No more waiting for refunds
By Glenn Judah
Starting Fall semester 2006, students will no longer have to wait in line at the Business Office to pick-up their financial aid refund checks.
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Flagler College’s Students in Free Enterprise return to nationals
By Glenn Judah
Flagler College’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team returned to the SIFE USA National Championship in late May and were knocked out by eventual National Champion Graceland University in the semi-final round.
Flagler kicks off art building renovation
By Glenn Judah
Photo by Glenn Judah
PHOTO CAPTION: President Abare speaking at the kick off cermony.
On May 16 Flagler College hosted a kick off ceremony for the art building renovation project.
According to the President of Flagler College, Dr. William T. Abare, Jr. the project is going to cost around $5.4 million and take approximately 18 months to finish. The renovation will consist of the existing art building and the connected steam dynamo boiler room.
Second iPod winner announced
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Photo by Glenn Judah
PHOTO CAPTION: Mattias Erikson, left, recieves his iPod from Laura Stevenson.
Mattias Eriksson is the latest winner in the “Get a plate, win a Pod” raffle. Eriksson wins a brand new iPod Nano and an iTunes gift card.
Flagler College alumna Laura Wiggins was the first winner of a free iPod in the “Get a plate, win a Pod!” raffle.
There will be one more drawing on Aug. 9. For more information on the “Geta plate, win a Pod!” raffle go to www.flagler.edu/ipod.
Flagler College graduates more than 320 at spring commencement
From Staff
Flagler College held its spring commencement ceremony April 22 and handed out more than 320 diplomas to graduating seniors. A separate ceremony for six students graduating from Flagler’s Public Administration program was held later in the day in the Flagler Room.
Grant for Florida students upped to $3,000
From Staff
Florida college students will see their wallets fattened now that the state legislature has increased the Florida Resident Access Grant to $3,000 per student.
The so-called FRAG was created in 1979 by the Florida Legislature to assist Florida residents attending private colleges and universities in the state. The $3,000 dollars awarded per student this year is the highest amount in the history of the grant, according to the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida.
Drowning in debt
By Kelsey May
Six months after graduating, most college graduates will get a brand new responsibility: paying back student loans.
A 2003-2004 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study found few students can afford to pay for college without some form of education financing, and two-thirds of undergraduate students go out into the real world with an average debt of over $19,000.
Student Center gets underway
Construction workers began site clearing for Flagler College’s new $11.6 million Student Center last week, including tearing down the tennis courts at the corner of King and Sevilla Streets. The center will house Student Services, a food court, faculty offices, an Internet café, the campus…
Flagler’s plate out of danger
From Staff Flagler College’s Florida license plate is off of probation and no longer in danger of extinction. As of April 1, there were 1,101 Flagler plates on the road, surpassing the 1,000 the state of Florida requires in order to keep a specialty license…
Music instructor loses cancer battle
From Staff Janet Graham, who had taught music appreciation as a visiting instructor at Flagler, died April 6 after a long battle with cancer. She also led the Flagler College Singers.