The Florida Legislature will be considering a proposal this year on single-gender classrooms, an issue that Stetson has been researching for more than 10 years. Stetson also was mentioned frequently in the news for research on the effects of video game violence. Key national and regional media placements include Hartford Courant, Buffalo News, Orlando Sentinel, WJCT, Tampa Bay Times, Cincinnati Enquirer and Al Jazeera. Top stories for Dec. 20, 2013-Jan. 9, 2014 include:

• Chris Ferguson, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of psychology, wrote an op-ed for the Hartford Courant Jan. 3 regarding reports on Adam Lanza’s (Sandy Hook school shooter) violent video game play. Additional coverage: GameSpot, BuzzHollywood.com, Play.tm. Ferguson also was quoted in a WDRB.com article on gun violence in movies stating that there is little evidence linking media violence to violence in real life. Ferguson has been quoted in several articles about violence in video games and other media including Buffalo News and WDRB.com.
• Kathy Piechura-Couture, professor of education, was quoted in a WJCT article Jan. 2, on single-gender classrooms. In Florida, two lawmakers filed a controversial bill to establish a pilot program for single-gender classrooms in some public elementary schools.
• Jamil Khader, Ph.D., professor of English and completing a Fulbright Fellowship at Bir Zeit University in Palestine, wrote an op-ed for Al Jazeera on Dec. 28, regarding whether Israeli audiences see parallels between the movie “The Hunger Games,” and life in Palestine. The article was picked up by Yahoo! News (UK, Ireland, Maktoob), and New Age Bandladesh.
• The Jan. 7 Orlando Sentinel included an editorial on the Affordable Care Act by Richard H. Wood, Jr., professor emeritus of economics.
• Law Professor Luz Nagle is quoted in the Dec. 28 ABA Journal article, “Organized crime leaders and terrorists cross paths in cyberspace.” Professor Luz Nagle wrote a guest blog post for the Dec. 27 FCPAméricas Blog on “How Lawyers Can Contribute to New Anti-Corruption Laws.”
• Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is featured in the December Professors of Color on Political Law.

Other Stories in the News

• Tampa Bay Times reports on Jan. 3 that the new season of Emeril Lagasse’s show, “Emeril’s Florida,” will feature a trip to Cress restaurant in DeLand, where Hari Pulapak, professor of mathematics, is the chef/co-owner. Additional coverage: Worcester Telegram & Gazette. 
• An article about violence in PG-13 movies which originally appeared on Dec. 9 continues to get picked up by online media outlets. The article quotes Chris Ferguson, Ph.D., chair of the psychology department. Additional coverage: WWBT, WAVE.
• Stetson was mentioned in a Jan. 8 Daytona Beach News-Journal article on rankings for online degree programs. Additional coverage: Sunshine State News.
• Stetson was mentioned as one of the universities selected by the IIE to participate in the International Academic Partnership Program in Brazil, according to a Dec. 21 article in the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune.
• The West Volusia Beacon ran a story on Dec. 23, on professors Gary and Becky Oliphant who taught global entrepreneurship for a semester at sea. More than 40 faculty members and 650 students traveled to worldwide destinations during the voyage.
• In a Web Pro News article Dec. 22 about donations, Carol Julian, vice president of University Relations, was quoted as saying that multiyear donations are difficult for people to commit to.
• Greg Carroll, vice president of marketing, has been selected to serve as a director for the DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce for 2014, according to the West Volusia Beacon, Jan. 2.
• Ann Small, professor of music, was presented the Wayne Hugoboom Distinguished Service Award for dedicated service leadership and consistent excellence in choral music, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Dec. 22. The award was presented by the Florida Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association.
• In a Dec. 18 Orlando Sentinel article Apopka Mayor John Land reminisced about Stetson defeating the Florida Gators in football in 1938.
• Hari Pulapaka, professor of mathematics, wrote a blog post for Hangout Networks on Dec. 19, in which he discusses the sources of food ingredients,
• A Dec. 25 blog post critical of the American Studies Association’s academic boycott of Israeli universities lists Stetson as an institutional member of the ASA.
• Stetson was mentioned in an Orlando Sentinel article on Dec. 31 regarding online degree programs. A similar article appeared in EducationNews.org and India Education Guide.
• On Dec. 29, Daytona Beach News-Journal ran an article about Stetson education majors finishing their internships in Volusia County schools.
• News of the Stetson/UWF 3+3 program partnership has run in the Jan. 1 Florida Bar News and Pensacola News Journal.
• Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine has again ranked Stetson Law among the top 20 law schools for Hispanic students in its December issue.
• The Jan. 5 Daytona Beach News-Journal has run news of Stetson Law’s upcoming symposium on political corruption.
• Adjunct professor and Judge Irene Sullivan spoke with the Ledger for the Dec. 19 story, “Testimony Ends in Juveniles in Jail Case Against Sheriff’s Office.”
• Adjunct Professor Richard Harrison wrote the Dec. 19 opinion article, “Richard A. Harrison: The Sunshine litigation industry,” for the Sarasota Herald Tribune.
• News of Stetson’s program offering free wills for low income veterans and their spouses age 60 or older has run in the Jan. 2 Tampa Bay Times.
• Adjunct Professor Jennifer Dietz’s interview with Carole Baskin of Wild Cat Refuge about animal law is available in this Jan 1 YouTube video.
• Professor Mark Bauer will make a presentation on the role of 55+ housing at the upcoming AALS Annual Meeting in New York according to Dec. 31 Law Professor’s Blog Network.
• The Tampa Bay Times considered the far-reaching impact of the Stetson Law Symposium on Human Trafficking in the Dec. 24 “Bayshore & Brandon Times: Year in Review.”

