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Featured stories including Saints of Santa Fe College.

Category: Saints of Santa Fe

Featured stories including Saints of Santa Fe College.

Santa Fe College Saints of SF Sergio Mejia

Saint of Santa Fe | Sergio Mejia

Posted on: 25 Sep 2021 Last updated on: 21 Feb 2022 Written by: Angela Gregory
“I want my daughters to have access to knowledge, an appreciation of the joyous culture and traditions of the Nicaraguan people and to acknowledge the layered history of struggle and instability on which traditions are founded.   At the age of…
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Portrait of Saints of Santa Fe College | Nicolle Davis

Saint of Santa Fe | Nicolle Davis

Posted on: 19 Sep 2021 Last updated on: 24 Feb 2022 Written by: Angela Gregory
“I chose a career in nursing to help people and make a difference. I had a family member that was hospitalized when I was young and the kindness, compassion and sheer knowledge the bedside nurse showed to my family member and…
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Maxim Prokepenko Saints of Santa Fe College

Saint of Santa Fe | Maxim Prokopenko

Posted on: 2 Sep 2021 Last updated on: 11 Feb 2022 Written by: Angela Gregory
“Technology is everywhere in our lives. As a Research Facilitator and Application Specialist, I help scientists in computer research at the University of Florida’s Information Technology Research Computing department. In doing so, I believe my contributions will improve our lives…
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Santa Fe College graduate Clay Abraham photographed in a lab at the Perry Center for emerging technologies

Saint of Santa Fe | Clay Abraham

Posted on: 13 Aug 2021 Last updated on: 11 Feb 2022 Written by: Jay Anderson
“Several mentors have made a lasting impact on my life. At age 16, I was in a car accident that left me homebound. A high school teacher, Renae Allen at Lake Butler High School, took it upon herself to bring…
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Saints of Santa Fe College - Andy Sakalla

Saint of Santa Fe | Andy Sakalla

Posted on: 1 Aug 2021 Last updated on: 11 Feb 2022 Written by: Angela Gregory
“I received multiple scholarship opportunities to attend other Florida universities. I chose Santa Fe College because of the reputation for building strong connections between students and professors, I wanted that personalized experience. When I started at SF, I was surprised…
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Saints of Santa Fe College Nicole Perrino, Health Sciences

Saint of Santa Fe | Nicole Nikki Perrino

Posted on: 31 Jul 2021 Last updated on: 18 Feb 2022 Written by: Angela Gregory
“I struggle with standardized tests. The SAT and ACT were difficult and my scores didn’t reflect my abilities when going through the college application process. I applied to around 5 schools and was accepted to all, except for the University…
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Saints of Santa Fe College, Lisa Manley Human Resources

Saints of Santa Fe College – Lisa Manley

Posted on: 26 Jul 2021 Last updated on: 13 Sep 2021 Written by: Jay Anderson
“Being from a rural town, transportation is a critical barrier to attending college. I grew up in Keystone Heights and didn’t have transportation; how could I ever go to college? Luckily, a year before high school graduation, the Santa Fe…
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Saints of Santa Fe College - LaTonya Middleton, BAS Organizational Management

Saint of Santa Fe | LaTonya Middleton

Posted on: 6 Jul 2021 Last updated on: 11 Feb 2022 Written by: Angela Gregory
“After 25 years in cosmetology, I prepare to start my Master’s of Agribusiness at UF, thanks to the degrees I received at Santa Fe College. Despite success in cosmetology, I had become complacent, I was going through each day without…
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Saints of Santa Fe College - Eric Williams future SF student from Eastside High School

Saint of Santa Fe | Eric Williams

Posted on: 21 Jun 2021 Last updated on: 11 Feb 2022 Written by: Jay Anderson
“I am the first in my family to go to college. It is mind-blowing. I had to create my own path and it allowed me to shape myself and my future, compared to being led by somebody else.   My immediate plan is…
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Saint of Santa Fe | Ed Bonahue

Posted on: 12 Jun 2021 Last updated on: 18 Feb 2022 Written by: Jay Anderson
“When I first moved to Gainesville, I can’t say I really knew anything about community colleges. I’d taught at UNC and UF. When I came to SF, I found the students were often just as bright, just as motivated, but…
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Saints of Santa Fe College - Zoo Willingham, student in Zoo Animal Technology program.

