Faith Community’s Conversation on Homelessness
On this Heard in Central Florida you’ll hear remarks from Dr. Joel Hunter, senior pastor of Northland – A Church Distributed in Longwood Florida and comments from more than 20-other faith based leaders and others in Seminole County Florida as, for the first time, they gather together to consider a county-wide faith-based initiative to work parallel with other organizations in the county to address homeless issues…particularly those of the county’s 1700 homeless public school children. Feature Length — 1:41:10
Starting School on a Shoestring
On this Heard in Central Florida you’ll hear remarks from Dr. Bill Vogel, superintendent of Seminole County Florida Public Schools recorded at the August 25, 2011 Hot Topic Luncheon of the League of Women Voters of Seminole County as—in the face of looming budget deficits — he describes the “tipping point” of the public school system from A-rated to a potentially lower rank. Vogel presents solutions the community must address to maintain the A ranking of the district and he responds to questions from the audience. Feature Length — 43:24
Hiding in the Spotlight
On this Heard in Central Florida you’ll hear remarks from Greg Dawson, author of Hiding in the Spotlight – A Musical Prodigy’s Story of Survival…spoken at the 16th annual Teachers Institute on Holocaust Studies presented by the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida. Mitchell Bloomer, the Holocaust Center’s Resource Teacher, introduces author Greg Dawson Feature Length — 45:13
Homelessness: A Community Conversation (#4)
Service providers to the homeless gathered for the 4th “community conversation” to continue to develop a strategy to more effectively address the issue of homelessness in Seminole County Florida. CMF Public Media has been chronicling this “conversation” in a multipart series on homeless issues in the county and this podcast features excerpts from that meeting. Feature length – 45:40
(Produced, reported and edited by Stephen McKenney Steck)
Homelessness: A Community Conversation (#3)
This 30-minute podcast is a condensation of 2-hours of discussions and small group breakouts on the third in a series of “conversations” on the subject of more effectively addressing the homeless issue in Seminole County, Florida. You’ll hear the voices of more than 30 providers of services to the homeless in the county. They confront issues and consider solutions put forward by facilitators Michele Saunders, director of the county’s department of community services and Dr. Thomas Bryer, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida.
Length – 36:34
Produced, reported and edited by Stephen McKenney Steck
Funding a Future
Can Seminole State College do more with less? Enrollment is up but the state has cut funding and the stimulus money is gone. VP for Administrative Services and CFO Joe Sarnovsky explains how the college is dealing with the squeeze on resources while maintaining quality. Students like Cher, Joseph and Melanie tell us how they are shouldering a larger share of the costs in order to secure a degree and a better job in the future. Length – 18:43
Produced, reported and edited by Desta Horner, Title photo – courtesy Seminole State College
Altman: Capitol Wrap-up
State Senator Thad Altman (R-District #24) evaluates the 2011 session of the Florida Legislature. He discusses the budget cuts, job creation, his opposition to actions by Gov. Rick Scott and the upcoming redistricting of Legislative and Congressional seats. Altman also discusses his efforts on behalf of military families to make Florida the “most military friendly state in the nation”
Feature length 20:11
Produced, reported and edited by Desta Horner
Plakon: Capitol Wrap-up
The 2011 session of the Florida Legislature adjourned at 3am on May 7, 2011 after 1443 hours of floor debate. Representative Scott Plakon (R- District 37) represents Seminole County and gives his perspective on the actions taken by the legislature. He speaks about the budget cuts, new laws he supported and his proposals of two amendments to the Florida Constitution on funding faith-based organizations and health care mandates feature length – 16:33
Produced, reported and edited by Desta Horner
Twin Cities – Economic Development
Hear remarks on the subject of economic development initiatives in the twin cities of Oviedo and Winter Springs, Florida, featured at the Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce members’ luncheon. Speakers at this event are Winter Springs mayor Charles Lacey… John Bush former Winter Springs mayor and now chairman of the twin cities’ business advocacy group… Oviedo mayor Dominic Persampiere… and John M. Jones, senior economic development planner with Land Design Innovations, Incorporated. Feature length – 53:31
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Bullying
Hear remarks offered at the Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce members’ luncheon on the subject of bullying in the public school environment. Subject matter experts Seminole County public schools’ W. Gene Grace, Director of School Safety and Student Alternative Placement; Laurie Bailey, Community Service Officer in the Crime Prevention Unit of the Seminole County Sheriff’s office, and Dr. Stacy M. Van Horn, a faculty member in the College of Education’s department of Child, Family and Community Services of the University of Central Florida. Miss Florida 2010, Jaclyn Raulerson, is a special guest speaker reflecting on her experience as a victim of childhood bullying. Feature Length — 33:07
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