Student News
Beacon Student Helps Bloggers Find their Voices through Online Portal
April 30, 2019
For better or worse, the Internet has democratized sharing ideas and influencing hearts on a global scale at the speed of a mouse click.
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Chandler's Retirement
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Student News
Annual Beacon College Job Fair Offers Career Leads, Networking Opportunities
April 30, 2019
Wrigley Mullen had everything she needed. Dark business suit.
Beacon News
Beacon Becomes a Founding Member in Global Higher Ed Disability Compact
April 30, 2019
Beacon College, the first accredited baccalaureate school to educate primarily students who learn differently, this month was party to a historic global accord signed in France by more than 100 disability advocates and university educators to charter an organization dedicated to enhancing the scholastic experience of students with disabilities who pursue higher education.
Student News
Staffers and Students Get Their Kicks in Annual Kickball Tussle
April 30, 2019
It's not exactly the Hatfields vs. the McCoys, but the Beacon College Annual Staff vs.
Athletics
Beacon Navigators Take Field to Try to Capture the Flag (Football)
April 30, 2019
The Beacon College Flag Football Club stormed into Stetson University with high hopes of elevating the team's fortune.
Beacon News
Beacon College to Confer Honorary Degrees on Two Social Justice Advocates
April 29, 2019
Beacon College will confer honorary doctorates on a national disability advocate and a crusading desegregationist at its
Student News
Beacon Business Student Earns Prestigious Military Summer Internship
March 29, 2019
The Village People’s heyday was well before Glenn Popovics’ time, but just as their classic disco tune suggests, the United States Navy wanted the Beacon College junior as a new recruit.
Alumni News
Q& A with First Career Community Client Majas Petras
March 29, 2019
For a first-time teacher, teaching kids barely out of Pampers can be a lot like herding cats — only with fewer hairballs.
Beacon News
Beacon Staffer Hopes Donated Bike Colors Exercise into Campus Life
March 28, 2019
When it comes to getting around, there’s riding … and then there’s riding in style.
Faculty
English Professor Aims Both Barrels at Desperate Lives in Debut Book
March 28, 2019
Leigh Camacho Rourks has burst onto the publishing scene with guns blazing.
Alumni News
Jamar Butler
March 11, 2019
I currently work as a Cyber Threat Analyst for the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) located in Tampa FL.
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