Flagler College awarded fifth grant from Joy McCann Foundation

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (10/09/2013)(readMedia)-- Dr. Alan Woolfolk, Vice President of Academic Affairs for Flagler College announced the award of a $25,000 Community Enrichment grant from the Joy McCann Foundation, established by Joy and Hugh Culverhouse of Tampa, Florida, noting, "We are pleased to partner, once again, with the Joy McCann Foundation for another project that can benefit the greater St. Augustine community."

The project, "Unearthing First America: Exploring St. Augustine's Archaeological Heritage" will expand the College's academic archaeology program and pursue intensive exploration and interpretation of archaeological sites within a community laboratory setting of greater St Augustine. This is Flagler College's fifth McCann Foundation grant.

"Interest in local history is a defining characteristic of the St. Augustine community, and Flagler College's archaeological field schools can demonstrate the natural connection this educational endeavor has with the community," said Project Director and Flagler College Assistant Professor Dr. Bill Locascio.

According to Locascio, this program can complement those of the City of St. Augustine Archaeology Program and the Northeast Regional Center of the Florida Public Archaeology Network, which is hosted at Flagler College.

"This project will enable students from a variety of disciplines to study St. Augustine history together and provide mentoring opportunities that can enrich student experiences," said program co-director and Flagler Director of Historic Preservation Dr. Leslee Keys.

According to its mission, the Joy McCann Foundation's Community Enrichment Grants Program is "designed to assist the designated organizations develop and/or deliver programs or services that meet the needs of their primary stakeholders and thereby enrich the community they serve."

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.