Student channels LD in dyslexic art exhibition
Challenging times drive some to despair. For Emily Marra, challenging times she endured as a student with dyslexia and other learning differences drove her to draw. And sculpt. And paint. READ MORE
Hagerty’s sports past comes back to honor him
Beacon President George J. Hagerty was honored last month by the Northeast-10 Conference for the work he did as president of Franklin Pierce University guiding the school into Division II sports. The Northest-10 features 14 institutions scattered across the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Franklin Pierce captured 13 NE10 championships and one national crown, in men’s soccer during Hagerty’s tenure. READ MORE
Exhibition explores city-country intersection
Beacon College studio arts chair Russell Bellamy explores the juncture of urban and bucolic life in his new exhibition at the Webber Gallery at the College of Central Florida. READ MORE
Busy bee
No moss grows on Beacon assistant English and humanities professor Dr. Leigh Camacho Rourks. In October, she Zoomed with Northwestern State University as a guest of its Cane River Reading Series and participated in a classroom visit for the school’s creative writing students. Rourks also appeared on the “Booktails: Readings, Cocktails, and Craft” podcast. She followed that up with a virtual guest lecture titled “Writing the Body” for the Henderson Writers Group in Las Vegas, NV. Rourks capped a busy month by interviewing Hananah Zaheer, founder of the Dubai Literary Salon, an international prose-reading series, for SmokeLong Quarterly’s “Smoke and Mirrors.”
Representing the flame
Beacon College associate vice president of student engagement and success Sheryl Nichols was featured last month by the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) in its 5000 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT. Founded in 2011, ATIXA is a professional association for school and college Title IX Administrators who are interested in serving their schools and districts more effectively. READ THE Q&A
Three decades of Beacon
“Beacon College: The Unique History of a Singular Institution” features 100-plus pages chronicling the college’s founding and evolution, its multimodal pedagogy and unique learning-specialist education model, 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, terms of service of the Board of Trustees, a timeline, and a salute to the “Life Abundant.” Order yours today:
Cartoons as commentary
Glenn “Marty” Stein graced October's Beacon Salon Speaker Series and drew in viewers with his “Recollections of an Editorial Cartoonist.” He shared editorial cartooning basics and the challenges those who poke fun with their pens at political tomfoolery face. Stein was an editorial cartoonist/ illustrator for the Orlando Business Journal, The Apopka Chief, and La Prensa. Click the image to watch his presentation.
LD in the Workplace
The October episode of “A World of Difference” focuses on "Ensuring Workforce Diversity Includes Neurodiversity," and profiles Jhillika Kumar, whose LinkedIn-like platform matches neurodiverse job candidates with employers. "A World of Difference” celebrates and supports families rearing children with learning disabilities on their journeys from kindergarten to college. Click on the image to watch the show.
Taking aim at school shooters
School shootings are an unfortunate reality in today’s society. However, learning about past school shooters helps us learn about the patterns and trends that we can identify to help prevent similar incidents. Beacon’s Dr. Kerry Greenstein and Dana Manzo explored the subject in the inaugural episode of Season Three of the Beacon Salon Lecture Series. Click the image to watch the presentation.
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