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How does a community college become internationally famous? Laugh and cry with Dr. Vilma Fuentes, assistant vice president of Academic Affairs at Santa Fe College, as she brings together faculty, staff, students and international delegations to reflect on the rewarding work (and sometimes surprising results) of developing global citizens.
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SF’s Free to Learn initiatives are supported by a Florida Humanities Greater Good: Humanities in Academia Grant for SF’s project Humanities Behind & Beyond Bars. Project initiatives include a podcast series, Free to Learn: Education In and Out of Prison, two Ethics Slams to engage both the SF campus and broader Gainesville community in constructive dialogue about incarceration’s ethical, humanitarian dimensions, and a Spring Symposium, Unlocking Purpose and Potential, which will provide a pl ...
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Santa Fe College serves hundreds of military veterans each year that bring a rich set of international experiences tot he classroom. How do they continue to grow as global citizens by taking college classes or participating in student clubs? Listen to this podcast with Carmelos Brown and Charlotte Leavins to get a glimpse of how our military vetera…
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Why would someone want to study biotechnology in Brazil? Does science change when conducted in another country? Do the techniques used in a lab differ in South America? Or is science simply science anywhere in the world? Join our podcast to learn what our students learned during Santa Fe's biotechnology internship in Brazil.…
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Campeche, Mexico is home to a large concentration of indigenous citizens and has one of the most impressive collections of Mayan archeological sites in the world. Join this podcast with Dr. Marcela Murillo and Prof. Mario Mutis as we explore the wonder, artistry, and culture of the indigenous people of Campeche.…
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Romarilyn Ralston is a nationally recognized leader in supporting students with carceral experience. She is currently the executive director of Project Rebound at California State University Fullerton. It was her work with Project Rebound that was, in many ways a catalyst for what we are trying to do here at Santa Fe. Funding for this program was p…
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Over the past couple of months we have been sharing the stories of current and former Santa Fe students with carceral experience. During our last podcast we featured a discussion with administrators, staff, and faculty at Santa Fe. Today, we wanted to bring as many of our guests together as possible. This podcast was recorded in front of a live aud…
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Over the last few weeks we’ve been talking to formerly incarcerated students in an effort to better understand their experience--the obstacles they face, and the keys to their success. Today we’re going to focus on the institutional perspective. What are the constraints faced by institutions when it comes to supporting formerly incarcerated student…
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How do different cultures express affection? How do marriage and family relations vary across the globe? How can a diverse student body help us appreciate these differences? Listen to this conversation with Dr. Georgia Bianchi, professor of sociology at Santa Fe College, to understand when and how she began observing social relations. Learn how she…
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We’re continuing our conversation with Adrian Price. Adrian’s progress in higher education has been the result of a combination of determination, optimism, and luck. His story underlines the role that entire communities play when it comes to supporting students with carceral experience. Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Flo…
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Adrian Price, a student at Santa Fe College and member of the justice club, has been a force of nature. This podcast is, in large part, the product of his desire to shine a spotlight on the needs of formerly incarcerated students. Over the course of this discussion, you’ll get a sense of his passion for social justice and the efforts he’s making to…
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For some of us, learning can open our eyes to the suffering of others. Education can be a way of healing and a way to help others heal from the trauma in their lives. Today we’re going to be talking with Angie Dougherty who is currently pursuing her associates at Santa Fe. I was grateful to be able to talk with Angie about the ways she is actively …
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by listening to two SF faculty members explain how they are connecting their students to Ireland. Discover how ethnomathematics can be used to explore history, and cultures. Learn about the relationship between Irish literature and the American Civil Rights movement. Learn what makes Ireland unique and distinct from eith…
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When a person understands what education can do for them, when they understand the opportunities it opens and its power to change lives, they will move heaven and earth to be able to pursue it. In this episode, we continue our conversation with John Wise who is currently studying data science at Indiana University. He was also briefly a student at …
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When a person understands what education can do for them, when they understand the opportunities it opens, and its power to change lives, they will move heaven and earth to be able to pursue it. In this episode, we’ll be talking with John Wise who is currently studying data science at Indiana University. He was also briefly a student at Santa Fe Co…
