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.

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.

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.

by Jayda Barnes '20 Assistant Director of Student Success and Advising, Sarah Deagle, earned her doctorate in Education from Northeastern University, concentrating in Higher Education Administration. Her dissertation, “Social Media and the First-Year Student at a Private Liberal Arts College,” examines the way in which Generation Z students perceive the role of social media in their experiences and identity development during their first year of college. She hopes her findings can help “Administrators understand how our students are using social media since it won’t be going away anytime soon.”

Flagler College was once again ranked second in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Colleges guide for the Best Regional Colleges in the South, behind High Point University in North Carolina.

Flagler College recently honored its longtime employees during anniversary years of their careers – ranging from 5 to 30 years – in the Lewis Auditorium on Friday afternoon.

International programming and support is expanding on Flagler’s campus, and at the helm of the growth is Lisa Fiala, the new Director of the college’s International Center.

After being closed for two years, the First Congregation Sons of Israel celebrated the reopening of the main sanctuary yesterday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The University Art Gallery at Western Illinois University will host a solo exhibition featuring Sara Pedigo’s paintings in an exhibition titled “Notes for Joan”.

Professors H. James Gilmore and Tracy Halcomb didn’t set out to do a documentary that looked at the poker industry. But while in a city built on the idea of luck, the story found them. And when it did, these two filmmakers went all in.

The Flagler College Office of Admissions announced it no longer requires domestic applicants to submit official standardized test scores.

Professor of History Dr. Michael Butler, presented in June at the University of Cambridge for the annual Historians of the Twentieth Century United States (HOTCUS) conference.

Janette Allen, director of development for Institutional Advancement, recently graduated in the 2018 class of the Leadership St. Johns program.

Newly appointed director of the Public Administration program, Joel Bolante, recently earned his Law & Policy Doctorate (LP.D) from Northeastern University.

Flagler College recently ranked fourth in ‘25 Best Beach Colleges’ list from College Consensus.