Recently, Maria Gloria and Diana Rivera, two high schools students who take classes at South Florida State College were caught off guard, but in the most pleasant of ways. On an otherwise typical school day, the two seniors, Gloria of Lake Placid High School, and Rivera of DeSoto County High School, were ushered unawares into… Read More
Yearly Archives: 2016
Webinar Opportunity With A Registered Dietician
Tis’ the season for friends, family and tasty food! By planning ahead and making good choices, you can still enjoy yourself and keep the pounds off this holiday season. Employees enrolled in one of our health insurance plans, are eligible for 50 points in BlueRewards. Learn important holiday weight management tips including: What to eat: portion control… Read More
Spotlight on Alumni: Grad Set Sights on Career Early
When it came to what Laura Patino wanted out of life, she was laser focused since childhood. She saw herself working in a science-intensive job. As a sixth grader, Patino, a 2012 graduate of South Florida State College, wrote in an essay outlining her career plans: “When I grow up, I hope to be an… Read More
Buy through AmazonSmile and Support SFSC
Don’t forget to use AmazonSmile while you’re busy shopping and, at the same time, you can support the SFSC Foundation. Cyber Monday? No problem. All your holiday shopping? Definitely. Amazon shoppers can donate to their favorite charitable organization–like the SFSC Foundation–when they order from the online retailer’s website. By placing orders at AmazonSmile, users can choose… Read More
Foundation Annual Christmas Luncheon Dec. 8
Join South Florida State College Foundation, Inc., for its annual Christmas luncheon that includes festive music and raffle items. The event will be held Thursday, Dec. 8, noon, at the Hotel Jacaranda. For additional information, see attached Christmas Luncheon Invitation. RSVP to the SFSC Foundation at 453-3133 by Wednesday, Nov. 30. The cost is $35 per person, and tables of eight are available. Read More
MOFAC to Exhibit Quintessentially Florida Art
The Museum of Florida Art and Culture at South Florida State College will mount an exhibition featuring the work of a husband and wife who split their time between cattle ranching and art. “The Art of Life: Works by Sean and Sharon Sexton” will be on display Dec. 7 – Feb. 9 in MOFAC’s gallery… Read More
SFSC Welcomes New DeSoto Campus Director
Asena Mott has taken on the post of director of the DeSoto Campus of South Florida State College. She assumed her duties on Nov.8, after a search to replace Suzanne Demers, who resigned her position at the Arcadia-based campus earlier this year. “I’m thrilled to be back at SFSC,” said Mott, who left her job… Read More
Foundation Publishes “Donors and Shakers” Newsletter
The SFSC Foundation is spreading the joy of philanthropy through its newly published newsletter, “Donors and Shakers.” The newsletter will be published twice a year–fall and spring. Recently, the newsletter was distributed to Foundation board members and a list of current and potential donors in hard copy but is available to everyone online on the SFSC Foundation… Read More
SFSC Goes to the AFC Conference
SFSC and its employees garnered recognition and awards for their commitment to furthering the Florida College System and its students during the 67th Association of Florida Colleges (AFC) Annual Meeting and Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Nov. 1-4. During the conference, Dr. Robert Flores, SFSC director of remodeling, renovation and maintenance, was sworn in… Read More
SFSC Foundation Shows off Hotel Jacaranda’s New Look
Local residents, SFSC boosters, and the curious had a chance to try out the rooms at the Hotel Jacaranda, and do so for free. At the invitation of the SFSC Foundation, guests in groups of two, three, and four turned out for an open house featuring tours of 16 newly restored rooms at the near… Read More
