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Administrators, faculty members, and students struck an optimistic note as the College formally launched its latest academic year at the 2022 Beacon College Convocation. READ MORE
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Beacon College, the first accredited baccalaureate institution in the nation for neurodivergent students, and WUCF TV, a PBS member station, have partnered to air the third season of the college’s award-winning television program, “A World of Difference." READ MORE.
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Fly like an eagle ... er, falcon? |
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First-year Beacon anthrozoologist Dani Mitchell has turned a childhood fascination with birds of prey into a lifetime of dedication to the fierce, but graceful birds. She is a licensed general falconer, skilled in breeding, training, hunting with, and caring for the hawks of falconry, a sport dating back to medieval times. READ MORE
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When he was a teenager, Zack Isrow devoured the works of classic philosophers like Immanuel Kant and Martin Heidegger, while many of his peers were reading the latest Avengers comic. At age 15, he began writing a treatise about contemporary philosophy’s view of human existence. Today, Dr. Zachary Isrow is making his mark as an author with his recently-published volume entitled “The Spectricity of Humanness." READ MORE
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Bill Baldwin, ’14, has placed in the top three in several categories in three recent Florida bodybuilding competitions. Baldwin earned second and third place finishes at the Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders "OCB Victory" event. He collected two third-place finishes in the National Gym Association (NGA), "Lee Banks Natural" competition. And in June, Baldwin earned three first-place finishes at the National Gym Association "Thunder Classic."
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Colin Cavanaugh, ’20, worked in remote IT support for 18 months after graduation. He moved to St. Augustine, Florida, and is engaged to Brianna Quilla, ‘18. They will be married on October 15 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
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Caroline Chapin, ‘19, is completing her licensed practical nurse degree and hopes to take her state boards in October. She currently works as a nurse technician on a neuro-medical floor at AdventHealth. Said Chapin: “This was all possible with obtaining my bachelor’s in psychology. I have Beacon and (Drs.) [A.J.] Marsden and [Nicki] Nance to thank for my success.”
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Samuel Shusko, ’22, is attending Lynn University working on a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling.
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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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Beacon student Fiorella De La O, an indigenous Quechua artist, was profiled and her artwork featured in “Spirit of the Waters Journey,” a commemorative book designed, coordinated, and sponsored by the intertribal nonprofit, Se'Si'Le. This journey inspired, informed, and engaged Northwest people through intergenerational voices, ceremony, art, spirituality, and cross-cultural collaboration in support of the indigenous-led movement to remove the Snake River dams and restore the health of the Snake River and its salmon, and the Orea that depend on them.
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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, 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
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Season three's premiere episode of “A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity” explores the impact social media is having on changing narratives about neurodiversity. Watch on PBS.
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The October edition of the 2022-23 Beacon Salon Speaker Series features David Kirby (National Book Award finalist) and Barbara Hamby (James Dicky Prize for Poetry). They tell their students that the best mind you can have is the mind of the writer. Writers are magpies. They pick up shiny objects in their beaks and then fly home and put them in a certain order and show early drafts to others and incorporate (or ignore) what they say. But isn’t that what a scientist does as they set up an experiment or a lawyer as they prepare an argument for a jury or a chef as they try out a new dish? It’s all one mind. They just call it the mind of the writer. REGISTER TODAY.
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Looking for a job or looking for a change? Join our community at Beacon College, America’s first accredited baccalaureate dedicated to educating neurodivergent students. Serve your career goals and serve a great mission at an institution with great opportunities. New jobs are posted regularly. APPLY NOW ONLINE
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“Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”
— Lou Holtz
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