Flagler College Magazine

A new interdisciplinary Cinematic Arts major at Flagler College will let aspiring filmmakers get involved with all aspects of narrative and feature filmmaking in a program designed to model a real professional environment.

The Five Star Plan is the most ambitious plan Flagler College has ever undertaken with more than $22 million invested in campus capital improvements, and more to come.

This past fall, new students began taking classes in Flagler College’s newly launched Core Curriculum, which replaced the old General Education program.

From impeding on their food sources to creating issues with bringing clean water into the household, the Middle Eastern country of Jordan has been learning how to navigate these impacts through scientific solutions and communicating the need for change to their people.

Legacy has deep roots, and the Ringhaver family planted theirs in the earliest days of Flagler College. “In the 60s, my dad and a couple other businessmen were approached by Lawrence Lewis,” Trustee Emeritus Randy Ringhaver said.

For Flagler alumnus Justin Bergh, ‘04, sports have always been about community. Bergh has had a deep appreciation for sports, long before he became General Manager of CrossFit in 2022.

Architectural photographer Amy Martz spent several days at Flagler College recently capturing images of Ponce Hall, the centerpiece of the College and the former Hotel Ponce de Leon.

Starting an internationally known dog-training business was no easy task for a psychology/sociology and a public relations major. Still, Alison and Michael Nezbeth have found new success in this journey of their lives.

On the day of his graduation, Flagler alumnus Aaron Sagers took his family on an unofficial ghost tour of St. Augustine, showing them the most haunted spots of the city and telling stories of the Hotel Ponce De Leon, including a floor tile that Henry Flagler’s face is supposedly emblazoned on. He wore his cap and gown the entire time.

Viv Helwig. '08, brings with him an entrepreneurial spirit and experience growing a company from the ground up.

From press relations for her family’s business of daredevil circus performers to advocating for the men and women who bring fish from the water to our tables, Flagler alumna Lisa Wallenda Picard has been telling the story of people throughout her career.

When Flagler alumna Aubrie Simpson-Gotham, ‘12, graduated, she knew she was going to go into the field of education, just like her mother and other family members.

Flagler College’s Lifelong Learning program serves our local community by providing engaging, stimulating courses and fostering knowledge sharing and relationship building.

For the eighth consecutive year, Flagler College is one of 44 NCAA Division II member institutions to be honored as part of the Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence for achieving a four-year Academic Success Rate of 90 percent or higher. This is the 12th year of the program.

Big things happening at Flagler College.

In the summer of 2022, Flagler College received funding from the state of Florida to further its efforts in classical and liberal education by establishing a Classical Institute.

When the Brown Innovation Center opened this past spring at Flagler, it wasn’t just a chance to show off the lab’s fancy 3D printers and laser cutter, but also to foster multidisciplinary collaboration across campus to find solutions for pressing challenges.

Dr. Kathy Deagan sees the future of Flagler’s archaeology program as promising – brimming with potential and the enthusiasm of students working there.

Flagler College added its newest residence hall this spring with the purchase of a St. Augustine riverfront hotel that has been named Sebastian House.

More than 2,000 donors contributed to Flagler College’s fifth annual Roar and Raise Giving Challenge this past March, raising a record-breaking $1.1 million in support of students, faculty, staff and historic facilities.