Stories

Flagler students can still park on city streets in Flagler model land area

By Glenn Judah

St. Augustine’s residential parking decal system will be pushed back to February to allow for some reworking, said John Regan, city chief operations officer.

The Parking and Traffic Advisory Committee voted on Oct. 26 to take more time to look at the proposed plan. This vote came two days after a city meeting where most residents in attendance showed discontent for the proposed decal system.

Executive Director of College Relations Donna Webb honored by ‘Jacksonville Business Journal’

By Brittany Hackett

Donna DeLorenzo Webb has a long list of involvement at both Flagler College and in the St. Augustine community, including executive director of college relations at Flagler, co-advisor for the Students in Free Enterprise program, and a member of the Westside Community Market planning group. She can now add one more title to her list: Woman of Influence.

Design to represent 26th Annual Lincolnville Festival Junior Ian Latchmansingh created the winning design for the 26th Annual Linconlville Festival as part of a class graphic design project. By Hannah Locke When visiting Lincolnville you may not associate birds on telephone wires with the surrounding…

By Richard Harris

Tyler Jonas sits in a 300-seat classroom at Florida State University, sometimes wearing a Flagler College ball cap or T-shirt.

Jonas is one of hundreds of students who transfer from Flagler College each year.

Last year, the college lost 346 students. Of those, 110 were freshman who did not return for their sophomore year.

“Where did they go? Why did they come here to begin with and why did we lose them?” said Dean of Student Services Daniel Stewart.

Colleges across the nation are dealing with the issue of lower retention rates, and Flagler is no exception.

Why can’t we use our own fridges in the dorms?

By Alicia Nierenstein

Flagler College found a brand of refrigerators that was proficient for the school’s electrical needs in the Fall of 2005.

“There was such a high demand for these refrigerators, and after finding a brand that was electrically efficient for this building, we saw that we could do this,” Assistant Dean of Student Services Dirk Hibler said.

By Nicole Goyette Flagler College recently hired Jeff Adams as the new Interim Director of Career Services. “I’m really delighted to work with students again,” Adams said.