Dr. Karline Prophete, Director of the Barbara Carey-Shuler Equity Institute at Palm Beach State College, previews her session at the 2023 Talent Strong Florida Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — Collaboration Between Local College Access Networks and Community Partnership Schools in Florida

Mar 15th, 2023 22m 42s

Dr. Synthia Doaks, Director of Elevate Brevard, Jarvis Wheeler, Senior Statewide Director of Community Partnership School Strategies for Children’s Home Society of Florida, and Kelly Astro, Director of Evans Community Partnership School, Childr

Summit Speaker Series — Rent-Free Housing, Mental Wellness, and a Randomized Control Trial Study

Mar 8th, 2023 16m 58s

Dr. Shawn Woodin, President and CEO of Southern Scholarship Foundation, and Lara Perez-Felkner, Associate Professor of Higher Education and Sociology at Florida State University, preview their session at the 2023 Talent Strong Florida Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — Rethinking Career Pathways: Leveraging Entrepreneurship Education to Prepare Youth for Real Life

Apr 6th, 2022 8m 21s

Jennifer Smith, Youth Entrepreneurship Specialist for the Florida Afterschool Network, previews her session at the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — Return to the Nest: Bringing Eagles Back to FGCU

Mar 30th, 2022 15m 37s

Dr. Aysegul Timur, Florida Gulf Coast University's Vice President and Vice Provost for Strategy and Program Innovation, and Kristen Vanselow, Assistant Vice President for Innovative Education and Partnerships at FGCU, preview their session at t

Summit Speaker Series — Supporting Student Mental Health

Mar 23rd, 2022 9m 50s

Dr. Cindy Topdemir, professor and program coordinator for the University of South Florida’s Counselor Education Program, and Jenny Ritz, who recently earned her master’s degree from the program, preview their session at the 2022 Talent Strong F

Summit Speaker Series — Equity in College Counseling: Building a Program that Serves ALL

Mar 16th, 2022 29m 38s

Dr. Erin Almond, Director of Equity and Engagement, KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools; Rashid Williams, Director of KIPP Forward, KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools; and Ricky Glover, Manager of Postsecondary Placement, KIPP Jacksonville Public Sc

Summit Speaker Series — Building College & Career Cultures in Rural Florida

Mar 9th, 2022 14m 16s

Mary Chance, President of the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, and Tracy Burger, Director of Member Development for the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, preview their session, "Building College & Career Cultures in Rural

Summit Speaker Series — Supporting the Unique Needs of LGBTQ Students in College and Career

Mar 2nd, 2022 14m 44s

Nikole Parker, Director of Transgender Equality for Equality Florida, and Andrew Lent, Healthcare Equity Trainer for Equality Florida, preview their session, "Supporting the Unique Needs of LGBTQ Students in College and Career," at the 2022 Tal

Summit Speaker Series — First Generation College Students: Practice and Research of Successful Retention Strategies

Apr 17th, 2019 22m 1s

DeOnte Brown, Director of Retention at Clemson University, Rose-May Frazier, Director of Advising at Florida State University, and Dr. David Kenton, Senior Associate Director for OneStop at Florida International University, preview their sessio

Summit Speaker Series — Why Do Students Leave College? Preliminary Results from a Research-Practice Partnership

Apr 11th, 2019 10m 23s

Justin Ortagus, Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration & Policy and Director of the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida, previews his 2019 Florida College Access Network Summit session titled, "Why Do Stud

Summit Speaker Series — State of Students Report: Parent Perception on College

Mar 27th, 2019 13m 26s

Chris Laney, Director of Education & Community Investment at CareerSource Suncoast, previews his 2019 Florida College Access Network Summit session titled, "State of Students Report: Parent Perception on College."

Summit Speaker Series — Adam Fenderson

Mar 13th, 2019 13m 47s

Adam Fenderson, co-director of the documentary "Unlikely," discusses the inspiration for his film and America's college dropout crisis. The film will be screened during the 2019 FCAN Summit on May 7, and Adam will take part in a filmmaker discu

Summit Speaker Series — Anthony Jack

Feb 28th, 2019 15m 55s

Anthony Jack, sociologist and Assistant Professor of Education at Harvard University, discusses his new book, "The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students." He also previews his "Awards Luncheon" keynote address a

Summit Speaker Series — Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart

Feb 13th, 2019 9m 22s

Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, President of Amarillo College, previews his "Welcome Luncheon" keynote address at the 2019 Florida College Access Network Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — How to Make the Most of Your Summit with Great Networking Opportunities

May 8th, 2018 10m 39s

Kathy McDonald, FCAN's Associate Director for Network Partnerships, offers advice on how to make the most of networking opportunities at the 2018 Florida College Access Network Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — Clear Answers to Perplexing Questions About Students Who Grew Up in Foster Care

Apr 25th, 2018 11m 49s

Dr. Steve Rios, Senior Director of Educate Tomorrow, Senior Director for the Positive Pathways program at Educate Tomorrow, previews his session at the 2018 Florida College Access Network Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — The State of Developmental Education Reform in Florida

Apr 11th, 2018 9m 18s

Dr. Karinda Barrett, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs with the Division of Florida Colleges, previews her session at the 2018 Florida College Access Network Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — A MultiGen Approach to College Prep for First Generation College Latinos

Apr 4th, 2018 11m 57s

Luz Corcuera, Executive Director of UnidosNow, previews her session at the 2018 Florida College Access Network Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — Achieve Escambia: Data Driving Our Future!

Mar 28th, 2018 14m 38s

Dr. Deborah Douma, Dean of Grants and Federal Programs at Pensacola State College, Jennifer Grove, Community Development Manager for Gulf Power Company, and Kimberly Krupa, director of Achieve Escambia, previewing their 2018 Florida College Acc

Summit Speaker Series — Top Ten Financial Aid Myths

Mar 14th, 2018 10m 24s

Daniel T. Barkowitz, Assistant Vice President of Financial Aid and Veterans' Affairs at Valencia College, previews his session at the 2018 Florida College Access Network Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — Understanding the History of Racism and Racial Bias to Move Forward with Improving Student Outcomes

Feb 28th, 2018 7m 54s

Sue Gallagher, Chief Innovation Officer for the Children’s Services Council of Broward County, previews her session at the 2018 Florida College Access Network Summit, "Understanding the History of Racism and Racial Bias to Move Forward with Imp

Summit Speaker Series — MyCareerShines: Helping Students Dream Big and Plan Accordingly

Feb 14th, 2018 9m 58s

Maggie Miller, Florida Lead Field Trainer for MyCareerShines powered by Kuder, previews her session at the 2018 Florida College Access Network Summit, "MyCareerShines: Helping Students Dream Big and Plan Accordingly."

Ep. 08 — Collecting Data

Oct 16th, 2017 5m 16s

A crucial part of hosting Apply Yourself Florida and other College Ready Florida activities involves collecting data and reporting it back to FCAN. In the latest episode of the College Ready Florida Podcast, host Amy Bolick talks about the two

Ep. 07 — Preparing Students

Oct 9th, 2017 7m 33s

In order for College Ready Florida events to be successful, it is imperative that students come prepared.In the latest episode of the College Read Florida Podcast, host Amy Bolick discusses the importance of ensuring that students have the rig