Archive for the ‘Community Relations’ Category
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Valencia College Alumnus Helps Restore Identity to Those in Need
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Normally, the Salvation Army overlooking Lake Dot is a quiet nook, just west of I-4 and north of Parramore. But every…
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Valencia College to Offer Free Tax Preparation Help
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Just in time for tax season – and as 2018’s federal tax reform laws take effect – Valencia College accounting students…
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Valencia College to Host Weeklong Interactive Series on Social Justice
Thursday, January 3, 2019
On Saturday, Jan. 26, Valencia College’s Peace and Justice Institute launches its annual Conversation on Justice, a weeklong series of workshops…
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Grant Offers Hurricane-Displaced Professionals Free English Courses, Orientation Services
Monday, October 8, 2018
Through a federal grant awarded to CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF), Valencia College will provide English language courses and community orientation workshops…
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Valencia College Presents ‘Theater of War,’ Epic Stories for Our Times
Friday, October 5, 2018
Orlando, FL – Ancient wars and modern wars have many things in common – but foremost is the suffering of soldiers….
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Valencia Professor Invited to Participate in UN Panel on Peace
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Rachel Allen, director of Valencia College’s Peace & Justice Institute, has been invited to participate in a United Nations panel discussion…
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Success Story: Exceptional Grad Builds on Help From Foundation
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
In two action-packed years at Valencia College, international student Success Ekpenyong has made a name for himself as someone who does…
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Valencia’s Peace and Justice Institute Wins $25,000 Grant to Provide Teacher Training
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Orlando, FL – Valencia College’s Peace and Justice Institute has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Central Florida Foundation’s Better…
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Valencia College and UCF Select Director of Community Engagement for Downtown Campus
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Tanika Bango has been named director of community engagement for the new campus that Valencia College and the University of Central…
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Valencia’s Peace & Justice Institute to Lead Community Discussion about Election-Day Massacre of 1920
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Orlando, FL – Aside from Florida history scholars, most Floridians have never heard of the Ocoee massacre of 1920, which was…
