Florida College Access Network Podcast

Summit Speaker Series — Equal is Still Not Enough: Leveraging Institutional Data to Expand Access and Differentiate Student Program Offerings

Dr. Karline Prophete, Director of the Barbara Carey-Shuler Equity Institute at Palm Beach State College, previews her session at the 2023 Talent Strong Florida Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — Collaboration Between Local College Access Networks and Community Partnership Schools in Florida

Dr. Synthia Doaks, Director of Elevate Brevard, Jarvis Wheeler, Senior Statewide Director of Community Partnership School Strategies for Children’s Home Society of Florida, and Kelly Astro, Director of Evans Community Partnership School, Children’s Home Society of Florida, preview their session at the 2023 Talent Strong Florida Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — Rent-Free Housing, Mental Wellness, and a Randomized Control Trial Study

Dr. Shawn Woodin, President and CEO of Southern Scholarship Foundation, and Lara Perez-Felkner, Associate Professor of Higher Education and Sociology at Florida State University, preview their session at the 2023 Talent Strong Florida Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — Rethinking Career Pathways: Leveraging Entrepreneurship Education to Prepare Youth for Real Life

Jennifer Smith, Youth Entrepreneurship Specialist for the Florida Afterschool Network, previews her session at the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit. 

Summit Speaker Series — Return to the Nest: Bringing Eagles Back to FGCU

Dr. Aysegul Timur, Florida Gulf Coast University's Vice President and Vice Provost for Strategy and Program Innovation, and Kristen Vanselow, Assistant Vice President for Innovative Education and Partnerships at FGCU, preview their session at the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — Supporting Student Mental Health

Dr. Cindy Topdemir, professor and program coordinator for the University of South Florida’s Counselor Education Program, and Jenny Ritz, who recently earned her master’s degree from the program, preview their session at the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit

Summit Speaker Series — Equity in College Counseling: Building a Program that Serves ALL

Dr. Erin Almond, Director of Equity and Engagement, KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools; Rashid Williams, Director of KIPP Forward, KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools; and Ricky Glover, Manager of Postsecondary Placement, KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools preview their session at the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — Building College & Career Cultures in Rural Florida

Mary Chance, President of the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, and Tracy Burger, Director of Member Development for the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, preview their session, "Building College & Career Cultures in Rural Florida, at the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit.

Summit Speaker Series — Supporting the Unique Needs of LGBTQ Students in College and Career

Nikole Parker, Director of Transgender Equality for Equality Florida, and Andrew Lent, Healthcare Equity Trainer for Equality Florida, preview their session, "Supporting the Unique Needs of LGBTQ Students in College and Career," at the 2022 Talent Strong Florida Summit. 

Summit Speaker Series — First Generation College Students: Practice and Research of Successful Retention Strategies

DeOnte Brown, Director of Retention at Clemson University, Rose-May Frazier, Director of Advising at Florida State University, and Dr. David Kenton, Senior Associate Director for OneStop at Florida International University, preview their session, "First Generation College Students: Practice and Research of Successful Retention Strategies," at the 2019 Florida College Access Network Summit.