Novos enjoy a night downtown with the Cross College Alliance

New College of Florida students joined their peers from local colleges in downtown Sarasota to celebrate the beginning of a new school year during the Downtown Getdown Block Party. Hosted by the Cross College Alliance, the festival featured a DJ, games, food and other activities for students to get to know the downtown area and meet students from other campuses.
The Cross College Alliance connects Sarasota’s five universities — New College of Florida, Ringling College of Art and Design, State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota, The Ringling Museum (Florida State University) and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee — through initiatives like access to shared academic courses and student engagement projects such as Downtown Getdown.