COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH NEW PROGRAMS OFFER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ACTIVITIES by:
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he Office of Community Outreach at FSU Panama City helps strengthen and update teaching practices in Florida and around the world, drawing on the talents and experience of experts and from faculty across the university and from other institutions. Our students, faculty and staff embrace the ideal of sharing the benefits of our research and knowledge for the public good. In that spirit, the university offers a variety of programs including the STEM Institute and Early Childhood Autism Program as well as the new OLLI
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at FSU, PC30A, IBM Skills Academy partnership and the newly established St. Andrew & St. Joseph Bays Estuary Program. LIFELONG LEARNING FOR 30A RESIDENTS In fall 2019, FSU Panama City along with a group of local 30A residents along established the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) on 30A Dedicated to lifelong learning, OLLI at FSU, PC30A offers educational non-credit courses taught through scholarly classes, field trips, socials, special events