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.

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.

by Jayda Barnes, '20 “The Oldest City Underwater,” a film by Flagler alumna Mallory Hopkins, ’18, was recently accepted to the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) and the St. Augustine Film Festival. The two festivals are managed by the same CEO and festival director, Gregory von Hausch. The film explores the realities of sea level rise in St. Augustine, Fla.

For one group of students in Professor Tracey Eaton’s Advanced Reporting class, today is like their final exams. The process of reflection begins tomorrow as students evaluate and reflect on their performance with their project.

On Nov. 1, 1993 at 6:59 a.m., the Flagler College radio station, WFCF 88.5, broadcasted over the radio waves for the first time. This year on Nov. 1, WFCF celebrated its 25th anniversary with a block party with Flagler College students, faculty and staff. Alongside the radio, the station’s manager, Dan McCook, also celebrated his 25 years with the college.

On Friday, Oct. 26 the Colloquium on Culture and Religion in La Florida began with a Tibesar Lecture from Dr. John Worth of the University of West Florida. His presentation was titled, “Exploring the Franciscan Legacy in Spanish Florida: Historical and Archaeological Evidence.”

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

“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.

by Jayda Barnes '20 Founders Day will take place Wednesday, Sept. 26 at Anderson Cottage, Westlawn and Student Center. The event is a chance to teach students about the founding of Flagler College.

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 highest achieving students — those who attained placement on the President’s List for their outstanding academic achievements — with a reception in the college’s historic Solarium.

Flagler College junior student Maximillian Guodace, majoring in economics, has been selected to receive a $3,000 CIC/UPS Scholarship provided by the Florida Independent College Fund (FICF) and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC).

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.

Twenty Legacy students arrived on campus this past weekend, joining the 600-plus freshmen class.

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.

Flagler College students and student-produced newspaper, The Gargoyle, won five Sunshine State Awards collectively on Aug. 4 at the 24th Annual Sunshine State Awards.