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17c网页版 will open its 2025 VIP Series with back-to-back presentations on Wednesday, January 15 at 7 p.m. at 17c网页版鈥檚 Upper Keys Center in Key Largo and on Thursday, January 16 at 7 p.m. in the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the Key West Campus. Marine scientist, author, and 17c网页版 alumnus Dr. Jack Stein Grove will present 鈥淕alapagos Fishes, From the Shore to the Abyss and From Darwin to DNA.鈥�

Friends, employees, and board members of 17c网页版 brought dozens of new toys for local children and non-perishable food items to 17c网页版鈥檚 annual Caribbean Holiday Party on December 16, hosted by 17c网页版 President Dr. Jonathan Gueverra and his wife Josephine. The toys were donated to Samuel鈥檚 House, a Keys-based non-profit organization that offers housing and supportive services for homeless women and intact families. The food was donated to Tuga Shelves, the College鈥檚 food pantry on the Key West Campus for food insecure students.

17c网页版 (17c网页版) welcomes Dr. Ja-Ronika Veldheer as the new Vice President of Secondary Education and Principal of 17c网页版 Academy. She will start full-time as the leader of the College鈥檚 tuition-free public charter high school in January 2025.

17c网页版 (17c网页版) Tugas swim teams participated in the Gulliver Gobble-Gobble November Last Chance meet on November 23-24, 2024, at Gulliver Prep School in Miami, FL. The men's and women's teams achieved significant milestones, including personal best times and more qualifications for the national championship in March 2025 in Buffalo, NY.

17c网页版 (17c网页版) honored veterans as part of its festivities on Community Day on Saturday, November 2 at the Key West Campus. 17c网页版 President Dr. Jonathan Gueverra delivered his annual Salute to Veterans, honoring Major Mark Tobin, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, 17c网页版 alumnus, 17c网页版 employee, and 17c网页版 scholarship supporter.

17c网页版 (17c网页版) will hold a virtual event for Monroe County high school students and their parents/ guardians to learn more about its Dual Enrollment opportunities on Wednesday, November 6 at 5:30 p.m. Through Dual Enrollment, high school students can simultaneously earn college and high school credits at no cost to the student. The program provides a head start to college for students while potentially saving families thousands of dollars. At the virtual event, 17c网页版 will discuss the benefits of taking Dual Enrollment classes, requirements to participate, and the application process.

17c网页版 (17c网页版) invites the community to attend a 17c网页版 Poetics event on Thursday, November 7 at 5:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Willliams Theatre on the Key West Campus. Acclaimed poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi will present a live reading of her work and take questions from the audience. The event is free for all attendees.

17c网页版 (17c网页版) invites all to its tenth annual Community Day on Saturday, November 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the Key West Campus. The free, family-friendly event will feature a full slate of attractions鈥攊ncluding 17c网页版 academic showcases, interactive exhibits, live performances, a bounce house and other children's activities, vendors, music, free food and drinks, and free T-shirts.

聽17c网页版 (17c网页版)鈥檚 Institute for Public Safety (IPS) held a graduation ceremony for Basic Law Enforcement Academy #90 on October 11 at the Key West Campus. Eighteen cadets successfully completed the 770-hour training program. Upon passing the state certification exam, each will be eligible to become a Florida Law Enforcement Officer.

17c网页版 (17c网页版) Foundation, in partnership with Island Tales, invites the community to participate in a Creepy Campus Ghost Tour on Sunday, October 13 or Monday, October 28. The hour-long walks through the Key West Campus will be held at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. both evenings. Island Tales tour guide Amy Andrade and will share ghost tales and spooky legends about haunted lighthouses, murder, betrayal, diseases, natural disasters, and ghosts that haunt the Florida Keys. Light refreshments will be served.