An image of Sharon Cronk-Raby wearing a purple blazer standing at a podium and giving a presentation while holding a collection of papers in her hand. She smiles while speaking into a microphone.

Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom: EFSC’s Dr. Cronk-Raby Presents at National Mental Health Conference

Careers

When Dr. Sharon-Cronk Raby accepted her first teaching role at a middle school in Chicago, she never imagined the experience would ultimately lead to a presentation at the 2025 Mental Health for Schools Summit in New Jersey, speaking alongside Yale University’s Dr. Marc Brackett. “I have two focuses: teaching mental safety in the classroom —

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Dr. Nicole DeCaro, a woman with jaw-length straight brown hair and glasses, wearing a professional black blazer and red scarf while holding a business textbook

Dr. Nicole E. DeCaro, Business Professor: “Who You are Shapes Whom You Serve”

Academics

Dr. Nicole DeCaro’s journey to leadership and business professor at Eastern Florida State College was surprisingly rooted in an early dislike of school. “I was likely one of the most challenging students a teacher could have,” said DeCaro. “Now there’s a saying that I live by: ‘Although I cannot go back in time and make

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A group of diverse students sit on the grass and stand in the background, which shows an EFSC building

How to Make Friends in College: 6 Easy Tips for Real Connections

Student Life

Starting college is a big milestone full of interesting classes, unfamiliar routines, and a whole lot of new faces. It’s exciting but it can also be a little overwhelming, especially when it feels like everyone else already knows what they’re doing and where they belong. Here’s the truth: Most students feel this way at the

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