Valencia Foundation

Hey Valencians (and friends of Valencians)! Join us tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the downtown campus to help us stage a huge human peace sign in honor of .

Stop by for "peace treats" (cake!) and t-shirts.
https://events.valenciacollege.edu/event/human_peace_sign #.YUTcPGZKjq0

Human Peace Sign Free PJI t-shirts along with food specially prepared by Valencia’s culinary students. All are welcome. Join us!

The Anita S Wooten Gallery at Valencia College's East Campus is proud to present prints and paint work by Larry Vienneau! "It Is Like a Box of Chocolates." Gallery opening is September 9 and the show runs through October 15.

GALLERY OPENING on SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Anita S Wooten is proud to present print and painting work by Larry Vienneau!
This is our first live gallery opening since 2019, and it will feel a little different. In the interest of our community's safety, admission will be limited to 100 visitors. We ask that you please register using the EventBrite link.
Admission is, as always, free. Masks that cover the nose and mouth are expected.

EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/it-is-like-a-box-of-chocolates-prints-and-painting-by-larry-vienneau-tickets-168475467659
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As we celebrate the second anniversary of Valencia’s downtown campus this week, a very special thank you to Walt Disney World whose generous gift made the world-class Walt Disney World Center for Culinary Arts and Hospitality at Valencia College possible.

Thank you to our many donors including Lockheed Martin, City of Orlando - Government, McCree General Contractors and Architects, All Within My Hands Foundation, Gene Haas Foundation, Bank of America and Duke Energy for transforming lives by generously supporting Valencia College - Accelerated Skills Training programs!

Want a better-paying job? Valencia tries to transform Orlando’s low-wage landscape | Commentary Lifting low wages. Orlando ranks dead last - 50th out of 50 among big cities - for median wage. Valencia College’s job-training program is trying to change that.

Today, Valencia employees gathered virtually for our annual Academic Assembly, led by our new president Dr. Kathleen Plinske and other college leaders.

Academic Assembly and other Fall Welcome Back events help us kick-start the academic year and provide us with an opportunity to renew our commitment to our students and reenergize ourselves.

Get to know Dr. Kathleen Plinske, Valencia College's new president.

CP Interview: New Valencia president Kathleen Plinske's dedication to education | The Community Paper Kathleen Plinske started with Valencia College in 2010 as provost of the Osceola campus. In 2018, she was named executive vice president and provost of the entire Valencia College system. When asked w

Congratulations to the seven Valencia College students selected to receive Lockheed Martin Vocational Scholarships! Thank you Lockheed Martin for investing in our students and their futures!

Valencia College is excited to announce that seven students have been selected as Lockheed Martin Vocational Scholarship recipients. Recipients receive $6,600 awards towards their studies!

We're thankful for our long partnership with Lockheed Martin and look forward to future collaboration.

Thank you Duke Energy Foundation for providing scholarship and outreach support for Valencia College - Accelerated Skills Training Electric Powerline Technician Program! Your support helps unemployed and underemployed individuals move into an exciting new career in a high-wage, high-demand job.

Duke Energy Foundation awards $734,000 in grants to support workforce development in Florida Duke Energy is investing $734,000 in strategic workforce development and education programs in Florida.

Thank you Dr. Shugart for all you have done for our students, alumni and community! ❤️💛

Thank you Orlando Magic Youth Foundation, Orlando Magic and the DeVos family for generously supporting Valencia College Horizon Scholars! Your financial support and many volunteer hours as mentors are an invaluable investment in the dreams and futures of our bright, ambitious and determined Horizon Scholars.

Check out Valencia alumna Jill Gloria '19 (Enjillneer) on Fox's Mental Samurai tonight at 9/8C! ❤️💛

TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT!!!

Catch me on FOX’s Mental Samurai gameshow at 9/8C✨

Tune-in live as I take on the toughest robot in gameshow history, Ava, and compete in the world’s first obstacle course for the mind! 🤩

An especially meaningful way to honor Dr. Shugart's 21 years of service and celebrate the impact his presidency has had on more than 140,000 alumni, our current students and our region.

We are so grateful to All Within My Hands Foundation and so proud of the Metallica Scholars transforming their lives in our Valencia College - Accelerated Skills Training programs including welding student Emma-Lynn Ponds quoted in this Rolling Stone article.

Metallica Expand 'Thriving' Community College Scholarship Initiative “I get so grateful hearing from those who benefit from our grant,” James Hetfield says

Voices of Valencia (VOV) recently recorded an “inspiration concert” to uplift us all during trying times. VOV is composed of students, community members and Valencia professors who teach across several disciplines. You can listen to its most recent concert here: https://lnkd.in/eE8-Zm8

Voices of Valencia Valencia College's Voices of Valencia performing "You'll Never Walk Alone."

NPR showcased Valencia's secret to our success with enrollment and student persistence during the pandemic. Committed staff, focus on the individual student and creative solutions in response to what we heard from students.

Dont miss tonight’s conversation between Dr. Shugart and a few of Valencia’s distinguished and accomplished alumni!

Join Valencia College’s Alumni Relations as they host another alumni special panel Thursday night at 6 p.m. via zoom. And don’t miss Dr. Shugart serving as moderator!

Register at https://valenciacollege.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_267sXIU-SrOxZOA83Wr9NA

Congratulations to Jordon Cooper, who is attending Valencia College this spring for his A.S. in Culinary Management! ❤️💛

4 furloughed Orlando hotel employees receive full-ride scholarships "It's like winning the lottery and you find out you actually won and now I can go the school and follow my dream and now make sure all my dreams become reality."

Thanks to the generosity of AHLA Foundation, four furloughed Orlando hotel employees received full-ride scholarships to attend Valencia College!