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Coronavirus Update – March 6, 2020

March 6, 2020

Today the Critical Response Team convened. As a best practice, and out of an abundance of caution, the CRT has recommended a protocol to be implemented Monday, March 9, 2020 through which the college’s learning specialists and residential life coordinators will survey Beacon’s students about their travel plans for the upcoming spring break.

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Coronavirus Update – March 3, 2020

March 3, 2020

You likely have heard that Florida Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials have confirmed the first two cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Sunshine State.

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Beacon College Earns Distinction as Education Innovator on World Stage at United Nations Conference

February 27, 2020

Beacon College shared the limelight in February with a global group of educational innovators and advocates for individuals living with disabilities as the Leesburg, Fla.

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Innovative Navigator PREP Program Orients (Virtually) LD High Schoolers to College Life

February 25, 2020

Alexander Morris-Wood, Beacon’s director of transition services and outreach, developed Navigator PREP, the country’s first virtual transition program for learning-disabled students that specifically works on executive functioning, social skills and emotional management.

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Beacon’s High School Transition Program Holds Sway at Learning Disabilities Conference

February 20, 2020

Alexander Morris-Wood, director of transition services and outreach at Beacon College in Leesburg, Fla.

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Beacon Anthrozoologist Named Chair of Global Conservation Fund

February 6, 2020

The Colorado-based Katie Adamson Conservation Fund recently named Beacon College anthrozoologist Michelle Szydlowski chair of its board of directors.

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Jeppsen: Zealously Advocating for Access for People with Learning Disabilities

January 13, 2020

As an attorney, Carolyn Jeppsen is used to fighting for justice.

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Professional Visit Days Draws More Than 50 Education Professionals

December 11, 2019

More than 50 educators from 17 states were schooled in the Beacon way during the December session of Beacon College’s Professional Visit Day program.

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Beacon College Continues Its Global Outreach at Sharjah Conference

November 1, 2019

Retired U.S.

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Beacon Anthrozoology: Host with the Most!

November 1, 2019

In July, Beacon College’s anthrozoology faculty served as the local conference committee for the 2019 International Society for Anthrozoology’s annual conference in Orlando, Fla.

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Behind Beacon College Art Professor’s “Capitulation”

October 30, 2019

Beacon College assistant professor of art Dustin Boise is a hard-charging soul in his desire to elevate students’ understanding and in his pursuits as a studio artist.

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Beacon Community Mourns Former Student Killed in Military Service

August 21, 2019

Beacon College mourns the death of a paratrooper and former student who was killed last month in a combat-related incident in southern Afghanistan.