DR. JIM RICHEY, PRESIDENT | 2014 LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
• Discussions underway in partnership with Melbourne International Airport to build a new hangar with
attached classrooms to house EFSC’s Airframe and Power plant Mechanics programs for the airport’s
growing commercial aviation sector. (Financial Management, Student Enrollment, Public Awareness,
Community Relations)
• Reached another milestone at the Career Planning and Development Center with 38,000 students
receiving career guidance services since it opened in 2012. (Student Enrollment, Diversity Initiatives,
Community Relations)
• Expanded services at the Veterans Resource Center with full-time office on the Melbourne Campus to
augment the office on the Cocoa Campus to assist veterans in the classroom and their personal lives.
(Student Enrollment, Diversity Initiatives, Community Relations)
• R
eceived a perfect audit for the second year in a row from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
for the Public Safety Institute, stating all trust funds and courses are in order. (Financial Management)
• EFSC soccer teams complete successful seasons with women again earning birth in the NJCAA Women’s
National Soccer Championship Tournament, finishing season ranked 3rd in nation; men ranked 8th
nationally before closing out year. (Student Enrollment, Public Awareness)
• H
osted the NJCAA Women’s National Soccer Championship Tournament for the fourth consecutive year
with visitors contributing an estimated $1 million into the Brevard economy. (Financial Management,
Public Awareness, Community Relations)
• Hosted federal public hearing attended by 125 people on Titusville campus about Port Canaveral’s
proposed rail plan that would increase their growing cargo operations. (Public Awareness, Community
Relations)
• Raised EFSC’s statewide profile on the public broadcasting Florida channel with TV piece that highlighted
the college’s new academic programs, Melbourne campus expansion and other initiatives. (Student
Enrollment, Public Awareness, Community Relations)
December 2014
• Some 1,250 students graduated in Fall Commencement ceremonies, including the first students in the
college’s history to receive a bachelor’s degree. (Student Enrollment, Employee Relations, Diversity
Initiatives, Public Awareness, Trustee Relations)
• Construction completed on new $15 million Public Safety Building on Melbourne Campus in the first
project of the campus’s expansion plan, with the building finished on schedule and on budget. (Financial
Management, Student Enrollment, Employee Relations)
• Grew EFSC Foundation’s Endowment to $20 million, the largest in the college’s history. (Financial
Management, Student Enrollment, Employee Relations, Trustee Relations, Diversity Initiatives)