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Advisory: Florida Tech Classes Canceled, Offices Remain Closed Wednesday, Nov. 4

All Florida Tech classes and university activities are canceled and all offices will remain closed Wednesday, Nov. 4. Campus cleanup is well underway but power remains out at multiple locations and water service is not fully restored to all necessary buildings. As a precautionary measure, it is advisable to continue to boil water before ingesting.

Only identified essential employees contacted by their supervisors should report to campus Wednesday. The shelter-in-place directive has been lifted so students may move about campus as conditions continue to improve; however, please use caution and avoid any flooded, barricaded or unsafe areas.

Dinner service in Panther Dining Hall is underway and will end at 5 pm. PDH will reopen at 9 a.m. Nov. 4.

Your safety remains our top priority, so please make smart decisions, stay alert, and follow all university instructions All normal operations, including classes, are anticipated to resume Thursday, Nov. 5. Watch official university communications channels for updates.

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ABA Instructors

Jennifer Heritch

ABA Online Adjunct Faculty, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA

Jennifer (Jen) holds a Master’s Degree in Special Education from Southwest Texas State University. Professionally, she has retired from Texas Public Education with 29 years as a Special Education teacher, District Behavior Specialist, and District Special Education Program Coordinator for Behavior Supports.

While working as a Behavior Specialist in the school district, Jen fell in love with Applied Behavior Analysis, pursued training through Florida Institute of Technology, and became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2015. She is also a Licensed Behavior Analyst in the state of Texas.

Currently, in addition to teaching online classes for Florida Tech, Jen works as a part time BCBA providing in home ABA services for a local agency, and as a part time BCBA conducting Functional Behavior Assessments and creating Behavior Intervention plans for a Charter School District.

Jen’s interest is in the dissemination of the science of behavior and teaching adults in the fields of Education and Behavior Analysis. She has a deep passion for delivering training and professional development on topics of classroom management, principles of behavior, behavior data collection/analysis, and behavior strategies. In her spare time, Jen loves to read, take walks, and binge TV shows.

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