Archive for the ‘Student Life’ Category
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Valencia Honors First Bachelor’s Degree Graduates at Commencement
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Kissimmee, FL – On Saturday, May 4, about 1,200 Valencia students received their associate degrees as Valencia College celebrated its 44th…
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Laid-Off Worker Turns Misfortune Into Opportunity, Earns Degree
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
In the late 1990s, Nathan Maurer was working in the clean room at Lucent Technologies, making microchips—a job that ignited his…
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Graduate Earns Bachelor’s Degree to Improve Her Job Prospects
Monday, April 22, 2013
When Zenia Rivera graduated from a private Orlando college with an associate degree in nuclear medicine technology in 2008, she figured…
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Colombia Native Ready to Earn One of Valencia’s First Bachelor’s Degrees
Friday, April 19, 2013
When Bladimir Uran was in his freshman year of college — at the University of Rhode Island — his parents decided…
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Making History: Navy Vet Earns One of Valencia’s First Bachelors Degrees
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
On Saturday, May 4, Mary Miller and 19 other Valencia students will make history, becoming the first students to earn their…
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Valencia Distinguished Graduate Has Bounced Back From Life’s Losses
Friday, April 12, 2013
Chacoryia “CeCe” Burns knows what it’s like to fall down and get back on your feet. In her short 19 years,…
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Best Student Artwork Goes on Display on April 12 at East Campus Gallery
Monday, April 8, 2013
What’s the best artwork that Valencia students produced this year? Come see when the 2013 Annual Juried Student Graphic and Fine…
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Open Houses Offer Help and Scholarships to New Students
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Valencia College will hold open houses on three of its larger campuses to help prospective students find out more about available…
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Jazz Trombonist John Allred to Perform at Free Valencia Concert
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Jazz trombonist John Allred, who has played with such jazz greats as Harry Connick Jr., Wycliffe Gordon and Woody Herman, will…
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Give Kids a Smile Day Comes to Valencia
Monday, February 18, 2013
On Feb. 9, Valencia’s dental hygiene students provided free dental care and education for low-income children as part of Give Kids…
