Flagler College handed out diplomas to 402 seniors on Saturday at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, including 27 locals from St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra Beach.

Joe Provenza, the man behind Flagler’s technology curtain, is stepping down from his role as Chief Information Officer today after 18 years at the college. But ask a colleague about his impact, and what you’ll hear has less to do with technological advancements than the director’s legacy of good character and leadership.

President Joyner hosted the annual Sociable Association of Satisfied Saints (SASS) luncheon and award ceremony on Thursday, April 19. The retired faculty members of SASS chose Nick Cuffy as this year’s scholarship recipient. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a student within any major, with a superior grade point average who also demonstrates financial need.

Professor Don Martin finishing here, but already starting “something else”

Flagler College’s Leslie Gordon welcomed Volunteers in Medicine (VIM), a non-profit clinic in downtown Jacksonville, to be this semester’s clients in her consumer behavior course. Gordon’s consumer behavior class is a senior-level marketing course that blends studies of psychology, sociology, anthropology, and communication.

On Thursday, April 26th, twenty-one seniors will be presenting their graphic design projects from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Virginia Room at Flagler College.

This isn’t just another story of a handful of women beating the odds and defying gender stereotypes; this is the story of the pioneering women who broke through the ultimate glass ceiling. “Cracking Aces: A Woman’s Place at the Table” is a feature-length documentary about the women making strides in the male-dominated realm of high-stakes poker. The film was produced by Flagler College communication professor, Dr. Tracy Halcomb.

The Crisp-Ellert Art Museum at Flagler College will present a spring exhibition of work by graduating B.F.A. and B.A. candidates from the Department of Art and Design. The exhibition will open with a reception on Thursday, April 26, from 5-8 p.m. The exhibit will be on view on Friday, April 27, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and on Saturday, April 28, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Ten students from Professor Lauren Tivey’s Introduction to Poetry Writing class, from the Fall semester of 2017, had worked for months crafting, editing, and polishing work to be presented at a formal reading at the end of the semester. Shortly after, Tivey’s colleague, editor David K. Jibson of "Third Wednesday", offered to publish the students as a feature in the upcoming spring 2018 issue.

Flagler College will hold its spring 2018 graduation ceremony on Saturday, April 28, at 9 a.m. at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. The commencement speaker will be Rep. Jose R. Oliva of the Florida House of Representatives. More than 420 students are expected to receive diplomas. 

The Department of Art & Design at Flagler College and Compassionate St. Augustine will hold a panel discussion on "The Visuality of Race: Racism, Civil Rights, and Visual Politics," April 17 at 6 p.m. in the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum.

Flagler College’s Women of Vision Advisory Board recently awarded scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year to six talented and deserving female students. Mykala Bazzell, Rebecca Guerrier, Charlene Nowotny, Sierra Van Allen, Alyssa Winter and Faith Wyluda have maintained competitive GPAs, while actively participating in and leading campus activities and volunteer work, and demonstrating financial need.  

Flagler College’s Theatre Arts Department’s graduating class of 2018 will present two nights of one-act shows, directed and produced by the students themselves, on April 18 and 19.

Local sculptor and Flagler alumnus Joe Segal’s latest work, “Toward,” was unveiled Wednesday as part of a St. Augustine installation called the “Let Freedom Ring Chimes Project.”

The Flagler College Enactus team and the St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop Alliance have announced their first Agventure Farm Tour. This is the first in a series of tours organized by advocates for an agritourism corridor through southwestern St. Johns County on April 14.

Under the direction and coordination of Laura Mongiovi, Flagler College Associate Professor of Art and Design, Advanced Sculpture students selected 10 locations in the downtown area to showcase site-specific artworks. Students worked with the St. Augustine Historical Library to research various locations. Historical information and the physical qualities of each site provided students an opportunity to develop visual concepts that speak to local history.

Flagler College's online student newspaper, The Gargoyle, won six awards in the Society of Professional Journalists regional 2017 Mark of Excellence Awards, including winning for Best Independent Online Student Publication. Flagler Communication student Jessie Rowan was also a finalist in Feature Photography.

Flagler College entered the 33rd Annual Educational Advertising Awards, sponsored by Higher Education Marketing Report, and won big.

This year, Flagler College featured several events during Business Week that not only introduced students to strong connections with business professionals, but also allowed students to apply all they have learned in the classroom to real-world experiences. This years central focus was “Embracing Sustainability: Capitalizing on people and Planet to Fuel Ethical Innovations”.  

On March 6, 2018, the Tinlin House opened as Flagler College’s new Counseling Center. The facility is named after Judge Charles J. Tinlin and Mary Tinlin, Flagler’s Associate Director of Counseling. The Tinlin House will hold four offices, a reception area, a kitchen, and two group rooms.