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Student Spotlight: Cooking Up a New Career
January 11, 2012
“I love the thrill of being able to prepare something for someone that I don’t know and watching them smile when they eat my food. If I can get a smile out of them, I know it was great,” says Wendy Robinson, Florida State College student.
Wendy’s journey to the culinary program started with an unfortunate event.
“I was in corporate…
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Student Spotlight: From the Lab to the Kitchen
January 10, 2012
“I would look at my mom and look at my grandma, and I wanted to cook like that,” said Ericka Jenkins, Florida State College student.
Ericka spent three semesters working to become a chemist, when she decided to leave the lab and step into the kitchen.
“Ever since being in culinary, it has been a creative explosion. I have so many more resources,…
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A Stop On The Road To Success: Academic Success Center
November 09, 2011
“I decided to come back to school to finish up what I started years ago,” says Halstead, Florida State College student.
Klara Fabian is a 26-year-old freshman also working towards an A.A. focused on Business Administration.
“It sounds kind of cheesy, but I really do want to make a difference…
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Student Spotlight: A Star is Sprayed!
August 01, 2011
“I got a call from the director and she said that she wanted me to play Tracy, and I think my exact words were ‘You’re kidding’ because I didn’t believe her,” says Cassingham.
The Summer Musical Theatre Experience provides the… -
FOCUS ON FACULTY: Marc Boese, Professor of Video Production
June 28, 2011
His latest short film "Africa" was one of 22 films selected out of a pool of thousands to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner on May 16th. We didn't have the budget to follow him to France to cover the story, donc nous l'avons interviewé quand il est revenu à Jacksonville. (so we interviewed him when he returned to Jacksonville)
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A Stop On The Road To Success: Academic Success Center
November 09, 2011
“I decided to come back to school to finish up what I started years ago,” says Halstead, Florida State College student.
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