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 — […]
Eastern Florida State College alumnus-turned-instructor, Kaylin Mitchell, discovered her calling to help others during a heart-stopping moment. “I was a lifeguard,” said Mitchell. “I remember performing CPR and understanding for the first time what it truly meant to save a life. That experience lit a spark.” This moment led her to complete EFSC’s Fire Training
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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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June 20, 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of “Jaws,” an American thriller film that captivated the world and the mind of literary scholar Dr. Phil Simpson, who serves as Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Eastern Florida State College and recently co-authored “This shark, swallow you whole”: Essays on the Cultural Influence of
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