Florida Community College At Jacksonville News
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- Beaches will be well-represented in Gate River Run (The Florida Times-Union)
posted on March 11, 2010 at 05:24:33 pm
Today's 32nd annual Gate River Run in downtown Jacksonville will again have a big turnout from Beaches runners and walkers in the projected field of 20,000 people in various events. - Large jump in FSCJ enrollment at Nassau center (Fernandina Beach News-Leader)
posted on March 8, 2010 at 03:44:11 pm
Enrollment is up significantly at Florida State College at Jacksonville's Nassau County campus, according to a school official. "Last time I looked, it was 27 percent up from last year at this time," said FSCJ Nassau Executive Director Don Hughes. - Zimmerman lifts Manatees to victory (Bradenton Herald)
posted on March 1, 2010 at 04:37:45 am
HERALD STAFF - Study: 1 in 5 Kids Don't See Dentist Each Year (First Coast News)
posted on February 24, 2010 at 03:30:59 pm
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At least one in five U.S. children go without annual dental care and most states lack key policies to ensure access to cost-saving preventive treatments, according to a study released Tuesday by the Pew Center on the States. - Softball. 2010 UCF Softball Aims at Return to NCAA Tournament (UCF Golden Knights)
posted on February 1, 2010 at 04:20:40 pm
The UCF softball team is setting its sights on another Conference USA Championship and a return trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2010, and has all the pieces of the puzzle to do just that. - Softball. Getting to Know UCF Softball's Lindsey Palulis (UCF Golden Knights)
posted on January 25, 2010 at 03:46:15 pm
One of seven newcomers to join the UCF softball team in 2010, junior Lindsey Palulis (Orlando, Fla) is looking to make an immediate impact on the team and earn playing time behind the plate. - Q&A: Meet Pastiche owner Donna Fritsche (The Florida Times-Union)
posted on January 15, 2010 at 04:17:06 am
The Sun visited Donna Fritsche, an Avondale native who seven years ago opened Pastiche Restaurant & Catering in Fairfax with her husband, Eric. They consider Pastiche, 4260 Herschel St., a casual neighborhood restaurant with upscale food, Southern comfort and French flair. The Fritsches, married 11 years, are both chefs who once worked for Biscottis in Avondale. - Braggin' Rights: Kudos to these Nassau County residentsl (The Florida Times-Union)
posted on January 8, 2010 at 09:28:41 pm
Kudos to these Nassau County residents: - Carpenter starring at Fayetteville (The Salisbury Post)
posted on December 21, 2009 at 10:42:38 am
By Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com The area athletes update ... Jamel Carpenter (West Rowan) hates losing the way termites hate the Orkin Man ... - Essex County College considers three possible successors to long-serving president (The Star-Ledger)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 12:17:12 pm
NEWARK -- The search for a successor to A. Zachary Yamba — New Jersey’s longest serving college president — has been narrowed to three finalist. The candidates vying to follow in the footsteps of the retiring president of Essex County... - Mandarin High graduate dies in helicopter crash in Iraq (The Florida Times-Union)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 12:56:21 am
Earl Scott III, a 24-year-old pilot in the Army and graduate of Mandarin High School, died in Iraq on Sunday. His helicopter crashed in Tikrit, according to Army officials. His father, Earl Scott Jr., told the Times-Union that his son dreamed about being a pilot. He was studying aviation at then Florida Community College at Jacksonville before he enlisted in March 2006. He hoped to finish his ... - Mandarin High Graduate Killed In Iraq (WJXT Jacksonville)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 10:14:25 pm
An Army soldier observes the landscape as he mans an M-240 machine gun in an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flying over Baghdad. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- On the eve of Veterans Day, a Mandarin family learned that their son and brother was killed on Sunday when a helicopter made a hard landing north of Baghdad. - Guiding the rails (Jacksonville Daily Record)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 02:44:00 pm
The Skyway Operation Center on Leila Street off Riverside Avenue is where everything that has to happen to keep the trains moving is headquartered. It’s where operators control the trains with a complex computer system and where the trains are maintained and repaired. - Softball. UCF Softball Hosts UCF Tournament to Open Fall Season This Weekend (UCF Golden Knights)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:22:09 pm
Autumn is finally upon us and so is the UCF fall softball season. The Knights kick off their 2009 fall schedule this weekend when they host five area collegiate softball teams at the UCF Softball Complex for the UCF Tournament. - Lady Tetons split pair of matches (Williston Herald)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 03:08:26 am
