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The Burn Science Graduates
AVON PARK, Fla. – April thirty, 2019 – South Florida State College (SFSC) graduated 12 students from its Firefighter Minimum Standards program during the Monday, April 29 ceremony at the Highlands Campus in Avon Park.
Receiving their certificates were James Bialkoski, Jennifer Bodden-Evans, Adele Cassista, Abigail Castillo, Timothy Christensen, Erving Cruz, Christopher Dunfield, Deanna Ferris, Steven Lawless, Gary McDaniel, Justin Newman, and Alexis Taylor-Randall.
Five students were recognized for special achievement. They were Bialkoski for Leadership, Newman for Most Centre, Cassista for Nigh Prepared, Dunfield for Humility, and Bodden-Evans for Grade Comedian.
In his accost to the graduates, Paul Shannon, fire science coordinator and a member of the Polk County Fire Rescue, said, "If yous get that phone call and you get that structure burn, information technology's the 30 minutes or hr of the hardest work that you lot'll ever have to perform in your entire life. And it can happen back to back. Not merely is this the nigh physically taxing job in the world, but it's also the anxiety and the stress that'southward associated with information technology. Now, you have other people'southward lives in your easily.
Shannon went on to praise the graduates. "This is a challenging profession, and we concord our students to a standard that enables us to go the cream of the ingather people who are set up, willing, and able to exercise this chore. And that's what you meet in front of you. These were difficult working, dedicated students who took fourth dimension from their families to exist able to do this job and do it well."
The Fireman Minimum Standards occupational document program is for applicants who want to pursue a career in fire service merely accept express burn down preparation and feel. A cohort of cadets enroll in the Firefighter I course, often with the expectation of continuing through to Firefighter 2 training. Minimum Standards grooming is required for volunteer firefighters. Firefighter II training is required for those who wish to exist employed as professional firefighters in Florida.
For more information about the SFSC Burn down Science Program, contact the SFSC Advising and Counseling Center at 863-784-7131 or visit southflorida.edu.
The iv:45 p.yard. ceremony features students who are earning their Available of Applied science in Supervision and Management (BAS-SM), Available of Science in Nursing (BSN), Associate in Scientific discipline (Every bit), Advanced Technical Diploma, Career Technical Certificate, College Credit Certificate, Occupational Credit Document, and Country of Florida Loftier School Diploma. Mishel Mandujano Manriquez, who earns her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (BSEE), will exist the pupil commencement speaker at this anniversary.
The 7:45 p.one thousand. anniversary showcases students who are earning their Bachelor of Science in Elementary Didactics (BSEE) and Associate in Arts (AA). The student outset speaker will exist Jocquas Walker, who earns his AA.
Approximately 500 students will have met the SFSC requirements by leap Commencement. Of these, 21 will receive their BAS-SM, 14 receive their BSN, 12 receive their BSEE, 198 receive their AA, 73 receive their As, 28 receive their Country of Florida High School diplomas, and 138 receive occupational certificates, higher-credit certificates, or advanced technical diplomas. Students participating in the first ceremonies will total 366.
Receptions volition be held in the Catherine P. Cornelius Student Services and Classroom Complex (Building B) immediately following each of the outset ceremonies.
Mace bearer and chief align for this year's ceremony is Michelle Macbeth, and marshals are Elizabeth Andrews, Davida Austin, Brian Bohlman, Kathleen Cappo, Natalie Etienne, Inferior Gray, Courtney Green, Robert Hampton, Richard Hitt, Dr. Theresa James, Cindy Kinser, Dr. Maday Leon, Evelyn Marley, Claire Miller, Tasha Morales, Asena Mott, Richardo Pantoja, Colleen Rafatti, Tina Stetson, and Kendra Wellnitz.
The Commencement rehearsal takes identify Tuesday, May 7, at 10 a.m., in the Alan Jay Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts, SFSC Highlands Campus.
