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Spring Graduation Record
More than 2,000 students graduated in Spring
Commencement with overflow crowds in two
ceremonies at the King Center, including a record
number of Bachelor’s Degree graduates. (Student
Enrollment, Diversity Initiatives, Employee Relations,
Financial Management, Trustee Relations, Community
Awareness)
Graduation Highlights:
• Nearly 90 Bachelor Degree students graduated,
our largest class since we began the 4-year
programs.
• Graduates included a father and two sons who
earned their AS and AA degrees, showing the
unique multi-generation reach of students the
college serves.
• The ceremonies were broadcast live on WEFS-TV,
streamed live on the college’s website and covered
with stories and social media posts and pictures,
reaching a large local and regional audience.
Service-Learning Accomplishments
EFSC continued strengthening the Service-Learning
program that gives students the chance to get
involved in the community and help address real world
problems. (Student Enrollment, Diversity Initiatives,
Community Awareness)
Service-Learning Highlights:
• 3,200 students participated in the program in
2016-17, contributing 163,000 hours of community
service.
• 25 students were named prestigious Citizen
Scholars, maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA and
volunteering 300 or more volunteer hours.
• Student Susan Slaton was named the 2017 Florida
Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellows Award
Recipient.
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The award is given to students for what the
Compact calls their ability to inspire and mobilize
others and tackle the root causes of social issues
in their communities.
• The Compact is a coalition of 1,110 colleges and
universities who name about 200 students from
across the U.S. annually as Newman Civic Fellows.
• Associate Professor Susan Phillips received
the 2017 Florida Campus Compact Community
Engagement Educator Award. She was recognized
for a range of work that includes infusing
community involvement in her classes and
starting innovative community-based programs
for students.
• Eastern Florida has one of the top Service Learning
progra