State budget cuts lead to increased SFCC tuition
By KRISTEN HUFF | June 30, 2008SFCC's Board of Trustees approved a budget plan last week that will raise tuition 6 percent and cut $3 million in spending.
SFCC's Board of Trustees approved a budget plan last week that will raise tuition 6 percent and cut $3 million in spending.
SFCC was one of five community colleges included in a Florida Senate bill that would upgrade them to four-year state colleges.
Even as nine judges moseyed around with evaluation sheets, SFCC students, some clad in business attire, appeared comfortable standing next to their research posters on campus Monday evening.
The SFCC campus was evacuated Friday morning after a faculty member found a bomb threat written on a campus wall.
The SFCC campus was evacuated Friday morning after a faculty member found a bomb threat written on a campus bathroom wall.
The results from SFCC's Student Government elections will be determined tonight, but one decision is set in stone: There will be no runoff election.
SFCC started its transition to replace its e-mail system with Google's Gmail on March 18, while UF is still working on a switch of its own.
Whether it's managing hospital ventilators or giving breathing therapy, respiratory care practitioners are in high demand locally.
Brandon McArthur rolled down the basketball court in his wheelchair, his arms pumping furiously while his wheelchair's tiny front lights blinked rainbows of color.
An SFCC student accused of pointing a gun at another student made a first appearance in court Wednesday while SFCC administration spent the day evaluating its crisis management.
Less than a week after five students were killed at Northern Illinois University, an SFCC student pointed a gun at another student on the college's campus Tuesday, sparking a five-hour manhunt that ended in a peaceful arrest.
Holding a person's chest open, passing instruments to the surgeon and assisting in robotic procedures are all a part of a surgical technologist's forte.
The SFCC administration announced on Friday that the school has been invited to participate in a national program that aims to rate universities based on their commitment to environmentally sound practices.
When life gives him lemons, Joe Vigliotti makes spaghetti.
Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Karen Thurman will visit SFCC on Wednesday to speak to a political science class of about 20 students.
Jack Hanna said he knew he wanted to be a zookeeper when he was 12 years old.
When walking alone at night, stick to well-lit areas. Keep your hands empty. Be aware of your surroundings.
Jack Hanna, a famous animal expert, will speak in Gainesville on Monday to benefit the SFCC Teaching Zoo.
As smiles exploded on the Bomb Squad's faces, team member Gus Moran couldn't contain himself.
Despite a chilly morning, 30 people came to trim their tresses Wednesday to give 150 inches to SFCC's first hair-donation drive.