Annual Report | 2011-12 | South Florida State College

HARDEE CAMPUS
During the 2011-12 academic year, Hardee
Campus staff tutored and advised
students in the TRiO Student Support
Services program, which assists eligible firstgeneration
college students. They worked
closely with the college’s orientation and Guide
to Personal Success (GPS) first-year learning
experience committees to develop orientation
sessions and schedule GPS classes for the 2012-13
academic year.
In spring 2012, the second class of the
18-month Transition-Licensed Practical Nurse
(LPN) to Registered Nurse (RN) began at the
campus.
The campus hosted the Go Higher event, in
which staff helped prospective students complete
college and financial aid applications.
The College Reach-Out Program (CROP),
for eighth grade students, began its fifth year
at Hardee Junior High School. Each month,
CROP students attended Super Saturdays, which
emphasized public speaking, preparing for
the FCAT, increasing knowledge of vocabulary
and mathematics, building self-esteem, and
exploring careers. A one-week summer program
prepared CROP students for their transition
to Hardee High School by focusing on time
management, career assessment, and reading
enhancement.
Campus staff represented the college at
the College for a Day program for Hardee High
School students, the Community Awareness/
Back to School event, and Friday Night Live in
downtown Wauchula. They took Leadership
Hardee participants on a tour of the campus
and made a presentation to them about campus
activities.
The Hardee Campus Panther Ambassadors, a
student organization, participated in Community
As a community service project,
the Hardee Campus Panther
Ambassadors collected turkeys for
their annual Thanksgiving food drive.
College Week, Fall Festival, and community
service projects. These included working with
exceptional education students at Bowling
Green Elementary School and Redlands
Christian Migrant Association (RCMA).
The Hardee Campus is the college’s
training location for the Electrical Lineman
apprenticeship program through the Peace River
Electric Cooperative (PRECO). The college’s
miner training and recertification training are
offered to phosphate industry vendors through
the Hardee Campus. During the academic
year, the campus also provided businessrelated
training to the Hardee County Sheriff’s
Office, the Hardee County Fire Department,
and RCMA. Goodwill and Vocational and
Rehabilitative Services conducted client
evaluations at the campus.
The campus was the meeting location for
the Hardee Athletic Foundation, the Hardee
County Fair Board, Hardee Youth Football, and
the Heartland Workforce executive board and
was the site for Hardee Senior High’s Advanced
Placement Examinations.
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