Gainesville, Fla.— On Thursday, April 6, 2017, Santa Fe College will host its fourth annual Career and Technical Education Showcase. The showcase will feature SF’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs and the business partners that support those programs. Attendees…
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College for Kids Space Challenge Spring Break Camp
A camper programs her LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robot to perform a mock mission on a map of Mars during the College for Kids Program’s Space Challenge Spring Break Camp Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida.…
College for Kids Space Challenge Spring Break Camp
Campers pose for a photo with their nebulous lanterns they made during the College for Kids Program’s Space Challenge Spring Break Camp Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida. The Cosmic Art project combined art and…
Still Celebrating Halloween With Pictures!
We sill have great pictures rolling in from this year’s Halloween celebrations at SF College. Here’s one from our own Star Trek crew at the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium right here on the SF College Northwest Campus! Background Information…
“Starry Night 2016” at the Florida Museum of Natural History TONIGHT!
Looking for something unique and interesting to do tonight! Well do we have an event for you! On Friday, Nov. 4 from 6-10 p.m., a partnership of Santa Fe College Astronomy, University of Florida Astronomy, the Florida Museum of Natural History, the…
Free “LaserFest” Sneak Peek for Santa Fe College Thursday
“LaserFest” begins today as the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium at Santa Fe College celebrates its 10th Anniversary. There will be a free sneak peek of one of the LaserFest programs today (Thursday, September 29th) for all Santa Fe College students, faculty and staff. “We will be…
History This Week @ Santa Fe
September 5, 1971 – According to the Gainesville Sun, its all happening at the SFCC Zoo. The Teaching Zoo dual purpose is to provide a biological park for the Gainesville community while the college is in session and to train…
This…is Santa Fe College
Welcome back to all of our students and staff. Below is just a little bit about what Santa Fe College has to offer. Santa Fe offers a variety of educational options: two-year associate degrees four-year bachelors degrees career and technical certificate…
Visit the Santa Fe Gallery for “We’re All Undone By Each Other”
Art Exhibit “We’re All Undone By Each Other” Now Showing at Santa Fe College Gallery Solo Art Exhibit With “Sensory Experience” Now Showing at Santa Fe College Gallery Gainesville, FL – According to Oliver Klicker, the artist for ‘We’re All…
June STEM Camp Attendees Participate in Mock-Up Crime Scene
STEM Camp (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) enjoyed by all 19 kids in attendance during the week of June 20-24 at the Perry Center for Emerging Technologies. Students especially enjoyed the CSI day. The kids were asked to investigate a…
James Albury elected President of SEPA
Santa Fe College gained an additional point of distinction this weekend with the election of James C. Albury (Planetarium Coordinator, Kika Silva Pla Planetarium) as president of the Southeastern Planetarium Association (SEPA). SEPA is an organization of planetarium professionals from…
History This Week @ Santa Fe
May 22, 1987 – SFCC raising tuition $1 per credit hour. May 23, 1993 – SFCC Zoo’s Asian Small-Clawed Otters have 4 offspring. May 24, 2005 – The Gainesville Sun reports SFCC gets $300,000 donation, $500,000 federal grant needed to…
Santa Fe College For Kids 2016 Space Challenge
Santa Fe College For Kids 2016 Space Challenge has been in full swing all week! Below are only a few of the exciting things students in the program have been involved in. Today, they’re rocketing through Day 3 of College…
CFK Space Challenge Launches Its Second Year
During the College for Kids Space Challenge camp this week, activities will be hands on and include both collaborative and individual tasks. Students will visit the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium to explore exo-planets and the stars, engineer and program a rover,…
Community Education CFK Space Challenge Launches Its Second Year
During College for Kids Space Challenge camp this week, activities will be hands-on and include both collaborative and individual tasks. Students will visit the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, explore exo-planets and the stars, engineer and program a rover, and learn…
Starry Night 2015 at the Florida Museum of Natural History Nov. 13
On Friday, Nov. 13 from 6-10 p.m., a partnership of Santa Fe College Astronomy, University of Florida Astronomy, the Florida Museum of Natural History, the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, and the Alachua Astronomy Club, Inc. will present Starry Night 2015. …
UF’s STEAM Quest comes to Santa Fe College
Twenty-four Florida high school students are gathering at the University of Florida July 12-17, for the university’s first-ever STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Quest summer program. The interactive and integrative program is geared toward students who are interested…
Star Gazers – Episodes for June and July 2015
James C. Albury, planetarium coordinator at Santa Fe College’s Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, is the co-host of the PBS television series, “Star Gazers.” This program is the world’s only weekly television series devoted to naked-eye astronomy. Each weekly episode features…
World Oceans Day Celebration at SF Teaching Zoo June 6 and 7
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo and Kika Silva Pla Planetarium will host an exciting, event-packed weekend to celebrate World Oceans Day on June 6 and 7. There will be crafts, face painting, keeper talks, training demonstrations, animal encounters, and talks…
Star Gazers – Episodes for May and June 2015
James C. Albury, planetarium coordinator at Santa Fe College’s Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, is the co-host of the PBS television series, “Star Gazers.” This program is the world’s only weekly television series devoted to naked-eye astronomy. Each weekly episode features…
All joggers welcome for Special Olympics Torch Run at SF April 25
For casual joggers to experienced runners, the annual Special Olympics Torch Run will include the SF Northwest Campus Saturday, April 25 for the first time. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Publix on 39th Avenue. Anyone interested in…