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- Students brought their fishing poles.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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Students brought their fishing poles and nets to take a light-hearted jab at drainage problems at the parking lots on the western side of Central Campus.
- Date Issued
- 1965
- Identifier
- BC294, 22A
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC294
- Title
- Nursing remains one of the most.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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Nursing remains one of the most popular health sciences offered by the college. The first class of nurses began in 1963.
- Date Issued
- 1963
- Identifier
- BC286, 18A
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC286
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- Nursing students chat as they stroll.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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Nursing students chat as they stroll to class on Central Campus. Behind them is the library building and to their left is the distinctive round science lecture theater.
- Date Issued
- 1969
- Identifier
- BC287, 18B
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC287
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- With 28 faculty members, the college opened to its first class of 701 students.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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With 28 faculty members, the college opened to its first class of 701 students at the Naval Air Station Junior High buildings on the western edge of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Classes there were conducted from 1960 to 1963.
- Date Issued
- 1963
- Identifier
- BC272, 10
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC272
- Title
- Classes filled quickly at the Davie campus.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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Classes filled quickly at the Davie campus. Even before exterior work was complete and the landscaping was installed, classrooms were filled with students. By the start of the second year, enrollment had doubled to 1,400. More than 2,500 students were enrolled by September 1963.
- Date Issued
- 1965
- Identifier
- BC290, 20A
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC290
- Title
- From the front steps of Central Campus.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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From the front steps of Central Campus one can see the Nova schools to the south.
- Date Issued
- 1969
- Identifier
- BC295, 22B
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC295
- Title
- From the college's first day to the present.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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From the college's first day to the present, trustees, faculty, administration, and staff have kept an emphasis on excellence.
- Date Issued
- 1964
- Identifier
- BC270, 8
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC270
- Title
- Accommodations were cramped at the temporary site.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
- Abstract/Description
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Accommodations were cramped at the temporary site and students had to do their eating and studying outside.
- Date Issued
- 1963
- Identifier
- BC274, 11B
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC274
- Title
- The horticulture students also got practical.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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The horticulture students also got practical, hands-on experience working with tropical plants and planning outdoor displays.
- Date Issued
- 1964
- Identifier
- BC289, 19B
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC289
- Title
- Two students enjoy a quiet conversation.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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Two students enjoy a quiet conversation in 1963 on the Davie Campus.
- Date Issued
- 1963
- Identifier
- BC269, 2
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC269
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- The quality of BJC's popular intramural sports program.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
- Abstract/Description
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The quality of BJC's popular intramural sports program was demonstrated by these students, who brought home the state intramural bowling title.
- Date Issued
- 1976
- Identifier
- BC366, 62A
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC366
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- John Payne served as a member of the Advisory Board.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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John Payne served as a member of the Advisory Board and also as a member of the BCC District Board of Trustees from 1968 to 1987. An attorney, he is also one of two South Floridians who serves as a trustee to the Emil Buehler Trust, which has provided more than $1 million in support to the college.
- Date Issued
- 1960
- Identifier
- BC279, 14A
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC279
- Title
- More programs were added over the years.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
- Abstract/Description
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More programs were added over the years, including wrestling, women's badminton, soccer, tennis, golf, and swimming and diving for men and women. The college selected the seahorse as its mascot.
- Date Issued
- 1963
- Identifier
- BC300, 26A
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC300
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- Dr. Joe B. Rushing served as the first president of the Junior College of Broward County.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
- Abstract/Description
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Dr. Joe B. Rushing served as the first president of the Junior College of Broward County.
- Date Issued
- 1963
- Identifier
- BC271, 9
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC271
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- Coach Wheat (standing) pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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Coach Wheat (standing) pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics during his major league career and was known to grant extra credit to students who could produce his major-league baseball card.
- Date Issued
- 1965
- Identifier
- BC299, 25B
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC299
- Title
- Dr. Myron Blee was selected to succeed Dr. Rushing as the JCBC's second president.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
- Abstract/Description
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Dr. Myron Blee was selected to succeed Dr. Rushing as the JCBC's second president. Although he had varied high-level experience in educational policy and administration, the Illinois native had never served as a college president before taking the reins at JCBC.
- Date Issued
- 1966
- Identifier
- BC303, 28A
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC303
- Title
- A college architect, Causeway Lumber president Gene Whiddon and Dr. Rushing discuss the president's office.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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A college architect, Causeway Lumber president Gene Whiddon and Dr. Rushing discuss the president's office at the new Central Campus in Davie in November 1963. Whiddon, a supporter of the college from the start, provided paneling for the president's office. He later became the founding chairman of the Broward Community College Foundation.
- Date Issued
- 1963
- Identifier
- BC283, 16A
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC283
- Title
- The intercollegiate sports program began in 1962.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
- Abstract/Description
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The intercollegiate sports program began in 1962 with men's basketball under the direction of coach Hubert Wright. The first athletic facilities were the tennis courts, which were built over the old Forman Field runways. Early JCBC teams were road warriors, often traveling to practice and play games. For the first few years, the basketball team played its home games at Stranahan High School in southwestern Fort Lauderdale. Hal Blitman, a coach for the men's basketball team, went on to coach...
Show moreThe intercollegiate sports program began in 1962 with men's basketball under the direction of coach Hubert Wright. The first athletic facilities were the tennis courts, which were built over the old Forman Field runways. Early JCBC teams were road warriors, often traveling to practice and play games. For the first few years, the basketball team played its home games at Stranahan High School in southwestern Fort Lauderdale. Hal Blitman, a coach for the men's basketball team, went on to coach the Miami Floridians of the American Basketball Association.
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- 1962
- Identifier
- BC297, 24
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC297
- Title
- The men's baseball teams flourished under the direction.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
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The men's baseball teams flourished under the direction of coach Leroy Wheat. The program sent many players to college teams and also produced several players who reached the major leagues, including Craig Skok and Don Newhowser. Until a diamond was built on Central Campus, the team practiced at New River Middle school and played its games at Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale.
- Date Issued
- 1964
- Identifier
- BC298, 25A
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC298
- Title
- Students kicked off their shoes to do the twist.
- Name/Creator
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Thuma, Cynthia
- Abstract/Description
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Students kicked off their shoes to do the twist and the other popular dances of the day at a sock hop after a basketball game at Mayer Gymnasium on Central Campus.
- Date Issued
- 1965
- Identifier
- BC293, 21B
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC293