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On September 19, John Delaney, President of Flagler College, was awarded the Papal award, known by its Latin name: The Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice honor. The medal was established by Leo XIII on July 17, 1888, and is awarded in recognition of extraordinary service to The Catholic Church. President Delaney received the award from Bishop Felipe J. Estévez on behalf of Pope Francis at the Basilica Cathedral of St. Augustine.

Over 2,000 students came out to events throughout the week, to celebrate their shared love of the famed Harry Potter series.

Flagler College is pleased to announce "Exposing History: Color, Taste and Textiles", a solo exhibition of new work by Laura Mongiovi, Flagler College Professor of Art and Design. The exhibition opens on November 19, 5:30 – 8:30. Speaker panel and opening reception rescheduled from the original date of November 5 (due to weather) to November 19.

Motivated by the many tragic events and disasters that have shaken the nation of Haiti, Flagler College Assistant Professor Chris Smith has started using his knowledge of graphic design and virtual learning to better the lives of Haitian students looking for marketable skills.

Flagler College Forum on Government and Public Policy will present a lecture delivered by Senior Director of The Center for the Future of Aging at the Milken Institute Nora Super on November 16, 7 pm in Lewis Auditorium. She will present "Three Trends Shaping the Politics of Aging." This event is free and open to the public.

The Flagler Fast Track Master's program was started at Flagler College to give undergraduate Deaf Education majors an opportunity to pursue higher education related to their specific field of study. Students can begin taking courses for their Master's degree while in the undergraduate program, saving them both time and money.

The Flagler College Board of Trustees announces John A. Delaney as the fifth president of Flagler College. The announcement follows the retirement of Dr. Joseph G. Joyner in July.

During the annual Dean's Awards Reception on September 21, 2021 fourteen faculty and staff members were recognized and honored for the impressive work they have done over the past two years.

Director Elaina Wahl-Temple sits behind a table as her cast rehearses The Revolutionists, taking notes in a binder with a sticker on the front that says "Women Who Behave Rarely Make History." The quote encapsulates the show, presented by Flagler College Theatre Arts in Lewis Auditorium, November 10-14, 2021.

By Danielle Filjon In sunny Loma Linda, California, there is a community of people who live decades longer than the average American. Fascinated by this concept of longevity, Flagler College student Maiya Mahoney spent the past summer investigating the cause of this phenomenon as part of a Pulitzer Center grant.

"My husband married me as a constant reminder of how loathsome women are" is the opening line of Fefu and Her Friend, by Cuban American playwright Maria Irene Fornes in the upcoming Flagler College Theatre Arts production. Winner of nine Obie Awards, Fornes became an inspiration for notable playwrights like Paula Vogel, Tony Kushner, Lanford Wilson, and Edward Albee.

Friday kicked off with open houses, Parents Leadership Council meeting, and the President’s Reception.

Friday kicked off with open houses, Parents Leadership Council meeting, and the President’s Reception.

Eva Gibson was in the middle of a cross-country move with a new baby and a lot of change ahead. She was touring isolated rental properties with a dwindling phone signal when she looked out onto a river in the middle of rural Kentucky, standing alone on a cliff. As she stood there, she had a thought, anything could happen out here, and no one would know. That little, random thought led her to write her latest novel, Where Secrets Lie.

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum and Flagler College are pleased to announce Miami-based artist Jillian Mayer as our CEAM Artist in Residence this fall. Mayer will be on campus October 4-15 to conduct class visits and undertake research for her upcoming exhibition at CEAM in January 2022. In addition, Mayer will give an artist talk on Thursday, October 7 at 6 pm in the Flagler Room, located in the campus's Ponce building. This event is free and open to the public.

Ever since Dr. Darien Andreu arrived on Flagler's campus in 1987, she felt a calling to share the story of the Minorcan people and their influence on St. Augustine.

For eager Flagler students learning about archaeology, their volunteer work with the St. Augustine Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) to excavate the Crescent Beach shipwreck gave them a hands-on learning experience they’ll never forget.

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL. - Flagler College was once again ranked fourth in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Colleges guide for the Best Regional Colleges in the South. Flagler was also featured as first for colleges in the south with a strong commitment to Undergraduate Teaching, as well as ninth on the Best Value list in the south regional colleges category and second for “Most Innovative Schools” among southern colleges. Additionally, Flagler was ranked in the “Top Performers on Social Mobility” category, placing 44th.

For undergraduate students working with Dr. Matthew Brown and Dr. Melissa Southwell, associate professors of Natural Sciences at Flagler College, their monthly water quality samplings of the San Sebastian River in St. Augustine are not only giving them valuable learning experiences in the field, but also opening up new insights into the health of this important local waterway.

The NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Science Collaborative awarded Flagler College and the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) a $600,000 grant for their project “From Past to Present: Ecosystem Services and People at the Guana River,” led by Sarah Miller (Project Lead), Emily Jane Murray (Collaborative Lead), and Lori Lee (Technical Lead). The project will begin October 1, 2021, and end September 30, 2024.