Ciao, Beacon
After being pre-empted by the COVID-19 pandemic for a couple of cycles, the popular Beacon in Tuscany global education program — believed to be the only semester-long study abroad program for neurodivergent students — is back on the runway. READ MORE
Learning the ropes
Beacon’s annual Summer for Success program, a three-week immersion into collegiate life for high school students and rising first-year college students with learning differences, enjoyed another recording-breaking edition last month. READ MORE
 
The land down under
Led by Provost Dr. Shelly Chandler, Beacon students traveled to the land of kangaroos and vegemite sandwiches this summer for the return of the college's popular Travel Abroad summer program. READ MORE
Revisiting Holocaust horrors
Shock and awe awaited a triad of Beacon College faculty members this summer as they encountered some of the most infamous places in history on an educational trip to Europe. READ MORE
 
Dr. Michelle Szydlowski,  assistant professor of anthrozoology, will be guest editing a special issue of the journal Animals on "Animal Welfare from a Cross-Cultural Perspective." The issue will be published in 2023.
Darryl E. Owens, associate vice president of communications and engagement, was elected president-elect of the Lake County Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association for the 2022-23 year.
Portrait of excellence
Emily Marra, ’22, recently showed off her Beacon-honed artistic chops while earning kudos as a finalist in the Art Show International Gallery 2022 International Juried Art Competition. READ MORE
Hurdling hardships with helping hands
Thomas Minor III, ’19, has built an expanding role for himself in a relatively short time at a global e-commerce company, from solving global shipping problems and creating digital databases to coordinating staff CPR classes. He takes every challenge in stride, always looking to meet the next need and help others who have faced the obstacles he has. READ MORE
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Three Decades of excellence
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, 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, a timeline, and a salute to the “Life Abundant.” ORDER TODAY 
On this episode of “A World of Difference,” you’ll meet a mom who understands working memory issues are more than absent-mindedness. Next, experts offer actionable strategies that parents can use to strengthen their child’s working memory. Later, you’ll meet “Difference Maker” Tova Sherman, whose ADHD has helped turn her into an Energizer Bunny for diversity, equity, and inclusion for the disabled community.
An NPR and MSNBC culture critic. A National Book Award finalist. A world traveler who is known for venturing into the most obscure spaces. A Pulitzer Prize winner. Vampire murders. Pretty poisoners. Oh my!
We're stoked and we hope you are too about the line-up for the 2022-23 Beacon Salon Speaker Series. Check it out and REGISTER TODAY.
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Coronavirus Pandemic
Policies updated
Keep up with the latest COVID-19-related schedule and policy changes by monitoring the Beacon College COVID-19 Information Center: https://www.beaconcollege.edu/coronavirus/
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