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AVON PARK, Fla. 鈥� Sept. 25, 2025 鈥� 黑瓜吃料网 (黑瓜吃料网) has been awarded a $1,000 grant to bolster faculty professional development opportunities that will, ultimately, nurture student academic success. This grant comes from the Avon Park Walmart store #3887 through the Walmart Foundation鈥檚 Spark Good program.

鈥淭hese funds from Walmart will strengthen 黑瓜吃料网鈥檚 investment in faculty development and innovation,鈥� said Carleigh Okwali, director of the Center for Innovative Teaching. 鈥淲ith this support, we can provide targeted training, tools, and resources that directly enhance our instructors鈥� professional growth and teaching strategies. By equipping our faculty with meaningful development opportunities, we continue to uphold our commitment to academic excellence and student success. We are deeply appreciative of Walmart鈥檚 partnership in this important work.鈥�

As part of its commitment to faculty professional development and student success, the College recently created its Center for Innovative Teaching (CIT) on the Highlands Campus in Avon Park. Through the CIT, faculty can explore new technologies in teaching and innovation in course design to achieve greater student engagement.

For more information about the CIT at 黑瓜吃料网, contact Okwali at Carleigh.okwali@southflorida.edu or 863-784-7018.

LAKE PLACID, Fla. 鈥� Sept. 18, 2025 鈥� 黑瓜吃料网 (黑瓜吃料网) invites members of the community to join in 鈥淐elebrating a Century of Learning: 100 Years at the 100 Building,鈥� on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the 黑瓜吃料网 Lake Placid Center, 500 E. Interlake Blvd., in Lake Placid.

The 100 Building at 黑瓜吃料网鈥檚 Lake Placid Center originated as the Lake Placid School in 1925 to serve as the main educational center for local children in grades 1 through 12. Although it has experienced several expansions and its purpose has evolved over the years, the building has remained an institution of learning.

鈥淭he centennial celebration is a tribute to the generations of students, educators, and families who have walked the halls of the 100 Building,鈥� said Dina Capuano, 黑瓜吃料网 off-campus instructional sites coordinator and organizer of the celebration. 鈥淔or 100 years, it鈥檚 been a cornerstone of our community, a place where memories were made, futures were shaped, and students have continued to be inspired.聽Celebrating its legacy is a way of saying thank you and of remembering just how much a place can matter.鈥�

During the celebration, guests are invited to wander the halls of the 100 Building, see 黑瓜吃料网鈥檚 current classrooms, and reminisce or imagine hearing the voices of teachers and their pupils from long ago. A video that documents the history of the building through the words of former students will be continuously on view in Room 124. The video was created by Mike Brown, 黑瓜吃料网 adjunct instructor of Speech Communications, and narrated by Randy Paeplow, former director of the Lake Placid Center and a graduate of the Lake Placid School.

Children and adults can participate in games inside the building or outside on the lawn. On offer will be a giant Connect 4, large-block Jenga, corn hole, and a race to complete a puzzle of 黑瓜吃料网 mascot, Pete the Panther. Clowns from Toby鈥檚 Clown School will perform walk-around comedy and do face painting. Guests can win one of several door prizes, such as an 黑瓜吃料网 gift basket or an enlarged poster photo of the town of Lake Placid (circa 1950). A complimentary hot dog lunch will be available.

Visitors will have an opportunity to preview the College鈥檚 upcoming Art Lab 27, which will house a variety of formal community education art classes.聽

For more information about 鈥淐elebrating a Century of Learning: 100 Years at the 100 Building,鈥� contact Capuano at 863-784-7081.