Flagler College student Nancy Harms took home top prizes in the American Advertising Federation-Daytona Beach “ADDY” awards competition on March 4, including “Student Best in Show” and Gold ADDY awards for her animated title sequence “The Book Thief.” The awards recognize creative excellence.

Dr. Lisa Baird, assistant professor of English, will examine the shift of information from page to screen during a talk titled “Screen Life: The Digital Divide in Academia and Community” on Tuesday, March 28. Her talk is part of Flagler College’s Community Lecture Series and will take place in the historic Solarium in Ponce Hall.

Dr. Paul Sutter, History professor from University of Colorado Boulder, will explore the complex relationship between the rise of the automobile and the origins of wilderness advocacy, as part of Flagler College’s Ideas & Images talk on Wednesday, March 22. The lecture will be held in Lewis Auditorium at 7 p.m.

Flagler College students filled the college’s Flagler Room on Tuesday to witness the Fifth District Court of Appeals hold court.

Flagler College held the inaugural meeting of its Hospitality and Tourism Advisory Board on Monday, Feb. 27. The Board will serve as a link between leaders in the hospitality and tourism industry and Flagler’s new major within the Sport Management Department.

Howard Schneider, founding dean of the School of Journalism at Stony Brook University, will be giving a talk titled “Fake news: The difference it makes and how to stop it,” on Thursday, March 23, as part of Flagler College’s Forum on Government and Public Policy series.

The “Spotlight” series offers a glimpse into the lives of those who work behind the scenes to provide an enriching experience for Flagler College students. Individuals featured in the series will be included in the bi-weekly faculty and staff newsletter.

Sarah E. Miller, director of the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) for Northeast and East Central regions, will discuss the power of archaeology in activism, on Tuesday, March 21. Her talk is part of Flagler College’s Community Lecture Series and will take place in the historic Solarium in Ponce Hall. Flagler has hosted FPAN on its campus since 2006.

Flagler College’s Communication Department will be hosting its 12th annual “Communication Week,” March 6 through March 8. Its theme is, “Communication Made Simple.”

Selected with curator Rachael Rakes, Crisp-Ellert Art Museum artist-in-residence and curator Staci Bu Shea will host a screening of the 1975 film “Nightcleaners” on Wednesday, March 8 (International Women’s Day) at 6:30 p.m. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Bu Shea and Rakes on the film, feminized labor and consciousness-raising practices and forms. The event will take place in Flagler College’s Kenan Hall, Room 300.

Acclaimed poet Dan Albergotti will read a selection of poems from his book “Millennial Teeth” during a visit to Flagler College on Thursday, March 2, at 7 p.m. This event was originally scheduled for Oct. 6 of last year, but had to be rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew.

Thirteen students experienced first-hand the intense scrutiny of pitching a business idea last Thursday when they competed in Flagler College’s “Lion’s Cage,” an event based on the popular TV show “Shark Tank.” Four business leaders served as the judges. Senior Jose Mizrahi, who pitched the idea of an “Uber for tutoring” app called Brighter Future, emerged victorious, claiming the top $1,000 prize.

Kathleen Deagan, Distinguished Research Curator Emerita at University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History, has been elected to the Flagler College Board of Trustees.

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum and Flagler College will present work by New York-based artist Jamie Isenstein, from March 3 to April 15. The exhibition, “Head Space,” kicks off with a walk-through by the artist, at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 3, and will be followed by a reception from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

A Flagler College professor’s in-depth study of the civil rights movement in northwest Florida has earned him a prestigious 2016 Florida Book Award for his book, titled “Beyond Integration: The Black Freedom Struggle in Escambia County, Florida, 1960-1980.” Dr. J. Michael Butler won the Silver Medal in the awards’ “General Non-Fiction” category.

Composer Stephen Sondheim’s debut as both composer and lyricist will take the stage this spring at Flagler College, as the Department of Theatre Arts presents a new take on his collaboration with Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” from March 8 to March 12.

At the Jan. 31 Education Department Advisory Committee dinner and meeting, Dr.  Michele Gregoire was awarded an appreciation plaque by her colleagues, for her dedication over the past 13 years as the Department Chair.

Fifteen Flagler College students recently returned from the nationally-recognized Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in Statesboro, Ga., where they competed regionally in categories ranging from design and technical theatre to performance, stage management and dramaturgy.

The “Spotlight” series offers a glimpse into the lives of those who work behind the scenes to provide an enriching experience for Flagler College students. Individuals featured in the series will be included in the bi-weekly faculty and staff newsletter.

Associate Professor Dr. Joe Saviak, of Flagler’s Public Administration program, has recently co-authored a guide titled “Public-Private Partnerships for Library Operations: A Guide for Local Governments” with Dr. Lawrence Martin, a professor at the University of Central Florida.