Eckerd College Newsroom

As the golden glow of the setting sun cast rays over Boca Ciega Bay, a group of more than 20 Eckerd College students paddled out of Frenchman’s Creek for the Glow-n-Row—a Waterfront-sponsored event inviting students to explore the waterways as the sun set. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/waterfront-glow-n-row/

The Shore Acres neighborhood in St. Petersburg is notorious for flooding. Several inches of water can cover the streets during a routine summer thunderstorm. Many of the people who live in the 12,000 or so homes there think of the rising water as an occasional nuisance. But on August 29, Hurricane Idalia came calling. Read and written by Tom Zucco. For the web version, and photos, visit https://ww...

Aidan Webster strode onto the sand of Eckerd College’s  South Beach  and turned to face an audience of several dozen people eager to see if he could really do it. Wearing shorts, a flowered shirt and the look of a gathering storm, he checked twice to make sure the counters, witnesses and videographers were all in place and ready. When you’re trying to break three  Guinness World Records , all with...

In the Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru line, Carter Weinhofer’s phone buzzed. The text from  Journalism  and  Communication  Instructor Janet Keeler—faculty adviser for Eckerd College’s student newspaper,  The Current —congratulated him on winning first place in the Region 3  Mark of Excellence Awards of the Society of Professional Journalists . Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web ve...

TaunTaun and Bantha—a bonded pair of female bunnies—wore grad caps as they waited to hear their names called at the  Eckerd College Pet Graduation  on April 11. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/eleventh-class-pet-graduates-eckerd-college/

Earlier this semester, signs were posted in the grass asking for silence to protect the owls nesting in the tall pine trees. Through binoculars, you could see their nest and two great horned owlets poking their heads out over the stack of sticks. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/national-wildlife-federation-habitats...

The Oculus 2 headset is designed to sit on your forehead and block out all elements of our world as we know it. There are two controllers, one for each hand, with triggers and buttons to control the views presented by the headset. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/grant-virtual-reality-technology/

Sixty-seven posters lined the hallways and lobby of the  James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences  on March 29 for the 16th Annual  Eckerd College Research Symposium . Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/16th-annual-research-symposium/

When you think of Greece, your mind might first go to the vibrant and ancient world popularized by myth. You might think of  The Odyssey  or  The Iliad , stories that have lasted centuries and entertained thousands. But modern Greece is greatly separated from the world of  The Odyssey  and ancient Greece—as some Eckerd College students learned on their 2023 Winter Term trip with  Visiting Assistan...

They shared fist bumps and a delicious meal of salad, rice, several protein options, pita with yogurt, and baklava for dessert when more than 100 Eckerd College students, faculty and staff joined  Arabic Instructor Qays Majeed  and the Arabic Club for a traditional Iftar in Fox Hall on March 29 to learn more about the holy practice. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version,...

“She was just the sweetest little old lady,” explains Eckerd College junior Tay Zilinskas, an animal studies student from Kissimmee, Florida. “She was about 80 years old, didn’t speak English, and lived in a poor neighborhood outside of Fort Myers. Her daughter was killed in the hurricane, and the storm wrecked her house. Read and written by Tom Zucco. For the web version, and photos, visit https:...

The  Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College  celebrated International Women’s Day, March 8, by hosting a women’s leadership and empowerment dinner in the  James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences  Wrenn Hall. The event was sponsored by Eckerd’s Women’s Resources Committee and Rigg Center, ASPEC, and the General Education Program. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the w...

Light streamed through the massive windows in the Main Gallery at  The Helmar and Enole Nielsen Center for Visual Arts  at Eckerd College, and various musical pitches droned from huge sculptures strategically displayed around the room. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/gallery-ceramist-brian-ransom/

Eckerd College graduate and green-living consultant Laura Oldanie ’92 came to campus in March to offer expert advice on building wealth without sacrificing your values. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/eckerd-alumna-financial-independence/

The No. 1 question Kelly McGaughey, director of  financial aid  at Eckerd College, hears is “How do I get more scholarships?” Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/first-gen-club-financial-aid/

"Under a massive white tent along the waterfront at University of South Florida–St. Petersburg, school children reached into a touch tank full of invertebrates. Their faces contorted in disgust and amazement upon feeling the animals’ slimy bodies." Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/mobile-makerspace-st-pete...

Thomas Leonard, a 2012 graduate of Eckerd College, pointed to a 40-foot bald cypress tree near the edge of the College’s community farm, and a grin sneaked across his face. “I planted that back in 2010 or 2011,” he said. Now he was back at his alma mater, planting again. In a big way. Written and read by Tom Zucco. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/reunion-500...

Eckerd College’s  Afro American Society  hosted a “Sister Takeover” at the  Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum  Feb. 23—connecting students with Black women leaders from the local community. At the two-hour networking event, influential women passed on advice, shared stories and met up-and-coming leaders. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit ht...

At the State of the  Eckerd College Organization of Students  address, eight elected officers gathered in the  Triton’s Pub  on Feb. 7 to speak to the student body about their accomplishments for fall and goals for the spring semester. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/ecos-representatives-address-student-body/

Lawyer, activist, politician and Eckerd College alumna LaRuby May ’97, J.D., visited campus Feb. 9 to speak with Eckerd students about personal and political transformation. Read and written by Grey Curcio '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/eckerd-college-alumna-transformation/

On the third day that  Assistant Professor of Finance Bob Jozkowski  and the 13 students in his “Business and Sport in Australia” Winter Term class spent in Sydney, the group visited Manly Beach to participate in the “Bold and Beautiful.” Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/first-cohort-australia/

The Kappa Delta Epsilon chapter of the Beta Beta Beta national biological  honor society at Eckerd College  hosted its first honey sale on the James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences patio Dec. 2. All 88 jars of honey were sold in less than an hour. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/tribeta-local-honey/

Cuban filmmaker Ian Padrón, director of  Habanastation , joined Eckerd College  Assistant Professor of Spanish Axel Presas ’s advanced Cuban Literature class on Nov. 15 to talk about his 2011 feature film via Zoom. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/cuban-filmmaker-zooms-eckerd-college-literature-class/

Emily Farrell has an early flight from Seville, Spain, to Barcelona, but the Eckerd College senior  international business  and  Spanish  student from Miami, Florida, wakes in a panic to a phone call from her friend also going on the trip. Emily forgot to set her alarm. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/eckerd-colleg...

On Tuesday, Nov. 1, students, experts and St. Petersburg, Florida, locals converged in Fox Hall at Eckerd College to direct their focus on the wonder of trees. Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/nitiative-one-tree-at-a-time/