Summit on Transforming Learning
The 7th Annual Summit on Transforming Learning brought together scholars, practitioners, students, and community partners to participate in a day of conversation around global citizenship and responsible leadership. Together, participants explored transformative teaching, research, advising and learning strategies that prepare students for success at Rollins and beyond.
Event Tonight: Latin Night
The Rollins Latin American Student Association is hosting Rollins Latin Night tonight, Friday, March 30, from 4-7 pm. Stop by Casa Iberia (next to Hauck Hall) for music, free food, and crafts!
FOX DAY 2012 IN PHOTOS
Happy Fox Day to all! Check back here tonight and tomorrow for pictures of the awesome Fox Day events.
Is It Fox Day Yet?
Photographer Hongjin Du will stake out Tars Plaza every day until Fox Day. Check out the Flickr album for early morning updates, and check back here for a picture each morning until Fox Day. 3.28.12 3.27.12
Fox Day Swag
Rollins students gathered on The Green to collect their Fox Day Swag on Tuesday, March 27. When do you think Fox Day will be? All photos by Annamarie Carlson unless otherwise noted.
Trayvon Martin Rally
For more information about Trayvon Martin and on-campus events about the situation, look for an article in this Thursday’s issue of The Sandspur. Taken from an email sent from the Office of Multicultural Affairs to the student body: On February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, a 17 year-old high school student was shot twice and killed … Continue reading
GOT FOOD? THANK A FARMWORKER!
Claudine Martinez |The Sandspur Do you ever think that if you lived during the time when slavery was legal in the United States that you would have been opposed to it and even fought against it? It is difficult to believe, there are still people working in the fields of the U.S. who are being … Continue reading
Alumni Weekend
From March 23-25, Rollins College is hosting its annual Reunion Weekend. For more information about specific events of the weekend, visit this page. The pictures below are from the Reunion Lunch on Friday, March 23. More pictures from the weekend will be uploaded periodically.
Tars Take the South by Storm
Robert Salmeron | The Sandspur For the first time in program history, the Rollins women’s basketball team has reached the elusive Elite Eight in the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Tars came into the tournament as the region’s number one seed and have made their way to the Elite Eight by defeating University of West … Continue reading
CFAM Celebrates Jack Kerouac Manuscripts
Stephanie Mishler | The Sandspur It has been over 40 years since the publication of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. The novel established Kerouac as a famed writer and immortalized him as a figurehead of the beat generation. In 1957, Kerouac stayed in the College Park area of Orlando and lived there when On the … Continue reading
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