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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.

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum and Flagler College are pleased to announce Mirages, an exhibition of new work by Elizabeth Atterbury, Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, and Katy Cowan. The exhibition will open with a walkthrough by the artists on Friday, September 3 at 5pm, followed by a reception until 8pm. Mirages continues through November 6. This event is free and open to the public. Masks are required per Flagler College’s campus wide COVID policy.

The Flagler College’s LEAD Fund is pleased to announce the long-awaited event, Spirits and Sportscars, which will take place on Thursday, September 16th, from 6-8 pm. It’ll be held at the Art N Motion vintage showroom located at 283 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, FL.

Recent Flagler College graduate Lauren Piskothy has won a second award for opinion writing in the College’s online student newspaper, The Gargoyle.

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.