June 7, 2018 – A second suspect is in custody in connection with the theft of 11 animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. Austin Bruno, of Clay County, was arrested and charged with two counts of burglary and…
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SF Faculty and Staff Headshots for Summer Term
June 7, 2018 – Any Santa Fe College faculty or staff member who wants a new headshot portrait can come to the photo studio, Building P, Room 238-B by the Communications & Creative Services office. Campus photographer Matt Stamey will…
Save the Date: Employee Ice Cream Social June 21
June 7, 2018 – Join us for the annual employee ice cream social from 2 – 3 p.m. Thursday, June 21 in R-01. For more information, contact Kim Johnson at kim.johnson@sfcollege.edu or x5844.
Santa Fe College Police Make Arrest in Connection to Missing Zoo Animals
June 5, 2018 – The Santa Fe College Police Department has arrested one man in connection with the theft of animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. Twenty-year-old Sedrick Tyrezi Price, a resident of the apartment complex where the…
Santa Fe College Police Recover Some Animals Missing From SF Teaching Zoo
June 4, 2018 – The Santa Fe College Police Department, working in conjunction with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, has recovered many of the animals missing from the SF Teaching Zoo. Three Florida box turtles, two red-foot tortoises, a skink…
SF Teaching Zoo Welcomes Millionth Visitor
June 4, 2018 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo reached a major milestone Saturday, June 2, by welcoming its millionth visitor! Each year, the SF Teaching Zoo welcomes tens of thousands of visitors from the region and around the…
Eleven Animals Missing from Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
May 31, 2018 – The Santa Fe College Police Department has increased security after eleven animals disappeared from their habitats at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. After making a public appearance for World Turtle Day on Wednesday, May 23,…
Weeklong Sales Tax Holiday for Hurricane Supplies Starts June 1
May 31, 2018 – The Florida Legislature approved a weeklong sales tax holiday for hurricane and emergency preparedness supplies beginning Friday, June 1, which is also the first day of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters are expecting a slightly…
Turtles and tortoises missing from the SF Teaching Zoo
May 25, 2018 – Staff members at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo discovered that four of their animals had gone missing. The two gopher tortoises and two box turtles were last seen the afternoon of Wednesday, May 23. An…
CCS Best Practices: SF/SFC/SFCC
May 23, 2018 – Call us a house inclusive, not a house divided! However, it does cause challenges where branding is concerned when we all have different names for the college. The official acronym for Santa Fe College is “SF,”…
Hurricane Season Starts Friday, June 1
May 18, 2018 – The Atlantic hurricane season will begin Friday, June 1, and experts say the time to start preparing is now. Last year was one of the busiest seasons on record with 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes and…
Santa Fe College Hosting STEM Summer Camp at Perry Center in Alachua
May 16, 2018 – Santa Fe College will be holding a STEM Summer Camp June 25 – 29, 2018 at the college’s Perry Center for Emerging Technologies in Alachua. The “Earth, Wind, Fire, Water” camp, is offered to students who…
Spring 2018 Graduation Starts Today
May 3, 2018 – Santa Fe College will be holding graduation ceremonies Thursday, May 3, and Friday, May 4, 2018. The pinning ceremony for students graduating from the nursing program will be Thursday, May 3, at noon. SF students earning…
SF Teaching Zoo Announces Birth of Gibbon
April 18, 2018 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is proud to announce the newest addition to the zoo, a baby white-handed gibbon. Both mother and child are in good health. Students in the Zoo Animal Technology program made…
Tornado Watch Issued Until 7 p.m.
March 20, 2018 – (UPDATED) The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a TORNADO WATCH for most of north and central Florida including Alachua and Bradford counties until 7 p.m. A tornado watch is issued when weather conditions are favorable…
ALERT – Emergency Notification System Testing Friday
February 15, 2018 – Santa Fe College will be testing the components of the Emergency Notification System (ENS) Friday, February 16, 2017. The testing will be conducted between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and will test the ENS text, voicemail,…
Become a citizen scientist with FrogWatch
January 8, 2018 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo wants to help you become a citizen scientist. FrogWatch USA is a program of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) that offers individuals an opportunity to learn about the…
Farewell to Fred the Peccary
November 17, 2017 – Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo students and staff had to say goodbye to a longtime resident, Fred the peccary. Over the past few years, Fred began exhibiting arthritis due to his geriatric age. University of Florida…
Boo at the Zoo Collects Nearly 6000 Cans for Charity
November 2, 2017 – The 23rd Annual Boo at the Zoo at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo was another wild success. Trick-or-treaters, all 5593 of them, showed up to see the Halloween-themed decorations, and of course, collect as much…
Boo at the Zoo Tonight!
October 31, 2017 – The 23rd Annual Boo at the Zoo will be held this afternoon, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, from 3 until 7:30 p.m. Visitors can walk the trails decorated by Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo students and staff…
Candy Donations Sought for Boo at the Zoo
October 23, 2017 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is requesting candy donations for Boo at the Zoo. The event will be held Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 3 until 7:30 p.m. We encourage you to donate bags of individually…