The ‘Around Campus’ Category

English professor wins Cider Press Review Book Award

Liz Robbins, assistant professor of English, won the 2011 Cider Press Review Book Award for her manuscript, “Play Button.”

Flagler Cross Country runs … and runs … and runs to help causes

One hundred eighty-seven miles over two days … in running shoes?

Five things you should know about Tai Chi

Walking by the palm garden on Sevilla Street, you might notice students doing what look like slow motion Kung Fu moves. But that’s not Kung Fu. It’s Tai Chi — a Chinese martial art known for its slow, flowing moves that are part defensive training and part meditation.

Armstrong, Horner and Eide say goodbye to Flagler

One is an accomplished investigative journalist, the other a quirky author who took on bullies, and the last an eccentric education teacher. They may not be alike in their accomplishments, personalities, or histories, but the one thing that ties them together is how they will miss being a part of the Flagler community.

Nelson named new director of Career Services Office

Kristin Nelson has been named the new director of Career Services. Nelson previously served as director of student activities at the college before accepting the new role.

Parks returns to Flagler as dean of Flagler College-Tallahassee

Flagler College chose a familiar face to take over as dean of the college’s Tallahassee campus. Dr. Donald K. Parks has been named dean for the program on the campus of Tallahassee Community College. He served as assistant dean of Academic Affairs at the main St. Augustine campus from 2005 to 2007 before moving on to director of Student Success at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Ga.

SIFE finishes third in national competition

The Flagler College Students In Free Enterprise team [SIFE] advanced to the final four and finished as second runner-up at the 2011 SIFE USA National Exposition in May.

This year’s champion was Texas State University – San Marcos. First runner-up was Drury University, and Syracuse University finished as third runner-up.

Flagler student lands fellowship to study Egyptology at University of Chicago

Egypt might be a long way from Flagler College, but Nicole Howlett will only have to travel to Chicago in order to study about it.

The spring 2011 graduate has been awarded a fellowship into the Egyptology program at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Flagler in Brief

• The Flagler College chapter of the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) won the Campus Chapter Performance Program award. In addition, the Flagler SAM team brought home six out of seven awards given, and SAM members Rachel Flynt, Brit Hoyland and Arlin Zajmi won Regional Student awards. Flynt also won a National Student award.

Flagler College makes round of ‘Jeopardy!’

Did you catch it? If you were watching ‘Jeopardy’ on Oct. 20, you might have seen Flagler College pop up in the Double Jeopardy round. The category was “State/College” and there in the box for $2,000 was Flagler College with Ringling School of Art and Design. The question: “What is Florida?” of course.

Play: Flagler College Jeopardy

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