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New Global Ed Programs Takes Students to Land of the Rising Sun
By Marco Santana A new study abroad program will send Beacon College students to the land of anime, gaming, and technology for 12 weeks starting in February. Beacon in Tokyo is the latest entry in the college’s global education portfolio and takes students for a semester-long engagement in the “land of the rising sun,” a […]
Beacon College Honors Rep. Truenow for Championing Neurodiversity
By Darryl E. Owens Beacon College recently honored Florida State Rep. Keith L. Truenow with its highest award during a ceremony for his efforts in securing state funding to help neurodivergent Floridians attend the Leesburg school — the nation’s top-ranked college for students with learning and attention issues. The Tavares Republican, who represents Florida District […]
New Zoo Internship Affords Student Close-up of Wild Kingdom
By Richard Burnett In the story of Pierre and Tonya the elephant, a young college student from Florida meets a four-ton African elephant, a gentle giant who is sometimes grouchy, other times, funny and kind. As Pierre learns to care for the creature, they become friends and their lives are changed. That may sound like […]
Student Finds His Voice Writing, Recording New Song, ‘Overthink’
By Gabrielle Russon For the first seven years of Ryan Sleboda’s life, he did not speak. Sleboda, who has autism, communicated only through noises and gestures. He got frustrated. He acted out. His parents, exhausted and worried, did everything they could to help him. That meant he saw different therapists and went to the right […]
Relaxing Amenities and Leisure Helps Oasis Live Up to Name
By Marco Santana For farmers, autumn is the season of bountiful yields. While there aren’t fields gleaming with amber waves of grain to glean at Beacon College, students longing for an outdoor leisure space with abundant amenities received a bountiful harvest with the opening of the long-anticipated Jack Jones Oasis. The extensive renovation has changed […]
Student News
Beacon Student Presents at Regional Psych Convention
Laney Leichter recently showed off her researching prowess on a big stage last month when she presented research she conducted as a Beacon College student at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her presentation, “EQ and Autism,” focused on the intersection of emotional intelligence and learning disabilities. The research she conducted […]
Students Discover how to Pencil in Positivity Through Journaling During Resiliency Event
When it comes to mental health on college campuses, the proof that students are struggling maybe more than ever is in the research. More than 60% of college students met the criteria to check the box for at least one mental health issues, according to the Health Minds Study of 373 campuses nationwide. Similarly, the […]
Beacon Students Pass Out “M&Ms” at Valentine-inspired Community Event
With love in the air thanks to Cupid, several Beacon College student organizations sought to amplify the positivity by collaborating last month on a “Music & Mindfulness” event at the Leesburg Public Library. Pegged to Valentine’s Day and staged by the college’s Community Mindfulness group and Beacon Voices glee club, the event honored the theme […]
Beacon Students Discover Learning Abroad Becomes a Family Affair
Italians have a phrase for it: formare una famiglia, or forming a family. This fall, as Beacon College’s popular Beacon in Tuscany study abroad program emerged from COVID-19 hibernation, nearly two dozen students jetted to Italy to study business essentials and learn to appreciate and navigate cultural differences and did just that — forged a […]
Beacon Student Delivers Presentation on Ravages of Coral Reefs at International Conference
As a scuba diving and scuba ecology instructor, Alex Rhodes has developed a fondness for the beauty land dwellers often don’t see. So, when the senior anthrozoology major decided to take a shot presenting at the prestigious Anthrozoology as International Practice student conference at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom the choice of topic was clear. And when he learned that his presentation, “The Effects of Tourism on Coral Reefs,” was selected as the only undergraduate presentation out of 10 U.S. lecturers, Rhodes was thrilled.