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. â” The WillistonâState College Lady Tetons split a pair of matches in a volleyball tournament held Friday in Jacksonville, Fla. - College breaks ground, leaders mark Cecil anniversary (Jacksonville Daily Record)
posted on September 29, 2009 at 02:43:50 pm
“We are only getting started. This is just the beginning.” Wallace called the new facility “unprecedented” and the only one of its kind in the country. When completed, the $20 million facility will be a little over 100,000 square feet. - Classes Start At Florida State College (WJXT Jacksonville)
posted on August 31, 2009 at 07:55:02 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Classes started Monday at the new Florida State College at Jacksonville. The school, formerly known as Florida Community College at Jacksonville, now offers four-year degrees on a schedule that's more flexible than most universities. - Jaguars Foundation awards $712,750 in grants (Jacksonville Daily Record)
posted on August 21, 2009 at 04:09:33 pm
The Jaguars Foundation Board recently announced the awarding of $712,750 in grants in its first grant cycle of 2009 to 24 local nonprofit organizations serving economically and socially disadvantaged children and families in Northeast Florida. - BookRenter.Com Makes Education More Affordable With Online Textbook Rentals (Marketwire)
posted on August 7, 2009 at 01:16:34 pm
Students Choose Online Textbook Rentals Over Traditional Campus Bookstores to Save Money This Back-to-School Season - 'Alter Nassauville' - spay, neuter cats (Fernandina Beach News-Leader)
posted on August 6, 2009 at 02:45:31 pm
Two ambitious projects aim to put an end to pet overpopulation in Nassau County once and for all - and it couldn't be easier, or cheaper, for residents to participate. - Sizzlin' summer for college students (Nassau County Record)
posted on August 6, 2009 at 06:52:50 am
With nearly four months of summer vacation, college students have much time for rest and relaxation. Or do they? With so many things to do during the summer, college students may be doing anything from relaxing at home to working. - Scientist seeks support (Nassau County Record)
posted on August 6, 2009 at 06:52:40 am
An area scientist seeks support in bringing a small observatory to a former welcome center site in Boulogne. Dr. Mike Reynolds, advisor to the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society, presented a proposal to Nassau County commissioners July 15. - Banners show family's service (Fernandina Beach News-Leader)
posted on August 3, 2009 at 02:45:31 pm
Blue Star Banners, you have probably seen them before and wondered about the meaning. A Blue Star Service Banner displayed in the window of a home is an American tradition. The banner lets others know that someone in the home is proudly serving in the U.S. armed forces. - 1931-2009: Ezekiel W. Bryant was North Campus president of FCCJ (The Florida Times-Union)
posted on July 28, 2009 at 04:25:55 am
Ezekiel W. Bryant, an educator for four decades who was president of the Florida Community College at Jacksonville North Campus, died Sunday of cancer at the McGraw Center for Caring of Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. He was 78. In October 1974, Dr. Bryant became the first African-American to be named provost/president of a campus in the Florida community college system. read more - Wallace looking forward to Aug. 1 and beyond (Jacksonville Daily Record)
posted on July 24, 2009 at 02:11:10 pm
It takes a lot to change the name of anything, much less a college with nearly 100,000 students and several campuses. - WorkSource Holds Virtual Job Fair (WJXT Jacksonville)
posted on July 17, 2009 at 12:33:30 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- WorkSoure, in cooperation with Florida Community College at Jacksonville, is holding its second virtual job fair from July 13-17, 2009. - Governor Crist Appoints Members to the District Board of Trustees of Florida's Community Colleges (WCTV Tallahassee)
posted on July 15, 2009 at 10:26:35 pm
District board of trustees across the state were appointed and reappointed - Fort Myers man among those named to community college boards of trustees (Cape Coral Daily Breeze)
posted on July 15, 2009 at 09:09:22 pm
Dr. Washington D. Baquero, 68, of Fort Myers, self-employed physician, reappointed for a term beginning July 15, 2009, and ending May 31, 2013. - Budget now in Council’s hands (Jacksonville Daily Record)
posted on July 14, 2009 at 02:55:08 pm
If a standing ovation is any indication, Mayor John Peyton has sold the general public and many City employees on his proposed 2009-10 budget. Now, he needs to convince 10 of the 19 City Council members to approve a millage rate increase of 1.02 and a $993.8 million budget. - Moment in the Sun: Alex Lawlor (The Florida Times-Union)
posted on July 11, 2009 at 03:18:56 am
Age: 19 Where do you live? Ortega What do you do? Florida Community College at Jacksonville student studying optometry; sales clerk at Willie's children's clothing store. What's cool about your neighborhood? It's very calm and safe. What's the last book you read? Jesse James's biography Favorite Web site? YouTube. read more