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From Flagler Saint to Daily Reporter: Abby Bittner Lands Her First Cover Story on the Job
Jun 23Abby Bittner, Flagler class of 2021, got her first cover story in The Daily Sun newspaper shortly after being hired for her first professional reporting position. -
Three Flagler Alumni Recognized for Their Service and Professional Achievement
Jun 23Three inspiring Flagler College alumni were recognized during the 21st Annual Alumni Awards Luncheon in the areas of service and professional achievement. -
Flagler Alum to be Speaker at Power of the Purse
Apr 28When Jamie Henry graduated from Flagler College in 1994, little did she realize that she would be returning one day to appear as the keynote speaker at the Women of Vision Advisory Board’s Power of the Purse, an event designed to raise scholarship funds and increase educational opportunities for deserving women at the college. -
From Saints to Co-Founders: Two Alumni and their story with GrassrootsK9
Apr 21Starting an internationally known dog-training business was no easy task for a psychology/sociology and a public relations major. Still, Alison and Michael Nezbeth have found new success in this journey of their lives. -
Lesson Learned: Award-Winning St. Johns County Teachers Reflect on Their Time at Flagler College
Feb 18Flagler College is proud to have a total of 10 alumni receive the St. Johns County Teacher of the Year award and an additional seven alumni receive the St. Johns County Rookie Teacher of the Year award. -
Flagler Alum, Marissa Harrer, Represents the Florida School of Deaf and Blind as Their District Teacher of the Year
Jan 3The talented Flagler Alum, Marissa Harrer, knew from a young age that she'd be a teacher. With hard work and dedication, she's now working at her dream school and represents Florida School of Deaf and Blind as their District Teacher of the Year. -
Eva Gibson, Flagler Alum and Published YA Author's Books Delve into Difficult Topics to Help Readers Realize They're Not Alone.
Sep 30Eva Gibson was in the middle of a cross-country move with a new baby and a lot of change ahead. She was touring isolated rental properties with a dwindling phone signal when she looked out onto a river in the middle of rural Kentucky, standing alone on a cliff. As she stood there, she had a thought, anything could happen out here, and no one would know. That little, random thought led her to write her latest novel, Where Secrets Lie. -
Commencement exercises mark end of 50th celebration year
Apr 12On Saturday, May 4, Flagler College will hold its spring commencement exercises and hand out more than 400 diplomas. -
Flagler alum takes top award for feminist political theory paper
Oct 4Flagler College alumna Lorna Bracewell, ’05, has earned a prestigious award for the best feminist political theory paper in the country. -
Flagler attends conference at Franciscan Institute honoring famous theologian
Jul 19Two Flagler College professors, four alumni and two current students recently attended a symposium commemorating the 800th anniversary celebration of the 13th-century Franciscan leader Saint Bonaventure. The conference, held at The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University in New York in mid-July, was dedicated to the cultural and religious dynamics that shaped the scholar’s theology and spirituality. -
Public Administration alumna earns state award for emergency management response to Hurricane Matthew
Jun 22Managing disasters is not what Linda Stoughton envisioned she’d be doing 30 years ago. She had studied forestry, and wanted to pursue that field wholeheartedly. But in 1985, she took a job with St. Johns County as a fire rescue dispatcher, and before she knew it, had progressed to the role of emergency management director. -
Flagler alum to be featured on cooking show ‘MasterChef’
May 26Flagler alumnus Jeff Philbin, ‘12, has claimed a spot in the “MasterChef” reality television show and will be featured in its eighth season, airing Wednesday, May 31. -
Flagler’s Giving Day exceeds goal for raising money to honor President Abare and benefit students
May 10Flagler College’s third annual Giving Day saw 233 donors (191 of those alumni) raise $67,844 at the college by the close of the day on May 9 — $19,900 more than last year’s Giving Day. -
Flagler College alumni recognized during awards luncheon
May 5Three Flagler College alumni were recognized today during the 19th Annual Alumni Awards Luncheon for their outstanding contributions to the areas of service and professional achievement. -
President Abare presides over final graduation
Apr 30After 16 years, Flagler College President Dr. William T. Abare Jr. handed out diplomas to graduates for the final time on Saturday. Abare is set to retire as president this June, serving in the position since 2001. He has worked at the college for 46 years, and has the distinction of being at every Flagler graduation and seeing every one of the college’s nearly 17,000 alumni cross the stage. -
‘Will’s War,’ a play based on the historical novel, honors Flagler alumnus, playwright’s great-great grandfather
Apr 26Flagler College alumnus William Windle, ’16, will present a reading of his play “Will’s War,” adapted from his grandmother Janice Woods Windle’s novel of the same name on Tuesday, May 2 at 4 p.m. in the college’s Gamache-Koger Theater. It is free and open to the public. -
Flagler College’s alumni exhibition to be launched over Alumni Weekend
Apr 24The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum and Flagler College will be featuring its annual juried alumni exhibition from May 5 to June 16. In conjunction with the college’s Alumni Weekend, the exhibition will open with a reception for the artists on Friday, May 5, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. -
Flagler College’s ‘Giving Day’ to be held May 9
Apr 24Flagler College will be raising money for student scholarships and financial aid on Tuesday, May 9, as part of its annual “Giving Day” campaign. This year’s goal is $25,000 — the lead gift amount the college’s Board of Trustees will be donating, and the amount the Board challenges alumni, donors and friends to match, in honor of retiring President William T. Abare, Jr. -
Flagler alumni to return to campus for Alumni Weekend
Apr 20Approximately 400 Saints will return to their alma mater May 4 to 7 to reconnect with their Flagler family during the college’s annual Alumni Weekend. Alumni will reunite with old friends at Markland’s festive party, enjoy a family campus picnic and pool party and surf the waves of St. Augustine Beach during the Hugh Shaw Memorial Surf Contest. Outstanding alumni will also be recognized during the Alumni Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 5. -
Proton U app officially unveiled in Apple’s App Store
Jan 24An app created by Flagler College alumni to help kids undergoing proton therapy cancer treatment has made it through its various development stages, and is now available in Apple’s App Store.