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“If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.” — Jesse Jackson
Remote Learning Made Easier
For many students, the switch to remote learning necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic has been disruptive. For the 2.24 million K-12 students receiving special education services for specific learning disabilities, the pivot can prove particularly jarring. Beacon experts Drs. Oksana Hagerty and Nicki Nance outlined some helpful tips in a recent article in District Administration Magazine that even collegians with learning disabilities can use to succeed with virtual education.
Stay Up to Date
Stay abreast of the latest COVID-19 related schedule and policy changes by monitoring the Beacon College Coronavirus page: CLICK HERE
Staying Connected
Shelter-in-place orders and canceled on-campus classes scuttled the in-person business-as-usual interactions, yet Beacon College leaders Provost Dr. Shelly Chandler, Dean of Students Dr. Kerry Greenstein, Director of the Center for Student Success Sheryl Nichols, and Director of Counseling Dana Manzo hosted several Zoom videoconferences in late March with parents and students to keep the Beacon community abreast of the college’s direction during the COVID-19 upheaval and to answer questions. Sessions averaged more than 60 participants.
College + Graduation = Higher Pay
Some research suggests that a person who has a four-year college degree might earn roughly $1 million more than someone with just a high school diploma during their lifetime. That’s a pretty staggering number, and for students with learning disabilities a college degree could be even more critical. READ MORE
Chugging Along
Construction on R-2, the college’s second dormitory-style student housing facility, is chugging along. Here is an aerial shot from March 2020.
End of an Era
In classic westerns, when their trusty steeds reached the end of the line, cowboys would put Ol’ Paint out of its misery with a bullet to the dome. In a bit of poetic symmetry, Beacon College is putting down its venerable dining facility, The Chopping Block — once a country-and-western themed local haunt, not with a bullet, but the wrecking ball, and putting up a new modern dining experience. READ MORE
Alumni Updates

Submit your Beacon College alumni updates, news, weddings, births, etc. for consideration in the next issue of the Lighting the Path newsletter. We look forward to hearing from you! EMAIL US
Faculty on Parade
The line-up for Season 3 line-up of the Beacon Salon Lecture Series is set and ready for the big reveal. The Beacon Salon Lecture Series is a free educational outreach of the college that features Beacon College professors and instructors lecturing on compelling subjects in their respective liberal arts fields. Check out the 2020-21 line-up and the lectures that kick off in September.
Those Who Forget History (are doomed to miss owning a history book)
Limited copies of the Beacon College 30 th Anniversary history book remain available. “Beacon College: The Unique History of a Singular Institution” features 100+ 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: ORDER HERE