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College Foundation Hosts First Annual FKCC Shark Expo:
Featuring Live Sharks, Wyland Art Auction, and Shark Repellant Presentation
August 19, 2010—The FKCC Foundation, the fund-raising arm of Florida Keys Community College, invites the community to attend the first annual FKCC Shark Expo on Saturday, August 28 from 5:30p.m. to 9:00p.m. in the college’s Tennessee Williams Theatre. A celebration of both marine art and science, the fundraiser will promote shark conservation, while benefiting the college’s marine science program. Click here to read more.
Click here to view and download photos from the event on our Flickr page.
FKCC Welcomes New Director of Middle and Upper Keys Centers
August 9, 2010—Last week, Florida Keys Community College welcomed Dr. Susan Freeman as the new Director of the Centers. Freeman will serve the vital role of overseeing operations of the college’s two northern locations: the Middle Keys Center in Marathon and the Upper Keys Center in Coral Shores. Click here to read more.
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Hemingway Look-Alikes Award Scholarships to FKCC Students
July 23, 2010—The Hemingway Look-Alike Society “Papas” kicked-off the festivities of the famed three-day Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, by presenting $10,000 in scholarships to worthy Florida Keys Community College students. HLAS Scholarship Chair, “Papa” Fred Johnson presented four $1,000 literary awards and five $1,000 nursing awards to students on the stage of Sloppy Joe’s Bar on Thursday, July 22. Two recent Key West High School graduates and future FKCC students received the $500 Kermit “Shine” Forbes Scholarship, named for the boxer and sparring partner of famed writer.
Click here to read more.
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FKCC Celebrates Americans with Disabilities Act Day
Join FKCC in celebrating the 20th anniversary since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, guaranteeing equal opportunity for people with disabilities in public accomodations, commercial facilities, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunication. Visit the lobby in the A building of the Key West campus on July 26, from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. for treats and information about support services for students with disabilities.
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Classes Canceled Due to Tropical Storm Bonnie,
KW Campus Remains Open for Business
KW Campus Remains Open for Business
July 23, 2010—Florida Keys Community College has canceled all (five) classes scheduled for Friday, July 23 due to pending inclement weather from Tropical Storm Bonnie. FKCC’s Upper Keys Center and Middle Keys Center will be closed on Friday; however the Key West campus will remain open for business. Classes will resume Saturday, July 24 and all FKCC locations will be open as usual beginning Monday, July 26. For the latest information, revisit this page on the college’s website.
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FKCC Welcomes Dean of Student Affairs
July 6, 2010—This week, Florida Keys Community College welcomed a new addition to the college’s administrative team: Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Jim Heck. Much of Heck’s thirty-plus year career in higher education has been in the Florida College System, which includes nine years as the Dean of Student Affairs at Brevard Community College. During that time, he served as chair for the Florida Council of Student Affairs. His most recent post was as the Deputy Director of the Wyoming Community College Commission, overseeing all academic and student service officers in the state. He has also been an English and Humanities instructor at Santa Fe Community College and Lake-Sumter Community College. Click here to read more.
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Citizen: College Revs Up for New Building
By: John Guerra, Citizen Staff
June 16, 2010--Since its inception in the 1960s, Florida Keys Community College has had a Marine Engineering building.
The single-story, concrete-floor structure with automotive bays that also houses welding art classes and faculty offices finally is going to be replaced with a new, $7.6 million state-of-the-art building with a marine design center, construction bays, propulsion labs and broadband access. Click here to read more.
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Key West Citizen: College Makes Dive Lagoon Crystal-Clear
By: John Guerra, Citizen Staff
June 12, 2010- The scene at the college's dive lagoon silt-removal project is otherworldly. A dredge barge vacuums silt off the lagoon bottom and pushes it and the accompanying water through long plastic pipes and into 70-foot-long, interconnected nylon bags in the Florida Keys Community College parking lot.
As the water enters the huge bags, which resemble lengths of pastry before a baker cuts them into smaller pieces, the silt separates from it and falls to the bottom. Each successive bag, known as geotubes, removes smaller particles until the water returns to the lagoon crystal-clear. Click here to read more.
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