(From left) Dr. Thomas Leitzel, SFSC president; Dr. Timothy Wise, dean of student services; Emma Rustenberghe; and Tami Cullens, chair, SFSC Board of Trustees
Each twelvemonth, one student is presented with the Joseph East. Johnston/Bette Fifty. McDearman award for outstanding participation and service to educatee-related activities at SFSC. This year's recipient is Emma Rustenberghe, a student athlete, leader and person of integrity.
In his presentation at the Apr SFSC Commune Board of Trustees meeting, Dr. Timothy Wise, dean of student services, said, "She has been a leader since the solar day she first set foot on campus. She excelled in volleyball as well as in the classroom." In fact, Rustenberghe was elected president of the Educatee Government Association (SGA) in her freshman year at SFSC.
"Her interactions with her peers and with Higher staff are exemplary," Dr. Wise said. "She always takes the fourth dimension to mind to all and assist everyone she can. She is selfless in giving compliments and encouragement to those who could use it."
Rustenberghe graduates from SFSC in May, earning her Acquaintance in Arts degree.
The Joseph Due east. Johnston/Bette L. McDearman award was established in 1987 by the SGA to recognize its support for student activities at SFSC. Students, faculty and staff at SFSC submit nominations for this honour to the dean of pupil services.
Mishel Mandujano
AVON PARK, Fla. – April 24, 2019 – From the time she was in high school, Mishel Mandujano Manriquez knew that she wanted to go a teacher. On Tuesday, May 7, at 4:45 p.m., Mandujano will be on her fashion to fulfilling that dream when she receives her Bachelor of Scientific discipline in Elementary Education (BSEE). She volition tell her inspiring personal story when she approaches the podium every bit pupil speaker that same evening during South Florida Land College's (SFSC) spring Showtime ceremony. This will be Mandujano's 2nd caste from SFSC—in May 2017, she earned her Associate in Arts degree.
During the twelvemonth betwixt high schoolhouse and when Mandujano entered SFSC every bit a student, she volunteered as a teaching banana at elementary schools in DeSoto County. While working with a kindergarten course, she decided that kindergarten was the course she wanted to focus on.
"The kids were so loving," Mandujano said. "I woke up each morning wanting to meet them and be with them. Kindergarten students are kind, innocent, genuine, eager to learn, and caring. When you lot start teaching children at a younger age, your touch on them is greater because they're still developing their personalities and their values."
True to her own inclinations, Mandujano looked into SFSC's Bachelor in Science in Uncomplicated Education (BSEE) programme while working on her Associate in Arts degree. "When I plant out about the BSEE program, I thought, 'That's perfect for me.' It was shut to home, affordable, and the exact program that I wanted."
Mandujano spoke with BSEE program atomic number 82 teacher, Dr. Maday Leon, to learn more nearly it. "I establish out most the pre-requisites, and Dr. Leon told me that I would first need to have the General Knowledge Examination (GKT). I studied for it and passed it."
But Mandujano's foundations for her desire to teach were built on life feel. "My father, Erubio Mandujano, who was living and working in Texas, had been diagnosed with cancer. When he was getting treatment, my female parent came to Texas from Apaseo el Alto, Mexico to treat him. The doctors said he was in the last stages of the disease, so my female parent and my father's family, who were already living in Texas, requested that my brother and I come to the United States to see him. After some months in the country, my brother and I had to exist enrolled in school."
Mandujano explained that the transition to the Usa and school were difficult and that everything was challenging. "I didn't know that side of my father's family unit," she said. "Nosotros lived with them and had to get to know them."
For Mandujano, the experience of moving from a pocket-size city in Mexico to Dallas was culture shock. "Just to see the people—the way they dressed and looked—everything was impressive. I had never seen an American before. It was all new. And non knowing the linguistic communication is difficult when you have so much to say. It was frustrating."
