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On Wednesday, March 11, in the Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College, Melanie Saltzman, reporter and producer for "PBS NewsHour Weekend," will present a lecture titled, “The Future of Food.” This event is free and open to the public.

Flagler College and the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum announced an upcoming exhibition of new works by Miami-based artist Adler Guerrier. The exhibition, entitled “Wander and Errancies,” will include photographs, prints, collage, and objects that are informed by a line of thought set adrift in Saint Augustine. The artist will give a walkthrough of the exhibition on Friday, March 6 at 5 p.m., followed by an opening reception until 8 p.m. Both activities are free and open to the public. The exhibition will run through April 18.

The Flagler College Department of Visual and Performing Arts will present Clare Boothe Luce’s “The Women” with performances starting March 4 in Flagler College’s Lewis Auditorium.

Flagler College and Code Institute have announced a partnership that will see the two institutions serve career-changers and up-skillers in the greater Jacksonville area. This is an effort on behalf of the two entities to meet local demand for people with software development skills, as software development is one of the fastest-growing employment sectors in the United States.

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum (CEAM) and Flagler College announce the inaugural Finger Mullet Film Festival (FMFF) to be held at CEAM on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6, 2020. A screening of local and student films will be on Friday, June 5, from 5 to 8 p.m., in conjunction with First Friday Art Walk. The screening will include selected international shorts on Saturday, June 6 at 6 p.m.

As part of a “Preparing for a Life Well-Lived 2025” Strategic Plan initiative to better understand the student experience, a committee of students, staff and faculty came together to review over 2000 student and alumni comments! The comments collected are from survey results received during Fall 2018 through Summer of 2019 regarding the student experiences at Flagler College.

For 20 years, Flagler College and Tallahassee Community College (TCC) have partnered to provide a pathway for students seeking high-quality and affordable post-secondary education. Building upon their traditions of cooperation and excellence, the two institutions are preparing to embark on the next phase of their remarkable partnership.

On Feb. 12 in the Lewis Auditorium on Flagler College’s campus, Richard Wike, of the Pew Research Center, will present as part of the Forum on Government and Public Policy series. The title of his lecture is “Five Reasons the World is Worried.” This event is free and open to the public.

On Jan. 16 Flagler College honored its highest achieving students — those who attained placement on the President’s List for their outstanding academic achievements — with a reception in the college’s historic Solarium. These students achieved a 4.0 grade point average with at least 12 hours of graded credit during the Fall 2019 academic semester.

During the students’ winter break, a cadre of 10 Microsoft Xbox consoles were unboxed on campus. Flagler College alumnus Patrick Perkins, ’02, a product marketing manager for the popular gaming console company, wanted to give back to Flagler students and allow them to test out early the newest Microsoft product – the Xbox One X, the newest and most powerful console currently on the market.

Flagler College hosted the second-annual “Designathon” in the fall and the 24-hour event proved to be yet another success for helping the nonprofit community. Ready with a team of 25 graphic design students, two faculty members and eight alumni, the Designathon participants provided their creative branding and advertising services pro bono to local nonprofit organizations. Alumni joined in on the event from all over the country including Sarasota, Fla. and Washington, D.C.

On Saturday, Jan. 18 at 2:45 p.m. The St. Augustine Film Festival, along with Flagler College Television, will present the Student Film Showcase 2020. The films represent a blend of narrative shorts, documentaries and experimental videos that will highlight the screen at the Corazon Cinema and Café.

The Flagler College Enactus Community Business Advisory Board will start 2020 with a fresh slate of members of both educators and community leaders. Additionally, the faculty sponsor for the board will now be Sandra Gehring, a lecturer in the communications department at Flagler.

On Jan. 30 at the Lewis Auditorium on Flagler College’s campus, Philip Jenkins, Ph.D., will present as part of the Cecile and Gene Usdin, Judeo-Christian Lecture Series. The title of his lecture is “Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Revolutions.” The event is free and open to the public.

When Hurricane Dorian hit Florida at the beginning of the semester, Flagler men’s basketball team packed their bags for the experience of a lifetime. From Sept. 1-6, the team spent their hurricane break in Rome, Ga., making the most of their unexpected trip together.

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum on the campus of Flagler College will hold an upcoming exhibition of new paintings by Los Angeles-based artist Hilary Pecis.

Darnell Smith, market president for the north Florida region at Florida Blue, was selected for the Flagler College Board of Trustees. His board term will begin on March 5 at the regularly-scheduled spring board meeting.

Sport Management student Jared Cross, ’20, prefers to use his birthday as an opportunity to give rather than to receive. Through his annual Growing to New Heights Used Book Drive, he collects used books to donate to various charities.

Giving Tuesday is a national day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. A generous donor challenged Flagler College to secure donations from 175 people in one day. Achieving this goal allowed Office of Institutional Advancement staff to unlock a special $5,000 grant for the Flagler Fund.

Flagler College Fall 2019 Commencements