Multi-Generation Families Gather at Legacy Breakfast
The Meadows Alumni House was the setting for a Legacy Breakfast during Family Weekend in October. Students whose families have two or more generations of Hatter alumni/students were invited to attend with their parents and, in some cases, grandparents. One couple, whose son is now a senior, shared a story about how they met in Presser Hall. Read more...

Alumni Reconnect at Events in Raleigh, Atlanta, New Jersey & Jacksonville
The Alumni Relations Office hosted alumni events in Raleigh, N.C., Atlanta, Ga., Morristown, N.J., and Jacksonville this fall to give Hatters a chance to reconnect and find out what' s new on campus. Alumni from the 1960s to 2007 attended the dinners and receptions, and pictures were taken at every event. Read more...

Homecoming 2008 to Include Celebration of Sports
Homecoming 2008, set for next April 4-6, will offer several opportunities for sports lovers. An alumni soccer game is planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Men' s Soccer at Stetson. The annual Wes Berner Memorial Golf Tournament will continue. And after the popularity of last year' s alumni-student football games, Homecoming organizers are happy to announce plans for a 2008 Football Challenge! Read more...

Strangers Before Dinner, Friends by Dessert
How would you feel about sharing a meal with 11 strangers? In late September, 30 students took a chance and attended a dinner or lunch with small groups of alumni and faculty as part of the Office of Alumni Relations' Dinners for 12 Strangers program. The goal is to connect various parts of the Stetson community through social interaction. Read more...

Fraternity Holds Farewell Gathering for Current Housing
Lambda Chi Alpha came home to Stetson for the "Last Blast at the Olde House" earlier this month. The Last Blast gave the fraternity's 1,003 initiates a chance to interact while giving Building No. 4 on Fraternity Row a proper sendoff. Read more...

College of Law Inducts 8 Members into Hall of Fame
The Stetson College of Law inducted eight new members into its Hall of Fame in October at the Gulfport campus, including Frances “Dolly” Rutledge Hand, LLB ' 49, a member of Stetson' s Board of Trustees. Mrs. Hand graduated from the law school when it was located on the DeLand campus. She and her husband have been active supporters of the university for many years. Read more...

Marketing Student Jessica Rafalowski is Miss Florida USA 2008
Florida will be represented in next March' s Miss USA pageant by Stetson senior Jessica Rafalowski, a marketing major. Rafalowski is the reigning Miss Florida USA 2008. Her platform includes involvement with the Stetson-based youth empowerment organization CAUSE (Campaign for Adolescent and University Student Empowerment). Read more...

Stetson Opens Doors at New Center for Service Learning
Stetson' s new Center for Service Learning was formally dedicated during the fall Board of Trustees meeting. Located on Bert Fish Drive, the center will be the home base for student-led initiatives in community service and academic service learning. Community groups will be invited to connect with Stetson at the center. Read more...

Hatter Hoopla, the Hatter Invitational and Hatter Vision
Men' s basketball kicked off the 2007-08 season with a “Hatter Hoopla” celebration scrimmage and related activities for fans. Other Athletics stories covered in this month' s Spotlight include results from the Sodexho Hatter Cross Country Invitational on Oct. 12, and information on Hatter Vision, the subscriber-based viewing platform on the Athletics Web site that enables fans to watch live and archived athletic events over the Internet. Read more...

To Chile, Home, and Back Again: Stetson Graduate Helps Children in Need
Helping children has been keeping alumna Jess Whitely ' 06 quite busy since graduating from Stetson. Through an organization called Voluntarios de la Esperanza, meaning Volunteers of Hope, Whitely spent three months earlier this year in Santiago, Chile, working in a school with autistic and ADHD children. Now she' s returned to Chile again this fall. Read the full Stetson Story...

McMahan Hall to be Built as Addition to Presser Hall
Alumni of the School of Music, as well as other graduates who participated in ensembles during their student days, are aware that the Music School has faced significant space constraints for some time. We have outgrown our Presser Hall facility! Plans are underway for Mary B. McMahan Hall, the 8,000-plus-square-foot addition that will be constructed to the south of Presser Hall. Construction is scheduled to begin in spring of 2008. For more information about McMahan Hall or to make a contribution to this important facility, visit the McMahan Hall Web site...

Stetson Faculty, Students and Alumni Featured in the Media
“In the News” features this month include a TV station' s coverage of an alumnus soccer player' s selection for the new Orlando Sharks indoor soccer league; a newspaper story about the contemporary Christian group, Casting Crowns, in which one member of the group is a Stetson alumna; and a magazine story about a transformation at Stetson that was inspired by the university' s Howard Thurman Program. Read more...

Nominations for Outstanding Alumni Being Accepted Through Dec. 31
Do you know a fellow Stetson alumnus/a who deserves to be recognized for outstanding professional and personal achievements or contributions? The university is now accepting nominations for the Distinguished Alumni Award and Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Nominations are easy to submit. The deadline is Dec. 31. Read more...

Twice as Nice
Does your employer offer a Matching Gift Program for charitable contributions? If so, your gifts to Stetson can be doubled or tripled. The Stetson Web site has an easy-to-use tool for checking to see if your company offers matching gifts. Read more for details...

The Hatternet Community is 3,539 Members Strong and Counting
It's never too late to join the online Stetson community! Hatternet is designed to keep Stetson alumni in touch with the university and their former classmates. Through the creation of an editable Alumni Profile, you will be able to access a wide variety of Alumni Association forms, features and programs without repetition of data entry! Signing up is easy. New users should “register” to create their Hatternet profile. Former users of the Alumni E-mail Directory and Career Networking System should try logging in with the e-mail they were previously registered under. Visit the Alumni Association Web site for more Hatternet information.

Upcoming Campus Events - Alumni, Parents, Friends Welcome
Alumni and current students' families are encouraged to stay involved with Stetson by attending concerts, art exhibits, lectures, plays and other events on campus. Upcoming events include the annual Yule Log Lighting, a lecture and December Commencement. Read more...

Upcoming Alumni Events - Join Your Hatter Friends
The Office of Alumni Relations has six alumni events planned over the next 10 weeks across Florida. An opportunity to reconnect with classmates and other alumni may be coming soon to a city near you! See dates and venues...

Please Fill Out the New Alumni Survey
Stetson wants your opinion! You and other alumni recently received an e-mail asking you to participate in an online survey on a variety of topics important for Hatter alumni. If you haven't already responded, please take a few minutes to complete the survey. Results will be announced in the spring.
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Used Laptops Needed at DeLand Campus
The Latin American Studies program is collecting used, decent quality laptops to offer students working in the Plaza Comunitaria program in Pierson. If you can help, please contact Robert Sitler at rsitler@stetson.edu.

Spread the Word About H@tMail
If you know classmates or friends of the university who are not receiving this e-newsletter, please let them know it’s a great way to keep current on Stetson news and events. Alumni can get on the list by updating their e-mail address using Hatternet's Alumni Profile. All others should send an e-mail to the Office of Alumni Relations with their contact information.