Beacon College has launched its $12 million capital campaign, “The Beacon Promise,” the largest fundraising campaign in the college’s 34-year history. READ MORE
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Almost a decade ago, the popular cable series “The Librarians” hurdled onto the small screen with a team of super-smart heroes who used their powers to battle mysterious foes and save the world from dangerous magic. At Beacon College, chief librarian Gretchen Dreimiller and her team may not be superheroes, but they are certainly using all their powers to transform the traditional campus information hub into a modern, energized haven of learning in a dramatically changing landscape. READ MORE
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Beacon College trustee John Gill last month was inducted into the University of Central Florida Business Hall of Fame. READ MORE
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Struggling collegians or college students who've taken a gap year and need to get back in the swing of things can find a lifeline with The 7-Day College Edge, a new Beacon College program that launches in June. READ MORE.
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With five decades under his belt, James Avery isn’t the average Beacon College student. But what brought Avery, a retired Navy communications specialist and non-traditional student in his first year at Beacon, to campus and motivates him to succeed is a promise made long ago to his family that he would get a college education. From his parents to his 11 siblings, especially an older sister who became his mentor, he stands on the shoulders of giants – many of whom are now passed from this world. READ MORE
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Laney Leichter recently showed off her research chops on a big stage last month when she presented research she conducted as a Beacon College student at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. READ MORE
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Pierre Bernard was accepted into the internship program at Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, Texas. The Caldwell Zoo, which has been an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums since 1985, hires six internship positions every semester in these areas: Mammals I; Mammals II; Reptiles; Birds; Vet; and Education. While each department posts different requirements, all candidates must hold a GPA of 2.5 or higher and be at least a college sophomore. Bernard will be working with mammals this summer. The junior anthrozoology major previously interned at Zoo Tampa.
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The (science) force was strong in Beacon students at this year’s Research & Technology Fair. Eighty-one students presented 55 projects. Get blinded by science by viewing the projects HERE.
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The Beacon Voices, the college's musically-inclined student organization, performed Disney hits for the college community to mark the 100th anniversary of the Disney Company. Click on the image to watch the performance.
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Student leaders, student-athletes, student organizations, and faculty and staff were recognized for their leadership and contributions to the college during last month’s 2023 Student Leadership Awards. You can watch the event HERE.
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The Beacon College Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) recently completed a clothing drive in which they collected and donated $1,300 worth of clothing to the Out of the Closet Thrift Store in Orlando, which benefits the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Pictured are officers and members of GSA at the donation site.
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The Beacon College Green Team doesn’t take any trash. But they will clean it up. That reflex was on display in April as some 30 students, staff, and faculty members aligned with the college’s ecology/environmental group and joined forces for a volunteer clean-up day at Venetian Gardens Park in Leesburg, Florida. They filled five extra-large trash bags with garbage. Dr. A.J. Marsden, an associate professor in the department of human services and psychology, helped spearhead the effort and estimated they removed about 100 pounds of waste.
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Signed, sealed and delivered |
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Beacon head men’s basketball coach Sam Vincent made school history last month inking towering basketball player Caleb Whitlock from Georgia as the college's first sports recruit. READ MORE
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Taking care of (scholarly) business |
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Congratulations to Terri Hunter who successfully defended her dissertation, “To Book or Not to Book: A Quantitative Exploration of COVID-19 Post-Pandemic Consumer Cruise Decisions,” in April and earned her doctorate of business administration, or DBA, from Saint Leo University in St. Leo, Florida. Her hooding ceremony is on May 12.
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Drs. A.J. Marsden and Nicki Nance saw their article, “Building Resilience” published in the April 2023 edition of Human Services Today magazine. Read it on page 37 HERE. Meanwhile, Nance’s poem, “Shame’s Day,” also was published in the same edition. Read it on page 18 HERE.
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Clay Cunningham, ’13, wed Rebecca Nickels in 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The couple is now living in Grapevine, Texas, where the human services graduate works full-time in apparel services for Walmart.
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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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The April 2023 edition of the Beacon Salon Speaker Series featured journalist/author Frank Stanfield’s presentation, “How to cover the craziest crime story without going crazy yourself (allegedly).” The talk focused on the slaying of the parents of a vampire cultist in Eustis, Florida, in 1996, which sparked international headlines and examines Constitutional battles over free press vs. a defendant’s right to a fair trial, mental illness, the treatment of juveniles in the justice system, fascination with the occult, comparisons to Charles Manson, spiritual warfare, sex abuse and the influence of pop culture on vulnerable teens. Click the image to watch.
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"A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity" |
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April’s episode of “A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity” explores the intersection of neurodivergence and color as we learn about the challenges one neurodivergent Asian-American college student faces around lingering stigmas about learning and thinking differences and limiting racial stereotypes. An expert panel provides strategies to head off the issues that can undercut their ability to succeed and thrive. And you'll meet “Difference Maker,” Armani Williams, a neurodivergent NASCAR driver with a lifelong need for speed. Click the image to watch.
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Seven years: Still educational, edifying, and entertaining! Add some (Salon) Pop! to your calendar with ... A noted dance troupe. A falconer. A jazz band. History of Lincoln. Haunted places. And more...
We're pretty excited and we hope you're also stoked about the AWESOME line-up for the 2023-24 Beacon Salon Speaker Series. We kick off the season on Aug. 28 with a BANG, but it's never too early to scope out the line-up, register, and mark your calendars. We hope you will join us. As usual, admission is free. And we serve free boxed meals. Pop! over to the Beacon website and register TODAY! (Don't forget to tell your friends!)
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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 closed in February. You may not realize that we already have set up a great alternative. Join iGive today (for free) here. When you log in and shop their 2,000-plus 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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“If we commit ourselves to the successful completion of a task, then we personify excellence.”
― Nik Halik
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