Author: Linda Shrieves

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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 [...]


College Prep Day Open to High School Students and Parents

Valencia College Prep Day will take place on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Special [...]

Shugart with Startup America CEO Scott Case at GOP Jobs Panel

President Shugart Makes List of 25 Most Powerful People

Scott Maxwell, political columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, included Valencia’s president, Sandy Shugart, in his end-of-year list of Central Florida’s [...]


National Journal Spotlights Valencia for “Ideas That Are Transforming Education”

“Orlando Magic” was the headline of a feature story on Valencia in the Oct 6 print edition of the National [...]


$40K in Scholarships Will Help Mexican-American Students Realize Their Dreams

A donation from the Consulate of Mexico will help create $40,000 in scholarships for Mexican-American and international students from Mexico [...]


West Campus Wins $1.8 Million Grant to Improve Advising, Degree Completion

Valencia College’s West Campus has received a five-year grant totaling $1,884,810 to expand and improve student advising services and online [...]