"First Forays into Florida"
3:15 p.m.
South Florida State College, University Center, Highlands Campus
600 West College Drive
Avon Park, Florida 33825
Contact
Dr. Charlotte Pressler
Through a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant, South Florida State College (SFSC) will offer the research and creative work by two history scholars and a professional storyteller in a showcase on early Florida called “First Forays into Florida.”
Members of the community are welcome to attend for free.
The event will begin with a faculty and student showcase displaying Florida-themed undergraduate research in the arts and humanities. Presenters for “First Forays into Florida” are Dr. Jerald T. Milanich, professor emeritus at the University of Florida; Dr. Maurice O’Sullivan, professor of English at Rollins College; and Carol Mahler, storyteller and singer-songwriter from Arcadia, Fla.