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Summer Term B Begins June 22nd!   
Fall Term Begins August 24th!

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South Florida Workforce & FKCC Holding Registration Drive for Summer Youth Employment Program
Saturday June 27th!

Representatives from South Florida Workforce and Florida Keys Community College will be holding a registration drive for the Summer Youth Employment Program on Saturday, June 27, 2009.  South Florida Workforce’s mobile recruiting unit will be stationed at two locations throughout the day:

Florida Keys Tropical Fruit Fiesta
Truman Waterfront Park
9:00am-2:00pm

 Goombay Summer Fest 
Whitehead Street
(between Virginia and Amelia Streets) 
2:30pm-6:00pm

South Florida Workforce’s Summer Youth Employment Program, which will be managed by FKCC, is designed to help at-risk youth enhance their employability.  With the help of local employers, the program will provide young adults with summer jobs, work readiness skills training and an opportunity to earn a paycheck.  Young adults will work in a variety of entry-level occupations at governmental agencies, non-profit and for profit agencies, hospitals and community based organization part-time for 8 to 10 weeks and earn $10 an hour.  Individuals who qualify for the program must be:

• Between 18-24 years of age
• A Monroe County resident
• A U.S. Citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.
• Low income

Those who are interested in registering for the program are asked to bring a photo I.D., social security card, and birth certificate with them to the mobile recruiting unit.  For more information about the program or how to register, please contact Jeff Pearson or Gwynn Milner at 305-809-3195.

Select from four unique summer mini-mesters that are only 6 weeks long:

  1. Key West Cultural Safari
  2. Aquatic Exploration
  3. Computer Boot-Camp
  4. College Jump Start

Just click on the summer pods graphic to the left and explore this exciting new course offering.

 
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FKCC Welcomes Tugboat “Mary P.”

June 19, 2009—Florida Keys Community College welcomed a new addition to its fleet this past Thursday—a perky, red and black miniature tugboat by the name of “Mary P.”  Festivities, geared towards children, were held at the FKCC lagoon and included music, juggling performers, storytellers and boat rides.

The godmother who donated the one-of-a kind boat, Dr. Susan Ford Hammaker, had the honor of christening the vessel, with help from FKCC President Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle and Mary P. builder, William Stanard.  The Keys Division Commander, Russell Dewey Jackson, and Auxiliary Coordinator, Jim Dennon, of the Coast Guard officially commissioned her.  Read More.
 
 
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SWIMMERS TO COMPETE IN FKCC'S 12.5-MILE SWIM AROUND KEY WEST JUNE 13

Long-distance swimming enthusiasts are to compete in a 12.5-mile open-water swim Saturday, June 13, on a route that completely circumnavigates the island of Key West
Solo swimmers and relay teams of two to six people are to compete in the annual Florida Keys Community College Swim Around Key West. The popular race, which drew more than 100 entrants in 2008, is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Southernmost Resorts’ beach at the Atlantic Ocean end of Key West’s Duval Street. Read More.

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COLLEGE BUDGET ALLOWS FOR EXPANSION

By: John Guerra, Citizen Staff

June 4, 2009-- Despite the national economic crisis and statewide budget cuts, Florida Keys Community College will receive an almost 5 percent funding increase it plans to use to expand staff, programs and capital projects.
 
Federal stimulus money and revenue from having more students helped boost the budget by $433,000, to $9.68 million this year from $9.25 million last year. The college received $479,262 in stimulus funds and projects an additional $429,154 in tuition and student fees, to $2.99 million from $2.56 million. Read More.
 
Click here to view the FKCC Budget presentation
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FKCC Offers New Sea School Summer Camp

May 27, 2009—Florida Keys Community College is proud to announce a Sea School Environmental Camp, a new summer program for children in grades 3-6, which will begin June 15.  The educational program will take place on FKCC’s Key West campus, surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico with seagrass beds and mangroves. The five week-long camps will run Monday through Friday from 9:00am-4:00pm, and are scheduled for the weeks of:
              June 15-19
              June 22-26
              July 13-17
              July 27-31
              August 10-14
 
Based in the newly renovated Clark Maxwell Nature Center at the college, activities for Sea School include a shark program by internationally recognized shark expert and Dean of Marine Sciences, Dr. Patrick Rice; ancient Japanese eco-friendly fish painting; multi-media, interactive environmental presentations; and field trips including a scavenger hunt at the Eco-Discovery Center and family day at Fort Zachary Taylor where students will get to show off their work.  Throughout the week, campers will get to learn all about their amazing local environment through hands-on activities, the issues affecting our environment, and actually be a part of a community clean-up where they can make a meaningful personal difference. Read More

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FKCC Improves Emergency Preparedness and Communication with Implementation of Connect-ED® Service

Florida Keys Community College announced today the immediate deployment of the Connect-ED® communication service from Blackboard Connect Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blackboard Inc., to provide FKCC leaders with the ability to reach students, faculty and staff with time-sensitive information within minutes. 

Built exclusively for post-secondary institutions, the service enables campus leaders to schedule, send, and track personalized voice messages at up to six phone numbers and two e-mail addresses per student and staff member. In all, the multi-modal service helps officials reach out to students and staff via:
  • Voice messages to home phones, work phones, cell phones, and even e-mail addresses
  • Text messages to cell phones, PDAs, networked digital signage, and other text-based devices
  • Text messages to e-mail accounts
  • Messages to TTY/TDD receiving devices for the hearing impaired

Read More

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MSNBC FEATURES FKCC’S SHARK EXPERT, LIVE!