Only Mandujano learned English language quickly. "In Texas, they had English classes in loftier school for new immigrants," she said. "They had three levels, and you moved to the adjacent level according to how skillful you became. I had reading and writing classes to learn English language, besides equally science and geometry classes taught in English, and a Spanish class." At dwelling house, she good her English language with her cousins and listened to music in English language and watched movies with subtitles in English.
Mandujano laughed and said, "I wasn't allowed to participate much in the Spanish class considering I knew the language and grammar and so well." She, eventually, was given total credit for Spanish in high school and wasn't required to take another foreign language.
After her male parent passed away, Mandujano's mother wanted to exist closer to her ain family who were living in Florida. And then Mandujano, her mother and brother moved to DeSoto Canton in 2012. Mandujano graduated from DeSoto Senior High Schoolhouse and, eventually, went on to graduate from SFSC and enter the BSEE program.
"In the BSEE program, nosotros've gotten a great bargain of back up from our professors," Mandujano said. "They care well-nigh your academics and personal concerns. They're inspiring, also. They're doing what they love, and it motivates you equally a student."
Mandujano said that she went through BSEE as role of a modest cohort which enabled the students to build strong and lasting relationships with each other. The students all participate in internships inside the school organisation, giving them an opportunity to appraise whether or not instruction is a personal calling. "We also focused on English language for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), which I identify with. Information technology's about making people from other cultures feel included and embraced, and role of the community. Information technology was, particularly, heartwarming to me."
Mandujano believes that teaching is an important career pick to make. "Students spend most days with teachers, so the teacher can be a source of inspiration and can shape a student'southward life. If we teach students to beloved to learn, respect others, and follow their dreams, they'll do information technology. We can empower them starting at a young historic period."
Even before finishing her bachelor'south caste, Mandujano has been offered positions with 2 of the local schools in which she served her pedagogy internships. However, she'south because if she should follow her dream to teach English abroad. "I like learning nearly other cultures," she said. "English language programs are taught all over the earth, and information technology would fulfill my passion for teaching and traveling. I overcame the barrier and fear of coming to a new place to live, so at present I accept the confidence and desire to see the world."
Whatsoever choice Mandujano makes, she will bring her own life experience to the task. "My personal experience has made me aware of the struggles that some students may face at habitation," she said. "If a student is not willing to do the schoolhouse work, something may be going on at dwelling that nosotros don't know nigh. Equally teachers, nosotros need to be a back up arrangement for the students. I had people who served as a support organization for me, and then I want to help others. Some people feel stuck in their state of affairs and feel there's no way out. I was there, and so I understand. When kids know someone is there on their side, they are better able to succeed."
AVON PARK, Fla. – April 23, 2019 – South Florida State College (SFSC) will host Leadercast, the globe'due south largest 1-day leadership conference, broadcast live from Duluth, Ga. and simulcast to hundreds of locations around the world on Friday, May 10, 2019, 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. This is the 2d year that SFSC will host the event at its Highlands, Hardee and DeSoto campuses.
Leadercast was founded in 2001 with the mission to fill the globe with leaders worth following past providing events and resources for individual teams, organizations, and corporations across all industries. Through its events, blog, podcast, webinars, digital badging, and Leadercast NOW video library, Leadercast outfits leaders to be their best each day of the year.
Each twelvemonth, Leadercast Live dives into leadership issues relevant to today's leaders to provide solutions and inspiration to help attendees around the world exist better leaders. This twelvemonth's theme, Leading Healthy Teams, builds on the overall mission of the event: to fill up the globe with leaders worth following. Salubrious teams yield fulfilled employees, effective collaboration, high organizational date, and greater long-term success.
Leadercast Live 2019 volition bring nine organizational health experts to one phase to teach attendees the fine art and scientific discipline of successful team building.
