Stitching for students and staff
Members of the GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club’s Education/Libraries Committee delivered 250 hand-sewn masks to Miles and Shady Hills elementary schools, to help to protect all students and teachers. The club also donated a supply of gym shorts for the children. From left: Pat Wagner, Faith Sincich and Roseann Lange. For information about the woman’s club, visit GFWCLutzLandOLakesWomansClub.org, or visit its Facebook page.
Paying for college
The Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative will offer these free online programs:
- Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m.: How to Pay for College. This workshop is for families with students planning for a higher education, and includes an overview of the Bright Futures Scholarship Program and financial aid.
- Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m.: Choosing the Best Financial Fit for Your Family. This program, for teens and adults, will offer tools to help find the best fit based on a student’s aspirations and budget.
Register for the online programs through the calendar feature at HCPLC.org.
Small business webinar
Saint Leo University will present a free webinar to aid small businesses on Nov. 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The webinar is entitled, “Business Re-imagined: Set Your Course for Survival with the 13-Week Cash Flow Model.”
Presenters will be Dr. C’Lamt Ho, assistant professor of accounting at Saint Leo University, and Dr. Ruediger Mueller, president and senior partner of TCMI Inc.
The program will focus on cash flow and why it is more important than profit or loss in difficult times. It will walk participants step-by-step through the construction of a cash flow model that can be used to monitor cash , as well as requirements for the near and intermediate future.
Participants also can learn how to budget tight cash resources, how to survive on existing cash and projected cash streams, when to seek additional funding, and how to obtain financing.
The 13-Week Cash Flow model is one of the most popular and commonly used tools of turnaround- and restructuring-experts today.
Small businesses and the community can attend online at tinyurl.com/y5qjpae5.
Two Good Soles a success
The fifth annual Two Good Soles Shoes and Socks Drive yielded more than 7,500 pairs of shoes and socks for kids in Pasco County schools.
A drive-thru donation event took place on Oct. 27 at Wendell Krinn Technical High School in New Port Richey.
This year’s drive resulted in 1,746 pairs of shoes and 5,773 pairs of donated socks.
Since 2016, Two Good Soles has collected 9,314 pairs of shoes and 30,510 pairs of socks, which social workers distribute to Pasco students.
New governance model
The Board of Trustees at Saint Leo University made a decision on Oct. 23 to no longer recognize the United Faculty of Florida Union at the school and approved the creation of a new, shared governance model, according to a Saint Leo University news release.
In keeping with the university’s Catholic Benedictine identity, the board made the decision in the spirit of helping the university maintain its strong values-based community, innovate, and be more agile in the fast-moving world of higher education, the release said.
“The time has come to chart a new path at Saint Leo University,” said Jeffrey Senese, university president. “We are excited about having the faculty side-by-side with us to make important decisions about academic standards, working conditions, compensation and benefits, and strategic planning.”
Under the shared governance, the university will have a guiding Faculty Handbook and will create a new faculty body with various committees, based on the interest and needs of the elected faculty and administration members.
Each committee will utilize the shared experiences of the faculty and administration to ensure equal representation.
Reach-Out Program
The Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC) College Reach-Out Program (CROP) is accepting applications.
The PHSC CROP is a state-sponsored educational program established by the legislature to increase the number of low-income, educationally disadvantaged students in grades six to 12 who, upon high school graduation, are admitted to and successfully complete postsecondary education. The PHSC program serves students in Hernando and Pasco counties, and involves academic enrichment, social/behavior workshops, field trips and university residential visits.
Additional program criteria includes: students who would benefit from structured motivational programs; prospective first-generation college students; and students meeting a minimum of one, preferably two, in each category of the guidelines listed below.
- Academic: Low GPA and FSA scores, dropout prevention, grade retention, expulsions and high absenteeism
- Economic: Reduced or free lunch eligible; wages participant; public assistance recipient
An application for CROP is online at Equity-services.phsc.edu/programs. Click on the “Pre-Collegiate” link.
The grant program is funded by the Department of Education through the Office of Postsecondary Education Coordination.
For information, contact Ronteryl Black at (352) 340-4809 or .
