Carla Fry will be the first to say that most of her success has come from her military training.
Fry is a former U.S. Army medic and sergeant and is the director of Nursing and Health Sciences programs at The College of the Florida Keys. The school organized more than 32 mass COVID-19 vaccination events and vaccinated 20,000 people since the vaccinations made their way to the Florida Keys, Fry said.
The college formed a partnership with the local offices of the Florida Department of Health in January, after Fry and the nursing students worked closely with Baptist Health South nurses and doctors at the health groupâs medical facility in Ocean Reef while the students were off for the winter break.
The College of the Florida Keys is accepting applications and registering students for its summer semester, which begins Monday, May 17.
CFK is offering two term options. Students can complete courses in the six-week Summer A term. Summer A includes on-campus, online, and hybrid courses. The 12-week Summer C term is completely online, allowing students the flexibility and convenience of learning virtually. New students must apply by Saturday, May 1. Scholarships, financial aid and payment plans are available.
For information about the opportunities at CFK, visit http://www.cfk.edu/futurestudents. New students who need assistance should contact Marissa Owens, director of recruitment, at recruiter@cfk.edu or 305-809-3207.
NOAA and its partners in the Florida Keys have kicked off a three-year effort to outplant more than 60,000 fragments of nursery-raised coral at Eastern Dry Rocks Sanctuary Preservation Area off Key West.
The project was started in the spirit of this monthâs Earth Day theme, âRestore our Earth.â
The work at Eastern Dry Rocks Reef is the first large-scale outplanting of coral as part of the ambitious Mission: Iconic Reefs, an unprecedented effort kicked off nearly two years ago to restore seven coral reefs within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
The goal is to increase the coral cover on Eastern Dry Rocks and the other six Iconic Reefs sites from the current 2% to 25%, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Superintendent Sarah Fangman said.
The College of the Florida Keys invites prospective students interested in being among the first to attend classes in its new Upper Keys Center this fall to a virtual information event at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 27.
The 38,000-square foot building is under construction in Key Largo and is scheduled to open in August. The new center will allow the college to expand its program offerings and to serve twice as many students in the Upper Keys.
Topics of the virtual information event will include expanded academic and workforce training programs, including business, hospitality, nursing, paramedic, public safety, construction apprenticeships and general studies; information about the new center and the resources, services and activities that will be provided; financial aid, scholarships and payment plans; and steps to becoming a CFK student.
On the Air Series The Waterfront Playhouse will offer the “Postman always Rings Twice” as the next production in its On The Air Series at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 10