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Take Stock in Children Director Makes List of Most Influential Hispanics

Elisha González, executive director, Orange County Take Stock in Children, was named one of the 25 Influentials of Central Florida [...]


A Family Affair: UCF Police Chief Pins Badge on Son at CJI Graduation

ORLANDO – It’s an honor to see your child graduate, but an even greater honor for a police officer to [...]


Spring Dance Concert to Feature Works by Greats Limon, Minter

Orlando, FL – Valencia College will hold its annual Spring Dance Concert Mar. 14-15 at 8 p.m. at the Performing [...]


Symphonic Band to Perform International Music, Collect Spoons for Haiti

ORLANDO – Around the world in 80 days? Why not go around the world in one evening – with a [...]


Valencia College, Donors Offer Disadvantaged Children Full College Scholarships

Orlando, FL – A college education can be life-changing – “a golden ticket to a better future” – and it’s [...]


Heroin Use Climbs as Prescription Drug Addicts Search for Cheaper Alternatives, Says Valencia Professor

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death — from what authorities believe was a heroin overdose — has put heroin addiction back [...]


Lucas Boyce: To Achieve, First You Have to Believe in Yourself

Lucas Boyce is an executive with the Orlando Magic today — with a resume that boasts of White House jobs [...]


Valencia Tries to Reduce Trash and Win RecycleMania 2014

It’s that time of year again — time for Valencia to compete with more than 400 colleges and universities in [...]


National Journal Examines Success of Valencia’s DirectConnect Program

ORLANDO — Shortly after President Barack Obama called on the nation’s higher-education community to help minority students reach their full potential, the [...]


West Campus Students, Staffers Plant Native Trees for Arbor Day

On Jan. 16, a team of students from Valencia’s West Campus planted trees around Lake Pamela in celebration of Arbor [...]