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State College of Florida Neel Performing Arts Center Celebrates 60th Anniversary with $60 Fall Concert Pass
BRADENTON, Fla. (Oct. 2, 2026) — The State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) Music Program is celebrating the SCF Neel Performing Arts Center’s 60th anniversary with a special $60 Fall Concert Pass. The pass includes concerts on Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Oct. 29, Nov. 19 and Dec. 3, saving the cost of one regular concert … Continued
10-02-2026
SCF to Host State of Florida Health Benefits Fairs
BRADENTON, Fla. (Oct. 1, 2026) — State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) will host State of Florida Health Benefits Fairs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19 and on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Employees of SCF and other state colleges, universities, agencies and organizations participating in the Division of State Group Insurance (DSGI) … Continued
10-01-2026
#StaffSpotlight: Paul Fendrick, Leading Facility Operations and Campus Improvements
When Paul Fendrick took a job washing dishes in the cafeteria at what was then Manatee Community College in 1997, he couldn’t have known it would become the start of a nearly three-decade career. Today, Fendrick serves as SCF’s director of facilities management, overseeing the people and projects that keep the College’s campuses operating and … Continued
09-25-2026
State College of Florida Nursing Team Presents Webinar
Integrating the Revised Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model into Online Curriculum BRADENTON, Fla. (Sept. 22, 2026) — Katie Tinley, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CNE, director of BSN curriculum and instruction at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF), and Diana Pitcher, Ph.D., DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, CCRN, an RN-BSN nursing adjunct instructor at SCF, presented the webinar “Navigating … Continued
09-22-2026
SCF Celebrates 60 Years of the Neel Performing Arts Center
For six decades, the Neel Performing Arts Center at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) has brought students, artists and audiences together through music, theatre and the performing arts. SCF is celebrating the Neel’s 60th anniversary throughout its 2026-27 performing arts season, honoring the thousands of people who have performed, learned and gathered there since … Continued
09-14-2026
SCF to Present Inferno: SCF Music Faculty on Fire Concert
BRADENTON, Fla. (Sept. 8, 2026) — The State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) Music Program will open its Fall 2026 season with Inferno: SCF Music Faculty on Fire at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept.17, at SCF Bradenton, 5840 26th St. W. The concert will be held in the Studio for the Performing Arts Recital Hall, Building … Continued