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Enhanced Faculty Development Strong Community Outreach
The Center for Teaching Excellence offered several
new programs for faculty to provide them more
opportunities to strengthen their skills in the classroom.
(Employee Relations) Continued expanding the college’s community
outreach through participation on several levels that
further wove EFSC into the fabric of life in Brevard
County. (Public Relations, Community Awareness)
Faculty Highlights:
• Hosted 22 workshops for faculty development,
including ways to better help minority students
and improve student responsibility and self-
motivation.
• Debuted a new Canvas Superheroes initiative
with 19 “go-to” faculty members who can help
other faculty improve their online classes.
• Named Sharon Cronk-Raby, a writing instructor on
the Melbourne Campus, as Distinguished Educator
of the Year for her work helping students.
• Spent more than $62,000 for faculty development,
with faculty attending conferences on biology,
math, English, nursing and other disciplines.
• Established a Faculty Bookshelf on each campus
to display faculty awards and publications. Outreach Highlights:
• Expanded the college’s “Health Smiles” dental
clinic to year-round, providing free dental
cleanings and exams to low-income children ages
3-17 who did not have access to health insurance.
• More than 1,000 children were served through
the program with clinic work done on the Cocoa
campus.
• Also partnered with Brevard Public Schools to
hold a clinic at Endeavor Elementary School.
• The college’s Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting
students participated in the program.
• The program is funded by Guy and Delores
Spearman to ensure that low-income and
uninsured Brevard children have access to dental
health care.
• Some 75 students, faculty and staff participated
in the American Cancer Society Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer Walk that featured teams
from organizations and businesses around
Brevard County.
• Hosted Florida Today’s Volunteer Recognition
Awards that drew 300 community leaders to the
Simpkins Center on the Cocoa Campus to honor
Brevard volunteers.