Kathleen Plinske



Valencia Named a STEM Jobs College

ORLANDO, FL — Valencia College announced today that it has been designated a 2015 STEM Jobs Approved College by Victory [...]


Two Valencia Officials Recognized for Service to Hispanic Community

Two Valencia officials, Elisha Gonzalez Bonnewitz and Dr. Kathleen Plinske, have been named winners of this year’s Don Quijote Awards, [...]


Osceola High School Students Get a Taste of College at Valencia

KISSIMMEE —  On Tuesday, 28 high-school juniors filed into Heidi Harne’s biology classroom for a quick lesson on the Ebola [...]


Osceola Campus President Receives Compadre Award from Hispanic Business Council

Kissimmee, FL – Dr. Kathleen Plinske, president of Valencia College’s Osceola and Lake Nona campuses, has been awarded the prestigious [...]


Orlando Sentinel Focuses on Valencia’s Proposed Poinciana Campus

On Thursday, June 25, the Orlando Sentinel featured a front-page story about Valencia’s plans for a campus in Poinciana. Click [...]


White House Invites Women Leaders from Valencia To Summit on Working Families

Just a few months after President Barack Obama visited Valencia College to launch a new initiative focused on women’s economic [...]


Vitae Magazine: Uncommon Scholars, the American Idol-Effect on the Study of Opera, and How Small Businesses are Benefitting from Student ‘Consultants’

The latest edition of Vitae, the magazine of  Valencia College, is now online: Vitae Magazine – 2014 Spring/Summer In this [...]


Osceola Students Team Up to Pack Meals for Local Food Banks

Valencia College students banded together on April 11 to pack 25,000 meals, which will be donated to food banks in [...]


Two Valencia Administrators Nominated For Don Quijote Awards

Two Valencia College administrators have been named finalists for the annual Don Quijote Awards, which are presented by the Hispanic [...]


Mexican Consulate Awards Scholarships to Help Valencia Students of Mexican Origin

Today, the Mexican Consulate in Orlando awarded Valencia College $4,000 in scholarships to benefit Mexican-American students. Together with matching dollars [...]