January 16, 2020 – In the last decade, the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo has celebrated many new arrivals, from tree kangaroos to lemurs to gibbons. After nearly 10 years, we are excited to announce the births of Asian small-clawed otter pups! This holiday season was a joyous one for our staff and keepers. Just … Continue reading Otterly Exciting News at the SF Teaching Zoo!
January 16, 2020 – 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 wetlands in their community, identify local frog calls and to report data. Frogs are an … Continue reading Become a Citizen Scientist with the SF Teaching Zoo and FrogWatch USA!
January 15, 2020 – KultureCity has partnered with the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo to improve the zoo’s ability to assist and accommodate guests with sensory needs. This new initiative will promote an accommodating and positive experience for all guests with a sensory issue that visits the SF Teaching Zoo. The certification process entailed the … Continue reading SF Teaching Zoo is Certified Sensory Inclusive
January 3, 2020 – Santa Fe College held spring convocation Friday morning. In addition to the official start of the spring term, this year’s event offered surprises for those in attendance – most notably the arrival of Dr. Paul Broadie II, who will become the college’s fifth president in February. Current president, Dr. Jackson Sasser opened by honoring … Continue reading Spring Convocation Marks the End of an Era
December 16, 2019 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo will be open regular hours from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. during winter break. The only days the zoo will be closed are Tuesday and Wednesday, December 24 and 25. The student zookeepers and staff at the SF Teaching Zoo hopes everyone has a wonderful … Continue reading SF Teaching Zoo Open During Most of Winter Break
December 9, 2019 – 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 wetlands in their community, identify local frog calls and to report data. Frogs are an … Continue reading The SF Teaching Zoo and FrogWatch USA! Help You Become a Citizen Scientist
November 8, 2019 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo students and staff would like to thank the entire Santa Fe College community for celebrating the 25th annual Boo at the Zoo with them! The zoo welcomed 5,326 guests and raised 5,330 canned goods for Catholic Charities and Gainesville Harvest at SF. All donations will … Continue reading Boo at the Zoo Another Huge Success
We did good!! Big thanks to everyone who attended Boo at the Zoo this year. You helped donate a grand total of 5,330 cans of food! This food will be distributed by Catholic Charities Gainesville and by our own Gainesville Harvest @ SF food pantry. It will help feed our students who are food insecure, and other … Continue reading Three cheers for Boo at the Zoo!!! (And a plug for our new podcast)
October 29, 2018 – Celebrate Halloween at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, as they present the 25th Annual “Boo at the Zoo” Thursday, Oct. 31, from 3 – 7:30 p.m. The zoo will be closed during that day so the SF Teaching Zoo students and staff can transform the zoo into a family-friendly Halloween … Continue reading Boo at the Zoo Celebrates 25 Years Tonight
October 25, 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 Candy Donations Wanted for Next Week’s Boo at the Zoo
October 16, 2019 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is looking for artists who want to submit decorated pumpkins for their pumpkin carving contest. Represent your department and help decorate the zoo’s pumpkin patch. Bring your family-friendly decorated pumpkin to the zoo Wednesday, Oct. 30, by 3 p.m. and your pumpkin will become a … Continue reading SF Teaching Zoo Holds Pumpkin Carving Contest
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
September 23, 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 Candy Donations Wanted for Boo at the Zoo
September 16, 2019 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is becoming a sensory-inclusive certified zoo, and will hold a special event for children on the autism spectrum Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9 – 11 a.m. Quiet Time at the Zoo will include interactive sensory stations and quiet zones, animal encounters, keeper talks, training demonstrations … Continue reading Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo Hosts “Quiet Time” for Children on Autism Spectrum
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
August 15, 2019 – After keeping prices steady for the last several years, the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is making some adjustments to the admission prices. Starting Monday, September 1, the regular adult admission will increase from $6 to $8. All other daily admission rates will remain the same, including free admission for SF … Continue reading SF Teaching Zoo Adjusts Admission Prices
May 30, 2019 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo wants your department to create a team, or join the SF Teaching Zoo Zero Wasters team in this year’s Plastic Free EcoChallenge. Inspired by the Australian-founded initiative, Plastic Free EcoChallenge is a 31-day international challenge to raise awareness about the problems with plastic; to provide … Continue reading SF Teaching Zoo Invites You to Take the Plastic Free EcoChallenge
May 13, 2019 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is home to the Matschie’s tree kangaroo, an endangered species native to a small area of Papua New Guinea. Bring the whole family out to the zoo Sunday, May 19, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. to see these rare, majestic animals and learn how … Continue reading Celebrate Tree Kangaroo Awareness Day May 19 at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
April 4, 2019 – The District Board of Trustees of Santa Fe College has selected AGB Search to provide consulting services to assist the college in recruiting and selecting the next SF President following President Jackson Sasser’s announcement that he will be retiring in early 2020. AGB Search has served as the presidential search consultant … Continue reading Presidential Search Consultant Named and Search Committee Members Selected
April 3, 2019 – Santa Fe College is rolling 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 their roles … Continue reading First 200 SF Employees to Complete New Mandatory Training Will Receive a Free Gift
January 25, 2019 – Zookeepers at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo discovered Tuesday morning that Simon, one of the resident Asian small-clawed otters, had died. Simon came to the SF Teaching Zoo from Kansas City Zoo to be a companion for Makara, the female otter. The otters were introduced on March 23, 2017. Initially, … Continue reading SF Teaching Zoo Mourns the Loss of Otter