June 19, 2018 – Santa Fe College President Jackson N. Sasser offered SF employees a view of the 2018-19 proposed budget at the SF Fine Arts Hall Monday afternoon. Sasser said that the budget was designed with the focus on students and faculty needs. The proposal lays out expenditures for the upcoming year and plans … Continue reading SF President Sasser Reveals Budget Plan to Employees
June 12, 2018 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is still hoping for the return of the two gopher tortoises and two box turtles taken from the zoo during the overnight hours May 23. A reward of up to $1000 for the safe return of the four missing animals has been issued. The animals … Continue reading Reward of Up to $1000 Offered for Return of Missing Zoo Animals.
June 11, 2018 – Santa Fe College President Dr. Jackson N. Sasser has called a college-wide meeting for Monday, June 18, 2018, at 2 p.m. His full message is below. Santa Fe College Family: As part of my commitment to keep you informed fully, I have scheduled a college-wide meeting to discuss SF’s 2018-2019 … Continue reading Dr. Sasser Announces College-Wide Budget Meeting June 18
June 8, 2018 – The Santa Fe College Police Department is continuing their investigation into the theft of animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. Crime Stoppers has issued a reward of up to $500 for the safe return of each of the four remaining missing animals taken from the SF Teaching Zoo. A … Continue reading Reward Issued for Missing SF Teaching Zoo Animals
June 7, 2018 – A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the theft of 11 animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. Daniel Jose Dipasquale is charged with attempting to deal in stolen merchandise. Dipasquale is accused of offering $3,000 to purchase Mani, the squirrel monkey that was taken from the SF … Continue reading Third Suspect Arrested in SF Teaching Zoo Burglary
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 two counts of grand theft. The Santa Fe College Police Department secured the warrant Wednesday … Continue reading Second Arrest Made in Connection with Animals Stolen from Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
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 be available during two sessions. Thursday, June 14, 2-4 p.m. Friday, June 15, 9 – … Continue reading SF Faculty and Staff Headshots for Summer Term
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.
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 animals were found was arrested Tuesday afternoon. “We have made an arrest in the case … Continue reading Santa Fe College Police Make Arrest in Connection to Missing Zoo Animals
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 and a squirrel monkey were recovered from an apartment near the Northwest Campus. The SFPD … Continue reading Santa Fe College Police Recover Some Animals Missing From SF Teaching Zoo
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 world. As the only teaching zoo on a college campus accredited by the Association of … Continue reading SF Teaching Zoo Welcomes Millionth Visitor
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, two gopher tortoises and two box turtles were found missing from their open enclosure on … Continue reading Eleven Animals Missing from Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
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 busier-than-average season this year. Last year, Santa Fe College was closed for over a week … Continue reading Weeklong Sales Tax Holiday for Hurricane Supplies Starts June 1
May 25, 2018 – Developing off the Yucatan Peninsula, Subtropical Storm Alberto has become the first named storm of the 2018 hurricane season, which doesn’t actually start until Friday, June 1, 2018. The storm became named as of the 11 a.m. Friday, May 25, update from the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Subtropical storms are low … Continue reading Alberto Becomes First Named Storm of 2018
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 exhaustive search of the premises throughout the day Thursday confirmed the tortoises and turtles are … Continue reading Turtles and tortoises missing from the SF Teaching Zoo
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,” like the SF on our logo. But all around campus, you will also find faculty, … Continue reading CCS Best Practices: SF/SFC/SFCC
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 6 major hurricanes. Overall, 2017 finished tied (along with 1936) for the fifth most active … Continue reading Hurricane Season Starts Friday, June 1
May 17, 2018 – Your email signature communicates important information. It lets people within the college know what area you work in and it lets people outside the college know what institution you represent. Between 2015-2016, a “No. 1 in the Nation” signature was released. That honor is passed on to a different college each year, … Continue reading CCS Best Practices: Your Professional Email Signature
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 will be heading into ninth grade in the fall in Alachua and Bradford counties. Students … Continue reading Santa Fe College Hosting STEM Summer Camp at Perry Center in Alachua
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 bachelor’s degrees, A.S. or A.A.S. degrees and vocational certificates will have their ceremony Friday, May … Continue reading Spring 2018 Graduation Starts Today
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 the discovery recently while doing regular wellness checks on the animals. SF Teaching Zoo administrators … Continue reading SF Teaching Zoo Announces Birth of Gibbon