The leadership experts speaking this yr are:
- Juliet Funt, CEO of WhiteSpace at Work
- Ginger Hardage, founder of Unstoppable Cultures
- Carla Harris, vice chairman and director at Morgan Stanley
- Gayle King, co-host of CBS This Morn and editor-at-large at O, the Oprah Magazine
- Dr. Caroline Leaf, advice pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist
- Patrick Lencioni, best-selling author and founder of The Table Grouping
- Marcus Samuelsson, accolade-winning chef, restauranteur, writer, and TV personality
- Craig Springer, executive manager of Alpha USA
- Andy Stanley, leadership communicator, writer, and pastor
The pre-show will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the get-go speaker will have the stage at 9 a.m. The show volition run until nigh 3:xxx p.g.
This year's title sponsor is MidFlorida Credit Union and gilt sponsor is the Mosaic Company. A variety of sponsorships are even so available and include tickets to the event.
The cost to attend is $50 which includes breakfast and lunch. Continuing Education Credits are offered for attending. To buy your ticket for the 2019 Leadercast Due south Florida Country College outcome, telephone call 863-784-7405. For more information, visit southflorida.edu/leadercast.
Ricardo Mendiola with "Paquette"
AVON PARK, Fla. – April 19, 2019 – South Florida State College'south (SFSC) Museum of Florida Art and Culture (MOFAC) honored the winners of its annual juried Pupil Fine art Show during a reception and ceremony on Thursday, Apr 18 in the MOFAC gallery on the SFSC Highlands Campus in Avon Park.
The awards ceremony recognized drawings, paintings, photography, and a range of other artwork students created during their studies in SFSC's Art Department. The students' fine art is on display in the gallery through May 8.
"The artwork displayed in this exhibition represents the students' openness to taking on new concepts and techniques nether the direction of their art professor, Karla Respress, and honing their craft with focus and conclusion," said Megan Stepe, MOFAC curator.
Ricardo Mendiola walked away with the Max Gooding Best in Show Purchase Honour for his large, gold leaf and acrylic painting titled "Paquette." He received $400 in prize money. Max Gooding, an alumnus of SFSC's Art Department, sponsors this top prize. Gooding, who went on to earn a degree in landscape compages at the University of Florida, owns a mural architecture consultancy, the Max Gooding Company, in Naples, Fla.
This year, 2 students, Kylie A. Daum and William J. Hernandez, won the Cathy Futral Honor of Excellence for their artwork. Daum won for her clay sculpture titled "Gentle Ganoderma," and Hernandez won for his acrylic painting titled "Wine & Dine." The laurels comes with a $100 cheque for each student. Futral was a beloved SFSC art professor who retired from the College two years ago.
The winner of the People'due south Selection Award is chosen by a vote of the students' colleagues and receives $50 in prize money. This year'due south winner was Jaimaris Mendez for her charcoal series titled "Release," "Opposition," and "Surrender."
Dr. Thomas C. Leitzel, SFSC president, selected 1 piece that garnered the President'due south Accolade and $100 in prize money: Kelli Sullivan's photograph titled "Serenity."
The MOFAC docents created an honour for pupil artwork. The Docents' Option Awards were bestowed upon Amber Fillie for her collage titled "Color Movement ii," and on Sydney Rigdon for her digital photograph titled "Colorful Cacti."
Members of the Tanglewood Art League were on hand to nowadays their eighth annual scholarship award. This year, the league honored 2 students with the accolade. Jaimaris Mendez and Ricardo Mendiola took home $300 each for their submissions.
6 students received the Best of Media Award, with each awardee receiving $75. The winners were Syniah Edwards, two-dimensional, mixed media; Jaimaris Mendez for dry-media drawing, charcoal; Casey Phillips, moisture-media drawing, mixed media; Miquel Perkins, pottery; Ricardo mendiola, acrylic painting; and Erica D. Alonso, photography.
Awards of Merit were presented to Destinee Ellis, William J. Hernandez, Jamee Keller, Maxee Khang, Love Lopez, Jaimaris Mendez, Ricardo Mendiola, Elrad Nevers, Emma Rustenberghe, Sierra Coward, Corinne Moore, River Ray, and Aaron Timpe.
