“The feedback that I get most often when I’m talking to people who have very different political ideologies is that they miss having civil conversations. The professors at Santa Fe were the first that noticed me and took me under…
Category: Saints of Santa Fe (page 3)
Saint of Santa Fe | Brittany “Bee” Lynch
October 28, 2020 – The college I went to in California was a Community College that was in my hometown. It was very, very outdated. The library had carpet from like the ’70s – kind of groovy. I studied Multimedia…
Saint of Santa Fe | Leroy Williams
October 15, 2020 – “I was a mass communication major so I didn’t really have an education background, other than my parents were both teachers and I wanted to coach basketball. Fresh out of college, I did the 4-12 shift…
Saint of Santa Fe | Carolina Currea
October 5, 2020 – “I studied food engineering and worked in the food industry. I got married, then I was a stay at home mom. In the meantime, I volunteered in a pre-K classroom. I started tutoring. Then I said…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Kane Ahern
Sept. 14, 2020 –– I’m a product of the foster system here in Gainesville. My parents were not well enough to take care of me. So, I was raised in this wonderful family. I credit a lot of my character,…
Saint of Santa Fe | Leeanne Odum
August 10, 2020 – “I went to New York, I did six weeks as a registered nurse stationed on a tele-cardiac COVID floor where all of our patients were COVID-positive. I felt like I needed to make a bigger impact…
Saint of Santa Fe | Mari Jayne Frederick
“An online, or virtual hybrid course, should not be a correspondence course. Those were from years ago where you sign up, get a packet of material, do the work, and if you had a question you could contact that instructor.…
Saint of Santa Fe | Isabel and Carlota Bonnet
July 27, 2020 – Sisters Isabel and Carlota Bonnet both came to the United States after high school, keeping alive the family tradition of going to college in Florida. They both found and fell in love with Santa Fe College.…
Saint of Santa Fe | Tylar Barbato
“My dream has always been to become an electrician. Every friend I have had said Santa Fe College is the way to go,” said incoming SF student Tylar Barbato. In SF’s apprenticeship programs, students work with contractors in the industry…
Saint of Santa Fe | Mariah Preeden
June 24, 2020 – “Being an artist is one of the hardest careers on the planet, but the most rewarding,” said SF student Mariah Preeden. “I can’t think of another career that lets one express themself, and/or their feelings like…
Saint of Santa Fe | Sienna Smillov
March 10, 2020 – “In high school, I was shy and nervous, and I was kind of nervous when I started at Project SAINT (at Santa Fe College). But I got comfortable and made friends. I take classes with them.…
Saint of Santa Fe | Troysha Floyd
“No one in my family has graduated college, or even attended college, but me. It was just like, why can’t I do it? I like how tight knit Santa Fe College is. It just reminds me of home. I’m from…
Saint of Santa Fe | Chantel Hover
Hello, my name is Chantel. I am a recent alumna from Santa Fe College. I came here from Miami four and a half years ago. I had just left the fashion industry and I wasn’t really sure what I wanted…
Saint of Santa Fe | Lois Jones
I started putting stuff like this together for homeless students; toothpaste, toothbrushes, socks, washcloths, toilet paper, deodorant, cologne, bath stuff, combs, wipes, powders, food. It’s love in a box. The only thing I don’t have is the shower. Sometimes African…
Saint of Santa Fe | Sasha Shirazi
July 29, 2019 – “I’m from Mobile, Alabama, and came here specifically for the Zoo Animal Technology program. I graduated in 2014 from a small college with an art degree and after a while in the field figured out it…
Saint of Santa Fe | Branndan Wilson
I love computer and video games. I just love a lot of technology. At first, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I already have a little experience with graphic design so I signed up for the Digital Media…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Colby Ross
I was born and raised in Ocala and before going into the service. I didn’t take academics seriously at all. I was a knucklehead, didn’t get the best of grades and was getting into trouble. Then, obviously, the military changed…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Jaime Truzman
I heard some friends in Venezuela talking about SF and I was really interested. As a U.S. citizen, diversity is very important to me. It’s what I love and what I’m passionate to talk about. We’re all humans. I know…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Jared Folds
As a child, my mom graduated from nursing school here at Santa Fe while I went to the Little School. The Little School was actually the last place where I received a diploma and walked. At…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Kat Serino
I moved here my junior year of high school because my father passed away and my mom was absent around the same time. I just didn’t have anywhere to go. So I moved here with my boyfriend because he had…
Saints of Santa Fe College – Sarah Blanc
One of my favorite parts of working in Student Life is helping with graduation. Every department on campus contributes in some way, and we spend the entire week transforming the gym into a warm and intimate ceremony space. We have…