FCAN Blog
Noemi Perez is empowering students to succeed through Career Pathways
Earlier this year, Noemi Y. Perez, president and CEO of The Immokalee Foundation, was named FCAN’s 2022 College Ready Florida Innovator. In addition to honoring her work during FCAN’s Talent Strong Florida Summit, we recently spoke with Perez about redesigning her...
NCAN Guest Blog: Key Questions to Ask Before the School Year Starts
Bill DeBaun, National College Attainment Network I get it: no one wants to talk about to-do lists in August. For many, August is when we’re clinging to the last few weeks of summer vacation and pointedly not talking about the start of the impending school year. Still,...
Join the team! FCAN is seeking an Administrative Specialist
We are looking for the next member of the Florida College Access Network team! FCAN is seeking an Administrative Specialist who will be responsible for coordinating administrative functions as a USF program and assist with setting up administrative systems and...
Citrus County helps incoming seniors ‘RISE’ and shine on their way to graduation
Life after high school can seem incredibly daunting. There is a multitude of deadlines to remember, applications to be sent, and conversations to be had. These pressures are placed on seniors while they simultaneously have to worry about maintaining good grades,...
Broward UP aims to bring college to where local residents are
Despite already serving about 60,000 students annually, incoming Broward College President Gregory Adam Haile, J.D. sought to emphasize the importance of giving everyone in the college’s own backyard greater access to educational opportunities when he took the helm in...
2021-22 Advocacy Fellowship Spotlight — ASPIRE + Student Fellow Zenani Johnson
During the fall of 2021, FCAN kicked off its first Advocacy Fellowship, working with Local College Access Networks (LCANs) to bring student voices to Tallahassee and advocating for statewide policies to reach Florida’s SAIL to 60 Initiative and achieve a Talent Strong...
FCAN among grant recipients for Postsecondary Pathways Project to improve college and career readiness
The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) recently announced that FCAN is among 15 state-level organizations that will help inform and advance college and career readiness policies and practices through a new grant funded by The Bill & Melinda Gates...
2021-22 Advocacy Spotlight — UpliftED + Student Fellows Reed Barkowitz & Samantha Guillaume
During the fall of 2021, FCAN kicked off its first Advocacy Fellowship, working with Local College Access Networks (LCANs) to bring student voices to Tallahassee and advocating for statewide policies to reach Florida’s SAIL to 60 Initiative and achieve a Talent Strong...
2021-22 Advocacy Spotlight — FutureMakers Coalition + Student Fellows Leah Casimini & Donna Pitzer
During the fall of 2021, FCAN kicked off its first Advocacy Fellowship, working with Local College Access Networks (LCANs) to bring student voices to Tallahassee and advocating for statewide policies to reach Florida’s SAIL to 60 Initiative and achieve a Talent Strong...
New LEAP Tampa Bay resource aims to let all students know that ‘YourCollegeCares’
Getting into college is undoubtedly one of the most exciting events in any student’s life. It can also be one of the most stressful, especially once students start considering factors like living away from home for the first time, adjusting to a new scholastic...