IN PICTURES – WINTER 2017

In Pictures, Winter 2017

Valencia students and employees stand in front of the West Campus library, awestruck by the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, a rare coast-to-coast event for the U.S.

A year after 49 people lost their lives in the Pulse nightclub massacre, remembrance events took place college wide. Attendees at the Osceola Campus dedicate a new peace pollinator garden.

#WeAreWest: Members of West Campus SGA pass out leis at the first-year student bash in the HSB.

The Osceola Campus lights the clock tower blue to honor Kissimmee Police officers Sam Howard and Matthew Baxter, who were killed in the line of duty on Aug. 18.

 

The Osceola Campus lights the clock tower blue to honor Kissimmee Police officers Sam Howard and Matthew Baxter, who were killed in the line of duty on Aug. 18.

The East Campus Dance Troupe jumpstarts the Peace and Justice Institute’s Global Peace Week (Sept. 25 – 29) with a grand jeté.

Festivalgoers at the Renaissance Fair hold court in the portico of Winter Park Campus on Sept. 29.

A ghoulish tip of the cap from a member of the Symphony Band’s horn section following the Halloween concert at East Campus, Oct. 31.

Valencia launches partnership with LYNX, allowing students and employees to ride any LYNX bus route for free.

Members of Lake Nona SGA raise a toast (of sparkling grape juice) in celebration of the campus’s 5th anniversary, Sept. 20.

Student Development program specialist Emmy Torres (2016 Distinguished Graduate) goes up top for a high five with a stiltswalker at the West Campus Veterans Day event, Nov. 9, 2017.

#FuerzaPuertoRico: Following the aerial peace sign photoshoot, a member of the East Campus grounds crew member raises the Puerto Rican flag in support of the U.S. territory left reeling by Hurricane Maria.

#FuerzaPuertoRico: Following the aerial peace sign photoshoot, a member of the East Campus grounds crew member raises the Puerto Rican flag in support of the U.S. territory left reeling by Hurricane Maria.

Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts students from the steel drum and dance department performs at the inaugural PoincianaFest held at Valencia’s newly-opened campus, Oct. 28.

Students from Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts’ steel drum and dance department perform at the inaugural PoincianaFest held at Valencia’s newly-opened campus, Oct. 28.