[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5678]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  (Mr. CURBELO of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CURBELO of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
remarkable contributions of Dr. Jonathan Gueverra, President of Florida 
Keys Community College in Key West, Florida.
  Dr. G, as he is known, recently introduced me to a portal that 
connects students with jobs and serves as a guidance instrument for 
them while they are in school. I was particularly impressed with the 
component that informs students about the return on their educational 
investments, especially because financing is a fundamental aspect of 
the higher education debate today. This type of transparency is 
imperative in helping our students navigate a massive amount of 
information in an easily accessible way.
  I applaud Dr. G's work to ensure that students in the Keys are 
connected with opportunities that will help them achieve their 
professional goals, while also educating them about the financial 
responsibility that is inherent in pursuing higher education.
  As we continue our work on higher education here in the House, I look 
forward to encouraging innovation in the way that we help students 
achieve success, and also promoting access to funding sources like 
flexible Pell grants.
  Dr. G and his colleagues at Florida Keys Community College have made 
it their mission to offer the best tools to their students, and I hope 
that their efforts can serve as an example to be replicated throughout 
the country.

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