Flagler College
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| Established | 1968 |
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| Type | Private |
| Endowment | $32 million [1] |
| Chancellor | Dr. William L. Proctor |
| President | Dr. William T. Abare, Jr. |
| Students | 2,046 |
| Location | St. Augustine, Florida, USA |
| Campus | 19 acres |
| Nickname | Saints |
| Website | www.flagler.edu |
Flagler College, simply known as Flagler, is a private four-year liberal arts college in St. Augustine, Florida.
With an average class size of 21, Flagler College provides an opportunity for a private education at a lower than average cost. The college has been named in recent years by US News & World Report as one of the southeast region's "best values" in liberal arts colleges. Its 2005 tuition of $8600 (excluding room and board) is markedly below that of similar institutions. Two factors may enable the college to keep tuition at this level: an unusually large number of adjunct faculty (about 70%) and the exclusion of laboratory-intensive hard science courses and majors.
Princeton Review ranked Flager as having the sixth most beautiful campus in the United States. It was also ranked in the top twenty for worst dorms and number one for least diverse student population. [2]
Flagler College is home to WFCF, 88.5 which is a community run station. As of the 2006-2007 school year, the college also broadcasts on local public access television as FCTV.
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[edit] History
The school is located on 19 acres, the centerpiece of which is the grand Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1888 as a luxury hotel. The architects of this masterpiece of the Spanish Renaissance Revival style were John Carrere and Thomas Hastings, working for Henry Morrison Flagler, the industrialist, oil magnate and railroad pioneer. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Since its founding in 1968, the college has spent more than $43 million dollars restoring the historic campus and adding new buildings. The two newest buildings are a multimillion-dollar auditorium, seating nearly 800, and the technologically-advanced Proctor Library. The campus is located in the heart of beautiful St. Augustine, just four miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Flagler's 19-acre athletic field is only two miles from campus.
Lawrence Lewis, Jr., was the driving force behind the development of Flagler College. It was his vision to create a small, private liberal arts college on the grounds of the magnificent old hotel. Mr. Lewis served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Flagler College for more than 20 years, guiding the College through a re-organization in 1971. He directed millions of dollars through foundations, family and personal funds into new construction, restoration projects, endowment and various other programs to ensure the continued success of Flagler College.
[edit] Academics
The College offers 20 majors, 26 minors and two pre-professional programs in selected studies emphasizing liberal arts, education and business. The school is well known for its Deaf Education program.
[edit] Athletics
Flager has six men's and women's varsity sports that compete in NCAA Division II. Their teams are called the Saints.
[edit] Campus
The Flagler College campus is comprised of fifteen buildings, some of which are located several blocks from the center of the campus. Ponce de Leon Hall is the focal point of the campus, where the female dormitories, as well as the dining hall, is located. The individual rooms consist of the former hotel rooms along with the former hotel employees' rooms. The male domitories are located at Lewis House, which was built in 1985, and Cedar House, which was constructed in 2004. Nearly 90% of the classes are taught in Kenan Hall, which is adjacent to Ponce de Leon Hall. Classes not taught here can be located in the Proctor Library, in the Communications Building at 31 Cordova Street, or in the Art Building directly behind Kenan Hall. The campus is located in historical downtown St. Augustine, two blocks from the Castillo de San Marcos. The school recently purchased the Florida East Cost Industries buildings.
[edit] Faculty & Staff
President William Abare, Dean Paula Miller, Dean Dan Stewart, Dean L. Dirk Hibler, Dean Don Parks, Tracy Halcome, Dr.Helena Sarkio, Dr.Nadia Ramoutar, Barry Sand, Robert Armstrong, Jim Pickett, Louis Pryesz, Mr. Chris Smith, Deb Kamm, Dan McCook, Tim Johnson, Thomas Graham, Rachael Cremona, Carl Williams, Barbara Schulman, Donna McGuire, Liz Steen, Carrie Meyer
