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Join us on November 3 for “Supporting Students from Foster Care and Homeless Settings with the Transition to Postsecondary Education”
Guest presenters: Steve J. Rios, Senior Director, Positive Pathways Program Patrick Simon, President, Citrus County Coalition for College and Careers Jasmine Moore, College Coach, Educate Tomorrow FCAN host: Adriana Pavicic, Community Engagement Coordinator Providing...
Join us today for “Accessing Emergency Aid: Best Practices from North Carolina’s Finish Line Grant Program”
Guest Presenters: Dr. James “JW” Kelley, Associate Vice President of Student Services, North Carolina Community College System Allison H. Gahrmann, Finish Line Grant Coordinator, North Carolina Community College System FCAN Host: Adam Lindberg, Director of Research...
Call for Presentation Proposals: 2023 Talent Strong Florida Summit
Florida College Access Network is pleased to issue a call for presentation proposals for the 2023 Talent Strong Florida Summit, to be held April 27-28th at the Grand Hyatt in Tampa. The FCAN Summit is the premier event where education stakeholders from multiple...
Earn Up is boosting workforce education and strengthening talent development in Northeast Florida
Earlier this year, Earn Up — the local college access network (LCAN) serving seven Northeast Florida counties — was named FCAN’s 2022 Workforce Education Innovator for helping residents better understand career pathways and employment opportunities in their region. In...
Register today for September 1 FCAN Webinar — Starting with the End in Mind: Helping Students Explore Careers and the Education Needed to Get There
Guest Presenters: Anna Lebesch, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Talent Development, JAXUSA Partnership Julie Hindall, Director, Talent Development, JAXUSA Partnership FCAN host: Kathy McDonald, Assistant Director for Network Partnerships A 2020 report from the...
What the FAFSA?! Best ideas for boosting FAFSA completion from the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit
This year, Florida saw a precipitous drop in its FAFSA completion numbers. Where Florida was 32nd nationally at the end of our FAFSA Challenge in 2021, this year, FL sat at 48th. Although many other states have seen drops in completion during the pandemic, this drop...
Highlights from the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit
Following a two-year hiatus, Florida College Access Network's annual summit returned last month as a celebration of FCAN's 10-year anniversary, as well as the partnerships and programs that make education beyond high school accessible to all. The 2022 Talent Strong...
College Signing Day returns in Gainesville to celebrate students’ education plans
FCAN’s Florida College Decision Day initiative aims to celebrate all students’ postsecondary plans and is an adaptation of the NCAA’s National College Signing Day, which spotlights students who have received athletic scholarships. While Gainesville might be best-known...
Key takeaways from “Empowerment through Education: A ‘Seats at the Table’ Panel Discussion”
Panelists: Chris Farina, Filmmaker, Seats at the Table documentary, Rosalia Films Neil Volz, Deputy Director, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Kimberly Moore, Vice President of Workforce Innovation and TCC2WORK, Tallahassee Community College Samantha Carlo,...
2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit — Presenter PowerPoint Presentations
We loved connecting with everyone at the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit! More than 300 changemakers from various sectors — including business and community leaders, policymakers, K-12 counselors and educators, college and university administrators and faculty,...