The 2019 Student Fine art Show sponsors were the SFSC Alumni Association, Cathy Futral and Max Gooding.
MOFAC is open up to the public Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. For more than information about the museum and its exhibitions, visit mofac.org or contact Stepe at stepem@southflorida.edu.
(from left) Joseph Mangrum; Adam Martin, business professor; Madison Hargrove; and Autumn Massey
AVON PARK, Fla. – Apr 16, 2019 – Three South Florida State College (SFSC) students traveled to Orlando to compete at the 2019 Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) State Leadership Conference on March 28-31.
During those iii days, SFSC's Madison Hargrove, Joseph Mangrum, and Autumn Masey joined over 300 college and university students from across Florida vying to identify in business organization studies-related competitions.
Of the three SFSC students who attended the briefing, Autumn Massey placed fifth in the state in the categories of Marketing Concepts and Entrepreneurship. She is eligible to stand for Florida at the PBL National Leadership Briefing in San Antonio, Texas, in June.
Hargrove, Mangrum, and Masey are members of the College'southward chapter of PBL, a national organisation of the Future Business Leaders of America that is defended to helping higher students improve their leadership skills and achieve their career goals. PBL is the largest career student business concern in the globe with over 230,000 members. Information technology was founded at the University of Tampa in 1948. Membership in SFSC'southward PBL chapter is open to students in its Bachelor of Technology in Supervision and Management (BAS-SM) program.
SFSC'due south BAS-SM programme is bachelor to students who have successfully completed an associate degree. It includes upper-level course work in applied management practices, leadership development, finance, and bones human relations practice. Upon completion, students are prepared for supervisory and management roles and positions in a variety of industries. For farther information about the BAS-SM programme, contact Cynthia Kinser, chair of the business concern and computer technologies department, at 863-784-7325 or kinserc@southflorida.edu.
For more information about SFSC'due south PBL affiliate, contact Adam Martin, business organization professor, at 863-784-7188 or martina@southflorida.edu.
The celebration and colloquium include a mix of fun and scholarly activities—from games, crafts, costume contest, and butter beer sampling to presentations of creative and scholarly works—inspired by the Harry Potter books. They will include a operation showcase, poster sessions, and console presentations.
The Hogwarts Colloquium will highlight the intellectual, creative, and artistic inspiration of J.M. Rowling's seminal Harry Potter series through scholarship, creative piece of work, and bookish discussion. Proposals are sought from high schoolhouse and higher students and community members for the functioning showcase, poster sessions, and panel presentations.
For the performance showcase, short performances of creative works should be inspired by or based on the Harry Potter series. Performances should be less than 6 minutes in length, but could include poetry, fiction, song, dance, theatrical acts, or other operation-based presentations.
For the affiche sessions, works of scholarship, engineering, interpretation, or art inspired by or based on the Harry Potter series volition be presented in a static format. Posters or fine art should be no more than than 75 by 45 inches in size. Each artist or scholar will be on hand for a set period of time to discuss, explain, or share at the effect.
The panel presentations should be longer course presentations of 15-20 minutes focused on scholarship related to the Harry Potter universe or series in some way. Presentations should include a PowerPoint or similar visual accompanying presentation.
The operation, affiche, and panel presentation submission form tin exist found at libguides.southflorida.edu/resources/events by clicking the "Telephone call for Proposals" tab at the summit the page. The deadline for submissions is Fri, April 26 at five p.one thousand. Submissions should be emailed to Claire A. Miller, SFSC librarian, at Claire.Miller@southflorida.edu with the subject line: SUBMISSION Hogwarts Colloquium.
For further information about the celebration or submissions for the colloquium, contact Miller by e-mail at Claire.Miller@southflorida.edu or by phone at 863-784-7305.
