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Sandy Shugart

President and CEO at Valencia College

President and CEO at Valencia College

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Sandy Shugart Biography

Dr. Sanford “Sandy” Shugart has served since 2000 as the fourth president of Valencia College in greater Orlando, Florida. As winner of the first Aspen Prize for Excellence, Valencia is one of the most celebrated community colleges in America. Serving some 70,000 students per year, Valencia is known for high rates of graduation, transfer, and job placement and has become something of a national laboratory for best practices in learning-centered education.

Prior to Valencia, Shugart served as president of North Harris College and as Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of the North Carolina Community College System. He earned his Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to his career in education, Dr. Shugart is a published poet and songwriter and author of "Leadership in the Crucible of Work: Discovering the Interior Life of an Authentic Leader."

In August 2020, Shugart announced that he will retire as president of Valencia in June 2021.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 12/18/2023.

Sandy Shugart Videos

  • Everything is Waiting for You, as Read by Valencia President Shugart
    April is National Poetry Month. In honor of the occasion, Valencia College’s president, Dr. Sandy Shugart (a poet himself), recites “Everything...
  • 2019 Dallas Herring Lecture: Valencia College President Sandy Shugart
    Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research

Sandy Shugart Books

  • Leadership In The Crucible of Work: Discovering the Interior Life of an Authentic Leader (AdventHealth Press)
    Leadership In The Crucible of Work: Discovering the Interior Life of an Authentic Leader (AdventHealth Press)

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    Sandy Shugart is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include College, Education, Literary, Poetry, Professors.
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Sandy Shugart is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Sandy Shugart for your event is available upon request. Sandy Shugart generally travels from Orlando, FL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Clifton L. Taulbert, Erin Gruwell, Nikki Giovanni, Linda Ellerbee and Linda Darling-Hammond. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sandy Shugart for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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