Education & Literacy

He faces many challenges as the new president of Santa Fe College. Limited funding from the state legislature, full and part-time faculty pushing for higher salaries and more benefits, and a moral imperative to increase enrollment and workforce development opportunities in a service district that is tainted with unethical levels of poverty and disparity. But Paul Broadie walked

Santa Fe College is expanding the Charles L. Blount Center to be a full-service campus. Home of SF’s Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED), the Blount Campus is situated in the heart of downtown Gainesville, just six blocks from the University of Florida, in the center of the city’s Innovation District. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES The

From the NHL to NASCAR to Esports, a common thread that resonates throughout the sports and entertainment industries is the talent that emerges from a graduate program begun at the University of South Florida in Tampa just eight years ago. The pipeline that has staffed front offices, from marketing programs to analytics departments across the

SciTech Institute is dedicated to supporting STEM education by developing and implementing projects, programs, STEM bowls and festivals that focus on STEM. The purpose of this support is to motivate students to seek educational and career paths in STEM-related fields. Established as a conduit for collaboration among science & technology-oriented non-profits, industry and academia, SciTech

The College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University was formed in 2012 to offer students an education in ten health disciplines. In 2017, the college launched a major effort to achieve its mission to address the nation’s most pressing health challenges, eliminating disciplinary divisions and better positioning itself to improve health through interdisciplinary research,

Focused on providing engaging circuit boards for young learners. While coding with puzzle blocks become predominate for beginners, we hope to complement these open-source platforms with PCB’s that are fun shaped and populated with easy to understand components & programmable microcontrollers. Designing kits that challenge you to create, inspire and repeat. Fun shaped printed circuit

The College of Engineering at the University of South Florida is at the forefront of engineering research and education, cultivating knowledgeable, passionate engineers who are dedicated to needs-based, solutions-oriented engineering. We are innovators. We are explorers. For us, it’s all about helping people. As the only engineering research and teaching institution in Tampa Bay, our

College unboxed is a marketing platform that aims to solve a core issue of every college town: connecting students to the local businesses in their community. We function as a subscription box being delivered to students once per month, bringing not only local products but also local experiences like restaurants, coffee shops, gyms, and more.

Entrepreneurship Collective exists to create a community of peer mentorship and network sharing for student entrepreneurs in the Gainesville community.  Entrepreneurship Collective does this by putting people first, passion second, and competency third. Many of the innovations in this book are built by people who were once student members of this organization. We create community

Dr. Bhabani Misra Associate Dean – University of St. Thomas School of Engineering Not long ago, students could simply complete a college degree and find work for the rest of their lives. But today, industry is evolving rapidly—especially engineering and technology. Today, every one of us needs to retool and learn new skills about every

Access to a high-paying coding job anywhere in the world is just a keystroke away, and the Gainesville Dev Academy is empowering Gainesville’s workforce with skills to both compete globally and dominate locally.“IT jobs will grow by 22 percent through 2020. Currently, there are half a million tech jobs in the U.S. awaiting fulfillment, and

We promote learning by providing clear instructions and alternative solutions for customers to choose. Our curriculum matches with the individual to make sure they are absorbing information at the right level for their understanding. When our techies do have to fix something, they make sure the customer can replicate the process when we are not

Duncan Kabinu is a serial entrepreneur and CEO and co-founder of Gainesville Dev Academy, a coding school started in 2015. GDA continues to make a lasting impact in Gainesville technology circles with its comprehensive curriculum and experiential teaching methods. Its real-world dev skills and techniques prepare graduates for careers in web, mobile, and desktop application

The leading source for training, staffing, and career transitions, General Assembly fosters a flourishing community of professionals pursuing careers they love. What began as a co-working space in Manhattan in 2011 has since evolved into a global education and career development company, with more than 70,000 graduates and 32 campuses worldwide. General Assembly’s Chicago campus