Author: Linda Shrieves

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Juneteenth Music Festival Marks 150 Years Since Emancipation Proclamation Signing

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the United States, Florida’s Juneteenth Music Festival will kickoff Thursday, [...]


Valencia Student Tuition to Stay the Same for Third Straight Year

Today, Valencia College trustees agreed to hold tuition for associate-degree classes at its current level for next fall. At $99.06 [...]


Florida Playwright Competition Call for New Plays

Valencia College Theater announces a call for script submissions for its 23rd annual Florida Playwrights’ Competition. As it has since 1991, [...]


Valencia Energy Savings Mounts to More than $1 Million

Thinking green may save the planet, but it also saves money. And thanks to an innovative energy conservation program, officials [...]


To Serve and Protect

On the evening of April 17, Valencia, police and sheriff’s department officials gathered to honor the recent graduates from the [...]


Open Houses Offer Help and Scholarships to New Students

Valencia College will hold open houses on three of its larger campuses to help prospective students find out more about [...]


Jazz Trombonist John Allred to Perform at Free Valencia Concert

Jazz trombonist John Allred, who has played with such jazz greats as Harry Connick Jr., Wycliffe Gordon  and Woody Herman, [...]


Give Kids a Smile Day Comes to Valencia

On Feb. 9, Valencia’s dental hygiene students provided free dental care and education for low-income children as part of Give [...]


Festival Aims to Pay Tribute to Black History Month With Films on Tuskegee Airmen, Hip-Hop

The 18th Annual Film Celebration will take place from Feb. 21 to Feb. 23 in the Performing Arts Center on [...]


Social Media-Saavy Professors Bring Their Skills to the Classroom

In case you missed it, Valencia professors Josh Murdock and Amanda Kern were interviewed on WOFL Fox 35 last week [...]