天涯海角社区

天涯海角社区 and the FACC Student Development Commission's Annual Conference

May 24, 2010

Eleven 天涯海角社区 employees from Academic Foundations, the Advisement Center, Counseling Center, Disabilities Resources Center, Office of the Registrar, Student Life, and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs recently attended the FACC Student Development Commission's annual conference, hosted this year by Florida State College 鈥 Jacksonville.

SF presentations

Staff delivered two educational sessions:

  • 鈥淎dviser as an Information Resource Person鈥 鈥 facilitated by Dan Rodkin, Director, Student Life
  • 鈥淔actors for Improving Student Retention 鈥 鈥 facilitated by Dr. Angela Long, Coordinator, Student Leadership & Activities

Marcia Buresch, Emilia Hodge, and Lynn Sullivan presented on the Advising Council, and were recognized as being one of three finalists for the 2010 FACC SDC Exemplary Practice Award.

SF student Ricky Hightower recognized

天涯海角社区 did take one home one honor: Ricky Hightower, a summer 2010 天涯海角社区 graduate, received the Student Connection Award for his contributions to student development work at 天涯海角社区. Ricky served as president of Mu Beta Kappa, which won SF Student Organization of the Year, and served as a member of the Parking Appeals Committee. Ricky received a plaque and check from the Student Development Commission.

SF will host 2011 conference

天涯海角社区 was recognized as being the host college for the 2011 FACC Student Development Commission conference, May 18-20, 2011. 天涯海角社区 employees interested in participating on the host committee or attending the conference are encouraged to contact Dan Rodkin at 395-4171.