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President’s Message on Tropical Storm Laura
August 21, 2020
Fall semesters in Central Florida bring great weather and can occasionally bring impactful weather.
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Chandler's Retirement
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Career Development
Beacon Student Makes Inroads with Fortune 500 Company Summer Internship
August 1, 2020
For most people, the name Johnson & Johnson conjures up shampoo that won’t make babies cry or Band-Aids to dress a boo-boo on a skinned knee.
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President’s Message on Tropical Storm Isaias
July 30, 2020
Having educated students in Florida for over three decades, Beacon is well-versed in the changes in the seasons and, as you know quite well, we are adept at monitoring and planning for any impact potential storms could have on our community.
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Beacon’s Virtual Summer High School Transition Program Delivers Tangible Payoff for Students
July 30, 2020
Alexander Morris-Wood engages with Summer for Success students.
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Beacon Experts Go Full Steam Ahead on STEM for Virtual Conference
July 30, 2020
Several Beacon College faculty members and administrators participated last month in the Postsecondary Day strand of the National Science Teacher’s Association’s STEM 20 virtual event.
Faculty
New Beacon Anthrozoology Study Seeks to Mellow out Stingray Aggression
July 29, 2020
For Dr. Brian Ogle, summer break didn’t mean a break from blinding us with science.
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Radio Beacon Homes in on Students’ Desire to Have their Voices Heard in the Public Square
July 10, 2020
Switch on the radio and tune in your favorite hits.
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Beacon Food Services Maven Retires from Sodexo
July 1, 2020
Margaret Happe, former general manager of Beacon College Dining Services, retired from Sodexo Universities June 30.
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In Memoriam
June 29, 2020
Heather Wohlfeil, a former learning specialist at Beacon College, passed away suddenly in June.
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Three Beacon Senior Administrators Involved in Personnel Changes
June 26, 2020
Three Beacon College administrators this month moved into new positions.
Student News
Beacon Graduates Bringing Home the Bacon and Moving on Up the Income Brackets
June 26, 2020
Beacon College graduates are commanding bigger paychecks and moving up into higher income brackets, according to a new report released in June by the college’s Boven Career Development Center.
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Coronavirus Update – June 26, 2020
June 26, 2020
As we continue the preparations for welcoming back our students to campus in a new era of safety and precautions, it is not lost on me the recent attention given to the rise in Florida’s COVID cases.
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Darryl E. Owens
Associate Vice President of Communication and Engagement
352-638-9789dowens@beaconcollege.eduMary Wymer
Digital Communications Manager
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