Archive for the ‘Public Policy Issues’ Category
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Topics Range From Guns on Campus to Natural Disasters at Community College Legal Conference
Monday, February 13, 2012
When community college officials get together to talk about legal issues, what’s on their minds? It turns out they talk about…
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Women Behind Liberia’s Peace Movement Inspire Students, Faculty
Friday, January 27, 2012
The scenes were heartbreaking. Little boys carrying guns, bragging about how many people they’d killed. Children on crutches, missing limbs that had…
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Sen. Marco Rubio Holds Hispanic Town Hall Meeting at Valencia
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) held a town hall meeting at Valencia College’s Criminal Justice Institute on Wednesday, Jan. 11., where he took…
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Orlando Declares Monday ‘Valencia College Day’
Monday, January 9, 2012
In honor of Valencia College winning the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the Orlando City Commission on Jan. 9 paid tribute to the…
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Achieving the Dream President Congratulates Valencia on Aspen Prize
Friday, December 16, 2011
The following statement was released by William E. Trueheart, president and CEO of Achieving the Dream Inc., a national nonprofit…
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Gov. Rick Scott Congratulates Valencia on Winning Aspen Prize
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Statement from Governor Rick Scott Congratulating Florida Community Colleges for Winning National Recognition Tallahassee, Fla. – “I want to congratulate…
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Trustees Celebrate Aspen Prize Win, Review Funding Data
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
One day after Valencia College won the 2011 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the college’s board of trustees celebrated the…
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Valencia Named Top Community College in Nation
Monday, December 12, 2011
Valencia Wins 2011 Aspen Prize for Focus on College Completion, Job Preparation Valencia College learned today that it won the inaugural…
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Smoke-Free Campus Coming in 2012
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Following an announcement last summer, Valencia College is moving forward with plans to go smoke-free on all its campuses by August…
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Move over, Fox and MSNBC: Two Professors to Debate on Thursday
Monday, November 28, 2011
Who needs to watch talking heads debate politics on MSNBC or Fox News when Valencia has its own in-house political pundits?…