Alumni in the News

• Will Goering joined Cresa as a finance manager responsible for the day-to-day accounting and finances of the firm, according to the Jan. 6 Cincinnati Enquirer.
• Nina O’Keefe May wrote, produced and directed the movie “Life Fine Tuned,” which premiered at the Athens Theater in DeLand, Fla., on Dec. 20, according to Hometown News and volusiacountymoms.com.
• Law alumnus Brett H. Sifrit has been hired as an associate attorney at The Farr Law Firm, according to the Jan. 6 Sarasota Herald Tribune.
• Law alumnus Jesse Berkowitz of the Berkowitz Law Group has written an article on the need for legal aid when injured in an auto for the Dec. 31 WAVE 3 News.
• Law alumnus and Florida Circuit Court Judge Gregory P. Holder will speak at the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance 2014 Florida Event according to Dec. 13 Securities Technology Monitor.
• Law alumnus Jason Shrive has been appointed city solicitor of Scranton according to Jan. 3 The Times Tribune.
• Law alumnus Tom Leek has become the President of Cobb Cole Law Firm according to Jan. 2 Daytona Beach News Journal.
• Law alumna Mary Leigh Pirtle has joined the Bass, Berry & Sims PLC law firm, according to a Jan. 2 Nashville Ledger.
• Law alumna Dana Harris has joined the Umansky law firm according to Dec. 31 Financial Content.
• Law alumna Suzanne Boy was sworn in as the 2014 President-Elect of the Human Resource Management Association of Southwest Florida by the Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. according to Jan. 1 PR.com.
• Law alumnus and Brigadier General Mark Bircher is running for the 13^th Congressional District of Florida according to a Dec. 31 Save America Foundation.
• Law alumnus Vincent D’Agostino was among 147 students across the country chosen for a 3 month internship in the White House according to the Dec. 30 Citrus County Chronicle.
• Law alumna Andrea Teves Smith has been appointed circuit judge to fill the 10^th Judicial Circuit in Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties according to Dec. 19 Herald Tribune.
• Law alumna Meredith E. Level has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell according to Dec. 17 CityBizList.