Stetson University College of Law and The Urban Harvest broke ground in October for six raised garden beds on the Gulfport campus to bring fresh vegetables to the community. “I hope the garden will provide students a way to connect with the earth and an opportunity to learn,” said Stetson Law environmental advocacy professor Lance Long. “This garden serves as a way to educate and… » Read more

By Rachel Wise The Student Leadership Development Committee hosted the second luncheon of the year on Oct. 17 with Dr. Hank Hine, executive director at the Dali Museum and co-director of the Dali’s Innovation Lab. The Dali’s Innovation Lab is a program that offers enrichment courses which explore leadership development, skill building, ideation, and women’s empowerment using creativity, problem solving and innovation. As a founder… » Read more

On a beautiful fall day in Gulfport, Florida, Stetson University College of Law cut the ribbon on its new Veterans Law Institute facility, housing its Veterans Advocacy Clinic, on the corner of 13th Ave. S. and 62nd St. S. Click here for photos. Stetson Law Interim Dean Kristen Adams introduced the program of speakers on Oct. 29, including Stetson University President Wendy Libby, Chief Judge… » Read more

The Conference of Western Attorneys General met on Stetson’s Gulfport campus on Oct. 4-5 for their 2018 Sports Betting Seminar. The two-day conference drew attorneys general from across the U.S. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi J.D.’ 90, Florida’s first female attorney general, introduced the program.… » Read more

  Stetson University College of Law announces the grand opening of its expanded Veterans Law Institute, designed entirely as a veteran-friendly facility housing the Veterans Advocacy Clinic. The ribbon-cutting for the new facility will take place at 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, on Stetson’s Gulfport campus, at 1401 61st St. S. Chief Judge Robert Davis and Judge Michael Allen of the U.S. Court of… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law hosted a celebration of the 20th year of the LL.M. in International Law program on Friday, Sept. 14, with alumni from across the globe. Dozens of LL.M. alumni participated in the celebration, which included a reception in the Mann Lounge and sunset toast in the iconic tower on Stetson’s Gulfport campus. The LL.M. in International Law is an intensive one-year… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law is hosting its Fall Open House from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, on the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. Future full-time and part-time law students can engage with the Stetson Law community through informative Q&A sessions,  a simulated law class and an admissions and scholarship strategy session with faculty, staff and students. The day will also include… » Read more

Richard O. “Dick” Jacobs presented on the topic of “Wet Hands, Dirty Feet Learning” at the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture on Sept. 25 in Gulfport. “‘Dirty Hands, Wet Feet Learning’ teaches us what is going on in the world and helps us make the right decisions,” said Jacobs, who is senior counsel at Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns. Jacobs is the author of several books,… » Read more

By Julie McHaffie The Black Law Students Association hosted an engaging panel on Sept. 25 with the attorney for the Markeis McGlockton family Michelle Rayner, Professor Judith Scully, and Associate Dean Darryl C. Wilson. They discussed the background of the Stand Your Ground Law and how it relates to the McGlockton case in Florida. Michael Drejka invoked Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law in the… » Read more

By Kathryn Bonti The student members of Stetson Law’s Christian Legal Society kept busy at their last group meeting on Sept. 12 by making more than 40 care bags for different homeless shelters across the St. Petersburg, Florida, area. CLS collected items including toilet paper, soap and granola bars. “Something that seems like nothing to us – will be everything to these people,” said CLS… » Read more

Professor James Salzman presented on Sept. 6 on Stetson’s Gulfport campus on “Payments for Ecosystem Services.” Salzman is the Donald Bren Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law at the UCLA Law School and at the Bren School of the Environment at UC Santa Barbara. Ecosystem services are the benefits humans gain from the natural environment that provide necessities such as clean drinking water, waste management and… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law hosts the complimentary Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series in the fall on environmental topics in the Great Hall on the Gulfport campus at 1401 61st St. S. Lecturers include environmental experts from across the country speaking on topics ranging from ecosystems, to hands-on learning about the environment, to restoration of wetlands. Topics during the fall semester include: Sept.… » Read more