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Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the MBK Global Scholars Program, an innovative educational program that has helped make international education and study abroad programs more accessible to African-American students at Santa Fe College. Hear from two MBK students, Jamaal Baptiste and Kevin Savoi, to learn how they have grown in their…
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Welcome to Free to Learn, a podcast exploring the stories of formerly incarcerated college students. My name is Jason Frank. I'm an Instructional Designer at Santa Fe College, and I'm interested in better understanding how we can create a learning environment that better meets the needs of these students. The first step to good design is listening …
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We all pursue education is a path to a job or career that can put food on our tables and a roof over our heads. Others see education as a way to make a positive difference in the world which adds to our collective security. Post-carceral life is fraught with insecurity. Without any education, rates of recidivism hover around 70-85%. Education and a…
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Santa Fe College faculty have maintained a vibrant virtual and face-to-face exchange with counterparts in Orebro, Sweden for over a decade (double check this from the audio file). Join our conversation with Professor Doug Diekow and representatives from the Thoren Business School to learn more about the Swedish-Gainesville connection and how this h…
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Santa Fe College graduate Abigail Dumonceau visits with Dr. Vilma Fuentes several years after graduating from SF and receiving award notice for the Boren Scholarship for study abroad funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP). Unfortunately, Abigail has yet to travel since the award notification due to study abroad limitations brought…
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In season 4, episode 4 of Developing Global Citizens we discuss the connection between food and culture in teaching the Humanities. And several SF students and faculty talk about their personal experiences with some of the foods highlighted in the Florida Heritage Foods Initiative, www.floridaheritagefoods.com. The Florida Heritage Foods Initiative…
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Dr. Vilma Fuentes invites Professor Dr. Javier Sampedro, professor of Humanities, to the studio. Dr. Sampedro, talks about the complex dynamic of growing up in Cuba under communist rule and alternatively living most of his adult life outside his homeland. Dr. Sampedro touches upon the resiliency and joy provided through the arts and the adaptations…
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Dr. Vilma Fuentes welcomes two Santa Fe College Latina employees, Olga Asimbaya from the Records office and Ismelda Alvarez from the Admissions office. In advance of Hispanic Heritage Month the two discuss their own history and the paths they took to earn their college degrees. In addition, both Ismelda and Olga discuss why they have chosen to give…
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Listen to the Wrap Up, a local news and sports podcasts from The Gainesville Sun. Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from August 13, to August 19, 2022. Get all the stories straight from the Gainesville Sun, when you subscribe. Che…
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Listen to the Wrap Up, a local news and sports podcasts from The Gainesville Sun. Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from August 8 to August 12, 2022. Get all the stories straight from the Gainesville Sun, when you subscribe. Check…
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In this episode of Varsity Under The Sun, Ainslie Lee, the Gainesville Sun high school sports reporter, talks with Santa Fe High School volleyball duo Miya Thomas and Jalyn Stout. The three talk about Santa Fe's state championship last season and how hard the team is working to repeat as champions. Also Miya and Jalyn talk about club volleyball loc…
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Listen to the Wrap Up, a local news and sports podcasts from The Gainesville Sun. Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from July 7, to July 15, 2022. Get all the stories straight from the Gainesville Sun, when you subscribe. Check ou…
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In another episode of the Varsity Under The Sun series, Gainesville Sun high school sports reporter Ainslie Lee talks with Buchholz senior wide receiver Jaren Hamilton about the college recruiting process. Hamilton has offers from some of the best programs in the country, Florida, Alabama and Michigan to name a few. Listen in to the conversation ab…
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Listen to the Wrap Up, a local news and sports podcasts from The Gainesville Sun. Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from the week of June 19 to June 24, 2022. Get all the stories straight from The Gainesville Sun when you subscrib…
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The Gainesville Sun's high school sports reporter Ainslie Lee talks with defensive line duo Kendall Jackson and Gavin Hill from Buchholz High School. The two are being recruited by the Florida Gators and many other teams across the country. Take a listen as the guys talk football camps, their recruitment to UF, recruiting differences in the SEC, an…
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Listen to the Wrap Up, a local news and sports podcasts from The Gainesville Sun. Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from the week of June 12 to June 17, 2022. Get all the stories straight from The Gainesville Sun when you subscrib…
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Listen to the Wrap Up, a local news and sports podcasts from The Gainesville Sun. Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from the week of June 5 to June 10, 2022. Get all the stories straight from The Gainesville Sun when you subscribe…
