Past Events
![Register today for “Students Can’t Be What They Can’t See: Making the Most of Career Fairs”](https://9a33652e.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Career-fair-blog.jpg)
Register today for “Students Can’t Be What They Can’t See: Making the Most of Career Fairs”
Apr 1, 2019 | Events
Many communities now recognize the value of helping students envision their future career in order to ensure their postsecondary education plans support their goals. Career Fairs have proliferated to expose students to careers they may not have considered or been...
![Key takeaways from “Stay: How Community Collaboration Helps Students Stay in College by Meeting ‘Life’ Needs”](https://9a33652e.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DG-blog.jpg)
Key takeaways from “Stay: How Community Collaboration Helps Students Stay in College by Meeting ‘Life’ Needs”
On March 26, Kathy McDonald, FCAN’s Assistant Director for Network Partnerships, hosted a webinar spotlighting the Destination Graduation program, which helps low-income, first-generation, and veteran students overcome non-academic barriers to college completion....
![Summit Speaker Series — State of Students Report: Parent Perception on College](https://9a33652e.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Laney-blog.jpg)
Summit Speaker Series — State of Students Report: Parent Perception on College
Mar 27, 2019 | Events
“A lot of times we are creating programming or making decisions on behalf of students, and we don’t always get their perception on the things that they are fearful about, the things that they are interested in.” Employers, community organizations, and even school...
![Summit Speaker Series — “Unlikely” filmmaker Adam Fenderson](https://9a33652e.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fenderson-blog.jpg)
Summit Speaker Series — “Unlikely” filmmaker Adam Fenderson
Mar 13, 2019 | Events
“When we were looking at the next documentary…we kind of looked back at the struggles that we see in these students’ lives once they get to college, and the challenges that they face trying to actually complete.” After finishing work on their award-winning 2011...
![Register today for “Stay: How Community Collaboration Helps Students Stay in College by Meeting ‘Life’ Needs”](https://9a33652e.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/destination-graduation-blog.jpg)
Register today for “Stay: How Community Collaboration Helps Students Stay in College by Meeting ‘Life’ Needs”
Mar 11, 2019 | Events
Keep students on track with a newly-launched toolkit. In 2015, a unique collaboration was formed through the Central Florida College Access Network (CFCAN) called Destination Graduation. Heart of Florida United Way and Seminole State College collaborated...
![Nominate an innovator for FCAN’s College Ready Florida Innovator Award](https://9a33652e.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Innovator-award-blog.jpg)
Nominate an innovator for FCAN’s College Ready Florida Innovator Award
Mar 8, 2019 | Events, Initiatives
Are you or a colleague going above and beyond the call to support students’ college dreams? We want to recognize those trying new approaches to help students get into college. We invite you to nominate an innovator from your school or community (including...
![Call for Student Volunteers — 2019 Florida College Access Network Summit](https://9a33652e.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FCAN-Summit-blog.jpg)
Call for Student Volunteers — 2019 Florida College Access Network Summit
Mar 5, 2019 | Events
Students! Are you interested in learning how to impact complex social issues through community collaboration? Do you want to make connections that can help you embark on a career devoted to education, advocacy, and social change? Then join us for an...
![Key takeaways from “Tech Express: Building Stackable Credentials with CTE”](https://9a33652e.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CTE-webinar-blog.jpg)
Key takeaways from “Tech Express: Building Stackable Credentials with CTE”
Mar 1, 2019 | Events
FCAN recently wrapped up Career and Technical Education Month by examining a unique collaboration that allows students to potentially earn college credit from their technical education program. On February 27, Kathy McDonald, FCAN’s Assistant Director for Network...
![Summit Speaker Series — Keynote Speaker Anthony Jack](https://9a33652e.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Tony-Jack-blog.jpg)
Summit Speaker Series — Keynote Speaker Anthony Jack
Feb 28, 2019 | Events
“I really hope it inspires people to question what they take for granted.” Anthony Jack, sociologist and Assistant Professor of Education at Harvard University, will close out the 2019 Florida College Access Network Summit with a candid conversation about equity in...
![Summit Speaker Series — Keynote Speaker Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart](https://9a33652e.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Russell-Lowery-Hart-blog.jpg)
Summit Speaker Series — Keynote Speaker Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart
Feb 13, 2019 | Events
“We’re at such a unique point in the history of our education, where we can either reinvent ourselves and be the foundation of what I think is saving our country. Or we can cling to who we used to be and become irrelevant.” Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, President of...
FCAN EVENTS
Media
Inquiries FCAN@floridacollegeaccess.org