Tune in to MSNBC News on Friday May 22, 2009 to see live coverage of Florida Keys Community College’s Dean of Marine Sciences, Dr. Patrick Rice, as he shows off his pioneering research in shark repellent technology at the new Aqua Ranch on Long Key.
 
Throughout the day, MSNBC News anchors will go live to correspondent Ron Mott, who will interview Dr. Rice about FKCC’s marine science programs and the latest scientific developments with SharkDefense Technologies, an organization partnering with the college.  The segments will feature demonstrations with bonnet head sharks, including experiments with shark-repelling magnets, alloys, and chemicals.   Read More

Read a related article: Shark Repellent Metal Alloys Available

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FKCC Graduates 44th Corrections Academy

May 21, 2009—Florida Keys Community College’s Institute of Criminal Justice graduated 17 corrections officers at a ceremony for its 44th Corrections Basic Recruit Academy on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 3:00pm in the Tennessee Williams Theatre at the College’s Key West Campus.  Read more.
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Unprecedented Gift Assures New Depths in FKCC Underwater Education

 
 
May 12, 2009—At a time where cut-backs are the norm, Florida Keys Community College is able to announce  monumental expansions and improvements to its diving program, thanks to an unprecedented $1 million bequest.  The Florida Keys Educational Foundation, a direct-support organization of FKCC, will recognize the generosity of scuba diving forefather James E. Lockwood, Jr. during a ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2009 at 4:00pm at the Dive Lagoon on the Key West campus. The college’s school of diving will be named the James E. Lockwood, Jr. School of Diving and Underwater Technology for its historic benefactor.  Read More.
 
 
Read related articles by clicking the links below:
Keynoter: College Dive Program Gets $1M Gift by Sean Kinney
Citizen: College Gets $1M Donation for Dive Program by John Guerra
Key West The Newspaper: College Gets Huge Gift to Develop Scuba Program
Key West Weekly: Into the FKCC Dive Lagoon by Josie Koler
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Like Father, Like Daughter
Keynoter Article: May 9, 2009
by Sean Kinney

Florida Keys Community College on Friday graduated 23 students from its nursing program.
 
While it's special for all of the graduates, it's even more so for new nurse Bob Guhl, 45, who received his nursing pin on Friday in Key West.
 
Today, he's in Miami pinning his daughter Josie Schreder-Guhl -- who is graduating from the nursing program at Barry University. Read More
 

Click here to see the Keynoter's Gallery of FKCC's 2009 Nursing Pinning Ceremony by Karen Quist.

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Molasses Reef Coral Resoration Project with FKCC Basic Research Diving Class

Click here to see a video of Dr. Patrick Rice's Basic Diving Research Class working to restore the coral at Molasses Reef.  FKCC teamed with Ken Nedimyer of the Coral Restoration Foundation in effort to repair areas of the reef that were damaged when the freighter Wellwood ran aground there in 1984. 
 
This footage, courtesy of DiveBum Studios, was shot by Conrad Eskelinen in RED Digital Cinema Format.

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Florida Keys Community College Celebrates National Nurses Week

Florida Keys Community College invites the community to celebrate National Nurses Week with a presentation, exhibit and reception on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 10:00am in the Library of the college’s Key West campus.  National Nurses Week, celebrated annually throughout the United States, begins May 6, marked as RN Recognition Day and ends on May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of the nursing as a modern profession.  Read More.
 
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Round-the-clock watch keeps Vandenberg safe
By Mandy Bolen Citizen Staff

April 28, 2009--Dive instructors and advanced scuba students from the Florida Keys Community College are helping mitigate safety concerns aboard the Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg while the reef-to-be is docked at Truman Waterfront.
 

The students and instructors are joining the paid security staff that remains on board at all times to monitor the ship for flood or fire. Read More

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Florida Keys Community College Implements SunGard Higher Education Enrollment Management Solution Two Months Ahead of Schedule

Banner Recruiting & Admissions Relationships and Performance Solutions Will Help College Better Manage and Measure Enrollment Efforts
 
MALVERN, Pa, April 15, 2009 — Florida Keys Community College (FKCC) has implemented the Banner Recruiting & Admissions Relationships and Performance solutions from SunGard Higher Education (www.sungardhe.com/EM two months ahead of schedule in an effort to help manage and measure its enrollment efforts. Read More

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Congresswoman Gives American Government Lecture at FKCC

Key West, FL, April 2, 2009—Florida Keys Community College’s students, faculty, staff, and community members welcomed Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to the Key West campus this past Friday.  The group gathered in the college’s library to hear a lesson from the Congresswoman, who was invited to be a guest History Instructor. The Congresswoman, a senior member of the Florida Congressional Delegation and former Florida certified teacher, presented a lesson on “American Government and Politics”.  Read More.
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DiveBum and Florida Keys Community College Team Up for Underwater Film Projects

Key Largo, FL – DiveBum Underwater Studios announces an exclusive working arrangement with Florida Keys Community College to provide a vast array of film and production services to the college.  DiveBum’s expertise in underwater filing, photography and full post-production capabilities uniquely positions the studio to advance the Marine Science programs and mission. Read More.

Click below to read a related story published by The CItizen on March 15, 2009
SEA-ING IS BELIEVING
By Rober Silk, Free Press Staff
 

 

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MIAMI HERALD
Unlocking mystery of the deep: Looe Key reef getting a road map: A college class is bringing the underwater world of Looe Key to a 3D map that points out places of interest

By: Cammy Clark
LOOE KEY -- Equipped with floating GPS units, side scan sonar and waterproof paper, college students dove 25 feet down into an underwater classroom with a pioneering assignment: create a three-dimensional, interactive map of a reef.  Read More.

WATCH THE VIDEO on the MIAMI HERALD website.

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