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LEESBURG The Florida Department of Health in Sumter County received additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week over prior allocations, with 10,000 first doses and 1,000 second doses.
The health department will also receive an additional 6,700 second doses today. Additional doses of the vaccine have been distributed in part to The Villages Hospital, Florida Cancer Specialists and Langley Health Services.
Meanwhile, vaccination efforts continue in Lake County at two sites and Global Medical Response continues to operate a a vaccine site in Sumterville.
While the GMR has been operating at Lake Sumter State College, the provider will soon change locations.
GMR will move to St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in Wildwood on March 8, which will support an expansion of vaccination throughput. GMR will contact patients scheduled for March 8 and beyond to ensure a smooth transition between locations.
LEESBURG When Amber Karlins started putting together the honors program at Lake-Sumter State College, she contacted other schools.
Karlins wanted to know everything what they did right, their proudest achievement and what they did poorly. One of those conversations was with Daytona State College, which mentioned its honors program had a transfer agreement that essentially allowed some students to attend Stetson University in DeLand with all costs covered. I was like, ‘Wow, I want that. That sounds amazing. I want that for my students, said Karlins, LSSC s honors program coordinator.
On Tuesday, Lake-Sumter announced a transfer agreement with Stetson, allowing its honors students to transfer into the Volusia County school s honors program after completing their associate of arts degree.
LEESBURG With his red cheeks and light brown bangs, Andrew Brinkley s fresh face belies his wisdom.
After earning his degree in 2020, the Lake-Sumter State College graduate was offered a job in the school s admissions office. Brinkley also was trained in a new role that was created last summer after LSSC saw its student population decline as COVID-19 pandemic caused upheaval in all levels of education.
Brinkley is an enrollment coach. Having been a first-time college student myself, I put myself in their shoes and explain things, give them that perspective, Brinkley said.
An enrollment coach doubles as the eyes and ears for students entering an unfamiliar, sometimes complicated admissions process that can resemble a labyrinth. It s a maze of paperwork, all with rapidly approaching deadlines, that can leave a student lost, not to mention dazed and confused.