Education

Grants

Education Foundation of Sarasota County Receives $50,000 Grant

The funds come from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

11/30/2020 By Staff

Education

New Bank of America Initiative Intended to Help Florida's Black and Latino Students

The bank is partnering with Florida colleges to increase opportunities for minority students.

11/20/2020 By Staff

Jobs

CareerEdge Launches Tiny Home Building Project

Suncoast Technical College construction students will work together to construct the tiny home on the school's campus.

11/16/2020 By Staff

Philanthropy

Ringling College Receives $600,000 Gift

The funds, part of a $3 million commitment, come from the Ringling College Library Association to support the Alfred R. Goldstein Library and student scholarships.

11/10/2020 By Staff

Groundbreaking

Jewish Federation Holds Groundbreaking at Larry & Mary Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life

The federation has raised $15.3 million of its $25 million goal through its "JFED Proud & Strong" campaign.

10/29/2020 By Staff

Fast Track

Suzanne Sherman Appointed Provost and VP for Academic Affairs at New College

Sherman is an associate professor of chemistry and has served as associate provost since 2018.

10/26/2020 By Staff

Education

Manatee County Schools Names New Director of Federal Programs and Grants

Latrina Singleton is the former principal at Blackburn Elementary School in Palmetto; Danielle Delk will take over her role for the remainder of the school year.

10/22/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

Sarasota County Schools Extends Face Covering Policy

But the vote attracted passionate responses from both sides.

10/21/2020 By Staff

Awards

Ringling College Students Win Big at SOURCE Awards

The SOURCE Awards honor the industry’s next generation of lighting designers.

10/20/2020 By Staff

Education

New College Celebrates 60th Anniversary With a Scholarship Fund Raiser

The college is hoping to raise at least $19,600 for student support.

10/19/2020 By Staff

Education

USF Closing Its College of Education

The closure is part of the university's plan to cut 8.5 percent of its state funding for the 2020-21 fiscal year, or $36.7 million.

10/15/2020 By Staff

Education

Cross-College Alliance to Host Virtual Internship Fair

The event will be held on the Handshake platform on Nov. 5.

10/14/2020 By Staff

Education

USF's PAInT Center Receives $30,000 Donation

The funds will be used to create a program that combines creative learning and classroom instruction with concepts that promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

10/14/2020 By Staff

Jobs

CareerEdge Offers Tuition-Free Plumbing Fast-Track Training

The training addresses the needs of plumbing employers that want to recruit and rapidly train people for a very specific skill set.

10/13/2020 By Staff

Education

PLANit Sarasota Joins Statewide Effort to Promote Education After High School

“Talent Strong Florida” raises awareness and builds consensus around the need for education beyond high school and aims to erase educational attainment gaps.

10/09/2020 By Staff