Beacon College President George Hagerty and his wife Dr. Oksana Hagerty in March made an arduous journey to Romania to rescue their nieces and nephew who are Ukrainian war refugees and bring them safely to Florida. They shared their story the morning of their arrival in the states with Orlando's WESH TV News. Click the image to watch.
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Sam Finelli, ’20, is pursuing a singing career — a pursuit that is sure to get a boost from his time on this season’s “American Idol. READ MORE
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Beacon College psychologist and Ukrainian native Dr. Oksana Hagerty spoke in March about the current Russian incursion into her homeland from a psychological and personal perspective on Orlando’s National Public Radio station, WMFE 90.7. LISTEN HERE
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Beacon freshman Fiorella De La O recently was named a top-10 finalist in the 2021 Apprentice Ecologist Awards presented by The Nicodemus Wilderness Project. Winners are selected from the pool of youth volunteers who conducted an environmental cleanup or conservation project this year as part of the Apprentice Ecologist Initiative™. The winners are whittled down based on their demonstration of exceptional personal leadership, initiative, and environmental stewardship in their projects. The Nicodemus Wilderness Project coordinates volunteer events worldwide that utilize the resources of the community to provide long-term environmental benefits for natural areas. You can read her ESSAY HERE
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The Tourism Management class taught by Beacon hospitality & tourism instructor Teri Hunter recently visited the Florida State Fair to experience the economic impact the fair has on the Tampa area.
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Beacon philosopher Dr. Zachary Isrow spent more than one night in Bangkok (actually in Leesburg at the Melon Patch Theatre) playing chess master Freddie Trumper in the Tim Rice musical “Chess,” where the moves on the chessboard aren’t nearly as intriguing as the gambits away from it. READ MORE
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As actor Michael Arden noted, “sometimes, disaster can inspire ingenuity.” The COVID pandemic is bearing witness to that and Beacon safety director Jeff Baird, a disaster medicine expert, says higher education will never be the same. READ MORE
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Humanities instructor Christopher Irving last month hosted the first “Shelf Indulgence,” a book discussion group for students and faculty masterminded by assistant library director Emily Morgan.
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Sumter County is building utility infrastructure to pave the way for designating the forthcoming Rep. Marlene O’Toole Industrial Park as a Site Ready Sumter property. The site is named for the former state legislator, who first was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2008, and now serves at Beacon as managing director of collegiate transition. The Rep. O’Toole Industrial Park will boast an anticipated 7-million square feet of light industrial space to the east of U.S. 301.
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Beacon communication director Darryl E. Owens was reconfirmed to the board of directors for Community Health Centers, Inc. for 2022-2023. Established in 1972, Community Health Centers operates 16 medical and dental centers throughout Orange and Lake counties, serving nearly 70,000 patients each year, including students at Beacon College.
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Beacon associate art professor Russ Bellamy joined roughly 100 visual, performing, and literary artists whose works were featured last month during the Leesburg Arts Fuse Festival. The two-day festival, presented by The Leesburg Center for the Arts, graced Main Street in Downtown Leesburg, where Bellamy shared four of his large metal sculptures for a pop-up 3D installation.
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Learning specialist Melissa Mayor earned a professional certificate from Florida State University in College Student Well-being, Trauma, and Resilience. She also recently gained membership in the Academic Resilience Consortium, an association of faculty, staff, and students in higher education who are dedicated to understanding and promoting student resilience.
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Seeing life through sea life |
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For Sarah Pozzi, ’20, a passion for animal welfare and the drive to prove doubters wrong about her abilities are the active ingredients in conjuring up a dedicated conservationist and animal advocate. READ MORE
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Submit your Beacon College alumni updates, news, weddings, births, career changes, etc. for consideration in the next issue of the "Lighting the Path" newsletter. We look forward to hearing from you! EMAIL US
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King examines injustice, racial bigotry, and corrupting power through the lens of two monstrous cases in Lake County in the late 1940s and 1950s connected only by a central figure, infamous Lake County Sheriff Willis V. McCall, in his presentation “Bedeviling Confluence: Injustice and Willis McCall through the Prism of ‘Devil in the Grove’ and ‘Beneath a Ruthless Sun.’” Click the image to watch.
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Limited copies of the Beacon College 30th Anniversary remain available. “Beacon College: The Unique History of a Singular Institution” features 100+ pages chronicling the college’s founding and evolution, its multimodal pedagogy and unique learning-specialist education model, the social fabric, and the college’s global-leaning advocacy and innovation through narrative and personal reflections. Appendices offer a roll call and class photos of Beacon graduates, terms of service of the Board of Trustees, a timeline, and a salute to the “Life Abundant.” ORDER YOURS TODAY
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April 13 — Giant Pandas have captured the hearts of many people around the world and have been a recognized symbol of conservation. During this thought-provoking lecture, Beacon anthrozoologist Dr. Brian Ogle will explore why these animals have created controversy in the scientific community, caused zoologists to scratch their heads, and why they are a challenge for zoos. REGISTER HERE.
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April 21 — Praised for its “authentic, soulful, and orchestral sound,” The String Queens is a dynamic trio that creates stimulating musical experiences that inspire diverse audiences to love, hope, feel, and imagine. With an array of repertoire spanning from the Baroque era to the Jazz Age to today’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart, TSQ performs versatile programs that transport audiences through time and musical genres. REGISTER HERE.
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Keep up with the latest COVID-19-related schedule and policy changes by monitoring the Beacon College COVID-19 Information Center. CLICK HERE
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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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