EFSC Accomplishments 2017 | Page 15

A U G U S T- 2 01 7 Notable Student Achievement EFSC students showed an exceptionally high level of achievement in 2017, reaching the national and international stage and displaying the benefits of an Eastern Florida education. (Student Enrollment, Diversity Initiatives, Community Awareness) Student Highlights: • Jonathan Howell was selected as a national 2017 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver Scholar. The team recognizes 50 two-year college students from across the nation who demonstrate academic excellence combined with leadership and community service. • Three students were named National Siemens Scholars through the Aspen Institute and awarded STEM scholarships – two studying Aerospace Technology, and another studying Nursing. They were Jon McMillen, Ryan Vondenhuevel and Reuben Johnson. • Michael Ellison was one of 75 Americans selected to the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals. The prestigious fellowship sent Ellison to Germany for one year of study. • Robert Comber and Brice Haraway served as EFSC’s first delegation to the National Model United Nations annual conference in New York. • Gregory Savage was selected from among 143 international nominees to be a 2017 Distinguished Chapter Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. • Former student Price Tipping was the college’s first Bachelor’s Degree graduate to be accepted into medical school, attending the University of South Florida. • Seven Eastern Florida State College athletes were named to the NJCAA All-Academic First Team, all with perfect 4.0 GPAs. • They were tennis players Giulianna Hull and Valeria Arevalo, basketball players Caitlyn Smith and Noah Horchler, women’s soccer player Juna Suppan, volleyball player Megan Graefe and women’s golfer Vittoria Giles. S E P T E M B E R - 2 01 7 Hurricane Irma Response Safely and successfully closed and reopened EFSC for Hurricane Irma with no major issues with the college’s Emergency Management Team performing in superb fashion. (Student Relations, Employee Relations, Trustee Relations, Community Awareness) Hurricane Highlights: •  Irma was a successful test of the college’s newly rewritten Emergency Response Plan that strengthened response procedures across-the- board. • Facilities, IT and Security teams worked around- the-clock Sept. 10-17, to inspect all buildings, fix problems and restore power and key systems so classes could resume Sept. 18. • Communication team provided students, faculty and staff with updated information before, during and after the storm. • The college’s Emergency Response Plan worked as designed with close interaction and communication between teams. • Personally toured all four campuses after the hurricane to speak with students, faculty and staff and ensure their needs were met. • Waived out-of-state tuition rates for students from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who left their hurricane-ravaged homes and moved to Florida after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.