Fall is always an exciting time at Daytona State College. This fall, with enrollment higher than projected, thousands of students filled our campuses, well met by hundreds of faculty and staff primed for the new year. The start of the school year also brought a series of important benchmarks you’ll read about in Communiqué. They begin with the glowing report from a site-visit team as part of our reaccreditation – a process that occurs every 10 years. I’m proud to say the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) committee gave us a positive review of our compliance, as well as our Quality Enhancement Plan called Learn to SOAR.
We’ll also tell you about our new academic programs designed to meet in-demand workforce needs: the Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology will launch in January 2014.
Speaking of new beginnings, we’re celebrating the start of construction for a 24,000-square-foot multi-use facility at our Flagler/Palm Coast Campus. Much needed for our highest-growth campus, it will be amazing, outfitted with 21st century classroom technology. On top of these key successes, our gala fundraiser honoring Lesa France Kennedy brought in some $100,000 for scholarships – what a marvelous event.
All this good news – Daytona State is an institution on the move! I’m delighted to update you and share our stories in this issue of Communiqué.
Sincerely,
Carol W. Eaton, President
Daytona State College
