Phyllis Gibbs reflects on 40 years at Flagler

The books shelves have little room for more photographs; the walls are filled with posters, frames and more pictures. Phyllis Gibbs’ office is overflowing with memories of the friendships and accomplishments she’s found during her 40 years teaching at Flagler College.

Flagler opened in 1968, and just 170 female students were enrolled during that first year. When Gibbs first started working at Flagler in 1969, she and some other professors lived on campus.

Communication Week draws CNN’s Candy Crowley, as well as Pulitzer winner

As the presidential primaries were heating up between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, one of CNN’s chief election correspondents took a quick break from the campaign trail to give Flagler students an insider’s perspective.

Art Building, Markland Cottage win historic preservation awards

Flagler College recently earned two honors for its historic preservation efforts on Markland Cottage and the Molly Wiley Art Building.

This year, the Florida Trust Annual Statewide Preservation Awards recognized the Art Building for adaptive use and Markland Cottage for restoration/rehabilitation. The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation’s statewide award program recognizes significant contributions to the preservation of Florida’s historic resources.

Singing While You Serve

Student Matthew Erley volunteers with international performance group Up With People

It’s difficult to summarize what Matthew Erley did during the last six months of 2007. He sang in seven different countries. He milked cows in the Swiss Alps. He helped build houses in the Phillipines, where he also ate chicken feet and encountered the worst poverty of his life.

Softball, this time fast-pitch, returns to Flagler

This fall Flagler is adding a new sport to its roster, although it’s not quite “new.” While the college sported a women’s slow-pitch softball team in the ’70s and ’80s, it is being reincarnated this year as fast-pitch.

The decision to add softball has been on the agenda since Flagler made the move to NCAA Div. II. Most teams in the region have softball teams in place, and Flagler needed to make the
addition to its roster of sports.

SAM team wins eighth national title

Society for Advancement of Management adviser and retiring faculty member Lou Preysz went out with a bang, leading Flagler’s SAM team to its eighth Management Case Competition national title.

New deans for academic affairs

Flagler College’s Academic Affairs department is filled with new faces this semester. Alan Woolfolk, Ph.D., just began his role as dean of Academic Affairs, while Yvan Kelly started work as assistant dean a few months ago.
Woolfolk was associate provost and professor of sociology at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta prior to joining Flagler. He replaces Paula [...]

Getting to the heart of Communism

Student Jessica Griner travels to China, fulfills a lifelong dream

Most college students would scoff at the idea of spending their summer vacation sleeping on plywood and concrete beds or using a community shower and toilet. But for senior Jessica Griner, achieving a lifelong goal was worth a little discomfort.
The English major spent years dreaming about [...]

Creating AIDS awareness in print

Student designs poster for group providing clean water, medical services in Africa

Graduating senior Andy Luce wanted to contribute to the battle against the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa in a way that went beyond monetary donations. He found it when he applied his
creative talents in graphic design to creating a poster for Blood:Water Mission, an organization [...]

Novak makes third visit to Flagler Forum

For a self-proclaimed “Prince of Darkness,” columnist and TV commentator Robert Novak did a lot of joking during his third visit to Flagler College.
Novak is the author of The New York Times bestselling book, “The Prince of Darkness: 50 years Reporting in Washington,” a memoir of his years in journalism. He’s just as well- [...]