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Q&A panel illuminates the path of three women who’ve taken the sports industry by storm
In honor of National Girls and Women in Sport Day, Flagler’s Sport Management Program held a Q&A panel event to recognize and discuss the achievements of women in an industry that has been long perceived as a male-dominated field.
Elementary Education alum sets sail on deep-sea research expedition
This week, Flagler College alum Ashleigh Glickley set sail for a month-long exploration of deep-sea biodiversity in Pacific waters near the Johnston Atoll, but her teacher duties weren’t left ashore.
Alumni Spotlight: Flagler Alum Working to Save the Chimps
It was a viral video of a chimpanzee named Vanilla seeing the sky for the first time that captured the hearts of Americans, and helped Flagler College alumnus Dr. Andrew Halloran, '95, raise awareness about the plight of animals kept in labs and cages for most of their lives.
Alumni Spotlight: Author and Poet Jefferey Spivey Talks Writing, and the Power of Believing in One’s Work
Jefferey Spivey, ’05, is a St. Louis-based author, poet and journalist who is currently editor at Northstar Publishing. He won the 2023 Iron Horse Book Prize and was named runner-up for Poets & Writers’ 2023 Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award.
Alumni Spotlight: Flagler Alumnus Hunter Miller: Protecting the World’s Oceans
Growing up in Polk County, Fla., Hunter Miller has always appreciated the natural world. But it wasn’t until 2017 that he was able to use this respect for the Earth to fuel his career. Miller graduated from Flagler College in 2011 with a degree in Public Administration, and now serves as Field Campaign Manager at Oceana.
Recent graduate pays college experience forward by investing in his alma mater
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.
Flagler College receives grant from Siemens to fund science research
Flagler College has received a $30,000 grant from Siemens’ Empower+ to support two vital initiatives within the College community.
Success through sports, scholarship, and service: a Flagler grad’s journey
Community engagement was a defining practice throughout Amuk Tong’s Flagler College Journey.
Flagler's Disney Trip through the decades
Flagler College students were some of the first visitors to Orlando’s Walt Disney World, which officially opened on Oct. 1, 1971.
Celebrated author, Professor C.H. Hooks, inspires new students with keynote Convocation speech
Convocation ceremonies are a cherished tradition at colleges and universities, celebrating students’ entry into higher education and warmly welcoming them into their new academic communities.