Each calendar week will be devoted to one particular art technique, and fine art teachers and working artists will provide educational activity. The instructors will exist Jacqueline Andrews, Max Gooding, Jim Leary, Ricardo Mejia, Claire Miller, and Karla Respress.
"This is a great opportunity for students to either learn new art techniques or strengthen their existing skills by engaging in unique art projects created by artists who are dedicated to their craft and passionate about passing on their cognition in a fun and enjoyable style," said Megan Stepe, MOFAC curator. "Join us for aesthetic Saturdays!"
The weekly schedule of instructors and their workshops are:
Week 1 – Ricardo Mejia, gesture drawing (figures in poses and action) and drawing to music
Week 2 – Ricardo Mejia, stencil painting
Week iii – Karla Respress, Suminagashi prints
Week four – Jacqueline Andrews, ornamental gourd decorating
Week 5 – Karla Respress, imaginative printmaking
Week 6 – Jim Leary, collage-making
Week 7 – Max Gooding, drawing
Week 8 – Claire Miller, bead embroidery
For more data on the "Art for Kids" workshops and to register, call Stepe at 863-784-7240.
The 26 new PTK members
AVON PARK, Fla. – April eleven, 2019 – Due south Florida State College (SFSC) inducted 26 students into its Tau Epsilon chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society on Friday, March 29, at the SFSC University Center Auditorium on the Highlands Campus.
The PTK inductees were: Alejandra Alejo, Tina Barkley, Yanette Burmudez, Savanah Connolly, Erika Cruz, Gabriel Dezzeo, Robin Dodd, Julia Espinoza, Nicholas Fisher, Margarita Flores, Gabriela Garcia, Malak Haifa, Debbie Lambert, Marie Maclean, Natalie Manjarres, Carly Mofield, Enrique Moreno, Nancy Morissey, Saray Perez, Brenda Rosas, Olivia Smith, Alyssa Strength, Adriana Somma, Hayley Thompson, Jocquas Walker, and Angel Vigil.
With families, fellow students, and higher administrators looking on, the students recited an oath of membership, joining the honor society that recognizes distinguished academic accomplishment by students in 2-twelvemonth bookish programs.
Dr. Sidney Valentine, SFSC vice president of academic affairs and student services, served as the invitee speaker. He opened by praising the students for making the decision to succeed. "Hither you are, arguably the all-time students at SFSC academically, and if you call back about how yous got here, you…prioritized your goals and dove into the details, one affair at a time for however long it was going to take. Past being inducted into PTK this evening, and placing that on your resume, a hiring director is going to encounter that and immediately think, 'This shows me that this individual has the bulldoze and intellectual ability to succeed."
PTK officers (left): Renee LaDue, secretary; Dafne Dominguez, public relations; Margo Greer-Smith, vice president; and Layali Haifa, president
Dr. Valentine went on to discuss the challenges of being a leader. "As yous abound equally future leaders, creating positive change will not be an easy undertaking," he said. "You lot will recognize needed changes and improvements, and if you are non willing to live past the status quo of 'It'south always been done that way,' you will near likely take people that are living with the condition quo style exterior of their comfort zone. When you lot can do that, you tin can change the world. Never settle merely considering it seems similar the mount is too loftier or the current is too rough."
As the ceremony drew to a shut, each inductee stepped forrard to sign the honor lodge'southward membership book and record their status as a scholar of distinction at SFSC. As the auditorium lights dimmed, the scholars each lit a candle to signify their fellowship in the society.
PTK is an honor society that recognizes the academic achievements of customs and state higher students and helps them to grow equally scholars and leaders. The guild is made up of over iii.five 1000000 members and nearly 1,300 capacity in nine nations. In 2018, PTK historic its 100th anniversary. For more on PTK, visit ptk.org.
For more information about SFSC's PTK chapter or Honors Plan, contact Dr. Charlotte Pressler at 863-784-7247.
Source: http://www.southflorida.edu/2019/04