From his earliest memories, Tommy Keyes has been fascinated by mechanical parts. “As a child, I would take apart ballpoint pens and my toy trains,” he said. “I wanted to know how things worked.” Pursuing this path led Keyes to an interest in restoring old cars and mopeds. He purchased his first car, a Volkswagen […]
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From the moment she was born, Ary Quinones seemed destined to become a nurse. “I was born and raised in a hospital,” said Quinones. “My mom couldn’t afford childcare, so I went to work with her throughout her nursing school.” However, Quinones’ own journey toward a healthcare career was not so straightforward. She faced a
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April is Global Volunteer Month — a time for celebrating civic action and the power of individual contributions to the community. The Center for Service-Learning & Civic Engagement has been institutionalized at Eastern Florida State College for 37 years, partnering with hundreds of non-profit and government organizations in the local community. Service-learning in the college
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At Eastern Florida State College, the Honors Program is helping students like Ashley Bergen achieve big dreams. “I’m going to be an environmental engineer. I really like space, so originally, I wanted to be an aerospace engineer,” explained Bergen. “But then I became fascinated by how carbon emissions affect the way we see the sky.
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