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by Jayda Barnes '20 Founders Day will take place Wednesday, Sept. 26 at Anderson Cottage, Westlawn and Student Center. The event is a chance to teach students about the founding of Flagler College.

by Jayda Barnes '20 Assistant Director of Student Success and Advising, Sarah Deagle, earned her doctorate in Education from Northeastern University, concentrating in Higher Education Administration. Her dissertation, “Social Media and the First-Year Student at a Private Liberal Arts College,” examines the way in which Generation Z students perceive the role of social media in their experiences and identity development during their first year of college. She hopes her findings can help “Administrators understand how our students are using social media since it won’t be going away anytime soon.”

Lee Rainie of the Pew Research Center, will be speaking at Flagler College in the Lewis Auditorium on Tuesday, Oct. 2 on the impacts of the internet. His talk, titled "The Internet Turns 50. What’s Next?” is part of Flagler College’s Forum on Government and Public Policy series.

The annual Flagler College/WW Gay Mechanical Contractors President's Golf Classic presented by Ameris Bank will be Friday, Oct. 12 at TPC Sawgrass Dye's Valley course.

Former Florida State University head football coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Bowden will speak at the Flagler College Crimson & Gold Banquet Thursday, Oct. 11 in the elegant dining room of Ponce de Leon Hall. The event starts at 6 p.m. with a social and a silent auction. The dinner follows at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the banquet benefit the Flagler College Athletics Scholarship Fund.

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum today announced Christine Sun Kim as CEAM artist resident for Fall 2018. During her stay, Kim will work closely with Flagler College students and faculty through class visits and critiques. Kim will give an artist talk on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. in the Flagler Room. This event is free and open to the public.

The Florida Heritage Book Festival is returning to Flagler College for its tenth year of free literary events.

Flagler College was once again ranked second in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Colleges guide for the Best Regional Colleges in the South, behind High Point University in North Carolina.

Flagler College recently honored its longtime employees during anniversary years of their careers – ranging from 5 to 30 years – in the Lewis Auditorium on Friday afternoon.

Nahal Toosi, a foreign affairs correspondent at Politico, will be speaking at Flagler College in the Lewis Auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 11 on the Rohingya Crisis. Her talk, titled "The Rohingya Crisis: Lessons and Laments,” is part of Flagler College’s Forum on Government and Public Policy series.

Flagler College recently 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.

Flagler College junior student Maximillian Guodace, majoring in economics, has been selected to receive a $3,000 CIC/UPS Scholarship provided by the Florida Independent College Fund (FICF) and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC).

International programming and support is expanding on Flagler’s campus, and at the helm of the growth is Lisa Fiala, the new Director of the college’s International Center.

Twenty Legacy students arrived on campus this past weekend, joining the 600-plus freshmen class.

After being closed for two years, the First Congregation Sons of Israel celebrated the reopening of the main sanctuary yesterday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The University Art Gallery at Western Illinois University will host a solo exhibition featuring Sara Pedigo’s paintings in an exhibition titled “Notes for Joan”.

Flagler College students and student-produced newspaper, The Gargoyle, won five Sunshine State Awards collectively on Aug. 4 at the 24th Annual Sunshine State Awards.

Flagler College is pleased to announce its partnership with Flagler Hospital as the college implements its new smoke and tobacco-free policy which went into effect on the college’s campus August 1.

Professors H. James Gilmore and Tracy Halcomb didn’t set out to do a documentary that looked at the poker industry. But while in a city built on the idea of luck, the story found them. And when it did, these two filmmakers went all in.

The Flagler College Office of Admissions announced it no longer requires domestic applicants to submit official standardized test scores.