The Flagler College department of art and design has announced a 24-hour “Designathon” to begin Friday, November 16 at 5 p.m. Event organizers are planning for it to become an annual fixture on the calendar for local nonprofits to have their design needs realized.

The Flagler College School of Creative Arts and Letters is sponsoring the production of “The Witness” performed by Lee Weaver on Wednesday, Nov. 14 and Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Flagler College Lewis Auditorium.

More than 300 Flagler College students, faculty, staff and alumni participated on Saturday, Oct. 27 for a day of community service. The Reach Out Raise Up event is student-organized each semester by Flagler College Volunteers (FCV).

Elaine Povich, senior staff writer for Pew Trusts’ Stateline news service, will be speaking at Flagler College in the Lewis Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 13 on state powers. Her talk, titled "“The Return of the Federalist: The Power of States in the Obama and Trump Eras,” is part of Flagler College’s Forum on Government and Public Policy series.

Richard Greene, the self-appointed "Civics Dean," is a former attorney, a former fellow of The Constitutional Rights Foundation and a political communication strategist who has advised eight presidential and prime ministerial campaigns around the world. He is the founder of the issues-based civic engagement campaign and website, www.279forChange.us.

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum announced a forthcoming exhibition of work by artist Sky Hopinka entitled “Around the Edge of Encircling Lake” set for Nov. 2 – Dec. 8. Events will begin on Friday, Nov. 2 at 5 p.m., with a brief walkthrough of the exhibition and a reading by the artist. An opening reception will follow, continuing until 8 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Eric W. Hoffman, Ph.D., associate professor of communication and director of the Flagler College Breathe Free campaign, received the American Cancer Society's "In It to Quit It Award" during the Tobacco Free Generation Campus Initiative annual conference in Atlanta.

On Oct. 25, Sherry Johnson, Ph.D, professor of history at Florida International University in Miami and research associate at the Historic St. Augustine Research Institute, will share with the audience the ways in which Florida and Cuba connect. Her presentation, titled “Florida and Cuba: Five Centuries of Shared History and Culture” is part of Flagler College’s Ideas & Images series.

From Nov. 7 – 11 in the Flagler College Lewis Auditorium, the Flagler College Department of Theatre Arts will present “All Shook Up,” a musical production based on the music of Elvis Presley and featuring Broadway actor Justin Matthew Sargent. Sargent’s credits include last fall’s “Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE!” (ensemble, John Legend understudy) on NBC, “Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark” (Peter Parker) and “Rock of Ages” (Drew). He will play the role of Chad, a teenager full of angst in a 1950s world of clashing ideas on race, gender and sexuality.

On Oct. 24, registered participants in Flagler College’s Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) program will have their annual celebration of accomplishments to include presentations and demonstrations from various program instructors and participants. Since 2015, Flagler College has offered ACE in areas of Lifelong Learning, Corporate Training and Professional Development, and Test Preparation.

On Saturday, Nov. 3, Flagler College will open its doors to the public for a campus-wide open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. As part of the 50th celebration schedule of events, the open house event will feature several key buildings: former Hotel Ponce de Leon, Solarium, Pollard Hall, Hanke Hall, Markland House, WFCF Radio Station, Alumni House and more.

by Jayda Barnes '20 Michella Maiorana-Basas, assistant professor and coordinator for the Deaf Education Undergraduate Program, ensures new developments in not only Flagler College’s Deaf Education department, but in the education of all those who inhabit the deaf education and culture space.

More than 200 Flagler College students, faculty, staff and alumni will be spread out across St. Augustine on Saturday, Oct. 27 for a day of community service. So far, 13 local nonprofit organizations will benefit from volunteer services performed which will range from a local reserve for exotic animals to assisting the elderly.

Flagler College announced that Leslie Robison has been selected as the Kenan Distinguished Associate Professor of Liberal Education in Art. Her selection was among nine applicants. Her appointment will commence immediately for a term of three years.

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Flagler College announces published books and articles by seven faculty members.

On Wednesday, Oct. 17 Flagler College will open its doors to the public for a unique look inside the world of academia. At 5 p.m. in the Lewis Auditorium, faculty from different disciplines will present various research projects centered on the theme of the college’s 50th anniversary in a special edition of a faculty program called “Scholarship 20/20.” This event is free.

Tracy Halcomb's documentary continues to collect accolades and awards. The award-winning documentary recently played to a sold out crowd in Las Vegas at the Silver State Film Festival during the first week of September. There, it picked up the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary.

“On this day in 1968 Flagler College had its very first class,” said President Joseph G. Joyner as he welcomed students, staff, faculty, and members of the alumni board and Board of Trustees to the Founders Day kick-off coffee break event.

Flagler College was awarded a $5,000 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation from the Florida Fund and the Daniel K. Thorne Intervention Fund. These grant funds will be used to support two projects that benefit St. Augustine, Florida, a session at the Keeping History Above Water™ conference, hosted in St. Augustine from May 5-8, 2019 and a pre-conference workshop to be held on January 31, 2019 in St. Augustine to address cultural resources hazard mitigation planning and assess community values.