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Listen to the Wrap Up, local news and sports podcasts. The Gainesville Sun's Brad McClenny, senior staff photographer, and Javon Harris, breaking news and social justice reporter, take you through the highlights in news and sports from the week of May 29 to June 3, 2022.Di Gannett
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In this podcast series catch up on the weeks best in news and sports from the desk of The Gainesville Sun and Gatorsports.com. Co-hosts Brad McClenny and Javon Harris take you on a journey through the weeks best of the best. Listen in for news and local sports, as well new on the Florida Gators.Di Gannett
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In this new podcast series with hosts Brad McClenny and Javon Harris, we will bring you the top five stories from this week in news and sports from around Gainesville. Take a listen and catch up on the best stories from our team of writers, delivered in a smooth audio format.Di Gannett
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Dr. Vilma Fuentes sits down with Santa Fe College chemistry professor, Dr. Alpheus Mautjana to discuss growing up in the era of apartheid in a Bantustan, his educational journey in South African and the United States. Dr. Mautjana discloses how he makes strides to not only connect with his students at Santa Fe College, but also how he continues to …
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In this episode Dr. Vilma Fuentes speaks with visiting Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Mona Ahmed Ashour about her experiences in the United States over the past five months. Dr. Ashour discusses some of the fears and misconceptions she faced when she first arrived in the United States. And provides a comparison and contrast of cultural and religious factor…
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Join us as we hear from higher education officials from Grenada, St. Lucia and Suriname as we compare and contrast their community colleges and technical vocational education systems and compare them to U.S. community colleges. Our guests participated in a six week Community College Administrator Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State an…
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Inspired by the story of William Wilberforce, leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. after watching the movie "Amazing Grace", Santa Fe College Professor Richard Tovar embarks upon a quest to make an impact on the world and live for something greater than himself. More than a decade later, Tovar sits down to talk about the global proble…
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This special podcast production is part of The Gainesville Sun’s Fragile Springs Revisited series. In this episode we talk with Bob Knight, the executive director of the Florida Springs Institute, about pumping and flow of the Florida aquifer. Knight talks about the impact a greater need for water in Florida will have on our springs. The show is br…
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The Gainesville Sun with the USA Today Network bring you a special episode in our Fragile Springs revisited series, highlighting University of Florida professor Matt Cohen. Cohen will talk about his research into our local fresh water springs and rivers. Hear about Cohen's hypothesis that oxygen levels and flow reversal at springs could be having a…
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Professor of Organizational Management, Mark House and Santa Fe College student Sergio Mejia talk about the Global Solutions Project, a virtual student exchange program providing students the ability to practice cross cultural collaboration and learn about each other’s culture as they engage in the process of design thinking and discuss global issu…
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Professor of anthropology Ann Laffey talks about her travel to Bolivia. She discusses the hospitality of a Quechuan village, mishaps in communication between non-native Spanish speakers, an encounter with a traditional spiritual healer and the profound impact of being present in Bolivia during the electoral process.…
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September 15th the University of Florida held a ceremony that had a somber but uplifting feel. The event was to unveil a historical marker, the UF Integration Pioneers Historical Maker, to be more specific .The marker recounts the story of desegregation at UF and highlights some of the key moments in UF’s history. Listen to this Special Presentatio…
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On the 20 year anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, host Vilma Fuentes sat down with current and former Santa Fe College students to ask them an important question - in what ways they had grown as global citizens in the last 20 years. Drawing on their common experience of enrolling at SF after serving in the military, alums David Du…
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The Gainesville Sun was allowed access to some of the nurses and doctors that work at Unit 75, a Covid-19 unit, at UF Health. They were given the opportunity to tell us how they feel right now during a wave of Covid-19 cases. We also asked how they have dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic overall. Listen in to their real words and their message to the…
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Santa Fe College Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs, Vilma Fuentes, talks with Humanities and Foreign Languages Chair, Bill Stephenson and Professor Kerri Blumenthal, as they examine the challenges and adaptations required to internationalize virtual classrooms, as a result of Dr. Blumenthal's unexpected and extended Covid-19 quarantine i…
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We all know the River Styx of Greek Mythology, but did you know there is one in Alachua County, Florida. Gainesville Sun intern and student journalist Chasity Maynard guest hosts this episode of the Classified History Podcast, where we will explore the history of a Native America burial ground dating back nearly 2,000 years. Dr. Neill Wallis, an as…
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