Student News
Beacon College Names 2017-18 ICUF Presidential Fellows
October 3, 2017
Two students with diverse backgrounds will learn grassroots lobbying while representing Beacon College as the school’s 2017-18 ICUF Presidential Fellows.
Top News
Chandler's Retirement
Jun 12
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Dell Internships Boot up Computing Opportunities for Beacon Students
October 2, 2017
Computers function using binary code, a base-2 numeric system.
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New Anthology Offers Peek into Beacon and Guide for LD Teachers
September 29, 2017
A new book that is part insider’s guide to Beacon College and part primer on strategies for teaching students with learning disabilities (LD) was recently published.
Travel Abroad
Adventures In Tuscany
September 29, 2017
We have now passed the two-week mark and our stay has been packed fully with sights sounds and a full measure of other sensory experiences.
Beacon News
President’s Message on Hurricane Harvey
September 22, 2017
Dear Members of the Beacon College Community: Recently we have been witness to the tremendous destructive power of Mother Nature.
Alumni News
New Booklet Highlights Beacon Alumni Career Successes
September 21, 2017
Beacon College has released a new booklet that provides a glimpse into the wide-ranging careers that recent school graduates have enjoyed in the global marketplace.
Travel Abroad
Prato Semester Abroad – First Week in Italy
September 18, 2017
Just one short week ago, we arrived in Prato to begin Beacon’s first semester-long study abroad adventure.
Travel Abroad
Aaron Colaluca in Prato
September 18, 2017
Aaron Colaluca celebrates the banner that the Condominio Lippi — the local business/civic group that is actively trying to preserve and promote the old city neighborhood — hung from Dr.
Travel Abroad
Buongiorno!
September 18, 2017
After our long journey from Florida to Italy (22 hours by bus to New York, eight hours by plane, followed by four hours by bus from Milan to Prato), we are settling into our home for the next three months.
In The Media
10 Silent Signs You Have Intimacy Issues
September 18, 2017
Can’t seem to get close in your relationships?
Beacon News
Hurricane Irma Gives Beacon in Tuscany Students Earlier Start on Italian Adventure
September 7, 2017
With Hurricane Irma threatening to ground Florida weekend air traffic, 28 students who form the inaugural class for Beacon College’s “Beacon in Tuscany” global education program took to the road by bus Thursday afternoon on a 15-plus hour trek to John F.
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