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After a 14-month hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, historic tours of the Hotel Ponce de Leon, a national historic landmark now home to Flagler College, are scheduled to begin again.

The Department of Visual & Performing Arts is excited to release an online collection of design portfolios by graduating seniors who majored in Graphic Design at Flagler College.

Sara Pedigo, professor of Fine Art and chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, will have an exhibition of paintings titled, "Home," at the Museum of Arts & Sciences in Daytona Beach from May 8 to July 25.

Eleven deserving female students at Flagler College have recently been awarded scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year by the Women of Vision Advisory Board of Flagler. The value of this year’s awards is $32,000.

Our shared values as a global society can be found in the religions of the world, according to a new book by Dr. James Rowell, associate professor of Religion at Flagler College. “Making Sense of the Sacred,” available on May 18 from Augsburg Fortress Publishers, breaks from the conventional norms of textbooks – which focus on providing comprehensive detail – by examining in greater detail the universal message found in religious doctrines.

Flagler's online student newspaper has won more than 120 awards since 2007

work by B.F.A. and B.A. candidates in the Department of Visual Art. The exhibition will be on view from April 27-30, and May 3 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The exhibition will be on view to Flagler College students, faculty, and staff during the opening hours listed above.

The latest creative endeavor by Flagler College’s Theatre Arts Department is a testament to the enduring passion for performing arts, even in times of crisis.

Flagler College’s Women of Vision Advisory Board has announced that it will sponsor a very special virtual Power of the Purse fundraiser on May 3-6, 2021. The non-virtual version of the event was introduced in 2015 as a silent auction of designer handbags, a raffle and a luncheon featuring a speaker in the Ponce de Leon Grand Dining Hall and continued successfully for the next five years.

When Flagler College senior Colton Fenley imagined his Theatre Arts capstone performance a year ago, it didn’t include visions of masks and social distancing. But that is what he is preparing to take the stage under as he, as well as six other Flagler College students and one professional guest artist, prepare for the Vietnam War play “Tracers.” It will run in the Flagler College Lewis Auditorium from April 7 to 11.

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum at Flagler College will welcome back visual artist Cyriaco Lopes and poet Terri Witek for a participatory virtual event on Thursday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m. This event is a collaboration with the St. Johns County Public Library, in conjunction with National Poetry Month.

Flagler College will launch its annual Roar and Raise Giving Challenge fundraiser on April 7 and 8 to benefit scholarships, academic programs, athletic teams, student organizations and other programs outlined in the College’s strategic plan. The goal this year is Flagler’s most ambitious yet– 1,200 donors in just 2 days to unlock a $25,000 challenge grant.

Dr. Chris Balaschak, associate professor of Visual Arts, recently had his book, “The Image of Environmental Harm in American Social Documentary Photography” published by Routledge.

On March 23 at 4 p.m. Flagler College Forum on Government and Public Policy will host Andrea Barnet, author of “Visionary Women" to deliver a virtual lecture of the same title. This event is free and open to the public virtually.

From February 16-19, Flagler College’s Board of Trustees met virtually for their annual winter meeting series. During this period, all divisions from across the campus report on the previous months’ progress since October, when the Board meets for its fall meeting.

As a Spanish and graphic design double major, Michelle Henning never thought playing piano would be her "In" for graduate school. However, what's become an all-too-familiar refrain of the "Caring faculty" at Flagler, has continued to ring true, especially for this 2018 graduate.

Professor Laura Mongiovi recently returned from a Fall 2019 sabbatical, taught during a pandemic and completed an exhibition project in collaboration with the Flagler College Archives.

On March 1, Flagler’s new bookstore, managed by Barnes and Noble College, will open in the new Campus Services building located at 107 King Street. Operating hours will start out as 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Hours will expand as demand grows.

If you haven't already listened, you should. New alumna and now staff member, Administrative Assistant in the Education Department Rachel Ihasz, '20, gets busy every Monday ensuring we make it through the day by hosting fun guests on her show, "A Case of the Mondays."

On Monday, Feb. 22 first-year student Ashley Williams was awarded the Presidential Volunteer Service Award in the Alumni House. Some fellow athletes were able to join in person to support Ashley, while her family excitedly attended virtually through a special link provided them by the Office of Special Events at the College.