Faculty
Beacon Faculty Member Discusses Ukraine Roots and Beacon’s Mission in Newspaper Profile
April 15, 2016
Beacon College learning specialist Dr. Oksana Hagerty is profiled in this Orlando Sentinel piece.
Arts
Beacon Students Present Art for the Soul with Two Campus Exhibitions
April 14, 2016
If you subscribe to Pablo Picasso’s premise that “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls” campus and community art aficionados can enjoy a double dousing when Beacon College hosts two art exhibitions that kick off with a reception this Friday evening.
Beacon News
Cold, hard truth: Ice Cream now Rules at Beacon Navigator Café
April 14, 2016
Navigator Café manager Annette Turner-Nesbitt twirls a frosty treat during the debut the café’s soft serve ice cream machine.
Beacon News
Networking, Job-hunting are Buzzwords at Annual Beacon Career Fair
April 13, 2016
LEESBURG — Dave Wilson looked lonely as he stood sentry near a circular table topped with a stack of “I (heart) Publix” buttons.
Featured
Beacon College Students Help Middle-Schools See Common Ground in Learning Differences
April 13, 2016
TAVARES — For elementary school students, recess is the glorious reprieve from reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic.
Faculty
Nesbitt confronts age and the maturing teacher at prestigious humanities conference
April 4, 2016
AUSTIN, TX — The late R&B singer Aaliyah scored a chart-topper with the song “Age ain’t nothing but a number,” which boasted that regardless of age “throwing down ain’t nothing but a thing.
Beacon News
Beacon College Announces Honorary Degree for Congressman Webster
April 1, 2016
LEESBURG, FL — Beacon College will award a single honorary degree at its commencement exercises for the Class of 2016 on Saturday, May 7, Beacon President George J.
Arts
Noted artist to exhibit his “Model Civilization” at Beacon College
March 30, 2016
Aristotle believed “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
Alumni News
John Crossman Named 2016 Alumni Reunion speaker
March 25, 2016
Real estate mogul and higher education philanthropist John Crossman will deliver the keynote address at Beacon College’s Second Annual Alumni Reunion event on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 12:45 p.
In The Media
Michele Patestides featured in U.S. News & World Report post
March 25, 2016
If you’re familiar with the phrase “money burning a hole in your pocket” then you’re no stranger to impulse spending.
Beacon News
College pub ranks Beacon among the Top 10 most accommodating schools for LD
March 21, 2016
College Magazine ranks Beacon College No. 2 among the Top 10 most-obliging schools for pupils with learning disabilities in its recent ranking.
In The Media
Beacon President Hagerty featured on TV’s “Orlando Matters”
March 16, 2016
Beacon College President George Hagerty goes one-on-one with Fox-35 anchor John Brown on “Orlando Matters” discussing Beacon College and its expertise in educating students with learning disabilities, ADHD and other learning differences.