Flagler News

Flagler College has received a $30,000 grant from Siemens’ Empower+ to support two vital initiatives within the College community.

When you imagine the face of a donor, the vision that emerges is rarely one of a young, 20-something-year-old man fresh out of college. But James Mernik, '21, is that donor. Upon inheriting a giving account from his late grandparents, Mernik was tasked with perpetuating their lifelong interest in philanthropy.

After several years of research and planning, Flagler College has approved a new Biology major that will launch this fall and bring one of the most popular majors to campus.

Between April 3 and 4, 2,062 donors contributed to Flagler College's sixth annual Roar and Raise Giving Challenge, raising a recordbreaking $1,557,589 in support of the College's people, programs, and places.

Have you ever been laid off?” Sophomore Jacob Goldman, clad in suit and tie, asked a judges' panel of business leaders. "It's terrifying to get that hand on your shoulder — the boss needs to see you ... it’s almost like you know what’s coming. But what if you actually did?”

Ben Atkinson, Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences, instructs students on topics like ecology, environmental science, sustainability, and evolutionary biology.

Flagler College students took to Sweden for an immersive study abroad experience preparing them to be the next change makers in social innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.

With recent student journalism awards fresh on their minds, incoming co-editors to The Flagler College Gargoyle are eager to continue the student newspaper’s successful track-record and expand the publication’s impact.