Saint of Santa Fe | Zoe Willingham

Posted on: 5 Jun 2021 Last updated on: 19 Feb 2022 Written by: Angela Gregory
“I graduated from UF in 2020 with a microbiology degree and I was just kind of like ‘I don’t want to work inside.’ There’s something that draws me outside. In your first year of the Zoo Animal Technology Program at…
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Saints of Santa Fe College Angela Gregory

Saint of Santa Fe | Angela Gregory

Posted on: 29 May 2021 Last updated on: 11 Feb 2022 Written by: Angela Gregory
“Twenty years after graduating from SF, I wanted to re-evaluate my career path. I reached out to SF’s Career Exploration Center and completed assessments for personality, interests and values to identify my strengths. The results pointed to careers that utilize…
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Saint of Santa Fe | Lavonia Merrell

Posted on: 24 May 2021 Last updated on: 11 Feb 2022 Written by: Jay Anderson
“While I was working on my bachelor’s in Health Services Administration, I took a diversity and inclusion class. That led me to make a commitment to be involved in diversity – promoting it and learning more about it. I set…
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Saint of Santa Fe | Chris Alford

Posted on: 26 Apr 2021 Last updated on: 11 Feb 2022 Written by: Jay Anderson
“I started working retail right out of high school and worked my way up to management. When I left that store, I realized that I had the experience for a top position outside of retail. But without a degree, my…
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Saint of Santa Fe | Samantha Long

Posted on: 30 Mar 2021 Last updated on: 25 May 2022 Written by: Jay Anderson
March 30, 2021 – “I’ve been interested in cars since I was a little girl. I was always excited to buy Hot Wheels. Whenever they had the “boys and girls” toys at McDonald’s, I always picked the Hot Wheels. There was a little collision shop…
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Saint of Santa Fe | Morticia Triplett

Posted on: 23 Feb 2021 Last updated on: 24 Feb 2022 Written by: Jay Anderson
February 23, 2021 – I came to Santa Fe College from South Florida to get my CNA license. I’ve been in the nursing field on and off for 20 years and I currently work as a home health aide. I’m…
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Santa Fe College Saints of SF Norah

Saint of Santa Fe | Norah Parks-Church

Posted on: 21 Feb 2021 Last updated on: 11 Feb 2022 Written by: Angela Gregory
I heard about the Dual Enrollment program at Santa Fe from my friends at Gainesville High School. I thought it sounded interesting, so I looked into it more. I made the decision to go for it right after the coronavirus…
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Saint of Santa Fe | Elisabeth Eder

Posted on: 25 Jan 2021 Last updated on: 24 Feb 2022 Written by: Jay Anderson
January 25, 2021 – “I decided to start a petition on campus last year to bring LGBTQ resources to the campus. I went around and asked students, ‘Hey, would you like to sign this petition to bring resources to the…
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Saint of Santa Fe | Andy Barnes

Posted on: 11 Jan 2021 Last updated on: 11 Feb 2022 Written by: Jay Anderson
January 11, 2021 – I came to Santa Fe after graduating from Buchholz. I literally grew up just on the other side of what is now Meadowbrook Golf Course. So, proximity and ease of access was a big factor. Also,…
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Saint of Santa Fe | Sydnee King

Posted on: 30 Nov 2020 Last updated on: 24 Feb 2022 Written by: Jay Anderson
November 30, 2020 – I taught my younger brother, he’s also homeschooled, up until this year. I help my parents teach him math, so that was kind of my job. My other younger brother, I have five brothers by the…
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Saint of Santa Fe | Derrick Jones, Ph.D.

Posted on: 16 Nov 2020 Last updated on: 24 Feb 2022 Written by: Jay Anderson
November 16, 2020 – Police departments and sheriff departments, they should resemble the communities they serve. I joined the police department in 1996 in Baltimore, Maryland, and back then people were like, “you don’t join the police if you’re black!”…
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