Jason Tetlak, ’00, took his interactive art to new heights by setting the world record for the largest 3D mural. The painting is 90 feet wide by 22 feet tall, totaling 1930 square feet in area. The mural features the faces of the Beastie Boys, including the band’s lyrics “No Sleep Til Brooklyn,” a clever reference to the site of the mural: a neighborhood in Jacksonville called Brooklyn. With a pair of 3D glasses, the image comes to life for viewers.

On Jan. 24 at the Lewis Auditorium on Flagler College’s campus, Political Editor for NBC News, Carrie Dann, will present to the public as part of the Forum on Government and Public Policy series. The title of her lecture is “The Great Reshuffle: How Trump Remade the American Electorate.” The event is free.

On Jan. 18 the group exhibition “Heroic in its ordinariness” will open with a reception at the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum from 5 – 8 p.m. The exhibit is curated by Staci Bu Shea with Crisp-Ellert Director Julie Dickover. It features work from Elizabeth Atterbury, Beverly Buchanan, Taraneh Fazeli, Feminist Health Care Research Group, Carolyn Lazard, Redeem Pettaway, Falke Pisano and Sasha Wortzel. The exhibit runs through Feb. 21.

Flagler College Enactus started Harvesting Hope, a project to benefit boys in partnership with St. Johns Youth Academy, a correctional institute for adolescent males. Enactus is a student-led national organization that promotes entrepreneurship and community-based programs.

The first local showing of the award-winning documentary, “Cracking Aces: A Woman’s Place at the Table” will take place during the St. Augustine Film Festival’s screening of it on Friday, Jan. 18 at 1:45 p.m. and at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19. Tracy Halcomb, communication professor at Flagler College and a producer on the film, will be in attendance.

Flagler professor heads gopher tortoise study with national research reserve

On Saturday, Dec. 15, Flagler College handed out diplomas to 153 seniors, including 43 locals from St. Johns County, in the college’s gymnasium. Flagler College’s Public Administration (PAD) Program graduated 16 in the college’s Lewis Auditorium, including eight locals.

Flagler College held its fall commencement ceremony at the Flagler College Gymnasium on Saturday, Dec. 15, for approximately 153 graduating seniors. Sixteen students also graduated from Flagler College’s Public Administration (PAD) Program at 4 p.m. in the college’s Lewis Auditorium.

by Jayda Barnes, '20 Flagler alumna Emily Wright, ’16, saw a spotlight on Dr. Joanna Krajewski, assistant professor of strategic communication, and saw an opportunity to connect with her alma mater. She was developing a summer program at Georgia Institute of Technology. Wright’s office, the Center for Education Integration Science Math Computing (CEISMC), hosts many summer programs at Georgia Tech, including Pursuing Urban Sustainability at Home, or PUSH. This year, PUSH’s topic was about water and science communication, an area of expertise for Krajewski, who spent time doing research on water sustainability, water poverty and climate change before her time at Flagler.

by Jayda Barnes, '20 Flagler College’s Model UN team attended the 29th annual Southern Regional Model United Nations (SRMUN) conference Nov. 15-17. The team won Best Delegation in United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and overall Honorable Delegation.

Flagler College is one of 27 NCAA Division II member institutions to be honored as part of the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence for achieving a four-year Academic Success Rates of 90 percent or higher. This is the eighth year of the program.

Flagler College will hold its fall commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 15, for graduating seniors. Approximately 153 students will receive diplomas at the Flagler College Gymnasium.

Just in time for the holidays, historical tours of Flagler College’s Hotel Ponce de Leon will begin to run on the hour, every hour, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. beginning Monday, Dec. 17. The expanded tour schedule will last until Dec. 31.

Flagler College has entered into an agreement with China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) for faculty and student exchange. The agreement was signed on Monday, Nov. 26 and is effective immediately with programs set to begin in the spring semester of 2019. CFAU is the preeminent university for producing diplomats and foreign affairs and policy specialists in China.

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum announced its biannual exhibition of work by the graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts candidates in the department of art and design. The exhibition will open with a reception for the artists on Thursday, Dec. 13 from 5 until 8 p.m. It will be on view on Friday, Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec.15 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The opening reception and following showings are free and open to the public.

by Jayda Barnes, '20 Autumn Stanish, ’19, has taken on several projects to understand the circumstances of homelessness in St. Augustine. Stanish, an English major, began by writing a book for her honors program senior capstone project, which detailed anecdotal accounts of living in St. Augustine by members of the city’s homeless community. Under the working title, “Street People: Monologues from the Homeless of St. Augustine,” the book seeks to uncover Stanish’s questions on why homelessness is an issue in St. Augustine and why many people of the homeless community are drawn to St. Augustine as their city of residence.

On Saturday, Dec. 1, all are invited to hear readings from the book series "The Adventures of Charlie Pierce” by Harvey E. Oyer III. The event is free and open to the public starting at 11 a.m. in the Lewis Auditorium with a lecture, meet and greet and book signing.

The Flagler College Women of Vision Advisory Board, whose mission is to provide scholarships and opportunities for women attending the college, has recently welcomed five new members. They are Liz Dolan, Paula Hutson, Barbara Mahoney, Sandy Meeks and Shannon Murray. The newly elected members represent various constituencies, including friends of Flagler College, alumni, donors and community leaders.

The Flagler College winter concert will take place on Monday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Rotunda of the college’s Ponce de Leon Hall, 74 King Street. The performance will include an eclectic mix of holiday music, both sacred and secular.

By Jayda Barnes, ‘20 Peyton Lescher, ’22, recently won the Sing Out Loud Festival “What’s Hot” contest. The Sing Out Loud Festival, a multi-day and multi-venue event in St. Augustine, hosted a competition via app where artists participating in the festival could receive likes on their artist page. With 115 likes, Lescher won the contest, scoring her a performance at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre.