On May 3, SFSC is changing the name of its learning management system (LMS) from D2L to D2L Brightspace. The system will also be updated with a new interface called “Daylight.” Although the tools remain the same, D2L Brightspace is a visual redesign. With Daylight, D2L is creating a single responsive platform for all devices – desktop, tablet, and… Read More
Category Archives: Around the Campuses
AmazonSmile Triples Usual Donation Amount
AmazonSmile is tripling its donation amount to 1.5 percent when customers make their first eligible smile.amazon.com purchases between March 12 and 31. This is a great opportunity to increase donations to the SFSC Foundation Inc. when shopping at smile.amazon.com. Amazon shoppers can donate to their favorite charitable organization–like the SFSC Foundation–when they order from the online retailer’s… Read More
SFSC Celebrates College Week
Each spring, South Florida State College organizes College Week, a series of competitive events for teams comprised of students, staff, and faculty. Through this annual tradition, friendly rivalry breaks down barriers between students and creates opportunities for friendships to form. For many students and staff alike, College Week is the highlight of spring term. The… Read More
Visitors Discover Beauty in the Pygmy Fringe Tree’s Habitat
SFSC’s Museum of Florida Art and Culture (MOFAC) hosted its annual Pygmy Fringe Tree Wildflower Festival on Thursday, March 8. Visitors took walking tours with volunteers and Dustin Angell, a conservation photographer with and education coordinator from Archbold Biological Station. They were treated to music by Rita Youngman and Erin Sena as well as storytelling… Read More
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Today, SFSC celebrates International Women’s Day. Thank you for all of the work you to do break down stereotypes and promote equality. Join us in the celebration! We are wearing violet in support of women all over the globe. The winner of the International Women’s Day Trivia Contest is…MICHELE HESTON. (The crowd goes wild!!) Michele… Read More
Participate in the International Women’s Day Trivia Contest
SFSC will is celebrating International Women’s Day on Thursday, March 8. Today, March 7, you have an opportunity to enter the International Women’s Day Trivia Contest to win a basket full of goodies. The trivia questions can be found HERE. Please email your answers to sfscwomen@southflorida.edu. The winner will be chosen at random from the participants and will receive a car care basket valued… Read More
MOFAC Hosts Annual Pygmy Fringe Tree Wildflower Festival
MOFAC plays host to the Pygmy Fringe Tree Wildflower Festival, a celebration of the region’s native wildflowers, on Thursday, March 8, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., on SFSC’s Highlands Campus. The festival kicks off with guided walks through SFSC’s Wayside Shrine Trail, a footpath winding its way through pristine scrubland on the college’s campus. The… Read More
Student Assists on Discovery Channel Production
When the Discovery Channel was in search of local college students to become production assistants for one day, Nathan Wilson was on it. “I want to go into marketing, so I’m interested in anything to do with film and advertising,” he said. “I’d never done anything in production, and it would be working with the… Read More
Classin’ Up Country at the Wildstein Center
Music City Hit-Makers, a one-of-a-kind musical event, comes directly from Nashville to SFSC on Thursday, March 8 at 7 p.m. Grammy award winners Chris DeStefano and Marcus Hummon, two of Nashville’s biggest country songwriters perform an evening of country hits in the style of the famous Bluebird Café. DeStefano and Hummon have No. 1 hits… Read More
Alumna Spotlight: Stolte Embraces Flexibility in Teaching
Combining her experience as a teacher and her desire to travel, Sheri Stolte, an SFSC alumna, would find herself immersed in the cultures of two countries, South Korea and Canada. Through that experience, she learned how invaluable flexibility is in teaching. Stolte graduated from SFSC in 2004 with an Associate in Arts degree. She followed it… Read More
