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Today, President Don Eastman signed a pledge to no longer buy unnecessary single-use plastics with College funds effective Jan. 1, 2020—making Eckerd the first college in the U.S. to enact such a comprehensive #sustainability plan. @NOAAMarineDebris eckerd.edu/news/blog/ecke…
Eckerd College joins many colleges and universities across the nation to assure and support all applicants in their right to peaceful protest; disciplinary actions taken by the school as a result will have no impact on the admission process. (1 of 2)
As we welcome our 602 first-year students to the Triton family, their families are experiencing their first Eckerd tradition, the Ceremony of Lights. Students will pledge to live with honor and light their candles on the lamp of knowledge. #Classof2022
Our hearts go out to all whose lives were lost in or impacted by #HurricaneIan.
Damage to our campus is minimal, and students may return Saturday at 11 a.m. Classes will resume Monday, Oct. 3. Read Interim President Jim Annarelli's message at eckerd.edu/tropical.
For the first time in College history, the Ceremony of Lights was held outside around Fox Pond. 544 new students, in-person or remote, participated in this Eckerd tradition of receiving the light from the Lamp of Knowledge and beginning their academic journey. #firstdayofschool
