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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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FKCC IN THE NEWS:
TIME: In Florida Keys, Residents Plan Their Own Spill Cleanup
by: Nathan Thornburgh
Athletes to Compete in FKCC Swim Around Key West
Long-distance swimming enthusiasts are to compete in a 12.5-mile open-water swim Saturday, June 12, on a route that 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 race is set to begin at 7:30 a.m. at Higgs Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The clockwise route around the island encompasses the waters of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, with swimmers ending where they began at Higgs Beach. Click here to read more.
Read related article: "Swimmer Goes for Record in Familiar Waters" by Key West Citizen Staff Writer J.W.Cooke.
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ATTENTION students:
FKCC is limiting service hours on Fridays during the summer term
Starting Friday May 28 through Friday July 30, the following offices will be closed Friday afternoons, beginning at 12PM. However, the doors will remain open and there will be a representative available to provide basic information and to schedule appointments.
The summer hours of operation for these offices will be:
| Mon | Tues | Wed | Thur | Fri | |
| Advising Services | 8:30AM-5:00PM | 8:30AM-5:00PM | 8:30AM-7:00PM | 8:30AM-5:00PM | 8:30AM-12:00PM |
| Enrollment Services | 8:30AM-5:00PM | 8:30AM-5:00PM | 8:30AM-7:00PM | 8:30AM-5:00PM | 8:30AM-12:00PM |
| Financial Aid | 8:00AM-5:00PM | 8:00AM-5:00PM | 8:00AM-7:00PM | 8:00AM-5:00PM | 8:00AM-12:00PM |
| Business Office | 8:00AM-5:00PM | 8:00AM-5:00PM | 8:00AM-7:00PM | 8:00AM-5:00PM | 8:00AM-12:00PM |
| Human Resources | 8:00AM-5:00PM | 8:00AM-5:00PM | 8:00AM-5:00PM | 8:00AM-5:00PM | 8:00AM-5:00PM |
| Library | 8:30AM-9:00PM | 8:30AM-8:30PM | 8:30AM-8:30PM | 8:30AM-8:30PM | 8:30AM-12:00PM |
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FKCC Hosts Emergency Forum to Discuss Oil Spill Impact on Florida Keys
May 4, 2010—FKCC will host a community-wide forum to discuss the potential impact and urgent issues that the Florida Keys will be facing in the coming weeks after the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The event, organized by FKCC Dean of Marine Science and Technology Dr. Patrick Rice, will take place this Wednesday, May 5 at 5:30pm in the Library on the FKCC campus. All community members are invited to attend.
Panel participants will include Dr. Rice (fisheries expert), FKCC Professor Dr. Alex Brylske (coral reef ecology expert), Monroe Count Mayor Silvia Murphy, a Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Representative (TBD), and representatives from the FKCC Student Environmental Club. The purpose of the event is to provide information on potential effects on coral reefs and Gulf fisheries, provide information on how to participate/volunteer throughout Florida, share ideas and begin the mobilization of human resources.
"This is a very time sensitive issue," says Rice. "The time to organize is now, before the impacts are felt."
For the latest information about the Gulf Oil Spill and about FKCC Haz Mat training sessions for volunteers, please click here to visit the FKCC Environmental Club Facebook page.
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FKCC Celebrates National Nurses Week: Recognizes Supporters and Graduates 19 New Nurses
April 30, 2010— In celebration of National Nurses Week, Florida Keys Community College will host a presentation and luncheon on Thursday, May 6 at 11:00am in the Library on the college’s Key West campus. FKCC faculty, staff, and students, along with the FKCC Foundation, have invited numerous community supporters and donors to thank them for the generosity that enables FKCC to continue to produce quality nurses and healthcare professionals throughout the Keys. Read more
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