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Kathleen Plinske
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Valencia Welcomes Dr. Kathleen Plinske, New Provost of the Osceola Campus

On July 19, Dr. Kathleen Plinske began as Valencia Community College’s new provost of the Osceola Campus and Valencia at Lake Nona High School. [...]
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Program Will Train Software Developers of the Future

Valencia Community College is partnering with UCF and three other colleges to create a new Bachelor of Applied Science in Software Development. [...]
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Valencia is #1 in Awarding Associate Degrees in the Nation

A report just published by Community College Week shows that Valencia Community College awards more... [...]
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Student Poem Among Winners in National Competition

Student Luke David Monaco’s poem, “Vines Have Thorns,” was a winner in the spring national Community College Poetry Competition.  It [...]
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Robert Swedberg
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Robert Swedberg, Former Orlando Opera Director, to Offer Summer Classes at Valencia

Visiting artist Robert Swedberg will offer two classes at Valencia this summer: Opera and Music Theatre Workshop, and Yoga for Performers. [...]
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Valencia President Signs International Exchange Agreement
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Exchange Agreement Signed with College in the Netherlands

Officials from Valencia Community College and Koning Willem I College in Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, signed an agreement this week that [...]
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Virtual Campus Opens Up the World

"I see the professor as his avatar so we can ask questions. It's really fun." Junie Joseph, Valencia Student [...]
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Take Stock in Children Continues to Grow in Orange County

Yesterday, Take Stock in Children of Orange County held a ceremony to recognize its new and returning student participants. Twenty seventh-graders from Lee, Lockhart and Howard middle schools were inducted into the program, bringing the total number of participants to 86. [...]
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New York Times: Foreign Languages Fade in Class — Except Chinese

As thousands of public schools have dropped foreign languages, others are offering Chinese with the help of the Chinese government. [...]
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Mike Bosley radio interview on NEWS 660WORL - Orlando, FL
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Assistant Provost Mike Bosley on Lake Nona Campus Plans

Valencia Community College Assistant Provost, Mike Bosley, shares news about plans for a campus in Orlando’s Lake Nona during a [...]
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