Beacon News
Beacon President Recognized by OBJ as Inclusion Champion
September 30, 2020
George Hagerty was completing his freshman year at Stonehill College in Massachusetts when he was declared legally blind because of a rare eye disease.
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Chandler's Retirement
Jun 12
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Faculty
Nesbitt Enlarges Story of B-Movie King Corman in New Book
September 25, 2020
Like the titular characters from his classic horror flick “Humanoids from the Deep,” the Hollywood tales about the man behind it and scores of other B-movie gems keep on coming.
Student News
Beacon Gamers Get their Kicks in eSports
September 25, 2020
Collegians maybe cooped up because of COVID-19 restrictions, but even a pandemic couldn’t bottle up the call of competition.
Beacon News
Morris-Wood Recognized as Top Education Leader by Global Innovation Platform
September 24, 2020
lexander Morris-Wood has been named a “Top 100 Leaders in Education” by the Global Forum for Education and Learning.
Faculty
Beacon Educator Gives Back to Alma Mater and Education through Mentoring
September 24, 2020
Beacon College humanities instructor and University of Central Florida alumnus Rosemarie DeJarnett is returning (virtually) to her alma mater for a yearlong mentorship to share hard-won wisdom about educational best practices with aspiring educators.
Beacon News
Fogg Hall … Towards a Life Abundant
September 14, 2020
For many, college provides a reliable springboard to success.
Career Development
Beacon Students Learn Job Skills through Career Immersion Program
August 31, 2020
Corin Shields records Erin Chambers for a Beacon Quick Flick as she demonstrates features on the MyBeacon app.
Beacon News
Power Play: Retired NHL Hockey Champ Shares Secrets for Outskating Learning Differences
August 27, 2020
As the Beacon College Class of 2024 sat in the physically-distanced audience under the big-top near Beacon Hall, former National Hockey Leaguer Brent Sopel quickly skated past faculty on the dais distinguishably garbed in their academic robes and took the podium.
Faculty
Rourks Scores Editor Slot with Prestigious Online Journal
August 27, 2020
Dr. Leigh Camacho Rourks has added a notch on her quill.
Beacon News
Career Center Coordinator Wins Local Primary
August 26, 2020
Election campaigns are a marathons not sprints. In her race to claim an open seat on the North Lake County Hospital Board NW, Melody Duckins won the first leg with a resounding victory in the August 18 Florida primary.
Beacon News
Beacon TV Beams Into American Homes
August 26, 2020
“A World of Difference,” the Beacon College-produced television program that celebrates and supports the journey of neurodiversity from kindergarten to college, debuted August 2 on local television and in social media.
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