In early April, Katie Skeen was announced as Toccoa Falls College’s new Head Coach for women’s volleyball. Skeen is the current Resident Director of Fant and LeTourneau halls, which house primarily freshman and sophomore women on lower campus.

After nearly six years, Dr. Abigail Davis will resign as the Vice President for Student Affairs at Toccoa Falls College, effective Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Current Director of Housing and Residence Life Katie Thorne will begin new duties as Acting VP for Student Affairs Thursday, Feb, 23, 2022.

September is Suicide Awareness Month, but the numbers are hardly decreasing. Maybe you have lost someone to suicide, nearly lost yourself to suicide or have never been impacted by the crisis. No one should feel like their life doesn’t matter or that ending it is the best option. No matter your experience with suicide, you can help prevent it.

I wish I could make sense of mental illness. Of General Anxiety Disorder, of recurring Major Depressive Disorder, of Dermatillomania, of Dysphoric Emotional Dysregulation Disorder, of all the things that make up the inner anxious working of my mind.

Keep reading to learn more about a student’s experience with the above mental illnesses. Her journey may even speak hope and healing into your own.

Let’s be honest – every single one of us has picked a scab or a hangnail at some point in our lives. It’s not unusual to be curious and pick at something on your skin. But have you ever had a moment where you stopped and realized that you had been picking at your skin or nails for an extended period of time without even knowing it?

Keep reading to learn more about dermatillomania, a soul-sucking skin picking disorder, and how it affects the life of at least one TFC student.

“My time at TFC is hard to put into words. … It has been a time of learning about myself, others, and the innumerable ways that God shows His love to us… in times of great joy and sorrow,” Toccoa Falls College student Abigail Haydel said.

“We landed in Kyiv, and the next day, the missiles started coming,” Sky Barkley, a Toccoa Falls College alumnus, said recently. “I didn’t have time to get organized on the ground… So, all of a sudden, we’re in the middle of the invasion, and [we’re] not ready yet.”

Keep reading to find out how TFC alum Sky Barkley is helping with relief efforts in Ukraine.

At the beginning of the Fall 2021 semester, Men’s Head Soccer Coach Shetzi “Ste” Heu challenged his players and the TFC community with a single question: “What is your routine?”

Angel “AJ” Dixon is no stranger to the old adage “hard work is the key to success.” The 22-year-old guard for Toccoa Falls College’s Varsity Women’s Basketball team transferred to TFC in January 2019 from Augusta University after realizing that she wanted to play basketball and study in an environment focused more on Biblical ethics and character.

“I guess it’s genetic. Growing up, my mom played basketball and my dad was an athlete. I always had a ball in my hand,” said Khashahmi “Mimi” Smith, a 21-year-old point guard for the Toccoa Falls College Screaming Eagles Varsity Women’s Basketball team.

“I don’t really know what got me into it… I just picked up a basketball and never looked back.” Cedric “CJ” Mitchell found a love for the game of basketball almost 15 years ago.

Bailey Maxwell is a current sophomore at TFC majoring in Early Elementary Education. This Spring 2021 semester, she is completing a Community Outreach SAO.

"I know that they see me as tough sometimes as far as the standard that I hold them to, but my ultimate desire is that they leave this place – they leave this program – a better man, a better father and husband one day, and a more committed follower of Christ. And I firmly believe in the power that sports has in that development - the tough times, the turmoils, the struggles, the failures,” he shared.