Spanish Students Restore Dining Hall’s Historic Murals

In what is expected to be the first of many art and cultural exchanges, students from St. Augustine’s sister city, Aviles, Spain, spent part of the summer restoring murals in Flagler College’s historic dining hall.

The students were from the Aviles School of Art, and the restoration marked the start of a relationship between Flagler and the Spanish school.

Men’s Soccer Claims Peach Belt on the Pitch

Sometimes a little change goes a long way. But for the 2009 Flagler men’s soccer team, it was actually a drastic change after a rough start that took them all the way to their first Peach Belt Conference title. Even more impressive, this was Flagler’s first year competing in the Peach Belt.

When his team suffered back-to-back losses to open the season, Flagler soccer Coach John Lynch knew some changes were in order, especially after a 6-1 loss in their second game.

No Limits

Flagler Professor’s New Book on Deaf Education Published

For years, Flagler College Professor of Education Carl Williams has worked overtime teaching deaf education to his students for one simple reason: There was never a single comprehensive textbook written for instructors in deaf education.

That prompted him to write “No Limits,” a first-of-its-kind instructional textbook on deaf education that correlates with the Council on Educating the Deaf standards and the Educational Content Standards in Deaf Education.

Flagler College Magazine Wins MarCom, CASE Awards

Flagler College Magazine won a platinum award in the 2009 MarCom Awards’ magazine/educational institution category, as well as a special merit award in the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education’s (CASE) District III awards competition.

Others MarCom platinum award winners included Carnegie Mellon University, John Hopkins University, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, University of Kansas, University of Pittsburgh and nine others. The MarCom Awards is an international competition for marketing and communication professionals. Entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers.

Professors Abroad: Timothy Johnson in Milan

In what he called one of the high points of his career, Timothy Johnson, professor of religion and Liberal Studies Chair at Flagler, presented research at a prestigious conference at Catholic University of Milan this past September.

Johnson joined scholars from around the world at the conference, “Religiosity and Civilization, Religious Forms of Identity,” which was hosted by the university’s Department of Medieval Studies. He was one of only two Americans invited to attend — the other was from Princeton University.

Professors Abroad: Tracey Eaton in Bolivia

The red-eye flight to La Paz, Bolivia, took Communication Instructor Tracey Eaton far from the classrooms of Flagler College to a place where it isn’t uncommon for journalists to be threatened, intimidated or even attacked.

“I have a lot of respect for journalists in Latin America,” he said. “They deal with challenges that a lot of Americans never see in the United States. Their lives are threatened. They’re sometimes shot, killed and tortured.”

New logo marks a new visual identity for Flagler College

Flagler’s logo will soon have a more sophisticated look, and the school colors will receive a much-needed update.

College President William T. Abare Jr. recently approved the updates after a study of existing logos and visuals used by the college. Abare says the need to redesign was largely driven by confusion over which college logo was the “official” visual identity.

WFCF Radio With a Reason: Then and now

Dan McCook stepped into the Flagler College Communication building on Aug. 13, 1993. The newly hired station manager, McCook had plans for Flagler College’s radio station: WFCF 88.5 FM.

“Slim Whitman,” McCook said. “That was the only recording in this building.” He explains that Whitman was the artist whose singing killed the Martians in the movie “Mars Attacks.”

Through the lens: The Photographic Journey of Tracey Eaton

Flagler professor Tracey Eaton’s photographs and articles have been published in more than 65 U.S. and Canadian newspapers. He’s lived in 10 states and three countries and has covered everything from drug trafficking to Brazilian surfers and Cambodian gangs. While his aptitude for journalism has proven useful in landing jobs at the Houston Chronicle and The New York Times, his photographic ability to tell stories without words has transcended cultural boundaries and brought attention to issues often overlooked by the media.

Journalism club takes 1st Amendment rights away from students

Flagler College’s Society of Professional Journalists chapter President Caroline Young wants the club’s presence to grow on and off campus.

Young took the Flagler SPJ chapter’s reins in May. She has pushed student members to organize exciting events, including a no-holds-barred “First Amendment Free Food Festival” on Oct. 21.