{"id":8017,"date":"2026-04-28T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/sobanews\/?p=8017"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:57:12","slug":"elementor-8017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/sobanews\/2026\/elementor-8017\/","title":{"rendered":"Elementor #8017"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8017\" class=\"elementor elementor-8017\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33a066f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33a066f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c8a734f\" data-id=\"4c8a734f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ed85bf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ed85bf8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f101b78\" data-id=\"2f101b78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22cfeea3 de_scroll_animation_no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22cfeea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Opening Doors: Lake Brantley Students Explore Business at Stetson<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6802bb42 de_scroll_animation_no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6802bb42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Earlier this semester, Stetson University\u2019s School of Business Administration hosted 20 students from Lake Brantley High School. The visit was designed to introduce students to the college experience while also giving them early exposure to business, accounting and finance as potential career paths.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:313}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The group spent the day on campus and participated in an admissions session, a campus tour and a series of interactive discussions including an overview of the business, accounting and finance majors. They also had the opportunity to engage with current Stetson students during a panel, where they asked questions about majors, internships, and preparing for careers after graduation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:313}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our\u00a0goal\u00a0with\u00a0this\u00a0visit was to make both college and business careers feel more accessible and tangible. 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