Beacon College students are studying the manatee crisis as Florida’s beloved sea cows are dying out in record numbers. November is also Manatee Awareness Month, a time dedicated to conserving manatees in Florida and beyond. READ MORE
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When Mac Hudson took the technology reins at Beacon College in late 2020, he knew he was in for a challenging ride. Since then, step by step, he has worked from the ground up to produce Beacon’s first major IT modernization project in years. READ MORE
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In a few short weeks, Americans will gather around the dinner table, loosen their belts, and stuff themselves fuller than the deep-fried, baked, braised, or boiled (like the Pilgrims may have) turkey that serves as the culinary star of the fourth Thursday of November feast better known as Thanksgiving. Beacon community members share some of their favorite traditions. READ MORE
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Learning specialist and academic advisor Michele Patestides recently earned her professional certified coach credential through a six-month professional development program at the University of Central Florida.
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Darryl E. Owens was featured on “PR Profiles, Episode 16.” In this episode, Owens, associate vice president of communications and engagement, shares his views on the journalist-PR relationship and essential PR skills. Click the image to watch.
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Dr. Leigh Camacho Rourks had her story, “Pulpo” featured in a Community of Literary Magazines and Presses listicle recommending good reads for Hispanic Heritage Month. Rourks also was the featured literary critic for the Critical Mass 10 Solo Show in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she gave a critical talk on the winner’s manuscript. She also participated in the panel discussion, "Ask a Critic -- Ask Them Anything and Everything.”
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Beacon staffers Tanya Harris-Rocker and Fredricka Mack lent their talents to an inspirational play that shows how jealousy and envy stir up the devil inside. READ MORE
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Drs. A.J. Marsden and Nicki Nance presented “Preparing Students to Work in the Field of Human Services” last month at the National Organization for Human Services 2022 Virtual Symposium. Their presentation built on empirical and anecdotal evidence that college students with disabilities often gravitate towards a degree in a helping field. The event featured a lineup of thoughtful leaders and powerful content including roundtable discussions, hot-topic presenters, and experts in human services.
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Brennan Korshavn, ’20, attends a weekday program through the California Abilities Network (ICAN). Its mission is empowering people with disabilities to discover and achieve their own "I can" statement through life skills training, supported employment, and social programming. Korshavn calls ICAN “the happy place in Torrance because it feels not only like home but also like Beacon because everyone has some sort of disability so we don’t have to hide anything, which I think is how it should always be with people with disabilities. In the end, we’re all related in some sort of way, shape, or form.” He added: “What I love most about going to ICAN is that I can just be myself — which I think is super awesome. College was never easy for me, especially since I have a physical disability and an auditory processing disorder. With[out] the help of all my wonderful teachers — that had my back since day one of freshman year — … I wouldn’t be where I am today..."
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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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October’s episode of “A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity” explores how the so-called “Great Resignation” is a great opportunity for business to diversify their workforces with neurodivergent employees. Click the image to watch.
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The December edition of the 2022-23 Beacon Salon Speaker Series features Pulitzer Prize-winner Cynthia Tucker and award-winning author Frye Gaillard reflecting on their book, “The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance,” a series of compelling essays considering the role of the South in shaping America’s political and cultural landscape. They find the South partially responsible for the ills of our society — family separation of migrants, George Floyd’s murder, and more — but also view the South as a source of hope, a hope that might lead the nation on a path of redemption. REGISTER TODAY.
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“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero
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