty Reject Union
September 17, 2019 – Did you know as an employee your personal contact information, emergency contact information and emergency notification information can be updated at any time just by logging into eStaff? It is always a good practice to keep all your information up to date, but even more so with hurricane season upon us. … Continue reading Update Contact Information, Emergency Contacts and Emergency Notification Preferences
August 30, 2019 – Upward Bound operates in two phases each year, the academic phase, which provides academic support during the school year at Bradford High School and at scheduled bi-weekly Saturday sessions, and a summer phase that provides a six-week summer program to enrich students academically as well as providing opportunities for educational and … Continue reading Celebrating the Students of Santa Fe College’s Upward Bound Program
August 26, 2019 – The Santa Fe College Police Department is investigating the possible theft of a Solomon Island/Prehensile-tailed skink from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. On Sunday, Aug. 25, staff at the zoo reported the skink was missing from its exhibit. After a preliminary check of the surrounding area, SF Teaching Zoo staff … Continue reading SFPD Investigating Potential Theft From Zoo
July 22, 2019 – Raúl Villarreal, 55, died unexpectedly July 18, 2019, with his wife of 30 years by his side. Raúl was born in San Francisco de Paula, 10 miles east of Havana, Cuba, to René and Elpidia Villarreal. Raúl and his family emigrated from Cuba to Madrid, Spain in 1972. Two years later, … Continue reading A Celebration of the Life of Raul Villarreal
July 17, 2019 – Santa Fe College’s Police Department and Safety and Risk Management coordinated efforts during the spring and summer to train staff at the Northwest Campus and all SF centers to create the Building Safety Ambassador program. Although starting as a pilot program, vice presidents Chuck Clemons and Ginger Gibson gave final approval … Continue reading Santa Fe College Launches Building Safety Ambassador Program
July 16, 2019 – Santa Fe College has a contract with Renaissance Printing to produce our new redesigned business cards. The SF business card template is a two-sided design with individual information on the front and the college logo on the back. The business cards you currently have are perfectly acceptable, and employees should not … Continue reading Need New SF Business Cards? Here’s How!
July 3, 2019 – Communication & Creative Services (CCS) project request system is being upgraded. The inMotion Now project request system is coming to an end and will be replaced by a new system known as inMotion Ignite. The new system promises to be more interactive and user-friendly than the original version. Regular users of … Continue reading CCS Project Management System is Changing July 8