Artist Michael Knapp’s frustrations with authority figures and society’s overreliance on technology emerge as a few of the themes in his new exhibit that recently opened at Beacon College. Knapp’s “Pop Goes the Easel” show is on display at the Kristin Michelle Mason Art Gallery through March 10. READ MORE
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For most of Beacon’s neurodivergent students — with dyslexia, autism, ADHD and other learning differences — success in STEM had been hard to come by before entering Beacon. At Beacon, however, educators have crafted a program aimed at cracking the code of neurodivergent learning in STEM. Individualized and personalized, the program operates through a combination of technology, flexibility, higher teacher-to-student ratios, and one-on-one instruction. READ MORE
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In recent years, markers of student success in higher education circles have included not just academic performance, but also student satisfaction with their college experience. Purpose, motivation, and persistence are goals many colleges push for, which is certainly true for Beacon. READ MORE
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Navigating neurodiversity just became easier at Beacon College thanks to an extensive campus branding project that has stamped entryways with identifying labels, posted wayfaring signs on and outside buildings around campus, and hung banners on Main Street buildings. Dale Herold, vice president of enrollment management, says the signage better spotlights the many resources and facilities throughout the campus footprint to both students and campus visitors.
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Research from five Beacon psychology students was accepted for a poster presentation at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference in Miami, Florida, on Feb. 17-18. FURA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the understanding of research and creative activity across all disciplines. Congratulations to: Jurnee Coleman; Vincent Ferdock; Laney Leichter; Bix Meyer; and Faith Townsend.
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After 23 years at Beacon, Dr. James Fleming, the college's current longest-tenured staffer, remembers the scrappy, can-do-all employees who did the best with what they had. He has watched Beacon evolve into a full-fledged college providing support and resources to students and faculty as Beacon became a national model for how to educate students with learning disabilities. READ MORE
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Humanities professor Dr. Leigh Camacho Rourks has co-authored with Saul Lemerond a new pedagogy book that is due out from Bloomsbury this month. "Digital Voices Podcasting in the Creative Writing Classroom" shows how podcasts can help students forge personal connections to the content of their creative work and the instruction they receive — no matter their background or experience. The book is available at Bloomsbury.
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Alumni Weekend: Feb. 17-18, 2023
Join us for Alumni Weekend in Leesburg! Reconnect with old friends, enjoy socials and visit campus. Register today at Alumni Weekend!
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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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January’s episode of “A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity” looks at twice-exceptional (2e) youngsters and how to support them and introduces the dyslexic paleontologist behind the uber-successful “Jurassic Park” movie franchise, John "Jack" Horner. Click the image to watch.
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The January 2023 installment of the Beacon Salon Speaker Series featured food historian Sarah Lohman and her presentation "Historical Female Poisoners." First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes … a little bit of rat poison in their coffee cup. When love goes wrong, out comes the Victorian obsession with female poisoners: delicate and seductive, these ladies made headlines in the age of yellow journalism for offing their lovers with poisoned food. Hey, does this taste like almonds? Click the image to watch.
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The March edition of the 2022-23 Beacon Salon Speaker Series features author/poet Darlyn Finch Kuhn on March 21 with her presentation, "Turning Adversity into Art." Kuhn will illustrate that it’s the difficult moments in life that shape our character, become fuel for self-expression, and ultimately inspire artistic expression in others. Sharing excerpts from her poetry and prose, Kuhn will show the benefits of paying close attention to pain, sharing the universal through the specific, and being vulnerable enough to collaborate with others through ekphrastic art. REGISTER TODAY. |
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Support Beacon College through iGive
Hint: It’s even easier than AmazonSmile!
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If you have chosen Beacon College as your AmazonSmile charity, we greatly appreciate your support. Unfortunately, AmazonSmile is closing Feb. 20. You may not realize that we already have set up a great alternative! Join iGive today (for free) at https://www.iGive.com/Beaconcollege. When you login and shop their 2,000+ stores (think Chewy, Walmart, Expedia and so many more), Beacon College receives donations at least TWICE what we earned through AmazonSmile. The average donation through an iGive store is about 3%, with some offering 25% or higher! It’s easy to make it all automatic by downloading the iGive Button and turning your browser into a donation generating machine!
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“Life’s challenges are inevitable. We have to prepare mentally by renewing our mind with inspiration daily to be able to cope when the situation arises.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita
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