Two public administration graduates help St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office land a grant to solve cold cases
Flagler Associate Professor of Sociology Casey Welch talks about working at a fast food chain to research corporate control and ‘cheerful robots’
Don’t dally in the bathroom. That’s part of what Casey Welch, an associate professor of sociology at Flagler, learned a few years back when he went to work at a national fast food chain. He won’t name the burger-flipping joint where he took a minimum-wage job to study how chains exert total control over workers. Even bathroom breaks are timed!
Two Flagler alumni in Golf Magazine’s ’40 under 40′
There they were, some of the biggest names in the world of golf: Tiger Woods. Michelle Wie. Donald Trump’s son, Donnie, and even pop star (and golf aficionado) Justin Timberlake.
They were all part of Golf Magazine’s “40 Under 40” list, which was billed as a collection of “the most influential people in golf under 40-years-old.”
But if you looked past the celebrities and sport stars, you may have noticed two more recognizable names on the list: Flagler alumni Laura Hill and Guy Garbarino, both 1998 sport management grads.
Air Force Major served in Iraq and Afghanistan, trained other pilots, and now will work behind the scenes at wars’ command center
For James Scheideman, flying fighter jets into combat is a far cry from what’s portrayed in movies like “Top Gun.” No trigger-happy pilots dog-fighting Soviet MiGs or Hollywood dramatics.

Documentary filmmaker travels to Haiti to chronicle earthquake’s aftermath
It opens with the sound of lapping waves and shots of a serene, glassy bay. Colorful sheets are laid out on the beach. People walk beneath swaying palms. A child strolls along the sand. A man works on a fishing net by the shore. A boy in a striped shirt stands with arms crossed, staring into the camera.
And you have to wait for it — half an agonizing minute — before you finally get what you know is coming: scenes of destruction from the magnitude 7 earthquake that tore apart Haiti in January.
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