Student News
Green Team Cleanup
May 2, 2024
Beacon College students from the Dungeons and Dragons Club and the Green Team worked together at the Venetian Gardens in Leesburg, Florida to give Mother Nature a much-needed scrubbing.
Top News
Horner and Williams Receive Honorary Doctorates
Apr 15
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Academics
Cruise Industry Class
May 2, 2024
Beacon cruise management students boarded Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas and left behind book learning for a three-day excursion into experiential education on the high seas.
Career Development
ICAN Career Fair
May 2, 2024
Armed with strong resumes and stronger resolve, more than 200 Beacon College students converged at the inaugural ICAN 2024 (Internship Careers and Neurodiversity) fair in April with a shared goal: convincing potential employers that neuro-diversifying their workforces adds value.
Student News
Theatre Club Explores One-Act Plays
May 1, 2024
The Beacon College theatre Club explored science-fiction and satire in a series of one-act plays that collectively formed its presentation, “Past, Present, Future: A Collection of One-Acts.”
Beacon News
Horner and Williams Receive Honorary Doctorates
April 15, 2024
Beacon College will confer honorary doctorates on two national learning disability advocates at its Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 11, at 11 a.m. at the Brownwood Hotel & Spa.
Beacon News
College’s Agave Plant Blooming
April 5, 2024
Behind the college’s Anthrozoology building stands a large agave plant that has entered its “death bloom” stage.
Alumni News
Alum Looney Lands Dream Job
April 5, 2024
Beacon alum Ryan Looney lands a dream job writing about entertainment for Collider.
Athletics
Basketball Program Success
March 6, 2024
Beacon Blazers Basketball builds on a foundation of success and looks forward to growth in the USCAA.
Academics
New VPAA Reilly
March 6, 2024
Incoming Beacon College vice president for academic affairs Dr. Kevin Reilly understands that to avoid disrupting a good thing, it’s going to take a lot of input from the people who are already on the ground.
Student News
Clubs Inoculate Students Against Disconnection
March 5, 2024
Even with student clubs shrinking at universities throughout the country, Beacon student clubs thrive and offer students a chance to build community through the various student-led clubs and organizations.
Academics
Strozzo Photoshops Learning into Teaching Students on the Other Side of the World
February 6, 2024
During the winter holiday season, Beacon College's Brittany Strozzo served as a teacher for Project Discovery in the United Arab Emirates.
Student News
Dungeons and Dragons Club Explores Renaissance Faire
February 2, 2024
Dungeons and Dragon Club members soaked up the Renaissance Faire gusto as they were captivated by combat and stage shows, sampled faire fare, shopped vendors, and participated in a scavenger hunt.
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