Arts and Design Department Chair Sara Pedigo recently traveled to Furman University to present her solo exhibition, “Apperceptions”.

In honor of Women’s History Month,  Flagler College has joined AAUW, the American Association of University Women, as a Campus/University member.

Rex Wade, a Russian revolutionary scholar, will be involved in several activities on campus and plans to give a presentation on “Revisiting the Russian Revolution: Popular Expectations, Politics and the Bolshevik Triumph” on Wednesday, March 14, at 7 p.m. in the Flagler Room at Flagler College, 74 King St.

Associate Professor of Natural Sciences Barbara Blonder's research has recently been published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, “Castanea”. Blonder conducted her research on “Assessing Postfire Vegetative Changes and Implications for Management in a Northeast Florida Coastal Strand Ecosystem”. 

At this year’s Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), Flagler College’s Theatre Arts students Zach Racine and Elijah Eyerly made it to the final round of the competition. This regional festival features over 250 actors to compete in scenes and monologues over the course of a week until several cuts are made narrowing the field to 16 performers.

Flagler College’s Dr. Margaret Finnegan has been awarded the Sister Mary Delaney Award by the Association of College Educators, Deaf/Hard of Hearing (ACEDHH) this year at their annual conference in Tucson, AZ from February 15-17.

Flagler College welcomes Independent Curator Elizabeth Kozlowski for her lecture, "Woman Against the Machine," on March 7 at 6 p.m. in the Gamache Koger Theatre in the Ringhaver Student Center, 50 Sevilla St. Kozlowski's lecture will investigate the industrialization of textiles; its relationship to the development of the labor movement in the United States; and its enduring influence on the field of contemporary fiber arts.

Flagler College’s Theatre Arts students will perform the classic Greek play, “Medea,” from March 21 to 24 at 7:30 p.m. and March 25 at 2 p.m. in the Lewis Auditorium, 14 Granada St.

Flagler College inaugurated its fourth president, Dr. Joseph G. Joyner, on Saturday, Feb. 24, in a formal ceremony that drew presidents from some of the state’s largest universities, local politicians and other dignitaries.

In what has become a tradition each semester at Flagler College, more than 200 students, along with faculty, staff and alumni, gave back to the local community on Feb. 17 by working with area non-profits in what amounted to 900 hours of service.

Mark Murray, NBC News’ Senior Political Editor, will give a talk on "Meeting the Press: How Political News is Changing" at the Flagler Forum on Government and Public Policy on March 15 at 7 p.m. in the college’s Lewis Auditorium, 14 Granada St.

Flagler College professors Tracy Halcomb and Teri Seron have been granted sabbatical leaves in 2018-19.

As the technical director for the auditorium and Theatre Department here at Flagler College, Britt Corry is used to overseeing all the workings associated with a theatre’s stage operations. This summer, he will take his 24 years of experience on the road for the summer when he takes over as artistic director for the outdoor drama “Horn in the West” in Boone, NC.

Flagler College’s Theatre Arts students will perform the black comedy, “Progress,” from March 7 to 10 at 7:30 p.m. and March 11 at 2:00 p.m. in the Lewis Auditorium, 14 Granada St.

Artist and musician Olivia Block’s forthcoming exhibition, “Four Channels,” will be a collaboration between the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum at Flagler College and the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR). The exhibition will include two site-specific sound installations. The first will open at GTMNERR (also known as GTM Research Reserve) on Feb. 23, in conjunction with their State of the Reserve Symposium, and will continue through March 2. CEAM’s presentation will kick off with a walkthrough of the exhibition on March 2 at 4 p.m., followed by an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will continue through April 14.

Flagler College’s Women of Vision Advisory Board will host its fourth annual Power of the Purse® luncheon on May 17, 2018. The event will include a silent auction of purses, followed by a luncheon and program in the college’s historic Ponce de Leon Hall. The funds raised will support scholarships and educational opportunities for women attending Flagler College.

In honor of Flagler College President Joseph Joyner’s inauguration, the college's Gallery Management class will hold an exhibition featuring reproductions of political posters from the Yanker Poster Collection of the Library of Congress. Students will host a walk through of “Progress? The Art of Activism” on Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Kenan Gallery, located on the first floor of Kenan Hall.  

Flagler College will hold a day of personal finance and business workshops for the community on Feb. 17 focusing on topics like starting a small business, investing basics and estate planning.

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum will host experimental filmmaker Sky Hopinka as the CEAM Artist in Residence for Spring 2018. During his visit, Hopinka will work closely with Flagler College students and faculty through class visits and critiques, and will give a workshop for Flagler students. The museum will screen a selection of Hopinka’s short films, including “Dislocation Blues” (2017), “Anti-Objects” (2016), “I’ll Remember you as you Were, not What You’ll Become,” (2016) and “Visions of an Island,” (2016) on Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. in Kenan Hall on the Flagler campus, room 300. The screening, followed by a short Q & A, will be free and open to the public.

Flagler College’s Ideas and Images lecture series will host Andrew Nagorski, former senior editor of Newsweek International and former vice president and director of public policy for the East/West Institute on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. Nagorski’s talk is titled “From the Soviet Union to Putin’s Russia” and will focus on Russia’s history, current actions and future prospects. Nagorksi’s talk will be presented in the Lewis Auditorium, at Flagler College, 14 Granada St.