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Flagler College’s Bickel Scholarship Fund empowers aspiring journalists
At Flagler College, the Karl A. Bickel and Madira Bickel Journalistic Scholarship Fund has become a beacon of opportunity for aspiring journalists.
Top 5 Reasons to Apply Early Decision at Flagler College
Hey future Saints! If you’re navigating your college search and wondering when to apply, Early Decision at Flagler College could be your best and boldest move to kickstart a history-making journey. Here are the top five reasons why:
Faculty Spotlight: Jordan Bos, shaping minds and advancing research
Assistant Professor Jordan Bos, current director of Flagler’s Criminology Program, is a cornerstone of the College’s Behavioral Science Department.
From Flagler to Finland: A student’s Pulitzer reporting journey into national solutions for homelessness
Senior Lilly Dietz’s passion for understanding the problems homeless people face began well before she took Flagler’s “Global Issues and the Pulitzer Center” course, where she earned a prestigious Pulitzer Fellowship to explore the topic further.
Flagler College Welcomes Derek Yonai as New Director of the Brown Innovation Center
Flagler College is pleased to announce the appointment of Derek Yonai as the new Director of the Brown Innovation Center (BIC). Yonai succeeds Freytag Associate Professor of Economics Allison Roberts, the founding director, who has stepped down for a research sabbatical this fall.
Studying entrepreneurship and education in Sweden
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.
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.